That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 134
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Columbia Sportswear has chosen Delta Galil Industries to be the...
Columbia Sportswear has chosen Delta Galil Industries to be the exclusive global licensee for its first men's and women's socks. It will develop, produce and distribute Columbia socks designed for hiking, trail-running, hunting, skiing, snowboarding and outdoor lifestyle. The first socks from the new collaboration will be available for autumn ...
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The Swedish company I Like Bike has broadened its product...
The Swedish company I Like Bike has broadened its product portfolio. Now the Stockholm-based distributor will also supply the cycling garments of an Austrian company, Maloja, throughout Sweden.
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New Wave Sports has split responsibilities between two executives within...
New Wave Sports has split responsibilities between two executives within its sporting goods operations, following the departure of Magnus Månsson, according to a report in Sportfack. A former chief executive of Team Sportia, Roger Holmgren, will run the New Wave Sports unit, which takes care of the Craft of Sweden ...
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Tom Cooke has been named the vice president for footwear...
Tom Cooke has been named the vice president for footwear at Reef, which is reorganizing that segments organizational structure. Effective immediately, Cooke will support Reef's strategic plan, focusing on further organic growth in sandals and new product growth in closed-toe shoes. He will also oversee product management, design and development ...
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Sportmarket Nordic has become the new distributor of Footbalance custom...
Sportmarket Nordic has become the new distributor of Footbalance custom footbeds in Norway. Sportmarket Nordic and its parent company, Sportmarket AB, have a long history in the sporting goods industry. The group currently distributes many important brands in Sweden including Fischer and Quiksilver. It began to develop a Norwegian distribution ...
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Prestige Golf is the new distributor of Ogio golf bags...
Prestige Golf is the new distributor of Ogio golf bags for Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland. The change is effective immediately and Prestige Sports will take over both inventory and back orders from Sports Scandinavia, says Sportfack. That company was previously responsible for Ogio in Sweden, but was declared bankrupt ...
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Gene McCarthy has resigned from his position as Under Armour's...
Gene McCarthy has resigned from his position as Under Armour's senior vice president for footwear, joining a string of high-level executives who have left the company in recent times. Analysts point out that although McCarthy brought steady progress to Under Armour's footwear program, such progress may not have kept pace with the ...
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Schoeller Textil has appointed Stefano Tonizzo to run its knitting...
Schoeller Textil has appointed Stefano Tonizzo to run its knitting business unit, making him a member of the top management. His job will involve an expansion of the Swiss textile company's activities in the area of knitted sports clothing. Tonizzo joined Schoeller in a sales function three years ago.
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New Era has appointed Charles Poiton as new apparel merchandise...
New Era has appointed Charles Poiton as new apparel merchandise manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Poiton previously worked for Nike as product manager in the Western European product creation team. New Era presented its first full-fledged apparel line at the Bread & Butter show in Berlin earlier this ...
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AG Sport Consulting, the French-based consultancy of Andy Gugenheimer, plans...
AG Sport Consulting, the French-based consultancy of Andy Gugenheimer, plans to come out with a new Sportyjob job board and management recruitment service by the end of February.
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Just a few weeks after his departure from the top...
Just a few weeks after his departure from the top of Puma's European operations, Sergio Bucher has been appointed head of apparel at Amazon Europe. Bucher has been in the apparel and sporting goods industry since 1987 in various positions with DuPont (then owner of Invista and various brands of man-made fibers such ...
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Spyder Active Sports has made internal promotions. J.J. Collier is...
Spyder Active Sports has made internal promotions. J.J. Collier is elevated to the position of senior vice president of product and design. Russ Rowan has become senior vice president of marketing and sales for North America.
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John Quinn will be the new national sales manager for...
John Quinn will be the new national sales manager for the U.S. bike division of Scott Sports, effective Feb. 11, coming from Specialized, where he was in sales management
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Salewa has set up a joint venture with Inspiration Outdoor...
Salewa has set up a joint venture with Inspiration Outdoor Trading, which has been the Italian outdoor brand's distributor and licensee for China for more than a year. Salewa is investing 40 million yuan renminbi (€4.8m-€6.4m) in the company, in which it holds a stake of 60 percent. The two partners have ...
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We hear that Dierk Feyerabend has departed from the helm...
We hear that Dierk Feyerabend has departed from the helm of Polar's German subsidiary. The 55-year-old served the company for 22 years. In fact, as managing director since 1991, he built up the first subsidiary of the marketer of sports electronics outside Finland. It could even be said that Feyerabend introduced a ...
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Karhu-branded cross-country skis and boots are to return to the...
Karhu-branded cross-country skis and boots are to return to the North American market in the second half of this year. For this purpose, Karhu has hired Geoff Hurwitch, formerly at Rossignol, as Karhu Nordic product manager in North America. This comes a few months after Karhu Holding, the firm that holds ...
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Roeckl, the German glovemaker, has expanded its executive board. In...
Roeckl, the German glovemaker, has expanded its executive board. In addition to Annette Roeckl, chief executive and owner, Bernd Gemmer has been appointed joint managing director in charge of purchasing and sales. He will also act as sales director after Michael Schreiber left the company at the end of last ...
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Head Sportswear has built up its own sportswear team, based...
Head Sportswear has built up its own sportswear team, based in London, to focus more sharply on this product group. Head's license agreement for sportswear in Europe expired in 2010, prompting the group to launch its own tennis and skiwear ranges for Europe the next year. Sales of Head sportswear ...
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Brunswick has signed a contract with Mo Pinel, described as one of...
Brunswick has signed a contract with Mo Pinel, described as one of the most colorful personalities in the bowling industry, to act as technology developer for its Radical brand of bowling balls
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Pony has announced a strategic distribution agreement with Urban Styles Agency...
Pony has announced a strategic distribution agreement with Urban Styles Agency to jointly develop the brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Established in 1999 in Cologne by Sven Voth, who also founded Snipes, the agency has been representing several influential street culture brands. Its current portfolio comprises brands such as Hummel, ...
