That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 131
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Sole Technology has promoted Diem Culley to the role of...
Sole Technology has promoted Diem Culley to the role of chief operating officer, filling a void left by the departure of Paul Migaki in July 2011. She had joined the parent company of Etnies and other brands in 2007, acting as vice president of merchandising and U.S. general manager. According ...
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Sympatex Technologies has created the new position of sales...
Sympatex Technologies has created the new position of sales manager in charge of the U.K., the Netherlands and Eastern Europe. Kay Heldsdörfer will be in charge of the existing brands in the mentioned regions as well as of new business. The 40-year-old has held various positions in marketing and distribution, ...
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Zoot Sports, the endurance sports brand, has named Erik Vervloet...
Zoot Sports, the endurance sports brand, has named Erik Vervloet as its vice president and general manager. Vervloet has worked as vice president of sports marketing for K-Swiss, where he helped launch the running category, and most recently as chief marketing officer for the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), the organizer ...
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Safilo, the big Italian manufacturer of eyewear and marketer of its...
Safilo, the big Italian manufacturer of eyewear and marketer of its own Carrera and Smith sports brands, has appointed Philipp Greilberger commercial director for optics and sports at its Austrian subsidiary. The 34-year-old served on the executive board of Nike's subsidiary in charge of Austria and Switzerland.
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Reid Pinder, a veteran of Billabong Europe, has been named...
Reid Pinder, a veteran of Billabong Europe, has been named managing director of Electric for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His appointment goes with a series of initiatives being undertaken to expand the reach of this Californian brand of premium sports and lifestyle accessories, taken over by PPR two ...
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Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that Uvex Austria has...
Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that Uvex Austria has appointed Alexander “Sandy” Grau to be the new sales and marketing director. The 40-year-old is the son of Werner Grau, the longtime chief executive of the eyewear and helmet manufacturer. He already served the company in the field of sports ...
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The North Face has appointed Nicolas Vidal new vice president...
The North Face has appointed Nicolas Vidal new vice president in charge of sales for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. In his new role, the Frenchman will report to his predecessor, Arne Arens, who was promoted last summer to vice president and general manager of the American outdoor brand ...
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In a brief statement, Rip Curl announced that its board...
In a brief statement, Rip Curl announced that its board of directors has chosen Michael Daly to act as its chief executive from next July 1. He has worked for the Australian surf brand for 11 years, most recently as group chief financial officer and then as its chief operating ...
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Puma has announced the appointment of a general manager for...
Puma has announced the appointment of a general manager for global sourcing, Shirley Justice, who has been working most recently as director of sustainable manufacturing and sourcing materials at Nike. This 43-year-old American citizen worked in the logistics, trade and supply chain service industry before joining the Swoosh 13 years ...
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Andreas Binder has been appointed export manager at LK International...
Andreas Binder has been appointed export manager at LK International for the Kjus brand of snow sports and golf apparel. Reporting to Timo Regier, head of global sales, he will oversee the operations of all agents and distributors globally, but not of LK's own subsidiaries in charge of the German-speaking ...
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Andreas Klotz has reportedly resigned as chief financial officer...
Andreas Klotz has reportedly resigned as chief financial officer of Jack Wolfskin. The responsibilities of this former official of Fitness First and Puma have been taken over by the company's chief operating officer, Christian Brandt, which had already taken care of finance until October 2011.
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Franz-Leo Drucks, a sporting goods retailer from Aachen who is...
Franz-Leo Drucks, a sporting goods retailer from Aachen who is now 65 years old, is leaving the helm of the supervisory board of Intersport Germany. He has served on the controlling body of the cooperative for no less than 33 years and was elected chairman in 2005. He will hand over his ...
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Effective Sept. 1, Pascal Schweizer will become country manager...
Effective Sept. 1, Pascal Schweizer will become country manager in charge of Odlo's operations in the German market, which is the largest one for the Swiss company. The 41-year-old worked for Nike Germany in various positions for eight and a half years before he switched to Kettler, the fitness company, ...
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Jesper Thuen, global marketing manager for Ecco's golf shoes, has...
Jesper Thuen, global marketing manager for Ecco's golf shoes, has left the company to return to professional golf. He had been a professional before joining the Danish company in 1997. Ecco will be one of Thuen's sponsors, and he will keep working for the company on public relations and sports ...
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Craig Heisner is the new president of Newton Running effective...
Craig Heisner is the new president of Newton Running effective last week. It is hoped that he will lead the company to expand in the specialty running category as he oversees marketing, branding and sales for Newton's product lines. He will report to Jerry Lee, co-founder and chief executive of ...
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Skins is trying to expand its brand in the U.S....
Skins is trying to expand its brand in the U.S. performance apparel market, and to that end has named Johnny West as its general manager for North America. He will plan and implement strategic brand and marketing initiatives to increase brand awareness at the retail and consumer levels in the ...
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Bernie Doering is returning to Easton-Bell Sports as senior vice...
Bernie Doering is returning to Easton-Bell Sports as senior vice president of global sales, following the recent management shake-up at the company. He will report to Terry Lee, who has taken back the helm as chief executive. Doering, who had spent more than 20 years in various management positions at ...
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Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that there have been...
Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that there have been major changes in the management of Sport Eybl & Sports Experts in the aftermath of the big Austrian retailer's announcement that it was going to ax a significant number of employees, as we reported before. Now it has become known ...
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Mike Ballardie, who has been in charge of Prince's operations...
Mike Ballardie, who has been in charge of Prince's operations in the Eastern Hemisphere for nearly 10 years, was appointed chief executive of Prince Global Sports last week. This is the entity that was formed last year by an affiliate of Waitt Company, an American investment company, to acquire some ...
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Markus Mitterlehner has been appointed new director of the rental...
Markus Mitterlehner has been appointed new director of the rental business unit at Sport 2000 Austria, where he is replacing Elke Perschl. The 36-year-old has held various positions in tourism marketing, working notably for hotels in Austria and Germany. At Sport 2000, he will be in charge of online marketing, ...
