That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 130
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Superfeet, a U.S. supplier of insoles, has appointed John Rauvola...
Superfeet, a U.S. supplier of insoles, has appointed John Rauvola as president of the company. Rauvola, who joined Superfeet in March this year, will assume his position over the next few months, taking over from Bill McLean, who announced his retirement effective from June 2013. A veteran of the outdoor ...
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Brooks Sports has hired Anne Cavassa, who worked most recently...
Brooks Sports has hired Anne Cavassa, who worked most recently at Timberland, as vice president of global apparel. She will manage Brooks' apparel business as well as Moving Comfort, an activewear brand that belongs to the same group.
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Nathan Sports, the American supplier of hydration products and other...
Nathan Sports, the American supplier of hydration products and other accessories has appointed Rick Olson as vice president of sales, responsible also for Penguin Brands. In other executive appointments, Brent Hollowell is named vice president of marketing and Dennis Henriques as director of operations. Olsen is an industry veteran who ...
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Right after closing its acquisition of K-Swiss, E-Land has dispatched...
Right after closing its acquisition of K-Swiss, E-Land has dispatched Truman Kim from South Korea to California to act as chairman of the American company and appointed Larry Remington as its president and chief executive, replacing Steven and David Nichols and overseeing a new management team. Remington is an industry ...
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Effective May 1, Kai Marquardt acts as key account manager...
Effective May 1, Kai Marquardt acts as key account manager for Fila apparel at Medico Sports Fashion, the new sub-licensee of Dosenbach-Ochsner for the Italian brand's clothing, with the exception of tennis apparel, covering all the European markets except Russia, Ukraine, the U.K. and Ireland. Marquardt was one of the ...
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Easton-Bell Sports has signed up Zyro as exclusive distributor for...
Easton-Bell Sports has signed up Zyro as exclusive distributor for the U.K. and Ireland of the company's Bell, Blackburn, Easton and Giro lines of cycling components and accessories, starting July. Another U.K. distributor, Madison, had been selling Giro, Bell and Blackburn for more than 25 years, while Extra UK had ...
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O'Neill has appointed Mirco Geise the new country manager for Germany and...
O'Neill has appointed Mirco Geise the new country manager for Germany and Austria. The 33-year-old has been with the company since 2006, most recently as key account manager. He replaces Andreas Firneburg who became sales director for Europe on Feb. 1. Firneburg joined O'Neill in 2008. Since 2011, he has overseen the brand's sales ...
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Paul McClenaghan is leaving as commercial director of Halfords, the...
Paul McClenaghan is leaving as commercial director of Halfords, the British retailer of bicycles and automotive products, after eight years in the job
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Puma has hired Philippe Bocquillon, senior vice president of sales...
Puma has hired Philippe Bocquillon, senior vice president of sales at Adidas Greater China, to lead its business in the country. He is replacing Nicole Au, who joined Puma in 2009 and is leaving the company. Despite increased investments in the last years, Puma still lags far behind its leading ...
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The Norwegian ski travel bag company Douchebags has signed a...
The Norwegian ski travel bag company Douchebags has signed a distribution agreement with AG Trading, which will be responsible for the brand in Sweden.
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Marc Meyer, a former buying assistant at Metro, is going...
Marc Meyer, a former buying assistant at Metro, is going to act as sports footwear buyer for two German retailers, according to Schuhkurier, a German trade publication. He will work for a large shoe retail chain, Dielmann, and for a sports and lifestyle specialist, Sporthübner. Meyer had already worked for ...
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Under Armour has teamed up with Marcelo Ferreira da Silva,...
Under Armour has teamed up with Marcelo Ferreira da Silva, former president of Adidas do Brasil, to set up a subsidiary for the American sports brand in Brazil. Ferreira da Silva is to start working for Under Armour as a consultant and to lead the company's Brazilian entity once it ...
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BasicNet has entered into a six-year partnership with an Argentinian...
BasicNet has entered into a six-year partnership with an Argentinian manufacturer of vulcanized shoes, Distrinando, to license the Kappa and Robe di Kappa brands in Argentina and Uruguay. The deal stipulates minimum royalties based on a minimum turnover of US$57 million for the period, but targets sales of US$73.4 million. ...
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TaylorMade-Adidas Golf has appointed David Silvers as vice president and...
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf has appointed David Silvers as vice president and managing director for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific. He takes the place of Ben Sharpe who has moved to the company's head office in California to act as executive president of Adidas Golf and Ashworth. Silvers has ...
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Camila Vesth has been appointed as the new global design...
Camila Vesth has been appointed as the new global design director of Timberland International for apparel and accessories. She has been working most recently as head of creative apparel and director for Le Coq Sportif, and she has also been supervising the collections for Karmameju and for Run and Relax, ...
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Hi-Tec has announced the opening of a new showroom in...
Hi-Tec has announced the opening of a new showroom in Dublin's Fashion City, a complex of showrooms, warehouses and office units, to showcase its new collections. The presence of Hi-Tec in the same hub as all the other leading brands is expected to facilitate the clients' experience and to enhance ...
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Andy Sackmann, who joined Crocs as vice president of marketing...
Andy Sackmann, who joined Crocs as vice president of marketing in June 2011, has been named chief marketing officer of the company. At Crocs, he has been responsible for spearheading the company's global e-commerce effort, which has been deployed over 22 sites and is now generating annual sales of more ...
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Race Company has taken on the distribution of Alpinstars in...
Race Company has taken on the distribution of Alpinstars in France
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Sport 2000 has appointed Gérard Barin as its new purchasing...
Sport 2000 has appointed Gérard Barin as its new purchasing director, effective April 8. Barin, 55, brings 25 years of experience in purchasing functions in the sporting goods sector. He began his career in 1980 working for Go Sport in France, where he climbed the ladder from store manager to ...
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As part of Puma's reorganization in Europe, Guy Harkless has...
As part of Puma's reorganization in Europe, Guy Harkless has become global head of sales for FootLocker, Sport Partner reports. Harkless was previously general manager for Puma Benelux, but this position was removed when Puma decided to fit 23 country organizations into seven regional units. The Benelux countries became part ...
