That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 85
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Mizuno has appointed Indra Gunesekara, who has worked for Brooks...
Mizuno has appointed Indra Gunesekara, who has worked for Brooks and other companies, as creative director of its global performance running footwear, based at the company's office in Portland, Oregon
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Strengthening its management structure, Accell Group has appointed Wouter Jager...
Strengthening its management structure, Accell Group has appointed Wouter Jager as brand and marketing director of the company. Jager's current responsibilities as commercial managing director of Accell Nederland will be transferred to Huub Snellen, the group's managing director of operations. In the framework of Accell Nederland's integration into the group, ...
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The Cycling Sports Group (CSG), part of Dorel Sports, has...
The Cycling Sports Group (CSG), part of Dorel Sports, has promoted Henning Schroeder to the position of global vice president of product. In addition, David Guzik has been promoted to global vice president of engineering, while Brian Immel has been promoted to global vice president of marketing. CSG owns the ...
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Sport Partner reports that Matthijs de Vries, Odlo International's country...
Sport Partner reports that Matthijs de Vries, Odlo International's country manager for the Netherlands and Belgium, is leaving the company at the end of the year to become manager for the business unit in charge of export at the Oberalp Group, covering the Salewa and Dynafit brands. De Vries is ...
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Brian Moore, who served as vice president of global footwear...
Brian Moore, who served as vice president of global footwear for The North Face for four years until last May, has joined Tracksmith, an American brand of performance running apparel and accessories, as product manager. We understand that his appointment is intended to strengthen the sourcing capabilities of the company, ...
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Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, has recruited a new chief...
Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, has recruited a new chief executive, Jon Lööf, to help it to expand into new markets. He is credited with a broad background in international sales and marketing. Lööf has held various leadership positions at Nike's European headquarters in the Netherlands. He comes directly from ...
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Franck Riboud, chairman of Danone, has become an independent director...
Franck Riboud, chairman of Danone, has become an independent director of Quiksilver, whose board will be expanded from four to five members. Riboud is also a director of Renault, Rolex and Bagley Latinoamerica.
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Nik Baker, sales manager of Sole Technology Europe, will soon...
Nik Baker, sales manager of Sole Technology Europe, will soon take over as general manager of the Dutch-based operation, responsible for the brands Etnies, Emerica, Thirtytwo and Altamont Apparel. He is taking the place of Greg Cleghorn, who is returning to South Africa to develop his distribution business through Intende ...
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Keen Footwear has appointed Casey Sheahan as its next president,...
Keen Footwear has appointed Casey Sheahan as its next president, effective Nov. 14. He replaces Steve Meineke, who will retire in mid-November. Meineke will continue to collaborate with the company as an active member of the advisory council. Sheahan has a 35-year experience in the outdoor, athletic and publishing industry. ...
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Jeff Mechura has been appointed as Elan's director of brand...
Jeff Mechura has been appointed as Elan's director of brand development and managing director in North America, a new position for the Slovenian ski supplier. The appointment is chiefly meant to support the development of the Elan brand. While supervising the company's business in North America, Mechura will lead Elan's ...
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Pon has appointed Thomas Raith, the current chief executive of...
Pon has appointed Thomas Raith, the current chief executive of Derby Cycle, as head of all the e-bike activities of the Pon.Bike Group. In addition, Janco van der Heiden has been appointed as Derby Cycle's new co-chief executive. Raith will be based in Stuttgart, which is the official location of ...
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Bluesign Technologies has appointed Jill Dumain as its new chief...
Bluesign Technologies has appointed Jill Dumain as its new chief executive, effective January 2017. She replace Peter Waeber, who will retire at the end of the year, while remaining a member of Bluesign Technologies' advisory board. Dumain is currently Patagonia's director of environmental strategy. She has been with Patagonia for ...
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Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing...
Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing at Patagonia. He has spent the last 15 years on global marketing assignments, including a stint at Helly Hansen and several years as vice president of global brand creative and global brand manager for Lululemon. Bayers is reporting directly to ...
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Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager...
Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager of Teva, a newly created role under the Performance Lifestyle Group at Deckers Brands. The appointment will be effective on Oct. 24. In this new position, Winkel will manage global product and brand marketing for Teva as well as the ...
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Christer Johnsen has announced that he is stepping down from...
Christer Johnsen has announced that he is stepping down from his position as chief executive of Rottefella, the big Norwegian producer of cross-country ski bindings. Johnsen has been in charge of the company since 2008 and has not made any statement as to why he is leaving or what his ...
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eVent fabrics has announced the appointment of Dave Wilson as...
eVent fabrics has announced the appointment of Dave Wilson as its new sales account manager. Wilson returns to the company after a nine-year break. He joins from Garmin International, where he served as senior product designer and developer, managing soft goods and accessory lines for multiple product categories. During his ...
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Amer Sports has promoted Bill Kirchner to vice president and...
Amer Sports has promoted Bill Kirchner to vice president and general manager for the Americas. Most recently, he served as vice president of U.S. sales for Wilson Sporting Goods, prior to his added responsibilities at the parent company, Amer Sports. Kirchner has worked at Wilson for 32 years. In his ...
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Just a few weeks after Mike Ashley took over from...
Just a few weeks after Mike Ashley took over from Dave Forsey as chief executive of Sports Direct International (SDI), the British sports retailer said its acting chief financial officer is leaving the group. The owner of Field & Trek, as well as Karrimor, Gelert and various other brands, has ...
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Bruno Joly, 36, is joining Odlo International as communications manager,...
Bruno Joly, 36, is joining Odlo International as communications manager, reporting directly to the recently appointed brand director, Timo Pape. Joly started his career as German correspondent for a French fashion trade magazine, Journal du Textile. Based in Munich, he quickly focused on the sports industry. He contributed to other ...
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Paul Nugent, former vice president of global marketing at Umbro,...
Paul Nugent, former vice president of global marketing at Umbro, started last month as senior director of marketing at Under Armour in Europe. He reports to Chris Bate, the company's managing director for Europe, and will lead marketing activities across Europe. The job was held on an interim basis by ...
