That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 137
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Alan Offenberg, a founding partner of Compass Group Management, has...
Alan Offenberg, a founding partner of Compass Group Management, has been promoted chief executive of Compass Diversified Holdings, parent company of Camelbak and other brands, taking the place of Joseph Massoud who has been on leave since February 2011
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Ricochet replaces Fast as the exclusive French sales agency for...
Ricochet replaces Fast as the exclusive French sales agency for Dainese. The Italian brand of protection clothing and equipment for various sports already has ten stores and 400 points of sale in France. Ricochet, which has a network of about 15 sales reps in the country, represents also Asolo, Lowe Alpine, ...
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A well-known Cuban-American designer of shoes and accessories, Alejandro Ingelmo,...
A well-known Cuban-American designer of shoes and accessories, Alejandro Ingelmo, has been picked by Dwyane Wade, the NBA All-Star champion, as creative consultant for Li-Ning's new Wade line of athletic and lifestyle footwear and apparel. Wade is reported to be one of the celebrities who have been shopping at the ...
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LK International, the Swiss marketer of snow, outdoor and golf...
LK International, the Swiss marketer of snow, outdoor and golf wear under the Kjus brand name, has created a subsidiary for Germany. Rainer Fink, a former Quiksilver and Billabong executive, has been named country manager and will take care of the entire south of the country himself. The golf business ...
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Ulf Kinneson, general manager of Puma in the Nordics, is...
Ulf Kinneson, general manager of Puma in the Nordics, is to become the new chief executive at Intersport Sverige. The seat was vacated two months ago when Fredrik Johanson left the company after six years in charge. It will still be filled on an interim basis for several weeks, since ...
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L-Fashion Group of Finland informally took over the operations of...
L-Fashion Group of Finland informally took over the operations of its distributors in the Netherlands earlier this month, in a switch that will be formalized in January. The Finnish company was previously dealing with two companies in the country: Pelser Mode-Agenturen, headed by Marcel Pelser, taking care of the Luhta ...
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In preparation for its planned expansion into the U.S., Galvin...
In preparation for its planned expansion into the U.S., Galvin Green has hired a brand manager, Nicholai Stein, who will take a proactive role in marketing for the Swedish brand of waterproof golf clothing, which is already a leader on the U.K. market. He will report directly to Christian Nilsson, ...
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Jonathan Petty, European marketing manager at Patagonia, is preparing to...
Jonathan Petty, European marketing manager at Patagonia, is preparing to move to London to become regional manager for the same brand in northern Europe, encompassing the U.K., Ireland, the Nordics and the Baltics. To reinforce its business in all of Europe, Patagonia has carved the continent into four regional units. ...
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Footez will distribute Vivobarefoot in Spain
Footez will distribute Vivobarefoot in Spain
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Pearl Izumi has promoted Mike O'Connor, currently vice president of...
Pearl Izumi has promoted Mike O'Connor, currently vice president of consumer service, retail & distribution, to divisional president effective Apr. 1, 2013. He will replace Juergen Eckmann, who is leaving the company after more than 11 years. O'Connor has had a long career in retail, having worked with numerous retailers ...
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Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor...
Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments, is setting up its own sales subsidiary in the U.K. The company has hired Jon Wright, former key account manager at Helly Hansen, who started with Didriksons last month and will be working with existing agents in Scotland and the ...
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Harald Fraszczak has resigned as chief financial officer of Karstadt,...
Harald Fraszczak has resigned as chief financial officer of Karstadt, for personal reasons and in amicable agreement with the German retail company. Formerly with Metro Cash & Carry, he had joined Karstadt in June 2011. German observers noted that two other top managers had left the company since one year ...
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Sue Rechner, president and chief executive of Confluence Watersports, has...
Sue Rechner, president and chief executive of Confluence Watersports, has been appointed to the board of directors of PrimaLoft
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Bridgedale, the U.K. specialty brand of functional socks, wants to...
Bridgedale, the U.K. specialty brand of functional socks, wants to intensify its presence on the European continent: It has hired Christian Benedikt as business development manager for Europe. In this newly created position, the 33-year-old will be working on strengthening Bridgedale's market position in Germany, Austria and Italy. Therefore, Benedikt ...
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Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the...
Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the appointment from next Feb. 1 of Elke Stein to the newly created position of joint managing director in charge of marketing and product development. The 45-year-old spent 16 years at Adidas, first as key account manager and marketing director for Central ...
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BM Sportech takes over as the exclusive distributor of Prince...
BM Sportech takes over as the exclusive distributor of Prince for Spain, Portugal and Andorra, replacing Eurinver SHI of Valencia
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Kai Tutschke has been promoted as Garmin's sales director for...
Kai Tutschke has been promoted as Garmin's sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has been with the company for the past five years, acting as German sales manager. His position has been taken over by Mathias Paul.
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Raul Casañas has been named marketing manager of Orca, the...
Raul Casañas has been named marketing manager of Orca, the triathlon company from New Zealand
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Frans Dunsmore, a seasoned British golf industry executive, has become...
Frans Dunsmore, a seasoned British golf industry executive, has become sales manager of Bridgestone Golf UK. Most recently, he was running apparel sales all over Continental Europe for Callaway Golf. He worked previously for Dunlop Slazenger, TaylorMade, Ashworth and Lotto/Etonic.
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Reinhard Schaffler has been appointed new managing director of Gigasport,...
Reinhard Schaffler has been appointed new managing director of Gigasport, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain operating under the helm of Kastner & Öhler. The 44-year-old replaces Alois Loidl, who left the company after 20 years of service to K&Ö at the end of August. Most recently, Schaffler was member ...
