That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 145
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WeSC is changing its business model in the U.S., moving...
WeSC is changing its business model in the U.S., moving from direct operations to a distributor. It has chosen Oved Apparel Corporation to handle its business in the country through a 10-year licensing deal. The change is expected to cut operating costs; the company said that the U.S. business was ...
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Brooks' German subsidiary is reportedly planning to introduce its sister...
Brooks' German subsidiary is reportedly planning to introduce its sister brand of clothing, Moving Comfort, on the German market
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Burton Snowboards has named Jeff Boliba to the newly created...
Burton Snowboards has named Jeff Boliba to the newly created position of vice president for global resorts, working to boost snowboarding through education programs and resort partnerships. He will report to John Lacy, the company's executive vice president for product and North American sales. Boliba has been with Burton since ...
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Parker Bohn III, a Hall of Fame professional bowler, has...
Parker Bohn III, a Hall of Fame professional bowler, has been hired as a product specialist in the consumer products division at Brunswick. He's been on the company's professional bowling staff for 24 years, and will now additionally represent Brunswick at industry events as well as travel through the U.S. ...
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Fritidsagenten, a Danish company that has been distributing Teva in...
Fritidsagenten, a Danish company that has been distributing Teva in Denmark for many years, will also start selling the brand of outdoor sandals in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland from the start of next year. Teva is currently distributed in Sweden, Norway and Finland by Selected Brands, a Swedish company ...
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Deeluxe, the Austrian brand of snowboard boots and brand owner...
Deeluxe, the Austrian brand of snowboard boots and brand owner of Dachstein footwear, is the new distributor of Billabong's eyewear brand, Von Zipper, for Austria and Germany. In return, Deeluxe is no longer in charge of the Austrian distribution of Skins. Effective July 1, Skins' Austrian business will be handled ...
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Daniele Grasso, formerly with Sympatex Technologies, has been appointed senior...
Daniele Grasso, formerly with Sympatex Technologies, has been appointed senior product manager apparel shells at Jack Wolfskin
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Manuel Kronberger, formerly with Sport Eybl & Sports Experts, is...
Manuel Kronberger, formerly with Sport Eybl & Sports Experts, is the new buyer of Austria's Sport 2000 group for racquet sports, multi sports and snowboards, replacing Jürgen Scheidlberger, who now runs the group`s new factory outlet in Vienna
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Amer Sports announced yesterday that Vincent Wauters has been appointed...
Amer Sports announced yesterday that Vincent Wauters has been appointed general manager of Arc'teryx, starting immediately. Taking the place of Tyler Jordan, he will be based at the brand's head office in Vancouver. He will report to Andy Towne, president of Amer's sports apparel division, with the goal of driving ...
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Rolf Karp, the deputy chief executive and chief administrative officer...
Rolf Karp, the deputy chief executive and chief administrative officer of New Wave Group of Sweden, has resigned. He had held the positions since May 2011. Previously he was a retail analyst at E Öhman J:or Fondkommission AB.
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Fischer Skis US has made some adjustments to its alpine...
Fischer Skis US has made some adjustments to its alpine division since Erik Anderson, the division's national sales manager, left recently. With top executives from the parent company in Austria in on the discussions, the U.S. operation has started a search for a new alpine sales manager. The new person ...
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Hurley, the action sports brand owned by the Nike group,...
Hurley, the action sports brand owned by the Nike group, has lost yet another chief executive with the departure of Michael Egeck, who had only been at the helm since October. He replaced Jim Calhoun, who stayed for just a few weeks before a switch to Converse. Bob Hurley, founder ...
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Effective July 7, Tony Post, the longtime chief of Vibram's...
Effective July 7, Tony Post, the longtime chief of Vibram's recently expanded U.S. operation, will resign. His successor will be Mike Gionfriddo, who is currently Vibram USA's chief operating officer, with a history of 14 years with the brand. Post has served for the Italian-based company for 11 years, raising ...
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Wolverine Worldwide is setting up a new office in...
Wolverine Worldwide is setting up a new office in Spain to run the distribution of Merrell, Patagonia Footwear, Cushe and Caterpillar Footwear, and to coordinate the Spanish sales activities for the 14 other brands of the group that are currently handled by distributors. It's a new business model for the ...
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John Ward, former vice president of U.S. sales who has...
John Ward, former vice president of U.S. sales who has spend 20 years swith the Taylor Made brand, was appointed president of Adams Golf, the golf equipment company purchased by Taylor Made Adidas Golf. Adams Golf was previously led by an interim chief executive, Barney Adams, the founder of the company, who stepped in briefly after ...
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Two former executives of JD Sports Fashion have found new...
Two former executives of JD Sports Fashion have found new jobs outside the sporting goods sector, according to Drapers. Paul Drew, former head of internet buying and buying controller at JD's Cecil Gee chain, has become U.K. country manager of Denham. Nick Preston, who has acted as group trading director ...
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Patagonia has signed up a new distributor in Poland,...
Patagonia has signed up a new distributor in Poland, Raven Outdoor, in a deal arranged by Michael Plank's Sports-Contacts agency. Based in Krakow and founded seven years ago, Raven Outdoor has launched international brands such as Smartwool and Black Diamond on the Polish market. Andrea Tomasini, who has been heading ...
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Vans has taken over the distribution of its products in...
Vans has taken over the distribution of its products in Sweden and Denmark, starting with the autumn/winter 2012 collections. Vans' parent company, VF Corporation, is opening subsidiaries in both countries, with their own showrooms and their own sales and marketing staffs, independently of other operations of the group in the region. ...
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Escalade has promoted Dave Fetherman to president of its expanding...
Escalade has promoted Dave Fetherman to president of its expanding sports division. Jack Bowman is named vice president and general manager of its Bear Archery unit. Both will continue to report to Bob Keller, president and chief executive of the American company.
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Cratoni has set up its own sales subsidiary in Switzerland...
Cratoni has set up its own sales subsidiary in Switzerland to market its helmets. It is run by Markus Ott, who has been in charge of Uvex' Swiss operation for ten years.
