That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 135
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After many years as managing director of Billabong in charge...
After many years as managing director of Billabong in charge of the German-speaking countries, the Czech Republic and the Benelux countries, Max Niederreiter has left the boardwear company. With immediate effect, he moves to Peak Performance, where he is sales director in charge of the Swedish brand's wholesale sales in ...
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Erick Haskell, the former chief operating officer of Adidas China,...
Erick Haskell, the former chief operating officer of Adidas China, took over from Claus Heckerott as group managing director in India this week. The Canadian manager has been leading restructuring moves at the Adidas Group in India since last April, after it uncovered alleged irregularities at Reebok India (which are still under investigation by ...
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Yasuhito Kishimoto, European general manager of Mizuno, is acting as...
Yasuhito Kishimoto, European general manager of Mizuno, is acting as general manager of the company's German subsidiary on an interim basis, until a replacement is found for Mark Kaiway. The latter executive ran the German office for the past two years, but he has been appointed general manager of Mizuno's ...
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Effective Feb. 1, Andreas Rauter will return to the European...
Effective Feb. 1, Andreas Rauter will return to the European operations of Burton based in Innsbruck, Austria, to become senior director of sales. Between 1993 and 2003, Rauter served the snowboard company in various marketing and sales positions before he switched to the headquarters of Salewa in Bolzano, Italy. At ...
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Prince Global Sports, which owns the Prince, Ektelon and Viking...
Prince Global Sports, which owns the Prince, Ektelon and Viking brands, has reinforced its team for Latin America to explore more opportunities in this region in the coming years. The racquet sports company has hired a business development manager for the Prince brand in Latin America, Miguel Rosa, who spent ...
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Völkl's French subsidiary is taking over the distribution of Dalbello...
Völkl's French subsidiary is taking over the distribution of Dalbello ski boots in France from Sunset
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Sportsnwear, the German distribution company of Lars Kutter, former managing...
Sportsnwear, the German distribution company of Lars Kutter, former managing director of Schmidt Sports, has become the new general agent for Röhnisch' fitness and yoga clothing in Germany and Luxembourg. As previously reported, Green Grass Golf has agreed to distribute the Swedish company's golfwear in the region.
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Wu Rongzhao, chief executive of China Hongxing Sports, which makes...
Wu Rongzhao, chief executive of China Hongxing Sports, which makes the Erke brand of sports apparel and footwear, is reportedly leaving the company despite a sharp increase in sales. In fact, the company announced in July that Rongzhao would step down as soon as a new chief executive was found. ...
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Tierra, the Swedish brand of outdoor clothing, will be distributed...
Tierra, the Swedish brand of outdoor clothing, will be distributed in the U.K. by Rosker starting in the autumn. Tierra, which is owned by the Fenix Outdoor Group, is making its first foray into Western Europe with the move. Rosker was acquired by Fenix in 2009, joining many other ...
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Johnson Outdoors continues to beef up the management of its...
Johnson Outdoors continues to beef up the management of its watercraft segment by hiring David Hadden as brand director, responsible for all its product lines including Necky and Ocean kayaks, Old Town canoes and kayaks, and Carlisle paddles. He previously worked at three other kayak companies ? Freedom Hawk, Emotion ...
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Arnold Sports is the new German distributor of Roxa, the...
Arnold Sports is the new German distributor of Roxa, the low-priced Italian brand of ice skates and ski boots, which will thus make its appearance at the next Ispo Munich show. The company also sells Rottefella's cross-country ski bindings, Movement's skis and 8848 Altitude's clothing.
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Victorinox has appointed an artistic director for its clothing line....
Victorinox has appointed an artistic director for its clothing line. Christopher Raeburn, 30, has earned the title on a consultancy basis after designing two capsule collections for the Swiss company in the recent past. The London-based designer will continue to work on his own brand.
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Andy Köhler, the chief of the Adidas Group's sourcing operations...
Andy Köhler, the chief of the Adidas Group's sourcing operations in Hong Kong, is to join Puma as chief operating officer, according to a report in Germany's Manager magazine at the end of last year. Puma declined to comment but Adidas confirmed that Köhler had left the company. Almost the ...
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Jason Steris, the 42-year-old former president of Volcom, has become...
Jason Steris, the 42-year-old former president of Volcom, has become chief executive of the company, which is owned by PPR like Puma. He takes the place of Richard Woolcott, the 47-year-old co-founder of Volcom, who is moving into a newly created role as executive chairman. Woolcott acted as president and ...
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Johanna Rastner has joined the office of K2 Sports Europe...
Johanna Rastner has joined the office of K2 Sports Europe near Munich to act as sales and product manager for the brand's new line of sports clothing, which is due to be relaunched on the market in 2014. She will work closely with the product team in Seattle. Rastner worked ...
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Under the leadership of Nathalie Meinfelder as sales and marketing...
Under the leadership of Nathalie Meinfelder as sales and marketing manager, Amplifi Coalition has taken on the German distribution of Lolë, the Canadian brand of training appparel for women. Meinfelder already takes care of the Norwegian sports underwear line of Kari Traa in the same country. Her network of regional ...
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To be prepared for the launch of its own range...
To be prepared for the launch of its own range of apparel next winter, K2 Europe is investing in new staff. It has hired Johanna Rastner as European sales and product manager. Reporting to Marcus Voss, sales director in charge of the same region, she will be based at the ...
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Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of...
Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of Craft, the sports apparel specialist owned by the Swedish New Wave Group. Peterson already worked at Craft a few years ago as sales and marketing manager but in May 2010 he became chief executive of Cross Sportswear, another Swedish brand, ...
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Sport Depot, the leading sporting goods retailer in Bulgaria and...
Sport Depot, the leading sporting goods retailer in Bulgaria and a major wholesaler, has signed distribution contracts with Keen and Trezeta
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Billabong will build its presence in India through a new...
Billabong will build its presence in India through a new distribution agreement with Arvind Lifestyle Brands, a subsidiary of Arvind Ltd., a large textile and apparel company in the country. Arvind will sell the Australian surfwear brand in standalone stores as well as shop-in-shops in department and multi-brand stores. Arvind, ...
