Executive Changes – Page 111
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Sport Partner reports that Terence Abrahamsen is taking over from...
Sport Partner reports that Terence Abrahamsen is taking over from the start of June as manager for Sport 2000 at ANWR Garant Nederland Sport, after stints as account manager at Timberland and product manager at Puma Benelux, as well as buyer at the Coach sports lifestyle chain and category manager ...
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O'Neill has appointed Pia Kaipainen, previously at RVCA Europe, The...
O'Neill has appointed Pia Kaipainen, previously at RVCA Europe, The Program brands and Nikita, to become its social media manager, based at the board sports brand's global head office in the Netherlands
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Susanne Fischer has stopped acting as European marketing manager of...
Susanne Fischer has stopped acting as European marketing manager of Cocona, and a successor has not been appointed
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Thomas Bittermann has left as chief executive of Sports Direct...
Thomas Bittermann has left as chief executive of Sports Direct Austria, the former Sport Eybl, after only eight months in office, citing private reasons. Dave Forsey, chief executive of the parent company, is taking over his responsibilities. As Sports Eybl's former attorney, Bittermann had been deeply involved in the process ...
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Michael Rumerstorfer has resigned as chief executive of Planet Sports,...
Michael Rumerstorfer has resigned as chief executive of Planet Sports, following the takeover of the German action sports retail chain by 21Sportsgroup. He will be replaced by Henner Schwarz, who remains in charge of finance and operations in the company's executive board.
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Massimo Fregonese, the former international sales director of Camelbak, has...
Massimo Fregonese, the former international sales director of Camelbak, has decided to leave his position as brand director of Masters, after only a few months in the role, to seize a new professional opportunity. He declines to elaborate at this stage.
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Todd Lewis has been appointed as global director of performance...
Todd Lewis has been appointed as global director of performance running footwear at Mizuno USA, starting this week. His brief is to lead the design and development of Mizuno's performance running footwear. Although he will be part of the global product team, Lewis will be based in Portland, Oregon. Mizuno ...
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The Adidas Group confirms reports that Tina Rolén, brand director...
The Adidas Group confirms reports that Tina Rolén, brand director at Adidas Nordic, is leaving the company. She joined Adidas in 2005 and has been in her latest job since 2012. Rolén was distinguished by Sportfack as Businesswoman of the Year in 2014 and she is the highest-ranking woman in the ...
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Callaway Golf has appointed Robert Julian as its new chief...
Callaway Golf has appointed Robert Julian as its new chief financial officer, effective May 11. He will replace Brad Holiday, who announced his retirement in December 2014, after serving in that role since August 2000. Julian brings more than 20 years of experience in financial leadership roles within industrial and ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has...
Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has appointed a new director of mergers and acquisitions to replace Charles de Fleurieu, who is going to serve as head of Kering Eyewear Japan. The new M&A director is Yves Egeileh, 35. He started his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Paris. ...
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Antonio Dus has resigned as chief executive of Vibram, after...
Antonio Dus has resigned as chief executive of Vibram, after three years of collaboration, expressing gratitude for the “human and professional experience” gained at the company. Marco Bramani, president of Vibram and grandson of its founder Vitale Bramani, will act as interim CEO. Dus will provide his support for the ...
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Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for...
Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for the U.S. market, effective April 2. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, the FootBalance store concept is based on providing comprehensive foot-analysis and individually molded insoles made directly on-site. Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100% custominsoles and sandals as ...
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Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in...
Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in Germany through Fisherman's Partner, which has 45 stores around the country as well as an online store. The American outdoor group's brand of fishing products is sold exclusively through this retailer's franchises in Germany. Fisherman's Partner has about 60 stores ...
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Jack Wolfskin has appointed a new retail director, Stefan Kopp,...
Jack Wolfskin has appointed a new retail director, Stefan Kopp, replacing Philipp Prechtl after two years of service. Kopp has led Marc O'Polo's retail operations for several years. He previously worked at Gerry Weber and Esprit, a company where Melody Harris-Jensbach, the new chief executive of Jack Wolfskin, occupied a ...
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VF Corp. has promoted Scott A. Roe to the role...
VF Corp. has promoted Scott A. Roe to the role of vice president and chief financial officer, with effect from Apr. 1. He succeeds Robert K. Shearer who is retiring after 28 years of service for the company. Roe has been with with VF for 18 years, acting most recently ...
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Tim Pointer, global human resources director at Pentland Brands, has...
Tim Pointer, global human resources director at Pentland Brands, has left the company to set up his own management consultancy, Starboard Thinking
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As expected, Karl Heinz Salzburger, vice president of VF...
As expected, Karl Heinz Salzburger, vice president of VF Corporation in charge of its international operations since 2011, has been elected as a member of the board at Luxottica, which owns Oakley and Ray-Ban among many other assets
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Rick Wood, who left VF Corp.'s Outdoor & Action Sports...
Rick Wood, who left VF Corp.'s Outdoor & Action Sports Coalition last October after filling many roles since 1996, has joined an American consultancy, ArchPoint, as a partner
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Ursula O. Fairbairn and George Fellows did not stand for...
Ursula O. Fairbairn and George Fellows did not stand for reelection to the board of directors of VF Corp. at its annual meeting
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Mammut Sports Group has a new distributor for Spain and...
Mammut Sports Group has a new distributor for Spain and Portugal, BM Sportech, replacing Benas Esqui y Montaña with immediate effect
