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News briefsStadium hires new head of exclusive brands
Source: Stadium Dennis Majer, new head of exclusive brands Swedish sporting goods retailer Stadium has hired Dennis Majer as the new head of its exclusive brands, which include the Everest and Soc labels. Majer has 20 years of experience in the retail, fashion and sports business. He ...
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2023 Rugby World Cup’s CEO has been fired
Claude Atcher, the chief executive officer of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, has been fired by the organizing committee’s board of directors. The board has appointed Julien Collette as the new chief executive and Martine Nemeck as deputy chief executive. The decision to sack Atcher follows a long-running ...
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News briefsWilson appoints new head of racquet sports, sets sights on new markets
Wilson Sporting Goods has named Jason Collins, a 22-year veteran of the company, as its new global general manager of racquet sports, reporting to Joe Dudy, president and CEO at Wilson. Collins succeeds Hans-Martin Reh, who is moving on to pursue other interests outside the company. Reh had assumed the ...
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News briefsGrupo SBF’s director resigns
Grupo SBF, the parent of Brazil’s top retail sporting goods chain in Centauro and distributor of Nike in the South American market since December 2021, announced that the company’s director, Thiago Rebelo, has resigned on Oct. 11, 2022. At this time, the company has not provided further information on the ...
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News briefsJD Sports CFO Neil Greenhalgh to step down in 2023
Neil Greenhalgh, chief financial officer of U.K.-based JD Sports Fashion Plc has informed the company board of his intention to step down from his role as CFO next year. According to a company release, a nominations committee led by Andy Higginson will commence a process to recruit a successor. Greenhalgh ...
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News briefsLacoste appoints new deputy CEO
Lacoste has promoted Catherine Spindler, currently chief brand officer, to deputy chief executive officer. In her new role, her mission will be “to continue the premiumization of the iconic French brand at the crossroads of fashion and sport and to strengthen its distinctiveness and the consistency of its expression in ...
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News briefsWilson Golf announces internal and external appointments in Europe and U.K.
Wilson has promoted Leigh Fletcher to head of Wilson Golf in the U.K. and Ireland. Additionally, Lee Farrar has been promoted to head of golf for the EMEA region after serving as Fletcher’s predecessor for six years, while Drew Parsons has been promoted to key account manager for the U.K. ...
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News briefsNew market manager for Atomic Germany and Poland
Source: Atomic Ralf Schörghofer The Austrian ski manufacturer Atomic, part of Amer Sports, has announced the promotion of its 19-year employee Ralf Schörghofer to market manager for Germany and Poland. Schörghofer is responsible for the sales and market presence of the brand. His German team will also ...
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News briefsJordan Brand appoints Tonia Jones to head of women’s business
Nike’s Jordan Brand has announced that Tonia Jones, a 33-year Nike veteran, will take over as head of its women’s division, effective immediately. Jones began her career at Nike in 1989 as an account executive and then moved into sales, first for Nike Skateboarding in 2013 and then for Jordan ...
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ArticleUnder Armour announces changes to leadership team
Under Armour announced that David Baxter and Mehri Shadman will join the company’s leadership team, effective Oct. 24. Baxter will assume a regional leadership role as president of the Americas, succeeding Stephanie Pugliese, who will step down from her role and leave the company. Pugliese will remain until early 2023 ...
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ArticleiFIT has a new CEO
U.S.-based global fitness subscription technology company iFIT, Inc. has a new chief executive in Kevin Duffy, effective immediately. His appointment follows the hiring of Dale R. Gerard as chief financial officer and Andy Donkin as chief customer officer in June and August 2022, respectively. The search for a new CEO ...
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News briefsANWR Media promotes Tim Wiese to management board
Tim Wiese, in charge of the e-commerce activities of Sport 2000 GmbH (a subsidiary of ANWR Media GmbH), will be appointed to the management of ANWR Media by the ANWR Group’s executive board on Oct. 1. He will lead the company together with Michael Decker. “The relevance of online trade ...
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News briefsTennis-Point hires Stefan Salzer as managing director
The German tennis and running equipment retailer Tennis-Point has hired Stefan Salzer as its new managing director. He will be working alongside company founder Christian Miele to lead the European growth of the company in existing markets and new business lines, focusing on strengthening stability and scalability in the company’s ...
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News briefsPGA Tour Superstore makes two changes at the top
There have been two executive changes at golf and tennis specialty retailer PGA Tour Superstore, as reported by our colleagues at the American edition of SGI. President and CEO Dick Sullivan has become executive chairman and CEO, and chief merchandising officer Jill Spiegel has become president. Sullivan has been working ...
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News briefsGymshark will have a new CFO
U.K.-based activewear brand Gymshark has appointed Mat Dunn as its new chief financial officer. Most recently, Dunn served as Asos’ interim CEO, after the departure of Nick Beighton in late 2021. Also at Asos, Dunn previously served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Dunn stepped down from Asos ...
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Lululemon appoints new SVP for the EMEA region
Lululemon has named Sarah Clark as its new senior vice president for the EMEA region. She succeeds Gareth Pope, who has relocated to Hong Kong to lead the brand’s Asia-Pacific region. Most recently, Clark held the role of chief executive at ethical childrenswear brand Frugi. Prior to that, from July ...
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News briefsPeloton loses the next top executive
After its co-founders, Peloton Interactive also loses its CMO. Dara Treseder has left the company. She was the chief marketing officer of the interactive fitness platform for the last three years. Source: Autodesk On LinkedIn she wrote: „Today, on my birthday, I’m very excited to share ...
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News briefsNike appoints two new members to its board of directors
Nike has appointed Mónica Gil and Bob Swan to the company’s board of directors. Gil is chief administrative and marketing officer of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, leading the company’s brand development, digital marketing and multichannel creative efforts. Swan is an operating partner at Andreessen Horowitz, which advises growth-stage portfolio companies, and ...
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News briefsSmith promotes Rob Retzlaff to global VP of sales
The U.S. goggle and helmets brand Smith has promoted its long-term employee Rob Retzlaff to global vice president of sales. Retzlaff has been with the company since 1999, holding such positions as Canadian marketing manager and national sales manager for Canada. In 2008, Retzlaff was promoted to ...
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News briefsMike Ashley stepping down at Frasers
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley is renouncing the directorship of Frasers Group and will not be standing for re-election. He will therefore be stepping down at the end of his term, which coincides with the annual general meeting of Oct. 19. Ashley will nevertheless retain a majority stake, of about ...
