That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 84
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In a further change of management at Rapala VMC, Arto...
In a further change of management at Rapala VMC, Arto Nygren will become executive vice president in charge of lure manufacturing as of Jan. 1, taking the place of Juhani Pehkonen and reporting to Stanislas de Castelnau, executive vice president of manufacturing operations and global supply chain development for the ...
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Poc, the Swedish producer of innovative helmets, eyewear, body armor...
Poc, the Swedish producer of innovative helmets, eyewear, body armor and apparel, will have a new chief executive, Jonas Sjögren, from next Feb. 1. He will join the company, which was bought by Investcorp and merged with the Dainese group in October 2015, after 15 years of experience in the ...
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Marmot has appointed Patrice Christensen as its new director of...
Marmot has appointed Patrice Christensen as its new director of brand. Most recently, Christensen managed key components of marketing at VF Corp.'s Lucy brand, which specializes in women's athleisure apparel. She has also served in marketing management positions at The North Face, PowerBar and Chevron. Christensen is herself an outdoor ...
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K-Swiss has appointed Mike Miringoff as its new global director...
K-Swiss has appointed Mike Miringoff as its new global director of tennis. He will report directly to Barney Waters, K-Swiss' brand president. In his new role, Miringoff will be responsible for the sales, marketing, products and all aspects of the performance tennis business in North America. He brings to K-Swiss ...
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Andy Steel has started as international sales manager in charge...
Andy Steel has started as international sales manager in charge of the U.K. and the European Union at Bern Unlimited, the U.S. supplier of action sports helmets. Steel is based in the U.K. and he is already familiar with the brand since he has been the Bern brand manager for ...
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Kim Anderson, former chief executive of Reading Room, has joined...
Kim Anderson, former chief executive of Reading Room, has joined Billabong's board of directors, where she will replace Howard Mowlen as chair of the company's resources and remuneration committee
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Dam has hired André Akkermans, the former European managing director...
Dam has hired André Akkermans, the former European managing director of Fox International, as its new managing director. Akkermans left Fox in 2015 to launch his own fishing consulting business. He has now joined the business with full responsibility for all operations, including product development, marketing and sales. He replaces ...
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Mike Brooks is again the chief executive of Rocky Brands...
Mike Brooks is again the chief executive of Rocky Brands on a permanent basis. He has been chairman of the board since 1991. He served as CEO between 1991 and 2011. Last Sept. 8, he took over the post again on an interim basis, following the resignation of David Sharp.
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José Manuel Albentosa, a former sales manager for Adidas, Reebok...
José Manuel Albentosa, a former sales manager for Adidas, Reebok and Under Armour in Spain, has become sales director of Sport HG, a Spanish supplier of sports apparel
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Jamie Cygielman has been appointed from Jan. 3 as executive...
Jamie Cygielman has been appointed from Jan. 3 as executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Iconix Brand Group, the U.S. company that has rights to brands from Umbro to Danskin, Starter, Pony and Ocean Pacific. She joins after marketing and business development functions at companies such as The ...
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Reiner Gerstner, former marketing manager of the Oberalp Group, is...
Reiner Gerstner, former marketing manager of the Oberalp Group, is now doing a similar job for TQ Group, a leading electronic engineering company based in Seefeld, near Munich
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Don Grimes, the former chief financial officer of Wolverine Worldwide...
Don Grimes, the former chief financial officer of Wolverine Worldwide who left last year to join Neiman Marcus in June 2015 as chief operating officer, executive vice president and CFO, has resigned now from this post
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Frederic De Beule replaces Trisha Hegg as direct of...
Frederic De Beule replaces Trisha Hegg as direct of product for Sanuk
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A long-time executive of Brooks Running, Dave Larson, has been...
A long-time executive of Brooks Running, Dave Larson, has been made general manager and senior vice president of Under Armour, in charge of the running category management
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Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become...
Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become the new director of global marketing for K-Swiss
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Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become...
Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become the new director of global marketing for K-Swiss
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We have yet to mention the appointment of Martin Margielka...
We have yet to mention the appointment of Martin Margielka as the new marketing director of Burton Europe, responsible for Burton Snowboards and its Anon brand. He is replacing Marian Kaeding. Margielka founded the magazine Streetwear Today and opened the iconic RAPX store in Bochum, Germany, at the age of ...
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Carsten Schmitz has been appointed as chief digital officer at...
Carsten Schmitz has been appointed as chief digital officer at Intersport Germany, a newly-created job, which is meant to transform the buying group into a digitally savvy business. This involves the continuation of the group's digitalization strategy, the development of its multi-channel model and the development of new digital services ...
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Chiemsee appointed Lutz Mai to the position of managing director...
Chiemsee appointed Lutz Mai to the position of managing director in charge of marketing and sales, succeeding Michael Doerell, who is leaving the company for personal reasons. The 50-year-old will be working together with Cornelia Schmidt, chief executive of the German action sports apparel company. Mai worked previously in business ...
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Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at...
Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at Primaloft, taking care of the company's sales and marketing strategy in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and reporting to Stefan Brandt, Primaloft's European sales manager. He will work out of the company's European headquarters in Taufkirchen near Munich. For the past eight ...
