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Sole Technology has appointed Hans Dijs as its new EMEA...
Sole Technology has appointed Hans Dijs as its new EMEA sales manager for Etnies, Emerica and éS. He replaces Ban Janssenm, who is taking on the role of EMEA marketing manager for the three brands. Dijs is an industry veteran with specific expertise in skate and streetwear, retail and wholesale. ...
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Nike has announced that Heidi O'Neill, president of Nike Direct,...
Nike has announced that Heidi O'Neill, president of Nike Direct, will expand her current role as leader of Nike's physical retail stores and Nike.com to include also all Nike digital products, services and member experiences. The change has immediate effect. She will report to Elliott Hill, president of consumer and ...
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Fischer Sports has announced the immediate departure of Ryan Leach...
Fischer Sports has announced the immediate departure of Ryan Leach from his position of its U.S. subsidiary in Auburn, New Hampshire. Franz Föttinger, the company's global CEO, will supervise the existing team of division managers.
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Fischer Sports has signed a distribution agreement with Vauthi Speed...
Fischer Sports has signed a distribution agreement with Vauthi Speed Oy, one of Finland's leading manufacturers of ski wax. Fischer will add Vauhti's products to its own portfolio and sell them in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France and Russia. The distribution via Fischer will start in the coming autumn. The two companies began ...
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Adidas has appointed a new chief information officer, Fumbi Chima,...
Adidas has appointed a new chief information officer, Fumbi Chima, replacing Michael Vögele who has left the company at his own request. Reporting to Harm Ohlmeyer, chief financial officer, she will take responsibility for the IT department from Jan. 1. A native of Nigeria, Fumbi comes from the Fox Network ...
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Under Armour has fired...
According to the Wall Street Journal, Under Armour has fired Ryan Kuehl, senior vice president of global sports marketing, and Walker Jones, senior director of sports marketing. Both were part of the inner circle of Kevin Plank, the founder of the company. The company has made no comment, citing its ...
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Primaloft has appointed Tanja Ederer, 25, to be its European...
Primaloft has appointed Tanja Ederer, 25, to be its European trade marketing assistant. Working out of the company's European headquarters in Taufkirchen, Germany, Ederer will be in charge of retail marketing: setting up trade fairs, POS activations and the Primaloft Training Tour. She will also handle the Banff Mountain Film ...
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Don Lane is the new chief marketing officer at Saucony,...
Don Lane is the new chief marketing officer at Saucony, the running shoe brand of Wolverine Worldwide. Reporting to Anne Cavassa, Saucony's president, Lane is responsible for brand positioning, direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising and digital strategy. Until just recently, he had been senior vice president of “brand and creative” at DraftKings, ...
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Christopher “Chris” H. Peterson will become executive vice president and...
Christopher “Chris” H. Peterson will become executive vice president and chief financial officer of Newell Brands on Dec. 3. He will be reporting Michael Polk, the president and chief executive, replacing Ralph Nicoletti, who will be retiring at the end of the year. Peterson has held senior roles in financial ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Todd Dalhausser to the position of...
VF Corp. has appointed Todd Dalhausser to the position of brand president of the Altra brand, effective immediately. He will report to Steve Murray, VF's vice-president of strategic products. Dalhausser joins VF from Wolverine Worldwide, where he served as senior vice-president of sales for Saucony North America. Dalhausser is a ...
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Zalando appointed two new vice presidents this month. Sara Diez,...
Zalando appointed two new vice presidents this month. Sara Diez, previously working as senior buying director for Europe and the Middle East at Nike, became vice president for Zalando's product line for woman. Diez succeeds Dalbir Bains, who left Zalando after four years. Before her career at Nike, Diez worked ...
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David Crothers has been appointed as the new chief executive...
David Crothers has been appointed as the new chief executive of Julbo's U.S. subsidiary. Reporting to Pierre Burgelin, Julbo's international sales director, he is taking the place of Nick Yardley. Crothers has been working for the French brand of sports eyewear as U.S. marketing manager since 2015. In 2008, he ...
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Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of John Soh as...
Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of John Soh as vice-president and general manager of China. The appointment will be effective in mid-February 2019. In his new role, he will report to Doug Morse, senior vice-president of emerging brands and APAC. Soh joins Columbia from Lego, where he was a ...
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Nike has announced that John W. Rogers, Jr. has been...
Nike has announced that John W. Rogers, Jr. has been appointed as a new member of the company's board of directors. Rogers, 60, is the founder, chairman, chief executive and chief investment officer of Ariel Investments. He founded Ariel Investments in 1983, with a focus on undervalued small and medium-sized ...
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The Aligro Group, the Swedish company that took over Henri...
The Aligro Group, the Swedish company that took over Henri Lloyd earlier this year (SGI Europe Vol. 29 N° 21+22 of July 3), had appointed new managers with experience at companies like Musto and Peak Performance. One of them is Tomas Frydebo, who previously worked for Trendmark, the Swedish distributor ...
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Lowa has announced that Alexander Nicolai will join the top...
Lowa has announced that Alexander Nicolai will join the top management on Jan. 1 as joint managing director alongside Werner Riethmann, the German company's longtime chief executive, and Rudolf Limmer and Matthias Wanner, the commercial director and international sales manager. Nicolai has been heading up design and product development at ...
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Guillaume de Monplanet has become again the general manager of...
Guillaume de Monplanet has become again the general manager of Adidas France, according to sport-guide.com. He had already held the post between 2012 and last year, when he moved to Herzogenaurach to serve as senior vice president of the Adidas brand in Europe. Nicolas Favre, who ran France in the ...
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Troy Sicotte will be Columbia Sportswear's vice president of North...
Troy Sicotte will be Columbia Sportswear's vice president of North American sales for the Mountain Hardware brand as of Oct. 22, 2018. He will report to Joe Vernachio, the brand's president. Sicotte has spent well over a decade in the footwear and outdoor industries, first at Birkenstock USA and then ...
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Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design...
Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design and innovation at Keen, the Portland-based maker of outdoor shoes. He will oversee the Outdoor, Lifestyle and Kids departments. Pawlus joins Keen from Timberland, where he spent 21 years, most recently as creative director and vice president of global product ...
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Callaway Golf has expanded its board of directors to ten...
Callaway Golf has expanded its board of directors to ten members with the addition of Laura J. Flanagan, current CEO of Foster Farms, who is credited with experience in corporate strategy, marketing, retail and operations
