That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 143
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A Canadian wholesaler, INA International, has extended its license for...
A Canadian wholesaler, INA International, has extended its license for the Diadora brand to all of North America by taking over Golden Viking Sports (GVS), the company that has held the U.S. license for the Italian brand over the last three years. Bill Nuttall, president of GVS, is going to ...
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Skins has appointed Super-Brands as its new exclusive distributor in...
Skins has appointed Super-Brands as its new exclusive distributor in South Africa
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Jean-Philippe Torgue has been appointed to a new position at...
Jean-Philippe Torgue has been appointed to a new position at Salomon as vice president for apparel and gear. A veteran of VF Corporation, he had previously worked for Switcher and then for Fusalp, where he had been acting as managing director in charge of international operations since the beginning of ...
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Columbia Sportswear has agreed to create a joint venture with...
Columbia Sportswear has agreed to create a joint venture with Hong Kong-based Swire Resources to accelerate the growth of both the Columbia and the Mountain Hardwear brands in China. Swire Resources, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific, will hold 40 percent of the venture, while the U.S. outdoor company will control ...
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Michele Lorusso has left Vibram after three years with the...
Michele Lorusso has left Vibram after three years with the company to return to the fashion industry. He had been acting lately as sales manager for its FiveFingers division. According to company officials, Lorusso was prompted by personal reasons.
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One Way is entering the Spanish market through Global Serdis...
One Way is entering the Spanish market through Global Serdis
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Halfords Group of the U.K. has sacked its chief executive,...
Halfords Group of the U.K. has sacked its chief executive, David Wild, after four years at the helm. The company released an interim management statement for its first quarter up to June 29 in which it reported a drop of 5.6 percent in same-store sales, mainly due to a 7.5 ...
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Direct Golf UK has appointed Simon Corp as offline marketing...
Direct Golf UK has appointed Simon Corp as offline marketing manager. A PGA professional, Corp has been working with Direct Golf UK for eight years, moving from sales to store manager/teaching professional, and then with John Letters brand manager. He will oversee the company's direct mail, print advertising, Direct Golf ...
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L-Fashion Group has appointed Marco Bava sales director and country...
L-Fashion Group has appointed Marco Bava sales director and country manager for Italy. Bava, 45, has a long-standing knowledge of the sporting goods sector. Prior to the Finnish brand, he worked for Invicta and Tecnica, holding sales and marketing responsibilities, as well as IDS and Bata. He also worked for ...
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The North Face has appointed Pierre Caillat to be sales...
The North Face has appointed Pierre Caillat to be sales and key accounts manager for The North Face France. Caillat, who will replace Sébastian Plasson, previously worked for Sidas, X-Socks and Rossignol.
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After 10 years with SRAM and seven at RockShox, Dirk...
After 10 years with SRAM and seven at RockShox, Dirk Belling is leaving the European base of the U.S. components giant. His position as European marketing manager may no longer be occupied, while his role of brand manager, urban bike, has been temporarily assigned to Tobias Erhard, aftermarket communications manager.
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Stefan Wahlén, former global sales director at Peak Performance, started...
Stefan Wahlén, former global sales director at Peak Performance, started as managing director for Patagonia Europe at the beginning of this month. After the untimely death of Holger Bismann last November, the European operation was run on an interim basis by Andrea Tomasini, the head of Patagonia in Italy, aided ...
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Polartec has started searching for a new chief executive as...
Polartec has started searching for a new chief executive as its shareholders, led by Versa Capital Management, are considering a sale of this supplier of performance fabrics. Polartec's current president and chief executive, Andrew Vecchione, said he was stepping aside, leaving the company once a replacement is found. He will ...
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Ken Reeve, buying and merchandising director at Cotswold Outdoor, has...
Ken Reeve, buying and merchandising director at Cotswold Outdoor, has been hired by JD Sports Fashion, the British sports retailer, to become managing director of Blacks from November. JD bought the British outdoor retailer out of administration for about £20 million (€24.7m-$32.3m) in January. The top slot at Blacks was previously ...
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Richard Markee has stepped down from Dorel Industries' board of...
Richard Markee has stepped down from Dorel Industries' board of directors, of which he had been a member since 2008, to focus more on his personal business interests
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The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left...
The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left the Spanish sports shoe brand Munich at the beginning of July. Xavier Berneda, marketing director, and David Berneda, chief financial officer, will no longer be part of the companies Berneda S.A., Bernher SA and Munich SL. The two brothers will ...
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Gary Smith has been promoted to vice president of international...
Gary Smith has been promoted to vice president of international sales at Brunswick Bowling. The former U.S. Air Force official has been with the U.S. company since 1988. He has served most recently as director of marketing for capital equipment. Reporting to him in this new position are Bob Jackson, ...
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We have just discovered that Matt Shearer was recently appointed...
We have just discovered that Matt Shearer was recently appointed general manager of Under Armour Europe, based at its office in the Netherlands. He previously ran the company's Canadian subsidiary. Shearer has taken the place of Blair Tripodi, who has left the company. Meanwhile, Stuart Redsun, the former Sony executive ...
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Moncler has announced the appointment of Sandra Jovicic as president...
Moncler has announced the appointment of Sandra Jovicic as president of North American operations. She will replace Joseph J. Barrato, who is set to retire at the end of June after more than 50 years in the apparel industry. Jovicic was most recently with Cacci & Co. Advisors, a consultancy ...
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Andreas Kessler, who recently left as chief executive of the...
Andreas Kessler, who recently left as chief executive of the Odlo Sports Group, has been hired by the Mammut Sports Group to act as its new chief sales officer, starting on Aug. 6. Born in 1965, Kessler worked for Unilever, Swatch and Rado before running Odlo. At Mammut, he will ...
