That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 156
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Suzanne Schäfer, who comes from Strenesse, will run the Escada...
Suzanne Schäfer, who comes from Strenesse, will run the Escada Sport department of Escada, replacing Ilka Bennewitz, who is leaving at the end of this year for personal reasons
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Spalding has chosen Paul Sherratt and his Solutions for Sport...
Spalding has chosen Paul Sherratt and his Solutions for Sport to handle its business in the U.K. Solutions for Sport already handles McDavid protective baselayers and Uhlsport football teamwear in the country. The Uhlsport team will additionally handle Spalding, the world's largest provider of basketball equipment, with deliveries starting as ...
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The Maier Sports and Gonso brands will be run from...
The Maier Sports and Gonso brands will be run from the start of next year by a new managing director: Sascha Kautschitsch, an executive from the fashion business, will take over the helm of Maier Sports, the German snow, outdoor and bicycle apparel company. Kautscitsch was a founder of Dirty ...
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Bradshaw Taylor of the U.K. continues to widen its European...
Bradshaw Taylor of the U.K. continues to widen its European footprint with a distribution deal for Sherpa Adventure Gear covering most Western European markets with the exception of Italy and Austria (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Kurt Jugl has joined the board of Uvex Sports Group...
Kurt Jugl has joined the board of Uvex Sports Group as commercial managing director, succeeding Jürgen Cappell, who quit the company after more than a decade by mutual agreement with the group's top management. Jugl has held various positions with Siemens and Pfleiderer, a German company specializing in wood processing, ...
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Ryan Gellert has been promoted brand president of Black Diamond,...
Ryan Gellert has been promoted brand president of Black Diamond, effective Jan. 2 of next year. He succeeds Peter Metcalf, who continues to be chief executive and president of the holding company, Black Diamond Inc., which also runs the Gregory backpack brand since last year's merger of the two firms. ...
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Blue Beat Distribution has become the new distributor for Eastpak...
Blue Beat Distribution has become the new distributor for Eastpak in Sweden
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Oxbow has lost its general manager, Matthieu Bazil, who said...
Oxbow has lost its general manager, Matthieu Bazil, who said he was leaving the company, owned by Lafuma Group, because of differing points of view. He replaced Eric Bonnem in the position at the end of 2009. Further details were not available at the time of going to press.
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Phil Lalemant has been appointed European marketing director of Volcom,...
Phil Lalemant has been appointed European marketing director of Volcom, located at the European head office in Anglet, France. The nine-year-long marketing executive at Element, a subsidiary of Billabong since 2001, will work hand in hand with his predecessor, Mike Mailman. The latter has been promoted creative director for Europe”.
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Craft, the Swedish sportswear company, has appointed Björn Lind new...
Craft, the Swedish sportswear company, has appointed Björn Lind new category manager for its cross-country skiing unit. Lind won two Olympic gold medals and other major titles in this sport, but he retired as a competitive athlete last spring. The 33-year-old will run Craft's product development team in charge of ...
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Jacques Krauze has again left Courir, the athletic footwear chain...
Jacques Krauze has again left Courir, the athletic footwear chain of Groupe Go Sport, after leading its turnaround. André Ségura, former general manager of Habitat for Europe, is taking over his place at the head of Courir. A French magazine, Sportéco, had reported his departure last summer, but Krauze denied ...
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Head has named Karl Acham division manager for snowboard and...
Head has named Karl Acham division manager for snowboard and protection, starting next Jan. 1, replacing Klaus Thurner, who has been placed in charge of the in-house sportswear department. Acham, 54, has been with Head since 2000. He has notably set up a snowboard business for the company in Japan. ...
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Paul Gils has left Reebok, where he was vice president...
Paul Gils has left Reebok, where he was vice president and brand director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa since 2008, stationed in Amsterdam. His position is being taken on by Katrin Ley, a German executive who worked for Reebok at its U.S. head office as vice president of ...
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Dainese will distribute its winter sports products in Switzerland through...
Dainese will distribute its winter sports products in Switzerland through Catrade Sportmarketing
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DAC Sport Import takes over the distribution of Orage in...
DAC Sport Import takes over the distribution of Orage in Switzerland from The Source
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Elan, the Slovenian ski company, has formed a new two-member...
Elan, the Slovenian ski company, has formed a new two-member board after the departure of its chairman and chief executive, Robert Ferko, at the end of October. He was accused of mismanaging company funds and was briefly arrested, but was rapidly released as the allegations against him could not be ...
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Erich Weitzmann, the Italian company that took over the distribution...
Erich Weitzmann, the Italian company that took over the distribution of Reusch in France at the beginning of 2010, intends to boost is sales of Reusch goalkeeper equipment by setting up a partly integrated sales force in the country. Pierrick Lecharpentier will act as area manager for Reusch summer products ...
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Bruno Lenglart, who has worked for Head for many years,...
Bruno Lenglart, who has worked for Head for many years, running its operations in France and Spain most recently, has joined Sport 2000 France to take charge of its affiliated retailers in mountain resorts. The 52-year-old takes the place of Francis Charbonnel. Another official, Matthieu Meheut, will coordinate the other ...
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Grahame Jenkins, director and shareholder of Premium Golf Brands (PGB),...
Grahame Jenkins, director and shareholder of Premium Golf Brands (PGB), an Irish company with a slew of own brands, licenses and distribution rights in the golf business, left the company at the end of October, after he obtained a judicious offer to sell his shares to Alan Dwyer, one of ...
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Boyd Rogers, a vice president at VF Corporation, president of...
Boyd Rogers, a vice president at VF Corporation, president of the supply chain and member of VF's operating committee, has announced that he will be retiring effective Dec. 31, ending his 40 years of service to the company. He started out at VF Corp. in 1971 at Blue Bell. He ...
