That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 96
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Fouad Gross is leaving as country manager of Timberland for...
Fouad Gross is leaving as country manager of Timberland for Germany, Austria and Switzerland after more than ten years in the job. His role will be taken over on a temporary basis by Mariano Alonso, vice president of sales of Timberland for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Timberland ...
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Our subscribers at SGI Europe and The Outdoor Industry Compass...
Our subscribers at SGI Europe and The Outdoor Industry Compass were wondering where Mathias Basedow was going to land after leaving the European Outdoor Group, where he recently acted as marketing manager. Basedow, who had previously worked at Oakley Europe, is now running a brand-new office and showroom of Icebug ...
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Donna Carpenter is to take over from Mike Rees as...
Donna Carpenter is to take over from Mike Rees as chief executive of Burton Snowboards at the beginning of February. John Lacy, who has long been employed by Burton, will take over her job as the brand's president. Donna Carpenter is a co-owner of Burton Snowboards and the wife of ...
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Mirco Geise has been named country sales director of Vans...
Mirco Geise has been named country sales director of Vans for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He had previously worked for O'Neill, starting as key account manager in 2009 and then becoming three years ago its country manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia.
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Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at...
Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at the U.S. subsidiary for Original Buff, the Spanish provider of performance headwear for runners, cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts. The company said in a press release that Whitney has been in leadership functions in the general sporting goods and specialty outdoor ...
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Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer...
Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer as director of product management for its surf, stand-up paddleboard and paddle brands, Boardworks and Adventure Technology. He previously led strategic product line development for Adventure Technology, which is the company's performance paddle brand, as the product manager. Boardworks is ...
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Fashionmag.com reports that Antoine Tinel has been appointed in charge...
Fashionmag.com reports that Antoine Tinel has been appointed in charge of international sales at Le Coq Sportif, the French sports brand, to supervise all markets other than those covered by subsidiaries, in Italy, Spain and the U.K. The appointment comes after the departure of Géraud Maréchal, who left to lead ...
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Under Armour has announced the appointment of Chip Molloy as...
Under Armour has announced the appointment of Chip Molloy as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 19. He replaces Brad Dickerson, who will remain with the company in an advisory role through February. Molloy most recently served as a senior adviser for Roark Capital Group. From 2007 to 2013, he was ...
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Robert Marcovitch is taking the place of Tim Petrick as...
Robert Marcovitch is taking the place of Tim Petrick as chief executive of K2. Marcovitch had already run the American ski company between 2006 and 2011, before moving to the position of CEO at The Coleman Company, which is also owned by Jarden Corporation. He had previously run K2's ski, ...
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Johan Lindeberg, who gave his name to the J. Lindeberg...
Johan Lindeberg, who gave his name to the J. Lindeberg brand, is returning to the Swedish company as creative director in January, after eight years away from the firm. He will remain in New York but work closely with the Stockholm-based team at J. Lindeberg, which sells fashion as well ...
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Vista Outdoor has recruited Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive...
Vista Outdoor has recruited Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive of Johnson Outdoors, to act as president of its outdoor products segment, comprising Camelbak and Jimmy Sykes as well as Bushnell. He will take up his new functions on Jan. 4, reporting directly to Mark De Young, chairman and chief ...
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Rick Mina, a former head of Foot Locker Europe,...
Rick Mina, a former head of Foot Locker Europe, has become president of WSS, an American shoe retail chain with 68 stores
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Liz Robbins, a co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former...
Liz Robbins, a co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former head of design, is coming back to the company as an adviser, working closely with its newly appointed chief executive, Michael Millenacker
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Todd Hymel took over as chief executive of Volcom earlier...
Todd Hymel took over as chief executive of Volcom earlier this month as Jason Steris left the action sports company after many years. Hymel moved from Paris to California in June to become the chief executive of action sports brands at Kering, the French company that owns Volcom along with ...
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Dorel Sports has appointed Morgan Meredith as Cannondale's global mountain...
Dorel Sports has appointed Morgan Meredith as Cannondale's global mountain bike marketing manager. He will drive the global marketing and communication strategy for the Cannondale mountain bike segment and Cannondale suspension technology. Meredith joins Dorel Sports from Mission Workshop, where he was the marketing director. In addition, the company has ...
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Paul Fowler has been appointed as Animal's managing director, starting...
Paul Fowler has been appointed as Animal's managing director, starting from the beginning of next year, after several years as an executive director in the branded apparel and fashion business, with brands such as Ben Sherman and Nicole Farhi. Fowler said in a statement that he was taking up the ...
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Alexander Nehls has been appointed international marketing director for Dynafit,...
Alexander Nehls has been appointed international marketing director for Dynafit, based at the company's head office in Ascheim, Germany. He was previously the global senior sports marketing manager for Adidas Outdoor.
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Wolfgang Schnellbügel, who left a few months ago as managing...
Wolfgang Schnellbügel, who left a few months ago as managing director of Sport 2000 International, is now running the French subsidiary of Rohde, a German shoe brand
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Philippe Dourcy is leaving after ten years as communication director...
Philippe Dourcy is leaving after ten years as communication director of Decathlon for a new, yet unspecified mission with the French-based sport retailer
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David Featherman, president of Escalade Sports, will add the role...
David Featherman, president of Escalade Sports, will add the role of chief executive, replacing Robert J. Keller who has left the company
