That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 86
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Ulrike Köhler is taking over in November from Daniel Eppler...
Ulrike Köhler is taking over in November from Daniel Eppler as vice president and general manager for Nike in the German-speaking countries. After several other assignments at Asics and Saucony in Europe, Köhler has been with Nike in various functions since 1997, most recently as vice president and general manager ...
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Wigwam Mills has a new chief executive, Thomas Wheeler. He...
Wigwam Mills has a new chief executive, Thomas Wheeler. He takes the position from Robert Chesebro, who remains Chairman. Wheeler is the second outsider to have joined the top management of the American socks manufacturer, which is owned by Chesebro's family. Wheeler will also act as president of Wigwam. He ...
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Frederic De Beule replaces Trisha Hegg as direct of product...
Frederic De Beule replaces Trisha Hegg as direct of product for Sanuk
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Regan Betts joins Ibex Outdoor Clothing as brand marketing director...
Regan Betts joins Ibex Outdoor Clothing as brand marketing director after a decade spent at Smartwool creating and managing contents for social media
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Cory Bayers, former global creative vice president at Lululemon,...
Cory Bayers, former global creative vice president at Lululemon, has become the new vice president of marketing for Patagonia
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Leki has boosted its international sales department with the appointment...
Leki has boosted its international sales department with the appointment of Michael Brechtelsbauer as area manager for North America, Scandinavia and some other European countries
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Moving from Vans to Reef, Fabio Marangoni has been appointed...
Moving from Vans to Reef, Fabio Marangoni has been appointed by VF Corp. as general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), leading the brand's product, sales and marketing strategy in the region. He reports directly to Jeff Moore, president of Reef. Marangoni served most recently as area ...
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Lotto Sport Italia has appointed a new “head of communication...
Lotto Sport Italia has appointed a new “head of communication and digital sales,” following the departure of Alberto Fraticelli, the former brand manager of Ferrari, after eight years with the company. His name is Stefano Taboga. He comes from the Luxottica Group, where he acted as global digital and omnichannel ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed David Lawner as interim senior vice...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed David Lawner as interim senior vice president of retailing in North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), while the company has started a search to replace Shawn Cox. From 2011 until March 2016, Lawner was president in charge of U.S. retailing and ecommerce ...
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Johnson Outdoors has appointed Ed Stevens, former chief executive of...
Johnson Outdoors has appointed Ed Stevens, former chief executive of Shopatron, to its board of directors. Stevens will join Johnson's board from the start of November and he will stand for re-election at the group's annual shareholders' meeting in 2017. Shopatron is a provider of cloud-based, online order management services. ...
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Andrea Dorigo, a veteran of the Luxottica Group who had...
Andrea Dorigo, a veteran of the Luxottica Group who had been acting as president of Oakley from May 2015 to last July, has become president and chief executive of Pirch. Based at Oakley's head office in California, Dorigo had been responsible for the sports channel. His position has been eliminated ...
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Alpina Sports, the German supplier of sports glasses and helmets,...
Alpina Sports, the German supplier of sports glasses and helmets, has appointed Julia Bauer as its new marketing director, replacing Gunda Häussler, who has been on maternity leave since the end of August. Ludwig Bestler, a journalist for a German biking magazine for the last six years, is supporting Bauer, ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear has named Holly Calloway marketing and...
Sherpa Adventure Gear has named Holly Calloway marketing and public relations manager
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W.L. Gore & Associates has appointed Achim Ewers zum Rode...
W.L. Gore & Associates has appointed Achim Ewers zum Rode as “global brand & consumer strategy leader,” based at the company's European headquarters in Germany. He will be responsible for Gore-Tex and the other brands in the Gore Fabrics division, addressing new challenges from a globalized environment and the digitalization ...
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Giovanni Maruzzi, 35, has left Nike to become the first...
Giovanni Maruzzi, 35, has left Nike to become the first country manager of Brooks Running for Italy and Spain. After working for Vodafone and Procter & Gamble, Maruzzi spent the last three years at Nike's Italian subsidiary as sales manager in the running category and as strategic accounts manager. Brooks' ...
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Jonas Netterström will take the helm as chief executive at...
Jonas Netterström will take the helm as chief executive at Cycleurope at the end of this year. Netterström currently serves as CEO of an investment company, Elajo Invest. The Swedish bicycle company has been without a CEO since Mårten Nydahl quit in the early summer. Since then, the company's chairman, ...
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Federico Musi is the new chief executive of Look Cycle,...
Federico Musi is the new chief executive of Look Cycle, replacing Dominique Bergin who sold a majority stake in the French company this summer to an investment fund, Activa Capital. Musi is described as a multi-lingual, 44-year-old manager who covers 5,000 km each year on his bike. The Italian native ...
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Brooks France has named Franck Mesnage, formerly at Asics France,...
Brooks France has named Franck Mesnage, formerly at Asics France, as its new general manager. He takes over from Christophe Vatinel, who has been at the helm of the company for over ten years. Brooks France posted revenues of €9.8 million in 2015.
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Polar has appointed Tom Fowler as president of Polar USA....
Polar has appointed Tom Fowler as president of Polar USA. He will be responsible for all segments of the business including sports technology, corporate wellness, consumer fitness, club, education and team sport. Prior to Polar, he served at Intel as director of marketing and sales of head-worn devices. He previously ...
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Nautilus, the owner of Octane Fitness, has announced that Dennis...
Nautilus, the owner of Octane Fitness, has announced that Dennis Lee will leave Octane at the end of the year. Lee is currently the company's vice president and general manager of commercial and specialty. Ryan Simat, a veteran of the company and the current vice president of sales, has been ...
