That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 160
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Lars Gullikson, Silva's chief executive for the last 13 years,...
Lars Gullikson, Silva's chief executive for the last 13 years, has left the Swedish maker of outdoor lamps, compasses and accessories after its sale to Karnell in July. The Swedish investment fund has yet to find another chief executive but it has appointed several heavyweights from the outdoor industry to ...
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Effective Nov.1, Hilmar Bolle will act as new country manager...
Effective Nov.1, Hilmar Bolle will act as new country manager of Rossignol in Germany, replacing Nicki Bauer, who will take her maternity break by the end of October. The 48-year-old has been with the group for 18 years as a regional sales representative for northern Bavaria and Munich. While he ...
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Ian Mullins has joined the management team of the...
Ian Mullins has joined the management team of the London Golf Show as marketing director, working on the event's brand strategy
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Royal Gazelle is looking for a new managing director in...
Royal Gazelle is looking for a new managing director in the wake of its finalized takeover by Pon Holdings BV and the subsequent resignation of former boss Jeroen Walraven. He had been chief executive of the Dutch bike manufacturer since April 15. The company hopes to expand globally under its ...
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David Perdue and Michael Wilskey are new members of the...
David Perdue and Michael Wilskey are new members of the board of Easton-Bell Sports. Perdue, 61, is the chief executive of Aquila Group, a private investment firm, and Wilskey is a retired brand and marketing executive from Nike.
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Christian Scheffold, who recently left as regional manager of Skins...
Christian Scheffold, who recently left as regional manager of Skins in Central Europe, has assumed the newly created position of senior consultant at Sport Invest, the German-based executive recruitment company, to oversee its new footwear business field. Scheffold, 46, worked previously for New Balance, Quiksilver and Timberland. Sport Invest continues ...
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Masato Mizuno, the former chairman and representative director of Mizuno...
Masato Mizuno, the former chairman and representative director of Mizuno Corporation, has reached his goal to become the chief executive of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, appointed by the executive board of the Japanese Olympic Committee, where he already acts as vice president. To avoid conflicts of interest, the affable ...
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Julia de Swert will be the new brand manager of...
Julia de Swert will be the new brand manager of Peak Performance in Spain and Andorra. De Swert organized the first two events of the Sports Unlimited trade show in Valencia. Later on, she was responsible for the key accounts at Privalia. She will now be joining the team of ...
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Birgit Delft, former product manager of Schöffel, is now doing...
Birgit Delft, former product manager of Schöffel, is now doing the same job at Wild Roses, replacing Claudio Pellegrini who is leaving the company
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Miranda Bol Hoofwiik, formerly with Veltec Benelux and with her...
Miranda Bol Hoofwiik, formerly with Veltec Benelux and with her own firm, is now head of product development at LK International, reporting to Nico Serena for the development of the company's Lasse Kjus line of activewear
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Miguel Rangel, who has been working as marketing director of...
Miguel Rangel, who has been working as marketing director of Sport Zone, has left the Portuguese sporting goods retail chain to join the country's prime minister's office. Susana Barros, who has worked with him recently, will take over his place.
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Kennith Barlow and Evan Torrance have been named directors on...
Kennith Barlow and Evan Torrance have been named directors on the board of Cape Union Mart, the South African retailer. Barlow is the team leader for Cape Union Mart Retail, and Torrance is group marketing manager. They've been executives of the company since 2004.
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Kip Fulk, a founding partner of Under Armour, is now...
Kip Fulk, a founding partner of Under Armour, is now chief operating officer of the company, replacing Wayne Marine. In addition to product development, he will oversee sourcing and information technology. A director of Under Armour, Chip Adams, will act as chief performance officer.
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Following the appointment of Jon Fernández as the new general...
Following the appointment of Jon Fernández as the new general manager of Orbea, three other executives have changed jobs at the Spanish bicycle company. Gabriel Bazaga, who handled sales on the Spanish market, has now global responsibilities. Joseba Arizaga takes care of outdoor projects, a new function intended to promote ...
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JD Sports Fashion has appointed Jean-Baptiste Bessone, a former manager...
JD Sports Fashion has appointed Jean-Baptiste Bessone, a former manager of Puma and Guess, to run its new network of JD stores in France. The British company has also hired Stéphanie Dal, who comes from the fashion retail sector, to replace José Moreira as French sales manager for JD and ...
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Markus Hamm, who has already worked for JanSport, has become...
Markus Hamm, who has already worked for JanSport, has become sales director of Eastpak for Germany and Austria, replacing André Bortz who has been placed in charge of Scandinavia and emerging markets
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Matthias Fuchs will run the online marketing activities of Planet...
Matthias Fuchs will run the online marketing activities of Planet Sports, the German-based multi-channel retailer
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Sport 2000 Austria has hired Bernd Fürtbauer to fill the...
Sport 2000 Austria has hired Bernd Fürtbauer to fill the unoccupied position of head buyer for hardware, footwear and cycling products. Starting off at Intersport Eybl, he worked his way up to head buyer and product manager of Sport Eybl & Sports Experts before working for an Austrian wholesaler of ...
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Black Diamond Europe is boosting its marketing staff to 10...
Black Diamond Europe is boosting its marketing staff to 10 persons. The newest recruit is Nicole Räber, a passionate 36-year-old climber who former worked for Belowzero and Montana Sport.
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On June 1, André Jaffory took over the job as...
On June 1, André Jaffory took over the job as director of sport marketing for Adidas France. He replaces Marc Le Roux, who was named director of marketing for Adidas in Russia. Jaffory has been with Adidas since 1998, working in various positions in France and Belgium.
