That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 136
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Kirk Nichols has been named vice president for sales at...
Kirk Nichols has been named vice president for sales at Newton Running with an aim of increasing North American sales, working on strategic partnerships, and other duties aimed at boosting the brand among retailers and consumers. His past experience includes Columbia Sportswear, Hi-Tec Sports and LaCrosse Footwear, where he spent ...
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As it continues to expand beyond footwear, Vans has appointed...
As it continues to expand beyond footwear, Vans has appointed Vicki Redding as vice president of apparel, to start later this month. She will be in charge of global apparel product design, development and merchandising across all distribution channels. Redding previously spent 16 years at the Quiksilver group and her ...
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SportScheck, Germany's largest sporting goods retailer, has appointed Erik Walter...
SportScheck, Germany's largest sporting goods retailer, has appointed Erik Walter business unit director responsible for sales, effective March 1, 2013. In this position, he will replace René Scheilen, who will leave the chain after 16 years. Walter, 42, has been working for Scheck in various positions since 1999. Most recently, ...
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Invista has hired Catherine Anderson Jones for its Cordura brand...
Invista has hired Catherine Anderson Jones for its Cordura brand as marketing communications manager for the performance and protective fabrics division. In her new role, the 46-year-old will be responsible for the management of all marketing communications activities for the European market. Anderson Jones has 25 years of experience in ...
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Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow sports and outdoor apparel,...
Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow sports and outdoor apparel, has entered the French market. Its new French sales agent, Serafino Vinco, will concentrate on retailers in premium ski resorts. Serafino Vinco is also an agent for HMR Helmets and Fusalp.
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Force XV is about to finalize a contract for the British...
Force XV is about to finalize a contract for the British market. Meanwhile, the French brand of rugby apparel and accessories is looking for distributors or licensees in Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Lithuania, Japan, ...
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Inov-8, the fast-growing British company that is making its mark...
Inov-8, the fast-growing British company that is making its mark in trail running and other sports, has appointed Lee Cox as vice president of sales for the U.S. He worked for five years at Reebok and then spent one year at New Balance, leading its merchandising team in the U.S.
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Nike Inc. has promoted Roger Wyett, 55, as vice president...
Nike Inc. has promoted Roger Wyett, 55, as vice president of action sports, responsible for the Hurley brand and for the Nike brand's skateboard and snow businesses. He replaces Sandy Bodecker, who will focus on special projects involving longterm product innovation. Wyett was previously president of Nike Affiliates, responsible also ...
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Matthias Reichwald, 41, will be next February the new general manager...
Matthias Reichwald, 41, will be next February the new general manager of Ecco's German sales subsidiary, responsible also for Austria and Switzerland. He will take the place of Uwe Janzen, who has become sales director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Reichwald was most recently the German country manager ...
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Michael Corigliano, a 21-year veteran of Hobie Cat Company, has...
Michael Corigliano, a 21-year veteran of Hobie Cat Company, has been named director general of Hobie Cat Europe. He will run the European operations from the company's office in Toulon, France, expanding the brand and boosting its position in the sailing, kayaking and fishing markets on the continent. Hobie Cat ...
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Green Fitness, German distributor of Reebok Fitness equipment since 2006,...
Green Fitness, German distributor of Reebok Fitness equipment since 2006, will halt the distribution of the line, licensed to RFE International of the U.K., by April 2013. Simultaneously, it will also stop selling Adidas fitness equipment, but it will continue to be in charge of three-striped table tennis gear in the ...
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Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands...
Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands of helmets, goggles and apparel for snow sports and cycling, are taking their snow sports range to new markets such the Benelux countries, Canada, France, Japan, Austria, Russia, Switzerland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, the Czech Republic and the U.S. For ...
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Effective Jan. 1, Clifton Pemble will be promoted president and...
Effective Jan. 1, Clifton Pemble will be promoted president and chief executive of Garmin. In this role he replaces Min Kao, one of the founders of the American GPS company, who will remain with the group as chairman of the supervisory board. Pemble joined Garmin as an engineer shortly after ...
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Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East...
Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East and North Africa with the Al-Futtaim Group, and it is evaluating new options for the Indian market, where it has agreed not to extend its current distribution agreement with Madura Fashion & Lifestyle. Al-Futtaim will take over the existing 35-plus ...
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Karstadt has established the new position of chief operating officer...
Karstadt has established the new position of chief operating officer for Rüdiger Hartmann. It has also appointed a new chief financial officer, Miguel Müllenbach, replacing the departing Harald Frasczcak. They both report to Andrew Jennings, chief executive of the German retail group.
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Inside Brands, a well-established distributor of sporting goods in the...
Inside Brands, a well-established distributor of sporting goods in the Netherlands, has restructured its activities, splitting them into two separate companies. Inside Brands continues to sell Rossignol, Tecnifibre, Trezeta and Pro Kennex in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, a separate unit has been set up for Under Armour, the American brand for ...
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Napapijri, the Italian sports lifestyle brand of VF Corporation, has...
Napapijri, the Italian sports lifestyle brand of VF Corporation, has a new country manager for Germany, responsible also for Austria and Switzerland. Dirk Pracel, who previously took care of key accounts in these countries and in Eastern Europe, has been promoted to the position, replacing Uwe Lehmann.
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International Sportswear Company (ISC) has become the Swedish distributor of...
International Sportswear Company (ISC) has become the Swedish distributor of Barigo, makers of watches and altimeters for mountaineers and skydivers
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Lord Seb Coe, the former athlete who chaired the London...
Lord Seb Coe, the former athlete who chaired the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games of the past summer, has been elected executive chairman of CSM Sport & Entertainment, replacing next January Alan Pascoe, who will become president of the organization. CSM is a major global sports ...
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Terramar Sports, the American producer of technical baselayers, is going...
Terramar Sports, the American producer of technical baselayers, is going to be the new distributor of Bridgedale socks for the U.S. and Canada from next January. The British line has been distributed until now by Garmont North America, which is being dissolved. As previously reported, Scott Sports will distribute Garmont ski ...
