That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 60
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The Adidas Group has three new members on its supervisory...
The Adidas Group has three new members on its supervisory board. At the company's annual general meeting on May 9, Thomas Rabe, Bodo Uebber and Jing Ulrich were elected to the board. Rabe has been the chief executive of Bertelsmann since 2012, Uebber is financial director of Daimler and Ulrich ...
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David W. McCreight, a 56-year-old former president of Under Armour,...
David W. McCreight, a 56-year-old former president of Under Armour, Lands' End and Anthropologie, has been named a director of Wolverine Worldwide, replacing Joseph R. Gromek, who is retiring
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Saucony has named Shawn M. Hoy vice president of global...
Saucony has named Shawn M. Hoy vice president of global product. He will be in charge of design, development and strategy for the brand's footwear and apparel, which has not been performing well lately, especially in the U.S. Hoy reports to Anne Cavassa, who was appointed by Wolverine Worldwide as ...
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Scott Dunlap will be the new general manager of Runtastic,...
Scott Dunlap will be the new general manager of Runtastic, the Austrian-based fitness tracking system owned by Adidas, as of May 27. He will be working out of the company's head office in Linz alongside Mathis Gerkensmeyer, vice president of finance and operations, and two of the company's founders, Alfred ...
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Wilco Prins is leaving as chief executive of Rip Curl...
Wilco Prins is leaving as chief executive of Rip Curl Europe. His responsibilities will be taken over by Matthieu Lefin, the brand's head of group operations, who is already based in France. Lefin will continue to report to Michael Daly, the chief executive of the company. Prins first joined Rip ...
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John C. Lechleiter – the former chairman, president and chief...
John C. Lechleiter – the former chairman, president and chief executive of the pharmaceuticals company Eli Lilly – will not be standing for re-election to Nike's board of directors at the annual shareholders' meeting in September, although he will continue to serve until then. Lechleiter will be yielding his chairmanship ...
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Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German...
Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German sales team by hiring Christoph Schröder. The 30-year-old was most recently sales manager for Northern Germany at Kübler Sport. Also, Karolin Krohn will strengthen the marketing team at Craghoppers' European headquarters in Hamburg under the leadership of Oliver Robens. The ...
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Christophe Villemin, co-founder and new chief executive of Black Crows...
Christophe Villemin, co-founder and new chief executive of Black Crows (see our previous issue), has appointed a new manager in charge of operations, Nathalie Dougados, who has worked for Clarins, Christian Louboutin and Capgemini Consulting
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Bernard Liatti, a former top manager of the Rossignol Group,...
Bernard Liatti, a former top manager of the Rossignol Group, has been named senior adviser of the Wingate bank, in connection with its opening of an office in Lyon
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Kering and its parent company, Artemis, are keeping a foot...
Kering and its parent company, Artemis, are keeping a foot in the door at Puma. Héloise Temple-Boyer and Fiona May replaced two top executives from Kering, Jean-Marc Duplaix and Béatrice Lazat, on Puma's supervisory board at the company's annual meeting. Born in 1969, May won Olympic silver in the long ...
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Sergio Khiel has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Sergio Khiel has been appointed as the new chief executive and president of Fischer Skis' U.S. subsidiary, effective May 1. He takes the place of Ryan Leach, who left the company in December. Khiel served most recently as vice president of strategy and business development for DPS Skis. Prior to ...
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Zalando has announced that Christian Baier and Jan Wilmking, both...
Zalando has announced that Christian Baier and Jan Wilmking, both managing directors of zLabels, will be leaving the company. zLabels, the e-tailer's nine-year-old private label division, was closed on April 1, although the company has indicated that it will continue to offer “everyday essential” clothing and footwear products under 11 ...
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Jason LaRose is leaving as president of North America for...
Jason LaRose is leaving as president of North America for Under Armour, after two and half years in which the brand's sales in the region kept declining. Meanwhile, Under Armour has a new senior marketing manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland: the 30-year-old Nicolas Schwartz succeeds Philipp Walter, who is ...
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Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has...
Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has made Scott Ziegler its new retail director for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), with responsibility for the region's 170 Havaianas points of sale, from mono-brand stores to franchisees and concessions. Ziegler is no stranger to the region, having ...
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Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of...
Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of boosting the proportion of online transactions with consumers and through retailers and internet marketplaces. The long-term goal is for online sales to account for 40 percent of total sales. To achieve it, a new team of three employees has been ...
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This month, four managers will be joining the sales team...
This month, four managers will be joining the sales team at Bianchi, the Italian bicycle manufacturer. They are Michael Wilpert, the new export manager; Zoe Wang, the new area manager for Asia-Pacific; Diego Caccia, the new area manager for Italy; and Federico Zanet, the new manager of key customer accounts. ...
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Columbia Sportswear has elected Kevin Mansell to serve as a...
Columbia Sportswear has elected Kevin Mansell to serve as a director and a member of its nominating and corporate governance and audit committees. Mansell began serving in that capacity on March 25 and will be standing for election to full-term board membership at this year's annual shareholders' meeting. Ed George, ...
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Boardriders, the mother company of Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong and other...
Boardriders, the mother company of Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong and other brands, has announced the departure of Thomas Chambolle, who is currently responsible for the EMEA region. Chambolle was appointed after the tragic disappearance of Pierre Agnès, Quiksilver's chief executive, who was lost at sea on Jan. 30, 2018. Greg Healy, ...
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Unifi has announced that Kevin Hall has stepped down as...
Unifi has announced that Kevin Hall has stepped down as chief executive and company director. Albert Carey has been named as the new executive chairman of the U.S. yarn manufacturer, effective April 1, while Thomas Caudle is the new principal executive officer, with immediate effect.
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Shimano has announced that Satoshi Yuasa has stepped down from...
Shimano has announced that Satoshi Yuasa has stepped down from the company's board and will continue to work as an advisor, while remaining vice-president of the Japan Bicycle Association
