That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 164
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Duca del Cosma, the German golf footwear and apparel brand,...
Duca del Cosma, the German golf footwear and apparel brand, has sealed two distribution agreements to move into the North American market. The brand will be sold in the U.S. market by Moda Sport Sales, based in California, which already distributes Chervò in the country. The Canadian market will be ...
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Woolrich, the outdoor apparel company, has hired Joshua Rich, an...
Woolrich, the outdoor apparel company, has hired Joshua Rich, an eighth-generation member of the family of Woolrich's founder, John Rich, to become its marketing manager
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Three directors will jointly run AGU, the Dutch bicycle and...
Three directors will jointly run AGU, the Dutch bicycle and sports company, after the retirement of Peter van den Kommer, the group's chief executive and the son of its founder, at the beginning of July. He formerly managed AGU with his brother Jaap, who retired 11 years ago. Dirk de ...
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Adalbert von der Osten, managing director of the German sporting...
Adalbert von der Osten, managing director of the German sporting goods industry association, BSI, has joined a 12-man advisory committee of the federal environment ministry for the protection of the environment and sport. Environmental issues and initiatives have been in the forefront of BSI's action under von der Osten, particularly ...
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Puma has set up a joint venture with The Wheat...
Puma has set up a joint venture with The Wheat Group in the U.S. to design, develop, sell and distribute Puma bags, headwear and other accessories for the U.S. market
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Robert Kröger, head of marketing at Sympatex for the last...
Robert Kröger, head of marketing at Sympatex for the last four years, has quit the company to join the German Sky TV channel. Kröger has been replaced by Beate Hoerl, who continues to run the marketing of Sympatex' parent company, Plouquet.
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From the start of this month, Greg Nieuwenhuys is the...
From the start of this month, Greg Nieuwenhuys is the new chief executive of Bever, the leading Dutch outdoor retailer, which is owned by the same investors as A.S. Adventure in Belgium and Cotswold Outdoor in the U.K. (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Three top executives of Li Ning have resigned from the...
Three top executives of Li Ning have resigned from the company, which says they left to pursue personal interests. They are Guo Jian Xin, chief operating officer; Fang Shih Wei, chief marketing officer; and Lin Li, head of the company's e-commerce department. The company's statement to the Hong Kong stock ...
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Jay Li, the general manager of the international marketing division...
Jay Li, the general manager of the international marketing division at Li Ning as well as the chief representative of the company's U.S. creativity center, has joined the trade committee of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry. He was elected to the board in February as a successor ...
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Dunatrack takes over the distribution of Elle Sport in Spain...
Dunatrack takes over the distribution of Elle Sport in Spain from Bewitch
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Mike Dietz returns to Kettler as senior product manager for...
Mike Dietz returns to Kettler as senior product manager for its bike segment, where he was already involved between 1992 and 2008. He subsequently acted as product manager at Derby Cycle and Abus. At Kettler, Dietz is now taking the place of Thomas Kaiser, who will concentrate on pedelecs and ...
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Mizuno France has hired a new dedicated sales manager for...
Mizuno France has hired a new dedicated sales manager for its golf products, Arnaud Bourdon, a former golf professional who previously worked for US Golf and MacGregor Golf
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Skins, the maker of compression garments, is going to reorganize...
Skins, the maker of compression garments, is going to reorganize its operations in Germany. Skins GmbH is moving to the Munich Order Center from its current home in Starnberg to establish a facility that will support the growing German market. Some of its back-office and support functions will be consolidated ...
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Hans Molenkamp has returned to Osiris Shoes in California to...
Hans Molenkamp has returned to Osiris Shoes in California to act as international marketing director for its line of skate, surf and motocross shoes. He will attempt to build up the brand through the internet, through collaborations with artists and in other ways. Molenkamp was in charge of marketing at ...
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Bruce Cazenave, a former chief operating officer of Timberland Europe...
Bruce Cazenave, a former chief operating officer of Timberland Europe and president and chief executive of Dorel Juvenile Group, has become chief executive of Nautilus. At the same time, Carl Johnson, a former top executive of Campbell Soup and Kraft Foods, has been named non-executive chairman of the recently reorganized ...
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Craghoppers, the British brand that belongs to the Regatta group,...
Craghoppers, the British brand that belongs to the Regatta group, has launched its business in the U.S.
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Johan Bolhuis, who had been in charge of the sports...
Johan Bolhuis, who had been in charge of the sports business unit at the Bos Groep in the Netherlands, dealing with the distribution of Babolat, Arena and Brooks, is leaving the company as well as the industry, to pursue other opportunities in the waste disposal business
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Gordon Baird is returning to Timberland to run its European...
Gordon Baird is returning to Timberland to run its European operations, starting next week. Stationed in the U.K., he basically takes over the previous responsibilities of Richard O'Rourke, a veteran of the company who has been promoted to senior vice president for international operations, adding Asia to his territory. Baird ...
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Foot Locker has moved around some of its executives as...
Foot Locker has moved around some of its executives as part of its efforts to improve the performance of its retail and direct business operations. Richard Johnson, the president and chief executive for Foot Locker US, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker and Footaction, is being promoted to executive vice ...
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Falke, the big German brand of socks, underwear and apparel,...
Falke, the big German brand of socks, underwear and apparel, has created the new position of division manager for its sportive ESS (Ergonomic Sport System) line. The position has been filled by Oliver Daniel Bogatu, who most recently ran the German operations of Vente Privée.
