That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 6
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News briefsReorganization of ANWR's Executive Board completed
Matthias Grevener has left the Executive Board of the German ANWR Group eG on Sept. 30, 2023, after a total of 17 years and as the longest-serving member of the Board. He also resigned all his mandates within the ANWR Group of companies but will continue to be available to ...
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News briefsFabletics appoints new VP wholesale for Europe
California-based activewear brand Fabletics has appointed Thomas Fröhlke as its new Vice President of Wholesale Europe. Fröhlke previously spent four years as Sales Manager at UK-based Hunter Boots. With more than 14 years of experience in the industry, he has also worked at other well-known companies, including Canada Goose and ...
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News briefsChanges to Canada Goose Board and executive team
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. has announced the appointment of two new board members. Gary Saage, former Group Chief Financial Officer for the Richemont Group, and Jennifer Davis, Partner, Bain Capital Private Equity, join the Canada Goose Board of Directors, effective immediately. Davis, who brings with her decades of experience in ...
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News briefsPeloton appoints new Chief Product Officer as co-Founder Tom Cortese steps down
Peloton has announced the appointment of Nick Caldwell as Chief Product Officer, effective Nov. 1, 2023. Caldwell succeeds Peloton Co-Founder, Tom Cortese, and will report to CEO Barry McCarthy, leading global product development. The connected fitness brand describes Caldwell as a Silicon Valley veteran with more than 20 years of ...
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News briefsZalando creates VP of Creative Direction role
Zalando has appointed Morten Grubak as new Vice President of Creative Direction as of Oct. 1. Grubak will be responsible for the creative direction of the Zalando brand in the newly created role. Source: Zalando Grubak, who joins from the Vice Media Group where he led the ...
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News briefsChief Digital Officer Zalaznik to leave Adidas
Germany’s Manager Magazin reported that Adidas’ Chief Digital Officer Scott Zalaznik will be leaving the company. His successor will be Tobias Seemann, who joins Adidas as Senior Vice President Global Digital and eCommerce in October. Seemann already worked at Adidas as SVP Commercial Europe from 2020 to 2022 and before ...
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News briefsPeloton Appoints SVP of Apparel & Accessories
Peloton has named Cédric Fletcher as its new Senior Vice President of Apparel and Accessories. Fletcher has held leadership positions at several apparel and sporting goods companies, most recently as Chief Product Officer at men’s apparel brand True Classic. Prior to that, he was Chief Merchandising Officer at Under Armour ...
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News briefsVölkl creates role of Global Brand Business Director
Source: Völkl Markus Knipschild, Global Brand Business Director Völkl Already since June 1, 2023, Markus Knipschild has been in charge of the strategic orientation of the traditional German ski brand Völkl as Global Brand Business Director. The newly created position focuses exclusively on the Völkl brand, which ...
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News briefsHelly Hansen Italy has a new country manager
Michele Battocchio is the new country manager for Italy of the Norwegian brand Helly Hansen. Battocchio has more than 25 years of experience in sporting goods, footwear and fashion at the national and international level. He previously worked for UYN, Garmont and Northwave. Battocchio will be based at Helly Hansen’s ...
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News briefsDecathlon opts for internal solution for Germany CEO succession
Source: Decathlon Arnaud Sauret Following the promotion of long-time German CEO André Weinert to CEO for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE), the French sporting goods retailer and manufacturer Decathlon has appointed Arnaud Sauret as his successor with immediate effect. Sauret has been responsible for Decathlon’s growth ...
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News briefsHead of operations out at Pádel Nuestro
Pedro Martínez, head of new business at Pádel Nuestro and at its parent company, 360 Padel Group, resigned at the start of September, bringing nine years of employment to a close with the overall company – as Palco23 reports. Martínez served first, for most of 2015, as Padel Nuestro’s head ...
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News briefsNew Asics President, more executive changes
Asics Corp. has announced the appointment of Mitsuyuki Tominaga as its new President and Chief Operating Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Tominaga currently serves as the company’s Managing Executive Officer, Chief Data Officer and Chief Information Officer. Before joining Asics, he held leadership roles at SAP Japan, Works Applications America ...
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News briefsSolinski no longer CEO of Sport 2000 France
After 11 years in the role, Stéphane Solinski is no longer the CEO of Sport 2000 France.
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News briefsFanatics hires new Commerce CEO
Source: Fanatics Andrew Low Ah Kee, new CEO of Fanatics Commerce Digital sports platform Fanatics has announced the appointment of Andrew Low Ah Kee as Chief Executive Officer of its largest business unit, Fanatics Commerce. Low Ah Kee most recently served as President at Opendoor, an e-commerce ...
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ArticleNew trio at Schanner’s helm
German company Schanner Eishockeyartikel GmbH + Co KG has expanded its management to three members on May 1, 2023. The long-standing employees Jan Otto and Mathias Angele have since been managing the company for hockey, ice skating and fun sport equipment together with CEO and sole shareholder Marc Meier. Schanner ...
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News briefsCraft Sportswear Germany restructures management
Source: Craft / New Wave GmbH Germany Felix Lechner (left) and Markus Müller In early May, the German subsidiary of the New Wave Group, New Wave GmbH, restructured its management and appointed long-time employees Felix Lechner (formerly COO) and Markus Müller (formerly Head of Marketing) to the ...
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News briefsRunning Conseil has a new GM
Jérémy Marchetti is the new general manager of Running Conseil, effective Sept. 1. Running Conseil is a group of 64 independent stores in France specializing in running, trail running and triathlon gear. Marchetti, 41, is the owner of a Running Conseil store in Ollioules in southeastern France. The Running Conseil ...
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News briefsAuthentic taps RVCA’s Global GM to manage Boardriders brand portfolio
According to ShopEatSurf and following the official closing of the acquisition of the Boardriders Group, former RVCA Global General Manager David Brooks has accepted the position of Executive Vice President of Lifestyle Brands at Authentic Brands Group. In his new position, he is responsible for managing Authentic’s lifestyle brands – ...
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News briefsBoth Zalando CEOs extend contracts
Zalando founders Robert Gentz and David Schneider will continue to lead the company as co-CEOs. The Supervisory Board made this decision at its regular Q3 meeting and extended both contracts by another four years until December 2027. Gentz and Schneider will drive the strategy to establish Zalando as the first ...
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News briefsRossignol Group appoints new VP DTC
Source: Rossignol Group Daniele Milani Daniele Milani has joined the Rossignol Group as VP of Global Retail and E-commerce. He is responsible for the continued acceleration of the growth of the DTC business, with the goal of growing from 10 percent to more than 15 percent of ...
