That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 67
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The change in European leadership reported at the Adidas Group...
The change in European leadership reported at the Adidas Group last month has revealed several other changes, particularly the appointment of Markus Baumann as senior vice president in charge of global product operations for Adidas. Baumann has already been with the Adidas group for eleven years, the last three of ...
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Hermann Broekhof, 66, has decided to retire after working for...
Hermann Broekhof, 66, has decided to retire after working for 40 years as a journalist in the sporting goods sector for two Dutch trade publications, first for Tendens and then for Sport Partner. He will continue as a freelance writer in the sports and outdoor sectors. Admitting that its printed ...
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Robert Lazzaroni, a 25-year veteran of the industry, has been...
Robert Lazzaroni, a 25-year veteran of the industry, has been appointed by Salomon as Nordic regional commercial manager for the Americas
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K2 Sports has appointed Black Peak Trading, an agency run...
K2 Sports has appointed Black Peak Trading, an agency run by Andy Collin, to handle sales and marketing of all its brands in the U.K.
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After 18 years, Tomas Solin is leaving the role of...
After 18 years, Tomas Solin is leaving the role of chief executive at Salming Sports. The new CEO is Tomas Theil, which brings previous consumer brand experience from roles at Ikea and New Wave Sports. According to a press release issued by Salming Sports, the time has come for the ...
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Nicolas Warchalowski is stepping down from his CEO position at...
Nicolas Warchalowski is stepping down from his CEO position at Peak Performance after four years at the helm of the company. Under his management, the Swedish brand that belonged to the Danish IC Group underwent strategic changes that boosted its revenues and profit margins. As previously reported, Peak Performance was ...
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Eddie Miyoshi, a veteran of Volcom, has been made CEO...
Eddie Miyoshi, a veteran of Volcom, has been made CEO of HUF Worldwide, an American skate brand
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Clemens Tinzl will become the new chief executive at Kästle,...
Clemens Tinzl will become the new chief executive at Kästle, the Austrian ski company, in mid-September. He succeeds Bernd Knünz, who joined Kästle as CEO four years ago and is now leaving, citing personal reasons. Knünz started to work for Kästle in Salzburg before the company moved back to its ...
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Willi Jungen, who has been the Swiss country manager of...
Willi Jungen, who has been the Swiss country manager of Jack Wolfskin for 11 years, will become the chief executive of Snowlife, the Swiss producer of winter gloves, starting in September. He will take the place of Daniela Wenk, owner of the Swiss company, which is also the local distributor ...
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Chris Adamek, who has been a management consultant more than...
Chris Adamek, who has been a management consultant more than 20 years for Columbia Sportswear and other companies, has been named vice president and chief of staff for the Columbia brand, reporting to Joe Boyle, executive vice president and brand president of Columbia
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Adam Chamberlain has been appointed as U.S. sales manager at...
Adam Chamberlain has been appointed as U.S. sales manager at Norrøna, making him the Norwegian outdoor brand's first hire in the country. In more than two decades in the American outdoor industry, Chamberlain previously spent more than six years as vice president of marketing at Black Diamond Equipment, after another ...
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Michael Zeuch replaces Dennis Aubermann as manager of Sport 2000...
Michael Zeuch replaces Dennis Aubermann as manager of Sport 2000 Germany's team sports division, taking care of affiliated retailers that specialize in team sports under the voluntary group's new Absolute Teamsports banner. Zeuch reports directly to Hans-Hermann Deters, overall manager of the group's specialist retail formats. From 1998 to 2005, Zeuch ...
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Thomas Lange, who started Keen Europe together with Richard Litzel...
Thomas Lange, who started Keen Europe together with Richard Litzel and two other managers 13 years ago, is leaving the company in mid-October to become the new general manager of GEB, a German voluntary group of shoe retailers specializing in higher-end footwear. The members include big names like Prange and ...
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Calvin McDonald, who has spent the last five years as...
Calvin McDonald, who has spent the last five years as president and chief executive of Sephora in the Americas, has been appointed as Lululemon Athletica's chief executive from Aug. 20. Lululemon said that Sephora, the perfume and cosmetics retailer in the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton group, delivered double-digit growth ...
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Cathleen Benko, vice chairman and managing principal of Deloitte Consulting,...
Cathleen Benko, vice chairman and managing principal of Deloitte Consulting, has joined Nike's board of directors to help the group in its new digital transformation strategy. The 59-year-old expert has spent more than 30 years with the consultancy. She was appointed by Deloitte in 1998 as its first global e-business ...
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Ulf Santjer, who has been in charge of Puma's corporate...
Ulf Santjer, who has been in charge of Puma's corporate communications for more than two decades, is leaving the company as part of the re-organization of its global communications department. Santjer built up this entity as he accompanied Puma's rise, slump and rise again over the years, working under three ...
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Michael D. Christensen has become the new general manager of...
Michael D. Christensen has become the new general manager of Ecco for Central Europe, taking over from Frank Dissmann who had been responsible for the region since January 2017. He will work with new product manager for Central Europe, Christian Fischer, who comes from the Mammut Sports Group, replacing Annette ...
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Karen Reuther has been assigned to the position of global...
Karen Reuther has been assigned to the position of global creative director at Reebok, responsible also for brand identity and design implementation. Reuther will work together with the product development and marketing teams of Reebok. From 1998 to 2010, Reuther worked for Nike, ending up as its global creative director. ...
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Cristiano Portas, who left as chief executive of Arena in...
Cristiano Portas, who left as chief executive of Arena in 2016 after working for the company since 1999, has now left as CEO of Stefanel, an Italian fashion company, after only six months in the role
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Christoph Frechen has been appointed as global general manager of...
Christoph Frechen has been appointed as global general manager of marketing at Intersport International Corporation (IIC), after nearly 16 years in the Adidas Group. The function was previously held by Franz Penka. Frechen has held several positions at the Adidas Group, mostly working as brand director and marketing manager, at ...
