That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 157
-
News briefs
Cratoni, a German company that is best known for its...
Cratoni, a German company that is best known for its bicycle helmets, is now pushing its ski helmets by creating the position of international sales manager for its snow division. The task will reportedly be handled by Lothar Heinisch, who has worked in the past for Spyder, O'Neill and Oakley.
-
News briefs
Ron Hill will be assuming the role of vice president...
Ron Hill will be assuming the role of vice president for merchandising at Keen, leaving his slot as vice president for global merchandising at Nike. His first job was selling shoes at Nordstrom at age 15; he ended up being a regional merchandiser for the company.
-
News briefs
Asics has named Glenn Houston to be its new sales...
Asics has named Glenn Houston to be its new sales director for the U.K. He comes from Phillips Electronics, where he held various senior sales roles. He will work on developing Asics sales categories, including performance running, core performance sports and lifestyle.
-
News briefs
Creating a new position, Billabong International has appointed Julien Duval...
Creating a new position, Billabong International has appointed Julien Duval European brand manager for the Element and Plan B brands. The 33-year-old Frenchman has worked for Circa in the U.S. and Europe, running its international and marketing operations and then handling the Europe, Middle East and Africa region since 2006.
-
News briefs
Another executive has stepped down at Li Ning Company. Xu...
Another executive has stepped down at Li Ning Company. Xu Maochun, the chief product officer, left the company because of “family matters,” a Chinese newspaper has reported. Last month, Zhang Xiaoyuan, the company's spokesman and public relations director, quit, and in May, three top executives left to pursue personal interests. ...
-
News briefs
Two executives of Amer Sports in Spain are extending their...
Two executives of Amer Sports in Spain are extending their responsibilities to other countries. Alvaro Camin is promoted as sales manager of Suunto for the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Jorge Salvans will take care of Suunto, Wilson Golf, Salomon Snowboard and Bonfire for the Iberian Peninsula as ...
-
News briefs
Black Diamond Equipment, which is distributing Fritschi's alpine ski touring...
Black Diamond Equipment, which is distributing Fritschi's alpine ski touring bindings in the U.S. since 1996, will also act as its primary distributor in Canada by May 2012. Black Diamond has already been servicing the Canadian market with all its product lines for ski and climbing for nearly 20 years.
-
Short stops
Ramo will become the new agent for Blizzard in Norway...
Ramo will become the new agent for Blizzard in Norway for the 2012-13 winter season, an account previously held by Peter Holm's Snowbiz
-
Short stops
Alfico, which already distributes New Balance in Spain, is adding...
Alfico, which already distributes New Balance in Spain, is adding the distribution of Warrior, the brand of ice hockey and lacrosse equipment owned by the American company
-
News briefs
Kant is going to be the new exclusive distributor of...
Kant is going to be the new exclusive distributor of Elan for Russia from next month. The Russian company replaces Sporty, which is going to concentrate on imports of motorcycles. Vsevolod Kurguzov, who worked with Sporty, is moving to Kant to keep the same brand strategy. Kant also distributes Blizzard ...
-
News briefs
Uhlsport and WRC Sport, the German company's longtime distributor in...
Uhlsport and WRC Sport, the German company's longtime distributor in the Benelux countries, have agreed to set up a subsidiary that will handle sales of Uhlsport and Kempa in the same market from the start of next year. Alex Smet, general manager of WRC, will become country manager of Uhlsport ...
-
News briefs
Thomas Zettler has left as managing director in charge of...
Thomas Zettler has left as managing director in charge of marketing and sales of the Blizzard ski brand, after five years with this subsidiary of Tecnica Group. The departure was rather abrupt and the 57-year-old Zettler confirmed that it was Tecnica's wish to let him go after the integration of ...
-
News briefs
The German sporting goods industry federation, BSI, has hired a...
The German sporting goods industry federation, BSI, has hired a 38-year-old woman, Nicole Espey, to help its managing director, Adalbert von Osten, in relations with the European sporting goods industry federation, Fesi, and with other tasks. Espey has worked in the office of the German Olympic Committee and the European ...
-
Short stops
Liquid Force, a wakeboarding and kiteboarding brand from California, will...
Liquid Force, a wakeboarding and kiteboarding brand from California, will be distributed in Spain by Jorcani
-
Short stops
Tom Jungell, former chief executive of Omnicon Media Group, becomes...
Tom Jungell, former chief executive of Omnicon Media Group, becomes CEO of Footbalance, replacing the company's founder, Erkki Hakkala, who will concentrate on R&D
-
Short stops
Dietmar Axt has left as head of global sales for...
Dietmar Axt has left as head of global sales for the Falke group to act as chief executive of Mustang, the German brand of denim jeans
-
News briefs
GolfTech, the Austrian golf distribution company with operations and partnerships...
GolfTech, the Austrian golf distribution company with operations and partnerships all around Europe, has acquired its U.K. distribution partner, Golf and Sports Supplies (GSS). The move is intended to bolster British sales of Big Max, the brand of golf trolleys owned by GolfTech. At the same time, the U.K. unit ...
-
News briefs
Craig Stevenson, president of the Americas region at Quiksilver, was...
Craig Stevenson, president of the Americas region at Quiksilver, was appointed as the company's global brand president and chief operating officer, from the start of this month. The global brand president is a new position, which is meant to supervise the Quiksilver, Roxy and DC brands' activities. The COO's functions ...
-
News briefs
David Macher, who founded Therm-ic in 1987, quits the Austrian...
David Macher, who founded Therm-ic in 1987, quits the Austrian company, where he acted as chief executive. Urs Maron, the former marketing and sales manager of Atomic who became a partner in 2006, is taking over his place. At the age of 52, Macher is going into early retirement after ...
-
Short stops
The Spanish subsidiary of Lafuma Group is taking over the...
The Spanish subsidiary of Lafuma Group is taking over the distribution of the Eider and Killy brands from Snow Factory
