That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 132
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Tecnica Group has appointed Rainer Vetter as managing director of...
Tecnica Group has appointed Rainer Vetter as managing director of Tecnica Group Austria, with responsibility for all sales and marketing activities in Austria. The Italian company says that he will also work directly with the German sales management team for Tecnica, Blizzard, Nordica, Moon Boot and Rollerblade at Lowa, setting ...
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Johnson Outdoors has created new positions in its Johnson Outdoors...
Johnson Outdoors has created new positions in its Johnson Outdoors Gear (JOG) and Watercraft divisions. Aside from two regional appointments for the U.S. market, Johnson has named Chris Lussier senior regional and international sales manager for JOG and the newly acquired Jetboil brand. Lussier, a former vice president for sales ...
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Craig Stevenson will leave Quiksilver, where he is serving as...
Craig Stevenson will leave Quiksilver, where he is serving as global brand president and chief operating officer, after the end of its financial year next Oct. 31. The announcement of his departure comes six weeks after the appointment of Andy Mooney as president and chief executive of the group. Meanwhile, ...
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The German-based company Schanner has taken on the distribution of...
The German-based company Schanner has taken on the distribution of Head skates for Germany, Austria and Italy. In charge of sales is Marc Meier, who is both owner and managing director of Schanner, a company specializing in ice hockey. It distributes Bauer in the same countries and will sell ice ...
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Edwin Haid is going to be the new chief executive...
Edwin Haid is going to be the new chief executive for Maier Sports' Gonso and Rono brands, starting on March 18, taking the place of Kai Marquardt. He announced a few days ago that he was stepping down as German country manager of Lafuma, after eight years in office, to ...
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Brian Singer, chief executive and founder of Rip Curl, has...
Brian Singer, chief executive and founder of Rip Curl, has appointed Wilco Prins chief of the boardsports brand's European operations. He replaces Olivier Cantet, who led Rip Curl Europe for ten years and decided to leave the company a few weeks ago, largely for personal reasons. The 36-year-old Prins has ...
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Brunswick Bowling has signed up Dinghong Bowling as its new...
Brunswick Bowling has signed up Dinghong Bowling as its new distributor in China. Founded in 1996 and run by Tao “Kevin” Wang, the company operates seven bowling centers in China including one in the Swan Hotel of Harbin, where its head office is located. It plans to build new bowling ...
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Foot Locker has elected Maxine Clark to its board of...
Foot Locker has elected Maxine Clark to its board of director. Like Ken Hicks, current chairman and chief executive of Foot Locker, she worked previously for Payless ShoeSource as president of this international shoe retail chain. She also spent 19 years as an executive with May Department Stores. She is ...
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Roger Spatz, who has been interim president of Eagle Creek...
Roger Spatz, who has been interim president of Eagle Creek since July 2011, is confirmed as president of this subsidiary of VF Corporation
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Rapala VMC Corporation has appointed Victor Skvortsov to its executive...
Rapala VMC Corporation has appointed Victor Skvortsov to its executive committee. He is in charge of Zao Normark, the Russian distribution company of the Finnish group, which also takes care of operations in Belarus and Kazakhstan.
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Galvin Green, the Swedish marketer of golf apparel, has decided...
Galvin Green, the Swedish marketer of golf apparel, has decided to enter the U.S. market in the course of this year through its own subsidiary, which will be led by Martin Nielsson. The company sees the move into the world's largest market for golf garments as a logical step after selling ...
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VF Corporation announces the appointment of Scott A. Roe as...
VF Corporation announces the appointment of Scott A. Roe as vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, taking the place of Bradley A. Batten who is retiring after ten years of service with the group. Roe served as vice president of finance and chief financial officer for VF's international business ...
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VF Corporation has announced the election of Matthew J. Shattock,...
VF Corporation has announced the election of Matthew J. Shattock, Beam's president and chief executive, to its board of directors. Shattock, 50, will serve on the compensation and finance committees of VF's board. He has been at the head of Beam, a leading premium spirits company, since 2009, first as ...
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Creating a new position, Icebreaker has appointed a country manager for...
Creating a new position, Icebreaker has appointed a country manager for France and Spain, Benoit Gazagnes. He will be based at the Icebreaker office in Annecy, France, and will oversee the brand's wholesale, retail and e-commerce activities in the two countries. Gazagnes has been in the industry for about 20 years including nine ...
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After Max Niederreiter's switch to Peak Performance, Billabong Germany will...
After Max Niederreiter's switch to Peak Performance, Billabong Germany will rely on a tandem of two managers to steer the German operations. Unlike Niederreiter, who served as sales director for the German-speaking countries, the Benelux countries and the Czech Republic, the new managers in place will handle only the German ...
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Shortly after Columbia Sportswear's 2012 results were reported, with...
Shortly after Columbia Sportswear's 2012 results were reported, with significant declines in the region of Europe, the Middle Eastand Africa (EMEA), it became known that Christian Finell has stepped down as the company's general manager in charge of the EMEA region. Finell confirmed his departure, but declined to give additional ...
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Effective Sept. 1, Pascal Schweizer will become country manager in...
Effective Sept. 1, Pascal Schweizer will become country manager in charge of Odlo's German operations. 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, where he served as field director for the sports division. At Odlo ...
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Jean-Pierre Gingembre will represent Groupe Go Sport in the negotiations...
Jean-Pierre Gingembre will represent Groupe Go Sport in the negotiations of Sports Trade Marketing International (STMI), according to a report in sport-guide.com. He will replace Benoit Verdier, who left STMI at the end of January to work for another international group outside of the sports sector. Gingembre joined Go Sport in ...
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Marcos Garzo, vice president and general manager of Nike Iberia,...
Marcos Garzo, vice president and general manager of Nike Iberia, sees his responsibilities extended to the Italian market, where he is taking the place of Andrea Rossi, the longtime Italian country manager of the Swoosh. Garzo will work in Italy with his sales manager for Spain and Portugal, Ignacio Serrat, ...
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Tom Knight has stopped working for JD Sports Fashion as...
Tom Knight has stopped working for JD Sports Fashion as a consultant for the start-up of its new JD Pro format, in order to pursue new interests. Knight worked as chief executive of JJB Sports for five years, before its subsequent demise. He was replaced in 2007 by Chris Ronnie, who ...
