That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 82
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Roger Spatz, who has been the president of Eagle Creek...
Roger Spatz, who has been the president of Eagle Creek since 2011, will also serve as president of Reef, another brand of VF Corp. He had already been the chief financial officer of Reef for a brief period during his 12-year tenure at VF.
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Pou Sheng International has appointed Lee Shao-Wu as chief executive...
Pou Sheng International has appointed Lee Shao-Wu as chief executive officer. He replaces Kwan Heh-Der, who resigned in January after accounting irregularities were discovered at the sportswear retailer. Pou Sheng is owned by Yue Yuen Industrial Limited. Prior to his new appointment at the head of Pou Sheng, Shao-Wu served ...
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Adidas has promoted Arthur Hoeld to the position of senior...
Adidas has promoted Arthur Hoeld to the position of senior vice president of brand strategy and business development. The manager, who has been with the group since 1998, is getting rewarded for his successful work as general manager of its fast-growing Adidas Originals segment since 2011, first as senior vice ...
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A precursor in the market for performance stand-up paddling (SUP)...
A precursor in the market for performance stand-up paddling (SUP) products and the founder of Rogue SUP in 2008, Rock Karr has been appointed as general manager of Boardworks. This surf and SUP brand from Carlsbad belongs to Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. company specializing in water sports equipment. Karr is ...
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The Faction Collective, the Swiss company specializing in freeride skis,...
The Faction Collective, the Swiss company specializing in freeride skis, has reinforced its team with the appointment of Olivier Gouby as global sales director. The appointment was made in May last year and revealed a few days ago as part of another announcement. Gouby was previously European sales manager for ...
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While reporting the resignation of Mads Ryder as chief executive,...
While reporting the resignation of Mads Ryder as chief executive, IC Group announced today a new structure, which is intended to increase the independence of the group's core brands and to redefine the functions that have been managed centrally up to now. The group's core brands include Peak Performance, Tiger ...
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Ortlieb Sportartikel, the German company specializing in bicycle panniers and...
Ortlieb Sportartikel, the German company specializing in bicycle panniers and backpacks, hired Falco Schott from the start of this year as product manager for backpacks. Previously product manager for equipment at Jack Wolfskin, Schott intends to focus on integrated design, product development and production facilities at Ortlieb's head office in ...
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XXL ASA has appointed Robert Iversen as its new training...
XXL ASA has appointed Robert Iversen as its new training director, responsible for the training of its employees throughout the Nordic countries. He was the co-founder of XXL and served as its first chief executive from 2000 to 2007. He was responsible for training during the subsequent four years. Janicke ...
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Stefan Hahne has been appointed as sales manager for Brunotti,...
Stefan Hahne has been appointed as sales manager for Brunotti, in charge of field sales in the German-speaking countries, from the start of this year. For the last three years he was sales representative for the Dutch-based action sports brand in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, which he will continue ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Travis Campbell as brand president of...
VF Corp. has appointed Travis Campbell as brand president of Smartwool, effective Jan. 30. Campbell, who has 16 years of experience in the outdoor industry, most recently served as president and chief executive of Far Bank Enterprises, a maker and distributor of fly fishing products, owner of the Redington, Sage ...
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Wim Neels has been appointed territory sales manager of Primaloft...
Wim Neels has been appointed territory sales manager of Primaloft for the Benelux countries, the U.K. and Denmark. He will be based in Belgium and will report to Stefan Brandt, European sales manager of Primaloft. Neels was previously the sales manager of Gaastra. He has also worked for Peak Performance ...
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After its absence from the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last...
After its absence from the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last year, Klättermusen will stay away from Ispo Munich as well, as the Swedish outdoor company is continuing to adjust its strategy. The Klättermusen brand was updated last year and the company went through some management changes, after the appointment of ...
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Nautilus has promoted Rob Murdock to senior vice president of...
Nautilus has promoted Rob Murdock to senior vice president of innovation, a new position, while Brian Pope has been appointed vice president and general manager of the direct market. Murdock, who joined Nautilus in 2005, will be responsible for all the aspects of the product development process for the Nautilus, ...
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John Are Lindstad is to relinquish his job as international...
John Are Lindstad is to relinquish his job as international sales manager at Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, to become chief executive at Mustad, the Norwegian fishing equipment specialist, from the start of April. Lindstad has held this job for about five years, along with two other functions as head ...
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Frank Koch, a veteran of the sporting goods industry, is...
Frank Koch, a veteran of the sporting goods industry, is jumping ship again. He has left as managing director of Sportart3, the licensee for Adidas' boxing and mixed martial arts equipment, citing differences with the company's other new owners. He will be replaced by his partner and former sales director, ...
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Todd Spaletto, a veteran of VF Corp., is resigning as...
Todd Spaletto, a veteran of VF Corp., is resigning as president of The North Face. He is being replaced on an interim basis by Scott Baxter, president of VF's Outdoor & Action Sports division for the Americas region, but VF is looking for a permanent replacement. Spaletto has been with ...
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Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief...
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief financial officer of its 62.41 percent owned distribution and retail subsidiary, Pou Sheng International, and its chief executive, Kwan Heh-Der, has resigned. The reason given by Yue Yuen is the discovery of “certain incorrect sales data,” but the discrepancies with ...
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Gerfried Schuller, the founder of Blue Tomato, is reportedly leaving...
Gerfried Schuller, the founder of Blue Tomato, is reportedly leaving the action sports retailer he established nearly three decades ago. He will step down as managing director from the start of February, although he will remain involved with Blue Tomato as a strategic consultant. Ispo.com reports that Schuller's function as ...
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Brooks Running, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has promoted Dan...
Brooks Running, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has promoted Dan Sheridan to executive vice president, general manager of global sales. Sheridan has been with Brooks for 19 years, during which he has led business development, sales, e-commerce, regional marketing execution and customer service in North America.
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Michael Maier has been named by Fitbit as country manager...
Michael Maier has been named by Fitbit as country manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, replacing Marco Raimann who is now working as key account manager of the company for the Media-Saturn chain of electronic stores. Maier has been with several consumer electronics, most recently with Electrolux.
