That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 169
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Frencys, the Austrian brand of ski apparel, has appointed Christian...
Frencys, the Austrian brand of ski apparel, has appointed Christian Perner as international sales manager. Perner is a former ski champion and runs his own ski school in the Alps. Marc Maiero will take care of the German market. Maiero is a member of the training team of the German ...
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Kevin Wulff is the new chief executive of Asics America,...
Kevin Wulff is the new chief executive of Asics America, succeeding Nobuo Oda, who is retiring from that position. Wulff has been chief operating officer since last August, and last month also took up the duties of Rich Bourne, departing president. Wulff has held executive positions with Pony, American Sporting ...
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Adrenaline Sport is losing the distribution of the Kjus brand...
Adrenaline Sport is losing the distribution of the Kjus brand of activewear in Norway, which generated sales of 9 million Norwegian kroner (€1.1m-$1.6m) last year, as former ski champion who lends his name to the Swiss line, Lasse Kjus, is taking over its distribution in Norway through his new company, ...
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Johan Adamson, head of sports marketing for team sports at...
Johan Adamson, head of sports marketing for team sports at Puma, has been appointed as one of the four vice president of Fesi, the European sporting goods industry federation. He joins the three other vice presidents elected last year: Luca Businaro of Novation, Claudine Reynes of Fifas and Rory McMillan ...
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The Acushnet Company is shifting some people around in its...
The Acushnet Company is shifting some people around in its Europe, Middle East and Africa division. Gary Miller is going back to Germany to work in business development, where he will help expand the company in that market as well as others such as Spain and Eastern Europe. In addition, ...
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Michael Wildner is leaving Asics Austria, where he was acting...
Michael Wildner is leaving Asics Austria, where he was acting as marketing manager
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Abacus has signed a distribution agreement for the Finnish market...
Abacus has signed a distribution agreement for the Finnish market with Rotor Form Oy, a 15-year-old company with offices in Helsinki and Tampere
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On March 2012, Bruno Obermayer, who has worked for Löffler...
On March 2012, Bruno Obermayer, who has worked for Löffler for 38 years, will retire from the leading the Austrian apparel brand after leading it as managing director for 11 years. Effective in September, the new man at the top will be Otto Leodolter; with Obermayer helping out in the ...
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Odlo has opened a new showroom in Reading for the...
Odlo has opened a new showroom in Reading for the British market
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Two new vice presidents have joined Patagonia: Lee Turlington oversees...
Two new vice presidents have joined Patagonia: Lee Turlington oversees global product management, and Paul Zadoff is in charge of global sales. Turlington has been a consultant for Patagonia for two years through his own firm, Turlington Inc., after a career that included stints with Nike, Fila and The North ...
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Giulio Piccin, an Italian executive who has worked as footwear...
Giulio Piccin, an Italian executive who has worked as footwear merchandising manager for The North Face and as product manager at Lotto, has been named product manager of Aku
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Flow Imports is the new distributor of Garmont footwear in...
Flow Imports is the new distributor of Garmont footwear in New Zealand
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Socrep has started distributing the Falke Ergonomic Sport System in...
Socrep has started distributing the Falke Ergonomic Sport System in Italy
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Toray, the Japanese producer of Dermisax membranes, started to represent...
Toray, the Japanese producer of Dermisax membranes, started to represent Yeti in Japan last year and would like to do the same for other foreign companies
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Norrøna has created a management position for marketing and communication....
Norrøna has created a management position for marketing and communication. The new man who is filling this role is 38-year-old Lars Bjelvin, who used to work in communication in the Norwegian petrol industry.
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The Design Studio of CoCo Smith is going to oversee...
The Design Studio of CoCo Smith is going to oversee merchandising, color selection and design for the entire sock collection of Lorpen
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Sport Fundgrube, the German sports retailer specializing in close-outs, has...
Sport Fundgrube, the German sports retailer specializing in close-outs, has hired Stefan Wolf to run its online shop
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In an effort to improve its supply chain processes, Spyder...
In an effort to improve its supply chain processes, Spyder has promoted two employees to oversee global production operations. Carl Boni is now senior director chain – production and inbound, taking charge of all aspects of production globally. Chris Okazaki is now director of Asia production, reporting to Boni and ...
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Michael Devine III is the newest member of the board...
Michael Devine III is the newest member of the board of Deckers Outdoor Corporation. In August he will be retiring from his position at Coach as executive vice president and chief financial officer, which he has held since 2001. His initial term on Deckers' board lasts until May 31, when ...
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Exercycle, which is the fitness division of BH, has taken...
Exercycle, which is the fitness division of BH, has taken over the distribution in Germany and is setting up a subsidiary in Russia. The Spanish company, which is said to be generating annual sales of about €80 million, already controls the distribution in the U.K., France and Italy.
