That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 68
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Nike has appointed Noel Kinder as vice president and chief...
Nike has appointed Noel Kinder as vice president and chief sustainability officer from Sept. 5. He has already been with the company for the last 19 years, most recently as vice president in charge of sustainable manufacturing and sourcing. Kinder was also general manager at Nike Vietnam, in charge of ...
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Poc Sweden has appointed David DeMartini as global chief marketing...
Poc Sweden has appointed David DeMartini as global chief marketing and digital officer, Cornelia Lenz as global digital director and Lina Elfstrand as creative brand and marketing director
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O.Mustad & Son has announced the appointment of Anders Nygård...
O.Mustad & Son has announced the appointment of Anders Nygård as global brand manager, to further develop the brand's offering in the global recreational fishing tackle market. Nygård has spent the last six years with Mustad and Rapala VMC.
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Eric Cuenot, general manager at Nike France since October 2012,...
Eric Cuenot, general manager at Nike France since October 2012, has been appointed to lead several key sports categories in Latin America and Asia Pacific, Sport-guide.com reports. Cuenot already obtained extra responsibilities as vice president and general manager for Nike France as well as Northern Europe from October 2016. He ...
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Matthias Jendryschik is leaving the position of German marketing manager...
Matthias Jendryschik is leaving the position of German marketing manager for all the brands of Amer Sports, which he has held for three years, to return to Salomon as the new brand manager for Central Europe. He will be replaced by Julia Schehl, who has been working as Salomon brand ...
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Klaus Jost, the very religious former joint chief executive of...
Klaus Jost, the very religious former joint chief executive of Intersport Germany and chairman of Intersport International, is now running the sales and marketing operations of a German publishing house for religious books, SCM Verlagsgruppe, that published his own book, “Jost läuft,” last February
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Hummel has a new footwear buying and product manager, Lone...
Hummel has a new footwear buying and product manager, Lone Kier Droob who worked previously for Dansk Supermarked and Salling
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Neil Fiske, who recently resigned as chief executive of Billabong,...
Neil Fiske, who recently resigned as chief executive of Billabong, has been named as global brand director of Gap
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Kant, the big Russian retailer and wholesaler of sporting goods,...
Kant, the big Russian retailer and wholesaler of sporting goods, has agreed to take over from Sportmaster as the exclusive distributor for Saucony in the Russian Federation, starting with the third quarter of 2018. It is already offering free training in running to its customers, and many of its employees ...
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In the autumn, Jens Nyström will make a switch from...
In the autumn, Jens Nyström will make a switch from Haglöfs to Björn Borg, where he will assume the comparable position of chief financial officer at the Swedish sportswear and underwear brand. Nyström has a varied resumé, having held the same position with a pharmaceutical company, Sanofi, in Sweden. Previously, ...
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Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager...
Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager for Central Europe at Ecco. From July, the 41-year-old replaces Annette Wächtler, who will continue to work as senior category manager for Ecco's shoe collection for women at the company's headquarters in Denmark. Before joining Ecco, Fischer worked for the ...
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Amer Sports has appointed Jon Hoerauf as president in charge...
Amer Sports has appointed Jon Hoerauf as president in charge of the sports apparel category, a function that is meant to enable faster growth and to take more advantage of synergies in the Finnish group's apparel business. It has re-formed an apparel category structure that includes the Arc'teryx, Salomon and ...
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Jon Sinko, who spent the last 20 years in the...
Jon Sinko, who spent the last 20 years in the action sports division of the Adidas Group, has joined Element as vice president in charge of merchandising and design. Sinko was most recently global head of product marketing for skate apparel, footwear, accessories and snowboarding at the Adidas group, based ...
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The Rossignol Group has promoted Stéphane Mougin to the position...
The Rossignol Group has promoted Stéphane Mougin to the position of alpine racing manager, working with athletes for all the group's ski brands: Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange and Look. Angelo Maina who held the responsibility during the past 13 years, will continue to work part-time, focusing on specific missions. Mougin worked ...
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XXL ASA will have a new chief financial officer from...
XXL ASA will have a new chief financial officer from the autumn, Stein Alexander Eriksen. He is currently the CFO of Orkla Care, one of the key business areas of the Norwegian Orkla group. He started his career at Arthur Andersen and held several positions at Orkla. Eriksen will take ...
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The Signa Sports Group has appointed Christian Bubenheim, an online...
The Signa Sports Group has appointed Christian Bubenheim, an online retailing specialist, to become chief executive of Internetstores, its online retailing entity specializing in cycling and outdoor products. He started at the beginning of June. Internetstores encompasses about 30 online stores in 13 countries, such as Bikester, Probikeshop, Campz and ...
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Dam, a brand of Svendsen Sport, has appointed Michael Unger...
Dam, a brand of Svendsen Sport, has appointed Michael Unger as its new managing director. Unger is a well-known name within the European fishing tackle industry. He has previously served as general manager of Pure Fishing Deutschland for the Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) region.
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Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and...
Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and Dare2B brands earlier this year, following the departure of Laurent Houlier. Reynolds previously spent nearly six years with the Pentland group, as multi-channel business director for Speedo International and then interim group digital director for Pentland Brands. He has dealt ...
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Laui Shixian, executive director and chief operating officer of Anta...
Laui Shixian, executive director and chief operating officer of Anta Sports, is appointed as the Chinese company's chief financial officer
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Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Andrew Burns to...
Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Andrew Burns to the new role of “director of investor relations and competitive intelligence.” He takes on some of the responsibilities of Christian Buss, who was named director of investor relations at the beginning of this year and recently left the group to ...
