That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 62
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Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach...
Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach lifestyle brand recently divested by VF Corp. He was most recently the general manager and brand manager of DC Shoes at Boardriders. He previously worked for Asics, Spy and Converse. Jensen will report directly to Gregg Ribatt, the new chief ...
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Fjällräven assigned Dean Polic to the position of country manager...
Fjällräven assigned Dean Polic to the position of country manager for Germany at the beginning of this year. He succeeds Lars Ryslev, who is taking the newly created position of head of global sales for Central Europe at Fenix Outdoor, parent company of Fjällräven. Polic, 47, will be leading Fjällräven's German ...
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Head has announced the launch of Head Winter Sportswear in...
Head has announced the launch of Head Winter Sportswear in North America and the promotion of Julia Couperthwait to business manager of Sportswear North America. Couperthwait has extensive experience in the outdoor and fashion industries, specifically in brand marketing, merchandising and design. She will oversee all aspects of the Winter ...
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Li & Fung has named Joseph Phi as the company's...
Li & Fung has named Joseph Phi as the company's new president. He will lead the company's supply chain solutions operating groups, including business development. He replaces Marc Compagnon, who will now work as senior adviser across the Fung Group of companies, Li & Fung's major shareholder, leading its initiative ...
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At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz...
At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz to the new position of country manager for Germany. Thomas Gröber, chief executive of Hanwag, has until now been responsible for the German market. Volz has worked for Hanwag since 2013. He spent four years as a sales representative and ...
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Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear,...
Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear, maker of outdoor apparel and accessories, and plans to grow the brand in North America. Novak is coming off nine years – first as head of national accounts, more recently as vice president of sales – with 5.11 Tactical, which ...
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Ironman, a subsidiary of Wanda Sports Holdings, has promoted Jennifer...
Ironman, a subsidiary of Wanda Sports Holdings, has promoted Jennifer Mocerino to chief merchandise officer. She will be retaining her seat on Ironman's Executive Committee. Mocerino joined the company in 2010 as vice president of merchandise for North America, where she developed a business unit in Tampa, Florida. She has ...
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Rob DeMartini, who stopped working as president and chief executive...
Rob DeMartini, who stopped working as president and chief executive of New Balance at the end of 2018, is set to become the new CEO of USA Cycling, an association that promotes the sport
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In a bid to stimulate innovation and diversification, particularly in...
In a bid to stimulate innovation and diversification, particularly in its important sports segment, Superdry has appointed a new creative director, Phil Dickinson, who held a number of senior roles at Nike, including global creative director for football and for Nike Sportswear. He was a creative director for Umbro while it ...
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Jon Rucker has been promoted to president of the Winter...
Jon Rucker has been promoted to president of the Winter Sports Division at Head/Tyrolia USA, located in Boulder, Colorado. Rucker has been with Head for more than nine years and has spent the last seven as vice president of Winter Sports. According to Kevin Kempin, chief executive and president of ...
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Klaus Wurmseder has come back to Roeckl as head of...
Klaus Wurmseder has come back to Roeckl as head of sales, occupying a post that he had held from 2006 to 2012
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Pure Fishing has announced the appointment of Harlan M. Kent...
Pure Fishing has announced the appointment of Harlan M. Kent as its new chief executive. He replaces Neil Eibeler, who has left the company. Pure Fishing was recently acquired by Sycamore Partners. Kent has more than 30 years of experience, including roles at the Performance Sports Group, Totes Isotoner, and ...
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Zebco Brands has announced the appointment of Frerk Petersen as...
Zebco Brands has announced the appointment of Frerk Petersen as managing director of Zebco Europe, and that of Simon Morris as commercial manager of Preston Innovations, a subsidiary of Zebco Brands. Petersen has been director of marketing and product development for Europe since early 2011. Morris joins Preston from Shimano ...
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In keeping with a recent change in strategy, Accell Group,...
In keeping with a recent change in strategy, Accell Group, the Dutch parent of such cycling brands as Haibike, Lapierre, Raleigh, Atala and XLC, has begun the search for a new chairman. The current chairman, Ab Pasman, will remain a director for a further year. Once the new chairman is ...
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David Orr, an industry veteran who has worked for Keen,...
David Orr, an industry veteran who has worked for Keen, Timberland and Adidas, has been hired as general manager of Dakine, overseeing all aspects of sales, product creation and operations. He will report to Jonathan Hirshberg, the head of JR286, the company that has been contracted to operate Dakine by ...
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Cycling Sports Group (CSG), a division of Dorel Industries, has...
Cycling Sports Group (CSG), a division of Dorel Industries, has appointed Eugene Fierkens as general manager of CSG Europe. He replaces Adriano Nascentes, who has been named chief operating officer of Dorel Juvenile Europe. Fierkens joins CSG from Specialized, where he has worked since 2004 and held various roles, including ...
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Olivier Costil has quit the position of editor of Filière...
Olivier Costil has quit the position of editor of Filière Sport, the trade magazine of Union Sport & Cycle, the French federation of the sporting goods and bicycle industry launched six years ago
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Forum Sport will be changing the structure of its upper...
Forum Sport will be changing the structure of its upper management during the first quarter of 2019, recasting five departments as six and shifting around its executives in consequence. The Spanish sports retailer is fusing its purchasing and own-brand departments into one. To lead this new, combined department Forum Sport ...
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Chi Lo-Jen is being promoted to be the new chief...
Chi Lo-Jen is being promoted to be the new chief executive of Stella International on Jan. 1, taking the place of Lawrence Chen, who will continue as an executive director and a member of the executive committee of the Chinese shoe company. Chi has 23 years of experience in the ...
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G. Scott Uzzell is leaving the Coca-Cola Company to become...
G. Scott Uzzell is leaving the Coca-Cola Company to become the new president and chief executive of Converse from Jan. 22, replacing the retiring David Grasso. The Nike group, which owns Converse, said that his nomination is expected to help the brand to move into new spaces by reconnecting to ...
