That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 149
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Effective this month, Siegfried Winkelbeiner will assume the role of...
Effective this month, Siegfried Winkelbeiner will assume the role of chief executive at Schoeller Textil, the maker of high-end fabrics. He replaces Hans-Jürgen Hübner, who has served the company for 48 years. Hübner joined the Swiss company in 1964, first in charge of the technical area, then in 1982 as ...
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Starting this April, Salewa has a subsidiary for the Czech...
Starting this April, Salewa has a subsidiary for the Czech Republic and Slovakia that will operate from Brno. The company is led by Branislav Adamec as general manager. Salewa has been present in what was then Czechoslovakia since 1989 and continued to work with a distributor in Slovakia, but switched ...
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Calce & Socks, a Spanish producer of sports socks sold...
Calce & Socks, a Spanish producer of sports socks sold under the Enforma brand name, has decided to use Jorcani as its distributor for Spain, Portugal and Andorra
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We have already reported on the ambitions of New Balance...
We have already reported on the ambitions of New Balance in the soccer market after the momentous sponsorship signed by its team sports subsidiary, Warrior Sports, with the Liverpool team. New Balance has now announced the appointment of Jonathan Ram as vice president of international business development for Warrior's ...
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Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow and outdoor wear, has...
Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow and outdoor wear, has picked Stefan Vollbach as managing director in addition to the company's owner, Kathrin Ludescher. The 48-year-old's job will be to expand the business internationally, notably in the Netherlands, France, Scandinavia, South Korea, the United States and the U.K. Vollbach began ...
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Uwe Schäfer, 51, is coming back to K-Swiss to act...
Uwe Schäfer, 51, is coming back to K-Swiss to act as country sales manager for Germany and Austria, after working for four years at the head of MBT's new German sales subsidiary. Schäfer will run all the sales activities of K-Swiss following the departure of Jan-Joss Marggraf, who was handling ...
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Panatta Sport, which is celebrating its 30th birthday, has taken...
Panatta Sport, which is celebrating its 30th birthday, has taken over the distribution of its products in the Netherlands, after various changes of distribution. Its clients in the country will be directly serviced from the company's head office in Italy. Panatta has hired a business development manager for the market, ...
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Torsten Schmidt is leaving Head, where he held the position...
Torsten Schmidt is leaving Head, where he held the position of business manager for shoes and bags. Simon Brenneis, product manager for the division, will take over some of his responsibilities until a successor is on board.
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Kettler has hired Hans-Martin Reh as a member of its...
Kettler has hired Hans-Martin Reh as a member of its executive board, in charge of sales and marketing at the national and international levels for all its business segments: sports, bikes, garden furniture and children's playgrounds. He takes on many of the responsibilities previously held by Hans-Hermann Deters, who left ...
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Nike Golf has named Simon Parkhill to be its new...
Nike Golf has named Simon Parkhill to be its new sales director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. He steps in for Angus Moir, who was promoted to general manager of Nike Golf EMEA at the end of last year. Parkhill started with Nike in the U.K. ...
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Mitch Edwards has decided to resign as chief financial officer...
Mitch Edwards has decided to resign as chief financial officer and general counsel of Skullcandy, effective on April 1, to pursue other opportunities, including charitable and humanitarian action. Edwards was instrumental in taking the company public and in closing two important acquisitions. Ron Ross, vice president of finance, will assume ...
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Steve Furniss, the swimming champion who founded TYR and owned...
Steve Furniss, the swimming champion who founded TYR and owned the company for a while, has rejoined the American swimwear and triathlon brand as director of team sales. Ryan Dolan has become director of sports specialty sales, and Brent Smith is taking on the position of team sports and sponsorship ...
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Groupe Go Sport has hired Michel Dailly to take care...
Groupe Go Sport has hired Michel Dailly to take care of its new store franchising project in France. He reports to Dénès Almasy de Zsadany, secretary general and financial director of the French retail group. Dailly, 48, worked for Intersport in France between 1988 and 2010 as its marketing director ...
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TP Sports will market the boots of LaCrosse Footwear in...
TP Sports will market the boots of LaCrosse Footwear in Germany. The agency, run by Daniel Trapp, also markets the Colmar Originals sportswear line and the clothing of 66° North from Iceland.
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Basicnet is introducing K-Way to the Russian market via an...
Basicnet is introducing K-Way to the Russian market via an agreement with Bosco di Ciliegi, the big company of Mikhail Kusnirovich that represents many Italian fashion brands in his country. The collaboration has started with the sale of K-Way's spring/summer 2012 line in the Vesna shopping center, in the Novi ...
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Outlast has appointed Dirk Keunen European sales manager of the...
Outlast has appointed Dirk Keunen European sales manager of the specialty manufacturer of phase change materials, effective March 1. The 53-year-old has 27 years of experience in the apparel business. From 2005 through 2011, the Belgian served as vice president for sales in Europe and Asia of Nano-Tex. Before that, ...
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Jack Wolfskin announced that Michael Rupp will be its new...
Jack Wolfskin announced that Michael Rupp will be its new chief executive, effective July 1. The 51-year-old has served the Adidas Group in various positions and has been in the industry for more than two decades. Most recently he has acted as president and CEO of Adidas' Boston-based subsidiary, The ...
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Lyle & Scott, the British golf apparel brand, has recruited...
Lyle & Scott, the British golf apparel brand, has recruited a resolutely fashion-oriented designer to supervise two of its ranges from April. The company hired Carolyn Massey, an award-winning designer, who will focus on Lyle & Scott's vintage and heritage lines. The appointment comes as the Scotland-based golf brand continues to ...
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David Udberg has resigned as managing director of Lowe Alpine...
David Udberg has resigned as managing director of Lowe Alpine U.K., leaving the company that was formally acquired by Equip Outdoor Technologies last October. A former executive of Berghaus, he is going to take some time off to consider his future options. Udberg was elected president of the European Outdoor ...
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Josef Andreas Hrovath is again the chief executive of Elan...
Josef Andreas Hrovath is again the chief executive of Elan Sportartikel, the German subsidiary of the Slovenian ski company. He replaces Michael Kollmann after four years in the post. Hrovath ran the company already in 1999 and 2000. He subsequently left and founded Modulea, a company specializing in technical floor ...
