André Gorgemans, a seasoned sporting goods industry executive who led the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry for many years, has set up his own consultancy in Switzerland. Called Synergy Consult, it specializes in relations between sporting goods companies and international sports federations. As an expert in the field from his days at the WFSGI, he has an assignment from the International Olympic Committee to approve the logos that athletes can wear at the Olympic Games. He is also a partner in an agency, winters@sportransition, that accompanies athletes to move into a new profession after they retire.