That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 146
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Cornilleau, the leading table tennis company from France, is launching...
Cornilleau, the leading table tennis company from France, is launching its products in Asia with an introduction in China. On May 15, Cornilleau held an event introducing journalists to two of its product lines that featured Philippe Gatien, the Olympic medalist in table tennis in 1992 and 2000. Gatien is ...
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James Curleigh has resigned as president and chief executive...
James Curleigh has resigned as president and chief executive of Keen Footwear to become executive vice president of Levi Strauss & Co. and president of the Levi's brand. Rory Fuerst, the founder of Keen, who has been involved mainly in product development, is taking on the CEO function and launching ...
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Carving Sport has picked up the distribution in Spain of...
Carving Sport has picked up the distribution in Spain of Roces, starting on June 1. It has stopped distributing Rollerblade and its sister brand of inline skates, Bladerunner. These brands are now handled by BM Sportech, which is the distributor of other brands of Tecnica Group including Blizzard, Dolomite, Nordica ...
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Kelme has stopped trading directly in Italy. The Spanish brand...
Kelme has stopped trading directly in Italy. The Spanish brand has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Gafler, a company run by Gianni Lanfranco as part of his agency, Advanced Distribution, which is also handling other brands such as Prince, Molten and Tretorn. It recently took on board also Storelli, ...
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Vivobarefoot, the British brand of barefoot running and walking shoes...
Vivobarefoot, the British brand of barefoot running and walking shoes controlled by Galahad Clark, has signed new distribution deals in the past few months with Ferrino in Italy, Global Serdis in Spain, Native Sport in South Africa and United Lifestyle in Singapore, starting with the autumn/winter 2012/13 collections. Keen Distribution, ...
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The Arena group has a new chief financial officer, Michele...
The Arena group has a new chief financial officer, Michele Marin, who has taken the place of Luca Selvatici. The 42-year-old manager started off as an auditor for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He then covered important roles at companies controlled by Emerson Electric and British Telecom. He has been most recently involved in ...
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Oliver Lang has been appointed vice president in charge...
Oliver Lang has been appointed vice president in charge of product of The North Face in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region (EMEA), taking the place of René Skytte. The 42-year old Lang has 23 years of experience in the industry. Among other positions, he worked for Karstadt ...
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Sympatex has appointed Haymo Strubel as its new director of...
Sympatex has appointed Haymo Strubel as its new director of apparel, starting next July 1. The 33-year-old replaces Daniele Grasso, who recently left the company. Strubel worked most recently for YKK, the leading supplier of zippers, handling key accounts in the sports and fashion sectors all over Europe. Prior to ...
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A well-known Swiss executive, André Maeder, has been appointed chief...
A well-known Swiss executive, André Maeder, has been appointed chief retail officer of Karstadt, overseeing its Karstadt Sports retail operations as well as the company's department stores and e-commerce. After leaving the management of Charles Vögele last September, the 52-year-old had served for the last six months as a consultant ...
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As part of an executive reshuffling at Adidas France, the...
As part of an executive reshuffling at Adidas France, the company has appointed new managers for the Adidas and Reebok brands in the country. Guillaume de Monplanet, who previously headed the Reebok brand in France, will take charge of the Adidas brand instead from the beginning of June. He replaces ...
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Karhu appoints a former Adidas executive, Kevin Pearson, as national...
Karhu appoints a former Adidas executive, Kevin Pearson, as national sales manager in the U.S. for its Originals collection
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Shock Doctor, the maker of the No. 1 mouthguard in...
Shock Doctor, the maker of the No. 1 mouthguard in the world as well as other sports protective gear, has signed deals to expand into the Middle East and several African countries. Lion Fish will distribute Shock Doctor products in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, ...
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Rick Randleman is the new director of U.S. operations for...
Rick Randleman is the new director of U.S. operations for Hi-Tec Sports , effective immediately. He is overseeing customer service, IT and distribution for the two brands the company sells in the U.S., Hi-Tec and Magnum. Based in the company's U.S. office in Portland, Oregon, he will report to Hi-Tec ...
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Dunlop is the new distributor of Diadora footwear in Germany....
Dunlop is the new distributor of Diadora footwear in Germany. For now, the new partnership is limited to tennis shoes, but other categories of footwear by Italian company, such as running and football, as well as apparel may follow. Before a break of about two years, Dunlop's German operations had ...
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David Sanderson, former chairman of the English Football League, has...
David Sanderson, former chairman of the English Football League, has been named brands and marketing director at Reydon Sports, the big British wholesaler. David James is the company's new sales director.
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Totti Nyberg is the new European brand director for Burton...
Totti Nyberg is the new European brand director for Burton Snowboards' Gravis and Analog brands, operating from the company's European head office in Innsbruck, Austria, following Burton's decision to relocate the business of the two labels back from France to the capital of Tyrol. The 31-year-old began his career as ...
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Spencer Fung has been promoted to chief operating officer of...
Spencer Fung has been promoted to chief operating officer of the Li & Fung group. He was formerly the president of its LF Europe operations, and will be succeeded in that position by Dow Famulak. Famulak will also continue as president of the DSG group of companies, which works exclusively for ...
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Launa Inman has become the new managing director and chief...
Launa Inman has become the new managing director and chief executive of Billabong International, replacing Derek O'Neill, who left the company after nine years at the helm of the Australian company. O'Neill, a passionate surfer, has been with Billabong for 20 years. He opened its European subsidiary at the age ...
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Franz Saurer has become sales manager for the new Red...
Franz Saurer has become sales manager for the new Red Bull Racing Eyewear line of sports eyewear and sunglasses, responsible for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia. The 49-year-old has worked for 15 years with Safilo Group, most recently as its country manager for Austria. He was involved with its Carrera ...
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Mavic has appointed Hugh Walton as general manager of its...
Mavic has appointed Hugh Walton as general manager of its U.S. subsidiary, filling a post that had been vacant since October 2011. Walton was the founder of Pearl Izumi back in 1987. He subsequently held management positions at Hind, Descente Athletic, Veltec Sports and Move Sport.
