All Ellesse articles
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ArticleEllesse returning to the US
Parent company Pentland has signed a licensing deal with a new entity.
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News briefsPentland Brands becomes the first ever sponsor of TNT Sports channel
Six of the company’s brands will showcase through TV, on-demand and social media across the entire TNT Sports portfolio.
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News briefsEllesse is turning senior and celebrates with luxury
Italian sports fashion brand Ellesse celebrates 65 years in business with luxury sneakers.
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News briefsPentland Brands’ Americas business gets new president
Pentland Brands, owner of the Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Ellesse and Mitre brands, announced a key change to its leadership team: Joe Spies will become President, Americas, effective this month, following the retirement of Matt Rock, current President, Americas, after 19 years with the company. Rock’s career ...
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ArticlePentland Brands restructures product and marketing management
Pentland Brands announced that within its product & marketing management, Simon Breckon has been named Senior Vice President for Speedo, Jack Richardson Senior Vice President for Ellesse, Kickers and Mitre, and Luke Doddrell Senior Vice President for Canterbury. Source: Pentland Brands Simon Breckon, Jack Richardson and Mitre, and ...
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ArticlePentland Brands to simplify business structure
Changes are underway at Pentland Brands, as the U.K. parent of a portfolio that includes Speedo, Ellesse, and Mitre among others, is reportedly restructuring the organization. Over the next six months, a program of simplification is expected to include: Re-focusing efforts on digital innovation and consumer engagement; moving Speedo’s global ...
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News briefsPentland Brands looking to establish a youth board
Pentland Brands is joining mission-led start-up The People to form a new youth advisory board at the heart of its employee experience. The group, whose brands include Speedo, Ellesse, and Berghaus, is seeking six young people under 30 in its key markets – the UK, USA, India, Vietnam and China ...
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News briefsPentland Brands appoints new CFO
Source: Pentland Brands Graham Burridge Pentland Brands, owner of Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury, Ellesse and Mitre, has appointed veteran executive Graham Burridge as its new Chief Finance Officer. Burridge has more than two decades of experience in the consumer goods and retail sectors and has worked in controlling, ...
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News briefsPentland Brands appoints new COO
Source: Pentland Brands Abhy Thomas-Joseph Pentland Brands, the parent company of several sports, outdoor and lifestyle brands, including Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury, Ellesse and Mitre, has announced Abhy Thomas-Joseph as its new global chief operating officer (COO). He replaces Jon Godden, who decided to leave in June 2023 ...
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News briefsEllesse launches skiwear capsule with Michael Kors
Ellesse has teamed up with Michael Kors (MK) to launch a capsule collection for winter skiwear. The collection, launched globally on Nov. 29, features an exclusive logo that blends the brands’ logos together. It includes pullovers, jackets, puffer vests, track pants, leggings, gloves and ribbed beanies in Ellesse’s signature ...
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News briefsPentland Brands appoints new creative director
Source: Pentland Brands Paisley Wright, new director of creative (Pentland Creative Agency) Pentland Brands, owner of several sports, outdoor and lifestyle brands including Speedo, Berghaus, Ellesse, Canterbury of New Zealand, Mitre and Endura, has appointed Paisley Wright as its new creative director. Wright, who joins the company ...
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News briefsGoldwin’s annual operating profit up 11 percent
Goldwin’s revenues rose by 8.6 percent to 98,235 million yen (€756.4m) in the financial year ended March 31, while operating profit climbed by 11.2 percent to ¥16,501 million (€127.1m), better than a Feb. 10 operating earnings forecast calling for a 5.7 percent decline to ¥14 billion. But the reported annual ...
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News briefsEllesse collaborates with Michael Kors for retro capsule
American luxury fashion brand Michael Kors and Italian sportswear brand Ellesse are collaborating to celebrate the “sporty style of the 1970s.” The faces at the forefront of the collaboration are model Emily Ratajkowski and Brooklyn-based rap musician Jay Critch. The collection’s designs were staged by fashion photographer Lachlan Bailey and ...
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Ellesse releases a collection with a Netflix show
Ellesse has released an apparel collection co-branded with Cobra Kai, the Netflix show that serves as a sequel to the old Karate Kid movies. The collection’s hoodies, sweatshirts, T-shirts, track tops and track pants sport the colors, catchphrases and logos of the show’s two rival karate dojos, Cobra Kai and ...
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Ellesse collaborates with YouTube group on capsule
Ellesse, the Italian sportswear brand owned by Pentland Brands, is releasing a co-branded apparel collection for autumn/winter with Sidemen (SDMN), a group of friends who run a YouTube channel and have founded a clothing brand, Sidemen Clothing. Among the eight items are a hoodie, a jacket, joggers, a T-shirt, a ...
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Ellesse partners with Patta to promote inclusivity in tennis
Ellesse has announced a three-year partnership with Patta, a global streetwear brand, which aims to change the perception of tennis, making it more accessible for everyone regardless of their socio-economic background. The partnership will kick off with a community-based tennis tournament in the U.K., called “City Slam,” on July 18. ...
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Ellesse is BLOK’s new apparel partner
Ellesse has announced a new partnership with BLOK that makes Ellesse the official apparel partner of the British boutique fitness brand and BLOKtv, its online digital platform, effective Jan. 2021. Ellesse, which is part of Pentland Brands, will supply branded fitness products to BLOK instructors for studio and BLOKtv classes. ...
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Pentland puts Berghaus and Ellesse on Tmall to drive growth in China
Pentland Brands has introduced Berghaus and Ellesse, two of its most successful brands, to China as part of the group’s strategy to drive the group’s commercial growth in the region. The brands are now available in China on Tmall. Ellesse was recently launched in China with more than 300 locally ...
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Ellesse comes out with a skiwear line again
Ellesse, the fast-growing sports lifestyle brand of Pentland Brands, is bringing out a line of skiwear for the autumn/winter 2020 season for the first time in many years, while drawing inspiration from archive designs for its new footwear collection. In addition, an Ellesse collection of fitness clothing for the studio ...
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Ellesse will sponsor Paul Jubb
Ellesse has signed up Paul Jubb, the British tennis player and reigning NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) singles champion. Jubb, who is 20 years old, was the first British male to win the men’s single title at the 2019 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Championship, as a member of the South ...
