That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 155
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Grifone of Spain has placed Albert Vilana in charge of...
Grifone of Spain has placed Albert Vilana in charge of marketing
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Mizuno has appointed a new manager, Hartmut Junghahn, to act...
Mizuno has appointed a new manager, Hartmut Junghahn, to act as vice president of Latin America. He is expected to provide insight on local market conditions, working in cooperation with Alpargatas in Brazil and other business partners in the region. Junghahn has been vice president of sales at Diageo. He ...
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Marybeth Cobia has been hired by Ecco USA to act...
Marybeth Cobia has been hired by Ecco USA to act as territory manager for golf
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Killtec, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, is entering the...
Killtec, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, is entering the French market via the agency of Georges Péquignot, with showrooms in Annecy and Grenoble
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Garmin, which opened an office in Brazil in 2006, is...
Garmin, which opened an office in Brazil in 2006, is consolidating its commitment to the Latin American market by acquiring Centro GPS, its distributor of automotive, outdoor recreation, fitness and marine devices in Chile.
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Creating a new position, Lotto Sport Italia has hired Stefano...
Creating a new position, Lotto Sport Italia has hired Stefano Straforini to act as European sales manager, with responsibility for the major European markets. He last worked as international sales manager of Monclear, after working as sales manager of Stonefly for the Asia-Pacific region and as international sales manager of ...
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Bleach Pty. of Australia is taking back in-house the distribution...
Bleach Pty. of Australia is taking back in-house the distribution of its Insight brand of surf and skate clothing in France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the U.K. At the beginning of 2009, the Australian company transferred ownership of the operation to Sport Finance, the successful French licensee ...
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Arnaud Ruffin has joined Invista Apparel as global marketing director...
Arnaud Ruffin has joined Invista Apparel as global marketing director for its Innerwear segment. His job will be to come up with initiatives to launch and expand programs for legwear, intimate apparel and swimwear. He comes from the specialty papers industry, with more than 13 years of experience in sales, ...
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Helen McCluskey, who oversees Warnaco's swimwear and intimate apparel operations,...
Helen McCluskey, who oversees Warnaco's swimwear and intimate apparel operations, is going to be promoted next Feb. 1 from chief operating officer to president of the American group, replacing the retiring Joe Gromek
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Justin Timberlake, the American singer, actor and heartthrob, has been...
Justin Timberlake, the American singer, actor and heartthrob, has been appointed creative director at Callaway Golf. An avid golfer, Timberlake has been a Callaway staff professional since 2008. In his new job, he is meant to contribute to the golf brand's marketing concepts and its visual representation. He has already ...
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Hi-Tec is taking over its own distribution in the Netherlands...
Hi-Tec is taking over its own distribution in the Netherlands from the start of next year. For the last two years the brand of court sports, outdoor and golf footwear has been sold in the Dutch market by Falcon, a Dutch supplier of rainwear and sports apparel. However, the two ...
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Pure Fishing, the fishing tackle subsidiary of Jarden Corporation that...
Pure Fishing, the fishing tackle subsidiary of Jarden Corporation that owns Abu Garcia, Berkley, Mitchel, Shakespeare and other brands, has taken over substantially all the assets of Beyond Fishing & Sporting Goods, a South African company that has been distributing its products in sub-Saharan Africa for more than two years. ...
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Spy Optic has appointed Devon Howard marketing director, reporting directly...
Spy Optic has appointed Devon Howard marketing director, reporting directly to Michael Marckx, who became president of the brand last month in a management reshuffle of its parent company, Orange 21 (more on this in EyeWear Intelligence). A second-generation California surfer, Howard has been an editor of the Longboard magazine ...
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Shortly after the announcement of Robert Bolland's departure at the...
Shortly after the announcement of Robert Bolland's departure at the head of Brandboxx Salzburg, the company that organizes the Austrian Ösfa and Bike & Trimm trade shows, a successor has already been named. He is André Rooijen, who has been on the board of TCN, the Dutch-based owner of the ...
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Golfsmith Europe will add the Greg Norman Collection of golf...
Golfsmith Europe will add the Greg Norman Collection of golf apparel to the lines of golf products that it distributes in the U.K. and various other European countries, joining Ogio, Snake Eye Custom, Nike Vision Golf Eyewear and other brands in its portfolio. Tony Wilkinson and his sales team, who ...
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Mike Vavak is the new sales manager for the surf,...
Mike Vavak is the new sales manager for the surf, wake and dive categories at Body Glove; he was previously at Ocean and Earth, where he restructured the national and international sales teams
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The German subsidiary of Salewa is taking on the distribution...
The German subsidiary of Salewa is taking on the distribution of Silva in the country. It's a further step in the internationalization of the distribution activities of Oberalp, the Italian-based parent company of Salewa, which recently announced a similar deal for Briko in Austria, France and Poland (more in The ...
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Uvex' Swiss operations have taken on the distribution of Roeckl...
Uvex' Swiss operations have taken on the distribution of Roeckl gloves in the country
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Øyvind Lauritzen, former owner and managing director of Skigutane, a...
Øyvind Lauritzen, former owner and managing director of Skigutane, a group of Norwegian sports brands, has been appointed chief executive at Dale of Norway, the Norwegian knitwear company. He will replace Ole-Bjørn Gjerde, Dale's chairman and shareholder, who temporarily took charge a few months ago after the departure of Dale's ...
