That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 154
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Cameron McNeish, the Scottish outdoor author and broadcaster, has joined...
Cameron McNeish, the Scottish outdoor author and broadcaster, has joined the board of the British Outdoor Industries Association. His goal is to help promote the new Independent Outdoor Professional membership category, designed to expand membership to commercial sales agents, journalists, photographers, guides and instructors in the trade. McNeish is a ...
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Jörg Aumüller has left Rip Curl Germany, where he served...
Jörg Aumüller has left Rip Curl Germany, where he served as sales manager for about one year. We hear that he will join Chiemsee as head of sales for the German-speaking countries with the start of Ispo. At Rip Curl he has been replaced by Florian Ascher, who has been ...
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Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Brad Gebhard chief executive of its...
Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Brad Gebhard chief executive of its U.S. operations. The U.S. industry veteran will oversee Hi-Tec's sports division as well as Magnum, the specialty brand of work footwear. Bill Berta will continue to manage Hi-Tec Sports, but he will report to Gebhard, who is expected to set ...
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Two new executives have joined Sugoi Performance Apparel, a Dorel...
Two new executives have joined Sugoi Performance Apparel, a Dorel Industries company. Charles Russell is the new senior vice president of global sales. He has more than 15 years of experience in sales, including a previous four-year stint as Sugoi's vice president for sales that ended when he left in ...
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Invista Apparel, maker of Lycra, is revamping its global structure...
Invista Apparel, maker of Lycra, is revamping its global structure in the hope of fostering innovation and strengthening customer relationships. It has created two new regions – western and eastern – to serve customers. The western region will combine EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) with the company's North, ...
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Icebreaker, the specialty brand of apparel made of merino wool...
Icebreaker, the specialty brand of apparel made of merino wool from New Zealand, has signed an agreement for its distribution in the Japanese market with Goldwin. This company markets its own brand of outdoor apparel under the same name and represents a wide range of Western brands such as The ...
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Paul Lange & Company of Stuttgart is now selling Vredestein...
Paul Lange & Company of Stuttgart is now selling Vredestein bicycle tires; Batavus Bäumker will still sell the brand's products in Germany
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After an absence of a couple of years, Alpina ski...
After an absence of a couple of years, Alpina ski boots will come back to the Iberian market from the next season through Gregal Sport, which has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with the Slovenian brand for Spain, Portugal and Andorra. The Spanish company is already the local distributor of ...
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Jack Wolfskin has opened a new showroom at Ivry near...
Jack Wolfskin has opened a new showroom at Ivry near Paris, adding it to the one it has at Chambéry, at the foot of the French Alps
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Derby Cycle has used some of the proceeds from its...
Derby Cycle has used some of the proceeds from its recent public offering to take over the distribution in the U.K. and Australia as part of its internationalization process. The company, which recently merged into Pon Holdings, is the largest bicycle manufacturer in Germany, where it produces bikes under the ...
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Rudy Bouwmeester has taken the place of Harald Troost at...
Rudy Bouwmeester has taken the place of Harald Troost at Shimano Europe as manager of public relations and events
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Oliver Bogatu is reportedly leaving Falke as head of its...
Oliver Bogatu is reportedly leaving Falke as head of its sports division after only about half a year in the job
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Björn Borg, the company that has the rights for underwear,...
Björn Borg, the company that has the rights for underwear, sportswear, footwear and bags named after the former Swedish tennis champion, has sealed an agreement with a retail partner for its deployment on the Chinese market. The company will hold a 75 percent stake in a joint venture with a ...
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Gresvig, the big Norwegian buying group operating under the G-Sport,...
Gresvig, the big Norwegian buying group operating under the G-Sport, Intersport and G-Max banners, has strengthened its management team. Espen Bråten, former general manager of Järnia, a large-scale retailer dealing with houseware and DIY products, has joined Gresvig to supervise its sports division. Rolf Gullestad, general manager of Gresvig, previously ...
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Jean-François Palus, the young manager who has been running the...
Jean-François Palus, the young manager who has been running the finance division of PPR Group since 2005, masterminding the acquisition of Puma and Volcom, has seen his responsibilities enlarged with the promotion to a new position as group managing director in charge of new strategic, operational and organizational orientations. He ...
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A new management structure has been established for the Fink...
A new management structure has been established for the Fink Schuhe + Sport chain of 50 shoe and sports stores in Germany, following the death of its main owner, Günther Nold, last July. According to Textilwirtschaft, his widow, Sylvelie Nold, has joined the executive board along with her son-in-law Ralph-Peter ...
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Two Teva executives have been promoted by Deckers Outdoor Corporation....
Two Teva executives have been promoted by Deckers Outdoor Corporation. Pete Worley, president of the brand, is now the president of Deckers Asia-Pacific. His old position will be taken up by Joel Heath, formerly the global brand marketing director for Teva. Worley has been with Teva for five years, coming ...
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With the new year, Ottmar Barbian has become the new...
With the new year, Ottmar Barbian has become the new tennis boss at Head. After Dec. 31, he took the place of Robert Marte, who had served for 25 years as division manager for racquet sports. Barbian will also take over Marte's place in the group's top executive management team, ...
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Marcus Kossendey is leaving as chief executive of Wöhrl, another...
Marcus Kossendey is leaving as chief executive of Wöhrl, another generalist German retailer with a big sports department, after only two years in the job. A 31-year-old member of the family that owns the chain, Olivier Wöhrl is taking over the responsibility. He had been acting as chairman since November ...
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Quiksilver has announced that Joe Scirocco, who has been its...
Quiksilver has announced that Joe Scirocco, who has been its chief financial officer since April 2007, is leaving to pursue other interests. He will remain in his current role for a while, pending the appointment of his successor. The company praised Scirocco for leading it through the difficult process ...
