That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 138
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Eric Cuenot, former general manager of Nike Russia, was appointed...
Eric Cuenot, former general manager of Nike Russia, was appointed at the helm of Nike France last month. The Frenchman replaces Ronnie Greenwood, who moved to Nike Europe's head office in the Netherlands to take charge of the Young Athletes program in Western Europe. Cuenot has only been with Nike ...
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++ Daniel Wingate has been appointed fashion director for Escada...
++ Daniel Wingate has been appointed fashion director for Escada and Escada Sport
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Diadora has sealed a distribution agreement with Dunlop Slazenger Benelux...
Diadora has sealed a distribution agreement with Dunlop Slazenger Benelux (DSB) to sell its footwear in the Netherlands, taking effect right away. The Italian brand was previously distributed in the Netherlands by the Unlimited Sports Group (USG), which is the country's largest sports retail and wholesale company. The focus will ...
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After the end of February, Thomas Keppler will leave Uhlsport,...
After the end of February, Thomas Keppler will leave Uhlsport, the German team sport company, at his own request to accept a new professional opportunity. The 45-year-old manager has served the company for no less than 17 years, of which the last six saw him in the position of managing ...
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Antoine Sathicq, a former top manager of Adidas and Le...
Antoine Sathicq, a former top manager of Adidas and Le Coq Sportif, has left the management of Mercure International
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Berta de Pablos-Barbier, 43, was recently appointed executive director of...
Berta de Pablos-Barbier, 43, was recently appointed executive director of strategic marketing at Lacoste. She was previously involved in international marketing and communication at Mars and at Boucheron. According to the French media, Lacoste is working on a new management structure following its takeover by Maus Frères. Members of the ...
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Carsten Hendrich, 38, is joining the top management of Bogner...
Carsten Hendrich, 38, is joining the top management of Bogner in the new position of marketing and communication manager. He will also be in charge of events, sponsoring and new media. He previously spent more than three years at Breuninger, the large department store operation based in Stuttgart, as brand ...
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Sport 2000 International, the second-largest buying group for sports retailers...
Sport 2000 International, the second-largest buying group for sports retailers in Europe, has appointed Dieter Schott in the new position of commercial director from the start of next year to reinforce Sport 2000 as an international retail brand. He will also be responsible for the strategic development for Sport 2000's ...
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The Unicorn Group is Molten's new distributor for the U.K....
The Unicorn Group is Molten's new distributor for the U.K. and Ireland. The company also is made up of Unicorn Darts, Gunn & Moore and PowerGlide. It takes over from Bob Hope, who had been Molten's previous distributor for the countries since 2004. He is retiring, but will stick around ...
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Newline of Denmark is setting up a sales office for...
Newline of Denmark is setting up a sales office for the Spanish market
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Lucas LaBree is the new marketing communications manager for Johnson...
Lucas LaBree is the new marketing communications manager for Johnson Outdoors watercraft division, handling Old Town Canoes & Kayaks, Ocean Kayak, Necky Kayaks and Carlisle Paddles.
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Sue E. Gove has been promoted to president of Golfsmith...
Sue E. Gove has been promoted to president of Golfsmith International, taking the place of Marty Hanaka, who will continue to serve the golf retail and wholesale group in an advisory role until the end of this year. Gove, who joined Golfsmith four years ago, was previously president and chief ...
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Bob Puccini, the president of Mizuno USA, has been named...
Bob Puccini, the president of Mizuno USA, has been named chairman of the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (formerly the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association). Puccini was first elected to the board in 2007 and named to the executive committee in 2010. He's been with Mizuno since 1995, and president since ...
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Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain based in...
Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain based in the Basque region, has promoted Diego Llorente to director general. He replaces Francisco Fernandéz de Allende, who will remain within the Eroski group at the head of another department. A graduate in telecommunication engineering, Llorente was previously the director of ...
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Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe...
Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe Robinson as chief financial officer, completing a management succession process announced in July. Smith, 49, is to succeed the current chief executive, Andrew J. Vecchione, as of Nov. 1. An expert in the outdoor and apparel industries, Smith previously served ...
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Lotto Sport Italia has signed a licensing agreement with a...
Lotto Sport Italia has signed a licensing agreement with a new partner for the Australian market, Allied Sporting Products Pty, replacing United Sports. Located at Nundah near Brisbane, the company was distributing Asics before the Japanese company set up its own subsidiary in the country. It still sells Rider shoes ...
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Zéfal, the French producer of bike pumps and accessories, is...
Zéfal, the French producer of bike pumps and accessories, is partnering with Unior, the Slovenian brand of hand tools, to sell Unior bicycle tools on the French market. Zéfal will supply independent bike dealers with Unior products directly, eliminating the need for a wholesaler. Unior makes more than 200 kinds ...
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A 29-year-old manager, Daniel Hermann, will help Andreas Rudolf to...
A 29-year-old manager, Daniel Hermann, will help Andreas Rudolf to run the German Sport 2000 organization from next Jan. 1. Acting as joint managing director, he will take the position formerly occupied by Rolf Gross, who left last February. Michael Decker, an executive of the sister company ANWR Schuh, has ...
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Reportedly, Hamax, the Norwegian marketer of sleighs and other snow...
Reportedly, Hamax, the Norwegian marketer of sleighs and other snow sports equipment, has decided to take its Austrian business into own hands. The market was covered by Klaus Stelzhammer for more than 22 years, of which he was directly employed by Hamax for 13 years. In the future, Austria will ...
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Florian Weingärtner, a former member of the Ispo team, has...
Florian Weingärtner, a former member of the Ispo team, has joined Sport Invest Search Central Europe, the German-based recruitment agency, as senior consultant in charge of the fashion and lifestyle sectors. The 43-year-old worked for Head, Protective and Blax before joining Ispo, where he was involved between 2004 and 2007 ...
