That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 81
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Sequential Brands has appointed Karen Murray as its new chief...
Sequential Brands has appointed Karen Murray as its new chief executive officer. Most recently, Murray served as president of VF Sportswear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF Corp. She replaces Yehuda Shmidman, who is stepping down from his position and as a member of the board of directors. Murray joined VF ...
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Buff has appointed Kristin Moynihan Greenbaum as director of sales...
Buff has appointed Kristin Moynihan Greenbaum as director of sales for its U.S. subsidiary. Moynihan has previously worked at Eddie Bauer, Starbucks, Unionbay and Coal Headwear. She has also served as vice-president of sales at Pow.
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Herbert Kenzelmann, aged 58, has been promoted to the position...
Herbert Kenzelmann, aged 58, has been promoted to the position of sales manager at Falke, the German socks specialist, joining its executive board. Coordinating all sales activities in the sports and legwear segments, he has taken the place of Jan van der Hagan, who is going back to Dedon, a ...
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Sandy Nicholls has retired as marketing manager of Gita Sporting...
Sandy Nicholls has retired as marketing manager of Gita Sporting Goods, the U.S. company that markets many bike brands in the country including Pinarello and Campagnolo and its own Giordana brand of cycling apparel. Nicholls was the first employee of Gita when it was set up by Giorgio Andretta in ...
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Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....
Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corporation , where he spent nine years as area manager of The North Face for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, ...
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An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global...
An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global operations, Joe Vernachio, will have the task of finding a new strategy to revamp Mountain Hardwear, the struggling brand of Columbia Sportswear. He has been hired to be the next president of the brand, starting on April 3. He will ...
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Pearl Izumi has hired Chris Sword as its new president....
Pearl Izumi has hired Chris Sword as its new president. He replaces Mike O'Connor, who retired in December. A veteran of the outdoor industry, Sword served as president of The Oberalp Group for the past nine years. Oberalp is the owner of Salewa, Dynafit and other brands. Prior to Oberalp, ...
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Nicolas Buisson has taken the place of Pierre Compte as...
Nicolas Buisson has taken the place of Pierre Compte as French country manager for K2. He will continue to take care of Zoot, which belongs to the same group, for all of Europe. Compte is now working for Mountain Hardwear in France and other countries.
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers and futsal boots, has...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers and futsal boots, has appointed Pepe Espino as sport category manager. He worked in the last three years in sales for the K-Swiss Group. Prior to that, he spent time with Nike, Decathlon, Diesel and Sole Technology.
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Christy Raedeke has been promoted from vice president of global...
Christy Raedeke has been promoted from vice president of global brand to executive vice president of global marketing and sales at Cocona, the company behind the 37.5 and Eco-Dri textile technologies
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Greg Shgapeleigh is being replaced by Jen Harned on Apr....
Greg Shgapeleigh is being replaced by Jen Harned on Apr. 15 as vice president and general manager of Vista Outdoor's Bell Helmets business
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Polygiene has appointed Haymo Strubel, who previously worked for YKK...
Polygiene has appointed Haymo Strubel, who previously worked for YKK and Sympatex Technologies, as director of commercial operations for Europe. The company has also appointed a new technical director for textile applications, Paul Middleton, who comes from Courtaulds. Polygiene has announced a collaboration with 2XU for use of its odor-control ...
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Bruno Sälzer has been elected chairman of the Amer Sports...
Bruno Sälzer has been elected chairman of the Amer Sports group's board of directors, as part of a new board of seven. Sälzer previously worked as chief executive for many years at Hugo Boss and Escada, and currently at Bench. He is also a supervisory board member at Lacoste Holding ...
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Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago,...
Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago, will replace Gregg Ribatt as chief executive on June 1, consolidating the two functions. Ribatt, who will remain on the board of directors, said the company was ready for the change after the progress it had made in 2016 in ...
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After working in executive positions at Ortlieb for the past...
After working in executive positions at Ortlieb for the past 25 years, Wolfgang Paulus will leave the German company, which specializes in the supply of bicycle panniers and backpacks, at the end of June. The 60-year-old manager worked as sales and marketing director before he shared the management of Ortlieb ...
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A 20-year veteran of General Motors, Caly Dean, has joined...
A 20-year veteran of General Motors, Caly Dean, has joined Under Armour in the new position of chief innovation officer, reporting to Kevin Haley, president of category management and innovation at UA. Dean was most recently the head of GM's global advanced design organization. He has been a chief design ...
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Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North...
Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North Face after six years in the role, is joining Wolverine Worldwide to be the president of its Outdoor and Lifestyle Group, which comprises Merrell, Chaco, Cat Footwear, Hush Puppies and Sebago. Jim Zwiers, a 19-year veteran of the group who ...
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Frank Voit is stepping down as global general manager of...
Frank Voit is stepping down as global general manager of Element to take up an unspecified position within the GSM group, which also owns Billabong, RVCA and Von Zipper. He is being replaced by David Brooks, who comes from a communication agency, Wassermann, where he worked for brands such as ...
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Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over...
Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over its move from Switzerland to Austria, has become chief executive of Safe Mountain, a two-year-old firm in Lausanne associated with the International Snow Training Academy that is involved in mountain safety education
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Bob Philion, who has been president and chief executive at...
Bob Philion, who has been president and chief executive at Cobra Puma Golf for the last seven years, has been appointed to take over from Jay Piccola as president of Puma North America. Puma had already announced last year that Piccola would retire around the middle of 2017 after nearly ...
