That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 140
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Head's Spanish subsidiary has appointed Jochen Schirmer as its new...
Head's Spanish subsidiary has appointed Jochen Schirmer as its new sales and marketing director. He replaces Nicolas Fauré, who will become the new general manager of the Austrian brand in France, after four years in Spain. Inventories will be shared between the two subsidiaries. Schirmer, 37, was previously Head's sales ...
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Arc'teryx Equipment has appointed two new top managers to...
Arc'teryx Equipment has appointed two new top managers to its Vancouver-based team: Jon Hoerauf is new vice president and senior director of global commercial sales, while Adam Ketcheson has been named vice president and senior director of global marketing and B2C, both reporting to Vincent Wauters, general manager. In ...
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Eider has appointed Catherine Routis as commercial director, replacing Yves...
Eider has appointed Catherine Routis as commercial director, replacing Yves Patrouillat. She has previously worked for Adidas, Le Coq Sportif and Icebreaker.
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VF Corporation's Licensed Sports Group has appointed Mark Underwood as...
VF Corporation's Licensed Sports Group has appointed Mark Underwood as the new managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He replaces Gary Sheppherd, who left the business earlier this year for health reasons. Underwood, who will be based at the company's European headquarters in London, joins from Boxfresh, ...
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Tecnica Group has announced a new management structure in the...
Tecnica Group has announced a new management structure in the U.S. Chris Licata, currently president of the Tecnica and Blizzard brands in the U.S., will be the new chief brand officer for winter sports in the country, a newly-created position. Sam Cook returns as president of Tecnica and Blizzard in ...
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Twinner in France, formerly called Technicien du Sport, has announced...
Twinner in France, formerly called Technicien du Sport, has announced that Patrice Hournon will be in charge of the company's interests in the STMI partnership. Twinner had joined the STMI purchasing group, which also includes Go Sport and Hervis Sport, last June. Hournon was previously purchasing manager at Sport 2000 ...
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Danielle De Bie returns to Bread & Butter, five years...
Danielle De Bie returns to Bread & Butter, five years after leaving the Berlin trade show. She takes over the lead of the communication department. Between September 2007, when she left, and today, she worked mainly as a freelance marketing & communication consultant for renowned companies including G-Star Raw, Ispo ...
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Helly Hansen has restructured its North American management structure...
Helly Hansen has restructured its North American management structure by promoting Gary Davis to vice president of Canadian operations and appointing Filio Francke to the new position of vice president of U.S. operations. Davis had been acting as general manager of Helly Hansen North America. Francke served most recently ...
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Reydon Sports has been appointed European distributor for the Albion...
Reydon Sports has been appointed European distributor for the Albion cricket brand. Based in Melbourne and Sydney, Albion is a global supplier of cricket helmets, hats, caps and bags, targeting cricketers from the world's elite through to the grassroots of the game. The partnership between the British sports wholesaler and ...
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Mikkel Christensen, former general manager of the Adidas Group in...
Mikkel Christensen, former general manager of the Adidas Group in Denmark, has been appointed at the helm of H²O, the Danish sports apparel brand that changed ownership in August. Christensen left Adidas at the end of last month, to be replaced by Thomas Schwartz, former field sales manager for Denmark. ...
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We have already reported about the resignation of Greg Hopkins...
We have already reported about the resignation of Greg Hopkins as chief executive of Cleveland Golf/Srixon. His designated successor is Hideki Sano, who will take up the post in California next Jan. 1. At the same time, Sano will continue in his role as executive director of Dunlop Sports, responsible ...
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Starting January 1, Trond Ristvedt will be the new chief...
Starting January 1, Trond Ristvedt will be the new chief of Norwegian Original Teamwear AS, which is now entirely owned by Swix Sport. Ristvedt brings with him three years of experience as manager of Swix Sport's textile activities and a track record of more than 20 years in the sporting ...
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Paul Tagliabue, former commissioner of the U.S. National Football League...
Paul Tagliabue, former commissioner of the U.S. National Football League (NFL) and present chairman of Georgetown University, has joined the board of directors of Netshoes, the biggest online sale platform for sporting goods in Brazil and the second-largest client in the country for big sports brands such as Nike and ...
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Elliptigo has named D'Andrea Clementson as international sales director. She...
Elliptigo has named D'Andrea Clementson as international sales director. She will be responsible for continuing the U.S. company's international expansion, developing relations with key global distributors and optimizing current partnerships. With over 20 years of experience in sales and business development, Clementson was most recently director of sales for Crankbrothers, ...
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Greg Hopkins has resigned as chief executive of Cleveland Golf/Srixon,...
Greg Hopkins has resigned as chief executive of Cleveland Golf/Srixon, the golf company based in Huntington Beach, California, after 16 years. Hopkins, who is now 57 years old, was first hired as president in 1997. Following his departure, Todd Harman remains president of the company, which is owned by Dunlop ...
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Bleed Organic Clothing, a German brand of street and boarder...
Bleed Organic Clothing, a German brand of street and boarder wear with a strong commitment to sustainable products, will no longer take care of its distribution in the German-speaking countries, but has handed it over to a newly created agency, Okey Dokey. The new firm is owned by Andreas Reif ...
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Two Italian bike-related brands - RH+ and ZeroRH+ - have...
Two Italian bike-related brands - RH+ and ZeroRH+ - have entered the German market via van Bokhoven, a wholesale trader in the bicycle sector run by Georg Bucher. The first brand stands for bikewear and other activewear, and the other one markets bike helmets and eyewear Sales of the two ...
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Scott Sports, the Swiss company specializing in bicycles, winter sports...
Scott Sports, the Swiss company specializing in bicycles, winter sports and running products, has taken over Garmont USA, the North American distribution arm of the Italian ski and outdoor footwear group. Scott described the deal, which became effective yesterday, as a means to expand its product portfolio in North America. ...
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Berta de Pablos-Barbier joins Lacoste as executive director of strategic...
Berta de Pablos-Barbier joins Lacoste as executive director of strategic marketing. Aged 43, she succeeds Leslie Serrero, who has left for Christian Dior Couture. Until 2011, Pablos-Barbier was international vice president for marketing and communications at Boucheron, after an experience in international marketing in the consumer goods industry with Mars.
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Bernard McDonell has been named chairman of the board of...
Bernard McDonell has been named chairman of the board of Bauer Performance Sports. A member of the board since March 2011, McDonell steps in to replace W. Graeme Roustan, who stepped down and withdrew his name for re-election consideration because of increasing responsibilities with other companies. McDonell is the lead ...
