That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 129
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Shock Doctor Sports has hired Todd Blyleven as sports product...
Shock Doctor Sports has hired Todd Blyleven as sports product marketing director, responsible for establishing relations and executive projects with high-level athletes, sports teams and leagues. The new hire is the son of a famous baseball champion, Bert Blyleven. He pitched for seven seasons in minor baseball leagues in the ...
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Volcom has appointed Mandy Fry, a former executive of Billabong,...
Volcom has appointed Mandy Fry, a former executive of Billabong, to the new position of vice president of its women's division
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Hi-Tec has announced three new sales appointments in the U.K....
Hi-Tec has announced three new sales appointments in the U.K. David McIntosh is the new country sales manager rejoining the sports and outdoor brand, where he was previously the Scottish territory manager. McIntosh has worked in similar senior roles for leading sports, lifestyle and outdoor brands and his expertise covers, ...
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The BH Group has announced the nomination of Bob Whip...
The BH Group has announced the nomination of Bob Whip as chief executive of BH North America, following the recent move of Steve Lindenau to head BH Bikes. Whip previously served as the president of Johnson Health Tech's wellness & leisure and Horizon Fitness businesses in the region. BH North ...
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New Era, the American marketer of headwear, has appointed Laurence...
New Era, the American marketer of headwear, has appointed Laurence Joslin marketing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In this position he will report to Paul Gils, New Era's vice president in charge of the EMEA region. Joslin has a long record in the sporting goods industry. Over ...
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Puma has appointed Andy Koehler, 56, as its new chief...
Puma has appointed Andy Koehler, 56, as its new chief operating officer, effective June 1. Based at its head office in Herzogenaurach, he will be in charge of such operations as supply chain management, logistics and IT. He will thus take over the functions of the former COO, Klaus Bauer, ...
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Foot Locker names Paulette Alviti, a 17-year veteran of PepsiCo,...
Foot Locker names Paulette Alviti, a 17-year veteran of PepsiCo, as senior vice president and chief human resources officer, starting on June 3
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A Danish distributor with an original name, The Good Karma...
A Danish distributor with an original name, The Good Karma Company, has expanded to Sweden, according to Sportfack. As a result, six new sports brands already sold in Denmark are now available on the Swedish market: Skora, Ashmei, Ultraspire, Klymit, Montbell and OMM. They are all known for their lightweight ...
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Columbia Sportswear has hired Shawn Cox as senior vice president...
Columbia Sportswear has hired Shawn Cox as senior vice president of retail to oversee the development of Columbia's brick-and-mlortar and e-commerce operations in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. Cox has been working in Amsterdam since 2009 for Mexx, the international Dutch-based fashion group controlled by Liz Claiborne between 2001 and ...
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Rob Barker has been promoted to the position of president...
Rob Barker has been promoted to the position of president of Amer Sports' Fitness business, with effect from June 1. As a member of the group's executive board, he will directly report to the president and chief executive, Heikki Takala. Barker will take the place of Paul Byrne, who will ...
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The Rossignol Group appoints an experimented ski coach, Jake Stevens,...
The Rossignol Group appoints an experimented ski coach, Jake Stevens, as U.S. race manager +++ Kuo Li-Lien is resigning as executive director of Yue Yuen, effective May 31, due to family matters
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Anthony Cazottes has been recruited by PPR, alias Kering, to...
Anthony Cazottes has been recruited by PPR, alias Kering, to act as sales director of Electric for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He was most recently the sales director of Oxbow, the French surf brand. He has worked for 15 years in the action sports industry, first at Quiksilver ...
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Bradshaw Taylor is taking over as the new sales agent...
Bradshaw Taylor is taking over as the new sales agent for Black Diamond Equipment in the U.K. and Ireland after its contract with First Ascent expires in June. The British firm will also take care of the Pieps brand recently acquired by Black Diamond, and it will provide localized technical ...
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Wintersteiger, the large manufacturer of ski service solutions and other...
Wintersteiger, the large manufacturer of ski service solutions and other machinery, has appointed Christian Rauscher to the executive board in charge of production and technology. The 45-year-old has served various companies in the transportation and machinery industries such as Liebherr, Magma Steyr, HTP Automotive and KTM motorcycles. Rauscher completes the executive top ...
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Michael Spillane, who ran Umbro International prior to its recent...
Michael Spillane, who ran Umbro International prior to its recent divestiture by Nike as the company's president and chief executive, is going to be Nike's new president and general manager of the Greater China region. Starting on June 1, he will replace Craig Cheek, a 23-year veteran of the Swoosh, ...
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Thomas Seifert is new German country manager of Polar Electro...
Thomas Seifert is new German country manager of Polar Electro Oy, taking the place of Dierk Feyerabend, who had led the subsidiary for 22 years, and of the interim manager, Lars Adloff, who has filled the position since last January. Seifert left Coleman a few months ago after four years ...
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Jeff Bowman is taking the place of Brad Poorman as...
Jeff Bowman is taking the place of Brad Poorman as the new chief executive of Cocona, the U.S.-based developer of active particle technologies used in technical apparel, footwear and other products. Bowman was most recently chief operating officer and technical officer at Massif in Ashland, Oregon. Like Poorman and other ...
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Michael A. Clarke has joined Quiksilver's board of directors, which...
Michael A. Clarke has joined Quiksilver's board of directors, which has been expanded for this purpose from eight to nine members. He acted as chief executive of Premier Foods in the U.K. from August 2011 until last February. Prior to that, among other positions, he worked at Reebok in the ...
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By next October at the latest, Chris Bigler is going...
By next October at the latest, Chris Bigler is going to quit the post of chief financial officer at IC Companys, the Danish-based parent company of Peak Performance and other brands. He started at the company in 2002 as finance director and was promoted to his current position in 2004. ...
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Li Ning has appointed a new chief financial officer, Terence...
Li Ning has appointed a new chief financial officer, Terence Tsang, who previously worked for Guess, Ashworth and Levi Strauss. He takes the place of Chong Yik Kay, who resigned from the post last October.
