That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 163
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Timberland has hired Mark Newton, who previously worked at Dell,...
Timberland has hired Mark Newton, who previously worked at Dell, to become its vice president for corporate social responsibility
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John McCarvel, president and chief executive of Crocs since February...
John McCarvel, president and chief executive of Crocs since February 2010, has won the Stevie Award for turnaround executive of the year at the 2011 American Business Awards, as he helped the company to return to profitable growth and to become one of 2010's best-performing stocks
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Richard Sharp, chairman of Crocs' board, has retired from this...
Richard Sharp, chairman of Crocs' board, has retired from this job, to be replaced by Thomas Smach, who has been a board member since April 2005 and served as acting chairman since the end of last year, when Sharp took a leave of absence
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Magnus Claesson has become chief buying officer at the New...
Magnus Claesson has become chief buying officer at the New Wave Group in Asia, replacing Randy Royce, who is leaving the company
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As part of an executive reshuffle at Arc'teryx, George Curleigh,...
As part of an executive reshuffle at Arc'teryx, George Curleigh, formerly director of sales, has been promoted to vice president for sales, which places him in charge of global sales. He replaces Gary Bryant, who shifted to vice president for product and merchandising, supervising all aspects of research, design and ...
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Cees van de Meeberg has been appointed director of development...
Cees van de Meeberg has been appointed director of development at Brunotti Sportswear, the Dutch boardsports brand. This comes a few months after several financial partners came on board at Brunotti, enabling it to step up investments in its marketing and international reach. Van de Meeberg has previously been in ...
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After the integration of its Spanish distributor, Justsurf, Volcom has...
After the integration of its Spanish distributor, Justsurf, Volcom has inaugurated the office of its new Spanish subsidiary in Deria, with five showrooms that will start displaying its ranges from the start of July
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Markus Jung, 39, has been appointed chief financial officer of...
Markus Jung, 39, has been appointed chief financial officer of Golfino, responsible also for legal matters, controlling and personnel
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Henner Schwarz, 34, has been appointed as the third joint...
Henner Schwarz, 34, has been appointed as the third joint managing director of Planet Sports, the fast-growing German online and brick-and-mortar action sports retailer, taking care of finance, IT and personnel. The company's founders, Sven Horstmann and Marcel Peters, continue to act as joint managing directors. A former manager of ...
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Simon Walker, who previously worked for Peak Performance and J....
Simon Walker, who previously worked for Peak Performance and J. Lindeberg, is going to act as U.K. country sales manager for Victorinox Fashion
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Formerly with W.L. Gore and then at the helm of...
Formerly with W.L. Gore and then at the helm of his own agency, Bartosz Lassak has been appointed sales agent for PrimaLoft in the Eastern European market, which is a new position
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Rapala and Shimano, the leading manufacturers of fishing rods and...
Rapala and Shimano, the leading manufacturers of fishing rods and reels, have agreed to merge their existing U.K. distribution activities into an equal joint venture, Shimano Normark UK. This joint venture will enter into a distribution agreement with Rapala and its subsidiary, Dynamite Baits, regarding Rapala's current product offering in ...
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Wolverine World Wide has hired Joe Filipas, formerly with Hi-Tec...
Wolverine World Wide has hired Joe Filipas, formerly with Hi-Tec Sports, Columbia and Sorel, as senior footwear developer for its Chaco brand of shoes
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Matt Kaplan has joined Footbalance, the Finnish maker of custom-molded...
Matt Kaplan has joined Footbalance, the Finnish maker of custom-molded insoles, as its president and managing director for the North American market. He was previously vice president and business director in North America for Suunto, the brand of sports and outdoor instruments owned by the Amer Sports group. This is ...
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Jill K. Conway and Ralph D. DeNunzio have decided to...
Jill K. Conway and Ralph D. DeNunzio have decided to retire from Nike's board of directors, which will thus be reduced from 14 to 12 members after the company's next shareholders' meeting
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Shimano Europe Bike will start distributing Vittoria and Geax tires...
Shimano Europe Bike will start distributing Vittoria and Geax tires from September in France, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Benelux countries
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James Lillie has become chief executive of Jarden Corporation, the...
James Lillie has become chief executive of Jarden Corporation, the owner of many brands including Coleman, Marmot and K2, as part of the company's plans to split the functions of chairman and CEO. Martin Franklin, who previously held both jobs, will remain as executive chairman, supervising the company's strategy. This ...
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Steve Daniels is joining Austin Canoe and Kayak as vice...
Steve Daniels is joining Austin Canoe and Kayak as vice president of technology, after assignments at companies such as Compaq, Adams Golf and Dell, among others
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Bruno Rüdisüli has been appointed managing director of Puma's Swiss...
Bruno Rüdisüli has been appointed managing director of Puma's Swiss sales subsidiary, replacing Andreas Schmocke, who left the post at the end of 2010. Rüdisüli, 46, has worked for Adidas and Amer Sports in Switzerland. He ran Salomon's operations in the country for a while and then headed up Amer's ...
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Globe, the Australian skating brand, has appointed Mike Xavier as...
Globe, the Australian skating brand, has appointed Mike Xavier as European marketing director, reinforcing a team of two people. Filling a new position, Xavier previously headed marketing for Globe's surf products in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The appointment comes as Globe's sales are picking up in Europe: After several ...
