That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 148
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Polar USA has a new president in Herb Baer. He...
Polar USA has a new president in Herb Baer. He will oversee day-to-day operations of the U.S. operations of the seller of heart rate training devices. He was formerly executive vice president for North America at Water-Jel Technologies, a supplier of medical devices and over-the-counter products to retailers, medical facilities, ...
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Enrico Maria Tricarico is the new general manager of Arena...
Enrico Maria Tricarico is the new general manager of Arena Italia, responsible for the Italian market, taking the place of Alessandro Carpignano, who resigned a few weeks ago for personal reasons, after12 years in that position. Tricarico has more than 14 years of business experience with important companies such as ...
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Puma has appointed Stefan Meyrat to become its head of...
Puma has appointed Stefan Meyrat to become its head of global retail, with immediate effect. The Swiss replaces Sergio Bucher, who started as European general manager at the beginning of April. Meyrat has been with Puma since 2006 as head of retail in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will ...
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The Quiksilver group has appointed Richard Shields as chief financial...
The Quiksilver group has appointed Richard Shields as chief financial officer, starting from May 11. He previously held the same position at Oakley, after stints at companies ranging from Southwest Water Company to Day Software Corporation, Winfire Corporation and Frame-N-Lens Optical. He replaces Joe Scirocco, who held the job since ...
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J. Lindeberg, the Swedish fashion and sports apparel company, is...
J. Lindeberg, the Swedish fashion and sports apparel company, is searching for a new chief executive after the departure of Jonas Meerits, who has been at the helm for the last five years. Textilwirtschaft reports that Stefan Engström, the company's global brand director and shareholder, will be the acting chief ...
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Kelme announced an exclusive agreement with Centauro, which is the...
Kelme announced an exclusive agreement with Centauro, which is the largest sporting goods retail chain in Brazil with its 145 stores all over the country. Centauro will have the right to offer exclusively for three months the Spanish company's Star360° line of futsal boots, which uses technology from Michelin, the French ...
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André Maestrini, who has been heading the Adidas Group in...
André Maestrini, who has been heading the Adidas Group in France for the last six years, was appointed at the helm of the group in Spanish Latin America, from the start of June. He will replace Charlie Maurath, who will head the international business of Under Armour from September. Maestrini ...
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Luciano Benetton, who co-founded Benetton Group 47 years ago, is...
Luciano Benetton, who co-founded Benetton Group 47 years ago, is passing on the chairmanship to his son Alessandro
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Seth Horowitz is the new president of the men's division...
Seth Horowitz is the new president of the men's division at Iconix Brand Group, overseeing the men's brands including Rocawear, Ecko, Zoo York, Starter, Ed Hardy, Cut & Sew and Artful Dodger. He comes from Modell's Sporting Goods, where he was president, and also has experience as chairman, president and ...
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Thomas E. Wenzel is the new chief executive of MBT...
Thomas E. Wenzel is the new chief executive of MBT Group, replacing Jan Stig Andersen. The seasoned executive has been interim manager and consultant at several companies since 2001, after holding important sales and marketing positions since 1982 at various companies including Henkel, Mars and Villeroy & Boch. Andersen, who ...
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Décathlon's brand manager, Dominique Thomas, is moving to Brazil to...
Décathlon's brand manager, Dominique Thomas, is moving to Brazil to develop the banner in the country and to find new sources of local production for its private label products. His position at Décathlon is being taken over by François De Witte, another veteran of the big French retail group. De ...
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Francesca Kaswalder, marketing manager at Vist, the Italian ski and...
Francesca Kaswalder, marketing manager at Vist, the Italian ski and fashion brand, has temporarily left the company for a maternity break
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Infiniti Golf has picked Golfsmith Europe to be the distributor...
Infiniti Golf has picked Golfsmith Europe to be the distributor of its irons, drivers and wedges throughout the U.K. and the rest of Europe. Golfsmith will have the exclusive rights to sell Infiniti's clubs online and through its retailers.
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Jessica Fritzlar has returned to Swiss Eye, the eyewear company,...
Jessica Fritzlar has returned to Swiss Eye, the eyewear company, to take over the direction of the marketing department, replacing Sandra Hankel, who has left the company
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David Udberg has made public his resignation as chief executive...
David Udberg has made public his resignation as chief executive of Lowe Alpine UK, leaving the company that was formally acquired by Equip Outdoor Technologies last October. He will continue to stay on as president of the European Outdoor Group (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass).
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Camelbak, the leading California-based supplier of hydration gear, has hired...
Camelbak, the leading California-based supplier of hydration gear, has hired new distributors around the world. In Greece, the only new hire is Niko Maniatopoulos. Like Hartje, the German distributor hired last year, it will only concentrate on the bicycle market, tough. In Japan, Riteway Product will distribute Camelbak in the ...
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Brander Sports, distributor for Spyder in Sweden, has now signed...
Brander Sports, distributor for Spyder in Sweden, has now signed agreements with Dainese, Ziener and Rocky Mountain Underground. Brander Sports is a relatively new company, headed by Robin Brander, for the representation of companies that produce high quality, technical products. Rocky Mountain Underground is a relatively new American ski brand ...
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Benjamin Morel has been promoted senior vice president of NBA...
Benjamin Morel has been promoted senior vice president of NBA Europe, taking the place of Sophie Goldschmidt who left the NBA in May 2011. Based in London, he will directly report to Heidi Ueberroth, president of NBA International in New York. He has been with the NBA for 15 years. ...
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Brown Couch has become the new distributor of Spy Optics...
Brown Couch has become the new distributor of Spy Optics in Sweden (more on this company and on Spy in EyeWear Intelligence)
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Biretco B.V., the big Dutch retail organization for bicycles based...
Biretco B.V., the big Dutch retail organization for bicycles based in Breda, hired Robèrt Scholten effective last Monday to be its manager for new business activities. He will develop the buying group's business abroad and explore new markets. Scholten has been in the two-wheel industry for many years. For the ...
