That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 69
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Tor Fadum-Aas, a fromer strategic account manager for Amer Sports,...
Tor Fadum-Aas, a fromer strategic account manager for Amer Sports, will serve from next August as the new Norwegian sales director for the Swix Sport Group, responsible for sales in the country of its Swix, Toko, Ulvang, Lundhags and Helsport brands
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Ralph Nicoletti will retire at the end of 2018 as...
Ralph Nicoletti will retire at the end of 2018 as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Newell Brands
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James JJ Gonzales, who has worked for Volcom for 16...
James JJ Gonzales, who has worked for Volcom for 16 years, has been named men's design director. The company has also hired Erica Yary as global women's marketing director.
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Fanatics has opened a German office in Hamburg. It is...
Fanatics has opened a German office in Hamburg. It is headed up by Joachim Hilke, former general manager of HSV and Sportfive.
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DPS Skis has named an industry veteran, Sergio Kiehl, to...
DPS Skis has named an industry veteran, Sergio Kiehl, to serve as vice president of global sales. He spent more than two decades with brands such as Uvex, Reebok, Nike and Puma. The American company has also appointed Steve Kroft as sales director for North America. He previously worked for ...
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Christoph Engl will be the new chief executive of the...
Christoph Engl will be the new chief executive of the Oberalp Group from Sept. 1, taking the place of Massimo Baratto who has become the European manager of Under Armour, as we have already reported. Engl comes from a marketing agency that has been promoting the brand of South Tyrol, ...
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Tim Bauer has been assigned to the newly created position...
Tim Bauer has been assigned to the newly created position of retail manager at Intersport Germany. The position was created in order to focus on the restructuring of Intersport into a more retail-oriented retail organization. The 41-year-old will be responsible for the further development of Intersport's Future Stores in Berlin ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at Gap, as its new vice-president for global merchandising. The appointment is effective immediately. Richardson has 30 years of retail experience. Most recently, he was Gap's vice-president of franchise product. At Gap, he spent around 20 years. His background also includes ...
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Life Fitness has appointed Judith Toland as vice president and...
Life Fitness has appointed Judith Toland as vice president and chief marketing officer, and Alla K. Woodson as vice president of global customer experience and service. The company has also hired Royal Simmons to lead the planned spin-off of Brunswick Corporation's fitness division.
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Patrick Schmollinger was appointed to the newly created position of...
Patrick Schmollinger was appointed to the newly created position of country manager for the German market at Schöffel. Previously, the 44-year-old worked as sales manager for Schöffel. He will continue as sales manager, but will also be responsible for trade marketing, stationary and digital services as well as communication with ...
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Nike has announced the appointment of Rosemary St. Clair as...
Nike has announced the appointment of Rosemary St. Clair as vice president and general manager of its global women's business and Cesar Garcia as vice president and general manager of global running. They will report to Amy Montagne, who was recently appointed to the post of vice president and general ...
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The Textile Institute has announced the appointment of Katie Greenyer...
The Textile Institute has announced the appointment of Katie Greenyer as its world president, effective May 17. Greenyer is creative talent and network director at Pentland Brands, and will maintain this full-time role throughout her tenure at the Institute. She joined Pentland Brands more than 20 years ago, when the ...
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Leif Holst-Liæker has resigned as chief executive at Bergans of...
Leif Holst-Liæker has resigned as chief executive at Bergans of Norway over disagreements with the board regarding the implementation of far-reaching strategic changes at the Norwegian outdoor brand. Holst-Liæker formally joined Bergans in December 2015, taking over the leadership from Ragnar Jensen, who retired after many years at the helm. ...
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Martin Benda has taken over from Jochen Lederhilger as general...
Martin Benda has taken over from Jochen Lederhilger as general counsel at Puma. Benda is reporting directly to Michael Lämmermann, the group's chief financial officer. Benda started his career as legal counsel at Mannesmann Mobilfunk, which has become part of Vodafone, and in 2001 he joined The Coca-Cola Company, as ...
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Felipe Oliveira Baptista is leaving as chief designer at Lacoste...
Felipe Oliveira Baptista is leaving as chief designer at Lacoste after eight years in the post
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Sophie Bambuck, whose has served as senior brand director for...
Sophie Bambuck, whose has served as senior brand director for Nike Sportswear for Western Europe for the past two years, has become chief marketing officer of Converse. She takes the place of Julien Cahn, who had moved to Converse from Nike in 2016. According to Bloomberg, he is going to ...
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Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...
Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of the joint venture recently formed by Pentland Brands and Lacoste for the management of Pentland's long-standing Lacoste footwear license. He has been working most recently for Coach. He was previously in charge of European operations for Deckers' Ugg brand.
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of corporate communications and Sara Bradshaw as corporate communications manager. Glynn comes from the public sector, where she worked, among other roles, as deputy press secretary and special assistant to President Bill Clinton and communications director for Ted Kulongoski, governor of ...
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Erik Tjerneld has been appointed as brand manager in Europe...
Erik Tjerneld has been appointed as brand manager in Europe for Royal Robbins, after the U.S. outdoor travel brand was purchased by Fenix Outdoor International and the Swedish-based company put an end to a European distribution agreement with Bradshaw Taylor. Tjerneld was previously the brand manager for Tierra, another outdoor ...
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Lululemon Athletica has announced the appointment of Patrick Guido as...
Lululemon Athletica has announced the appointment of Patrick Guido as its new chief financial officer. The appointment is effective April 30. Guido joins from VF Corp., where he served as treasurer and vice-president of corporate development. At Lululemon, he will report to the company's chief operating officer, Stuart Haselden. Guido ...
