That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 152
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Andreas Kessler, the chief executive of Odlo, is resigning...
Andreas Kessler, the chief executive of Odlo, is resigning at his own request. The 48-year-old joined the Swiss company in September 2008 and was promoted to CEO effective May 2009. Kessler will leave on June 30 and told this publication that the management and the supervisory board are working on ...
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JCP, the French agency that markets brands such as Ferrino,...
JCP, the French agency that markets brands such as Ferrino, FiveFingers and CamelBak in its domestic market, has taken on board Alpina's line of snow boots
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Shortly after striking new distribution deals for Poland, Slovenia and...
Shortly after striking new distribution deals for Poland, Slovenia and Croatia, Schöffel is expanding even further into Eastern Europe. The German sports and outerwear brand has picked Kiev-based Mantis Ltd. to introduce it on the Ukrainian market, starting with pre-orders for the winter 2012-13 season. Mantis and its sales team, ...
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William Ng, director of Rapala VMC's manufacturing activities in China,...
William Ng, director of Rapala VMC's manufacturing activities in China, has resigned. He also quits the company's executive committee. Ng held both positions since 2001. He will continue as a board member of group's Hong Kong subsidiary.
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Accell Group, the leading European bike producer based in the...
Accell Group, the leading European bike producer based in the Netherlands, has appointed one of its senior executives, Uwe Kalliwoda, as president of Accell Asia. Based at Accell's office in Taiwan, he will seek to seize opportunities in the region in both procurement and sales. Accell markets for the moment ...
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66° North (66° Norður) has recruited Styrmir Bjartur Karlsson...
66° North (66° Norður) has recruited Styrmir Bjartur Karlsson for the new position of international sales director. A native of Iceland, he served as retail consultant for various retail companies in Sweden and will now work for the Icelandic outdoor company. Daniel Niddam left as the company's as export manager ...
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Ross Hastings is joining Fletcher Leisure Group Europe as the...
Ross Hastings is joining Fletcher Leisure Group Europe as the sales director for the U.K. and Ireland. He comes from Rukka Golf, and also has experience with Callaway, Galvin Green, Srixon, Zero Restriction, and Fairway and Green. Fletcher Leisure Group is the owner of Sunice and the global licensee for ...
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Edgar Tremmel, the German distributor of Houdini and Mons Royale,...
Edgar Tremmel, the German distributor of Houdini and Mons Royale, has taken over the distribution of Sweet Protection, the Norwegian brand of helmets, protective equipment, outerwear and canoes. Previously, the German market was covered by Martin Schwaiger and his agency, which will continue to serve Austrian retailers.
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Lars Kutter, the longtime managing director of Schmidt Sports, a...
Lars Kutter, the longtime managing director of Schmidt Sports, a German distributor of fitness gear including Aicon, has founded his own distribution company called Sportsnwear based in Düsseldorf. Kutter's first customer is Harbinger, the American brand of fitness gloves. He previously handled Harbinger under the helm of Schmidt Sports.
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Crocs is strengthening the management at its European office in...
Crocs is strengthening the management at its European office in the Netherlands with three new senior managers. Besides Ann Chan, who has already been reported as joining the operation as European retail manager, Adrian Holloway will act as chief financial officer of Crocs Europe, and Michael Marshall-Clarke as marketing director. ...
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Lars Rafn, the leading executive of the Columbia Sportswear subsidiary...
Lars Rafn, the leading executive of the Columbia Sportswear subsidiary in Denmark, who has been involved with the brand for many years as its former Danish agent, has left the company for personal reasons
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Orage has switched its German distribution from Chris Sports Europe...
Orage has switched its German distribution from Chris Sports Europe to Vista Sport
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Marketed as jackets to keep women's buttocks warm, the striking...
Marketed as jackets to keep women's buttocks warm, the striking winter sports skirts made by Skhoop earned the Swedish company several distribution deals at Ispo. Skhoop was launched 10 years ago by Sissi Kewenter, a former designer at Peak Performance, starting with a calf-length winter skirt – equipped with a ...
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Icebug, the Swedish brand that focuses on footwear with grip...
Icebug, the Swedish brand that focuses on footwear with grip for icy conditions, is to be launched in South Korea and China in the next months. The company has teamed up with Seven Summits in South Korea and Go Rising in China. This comes as Icebug continues to expand rapidly, ...
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David Valentin has been promoted to international operations manager of...
David Valentin has been promoted to international operations manager of Blast, succeeding Karl Acham, who now acts as division manager for snowboards and protective equipment
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While Asics sets up new subsidiaries in India and Singapore...
While Asics sets up new subsidiaries in India and Singapore (see the full results story in the issue), Brooks Sports is boosting its presence in Japan, the world's second-largest running market, with the opening of its new subsidiary there, Brooks Sports K.K., in partnership with Custom Produce. This is another ...
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Reef has appointed Eric Gigler, senior designer for men's wear,...
Reef has appointed Eric Gigler, senior designer for men's wear, as chief design and merchandising officer for the brand, which belongs to VF Corporation
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Amer Sports is closing down its subsidiary in Brazil, which...
Amer Sports is closing down its subsidiary in Brazil, which was selling the Wilson and Salomon brands. It was decided earlier this month that the office in São Paulo would be shuttered, and that distribution of Salomon in Brazil would be attributed to Winner, the outdoor brand's longtime distributor in ...
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Alessandro Carpignano has resigned as general manager of Arena Italia,...
Alessandro Carpignano has resigned as general manager of Arena Italia, the Italian branch of Arena International, after 12 years in the position, for personal reasons. While looking for his successor, the company indicates that orders from the U.S. have been higher than expected following the appointment of Tim McCool as ...
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BB Sport, a Danish company that became the Scandinavian agent...
BB Sport, a Danish company that became the Scandinavian agent for Bogner Sport last August, is taking the exclusive German skiwear brand to Norway. Bent Jensen, chief executive of BB Sport, is reported to be in negotiations with 20 to 25 select retailers in Norway as part of a selective ...
