Executive Changes – Page 116
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Wesley van Wijnbergen has become the new sales and marketing...
Wesley van Wijnbergen has become the new sales and marketing manager at Protest Sportswear, the Dutch board sports brand, from the start of this year. He has already been with the company since 2002, working in marketing and retailing. Sport Partner reports that Van Wijnbergen's tasks include sales through all ...
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Robert Polet, a former president and chief executive of the...
Robert Polet, a former president and chief executive of the Gucci Group of luxury goods companies, has joined North Sales as partner in its apparel division. He will work on building up the brand with Eric Bijlsma, former chief executive of Scotch & Soda, who became a major shareholder and ...
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Stephan Krug, a 52-year-old German executive with lots of experience...
Stephan Krug, a 52-year-old German executive with lots of experience in the footwear and sporting goods sectors, has been appointed chief executive of Sabu Schuh & Marketing, a German cooperative of shoe retailers, effective July 1. He will take over from Ralph Hanus, who is moving to Gabor Footwear. Krug ...
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Pentland Brands has announced a series of senior leadership appointments....
Pentland Brands has announced a series of senior leadership appointments. Sean Hastings, vice president of product and marketing for Speedo, has been appointed Pentland's global marketing director. Jamie Cornforth, currently Speedo's head of category strategy & planning, product & marketing, becomes Speedo's interim vice president of product and marketing. Carl ...
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Adidas has appointed Jonathan Gregory as its director for the...
Adidas has appointed Jonathan Gregory as its director for the next football World Cup, scheduled to take place in Russia in 2018. Adidas is a top-tier Fifa sponsor and the Russian football team's official supplier of sporting gear. Gregory is tasked with maximizing the brand's presence in the host country. ...
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Pete Augustine, president of New Era Cap, has decided to...
Pete Augustine, president of New Era Cap, has decided to leave the company after almost 25 years. The chief executive, Chris Koch, will assume a more active role, the company said, adding that it will look for a successor for Augustine.
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Lululemon Athletica has appointed Stuart Haselden as its new chief...
Lululemon Athletica has appointed Stuart Haselden as its new chief financial officer, with an expected start date of Feb. 2. He will replace John Currie, the company's long-time finance chief, who announced in June that he was planning to retir. Haselden will report to the company's chief executive officer, Laurent ...
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ExOfficio, part of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, has appointed...
ExOfficio, part of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, has appointed Julie Snow as vice president of design and product development. Snow has over 20 years of experience in the apparel industry. She was vice president of design and merchandising for eight years at Cutter & Buck and prior to that, ...
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Spalding has appointed Kenyatta Bynoe as senior director of marketing....
Spalding has appointed Kenyatta Bynoe as senior director of marketing. She replaces Wendy Unger-Moore, who has taken a position overseas with Fruit of the Loom, parent company of Russell Brands, the owner of the Spalding brand. In her new position, Bynoe will direct the strategic planning, production and campaign execution ...
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Isbjörn of Sweden, the ten-year-old specialty brand of functional apparel...
Isbjörn of Sweden, the ten-year-old specialty brand of functional apparel for children, has created the new position of export manager. The job will be done by Martin Eisele. The 41-year-old spent 17 years at Adidas in Scandinavia, most recently as head of sales coordination for the Scandinavian markets. At Isbjörn, ...
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Nathan Sports, the fast-growing running shoe brand, has appointed Gregory...
Nathan Sports, the fast-growing running shoe brand, has appointed Gregory Brantner, formerly a marketing specialist at Garmin International, as its own marketing manager
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Formerly at Koninklijke Gazelle, the Dutch bicycle company, Bas Heering...
Formerly at Koninklijke Gazelle, the Dutch bicycle company, Bas Heering became country manager for Amer Sports in the Netherlands at the beginning of the year, taking over from Arjen Buizer
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Ron van der Linde has been appointed as sales manager...
Ron van der Linde has been appointed as sales manager for the Benelux countries at Brunotti, the Dutch-based action sports brand
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As previously reported, Olivier Pelous is leaving as Spanish country...
As previously reported, Olivier Pelous is leaving as Spanish country manager of Regatta Group to run Trek in the country, but his new job will only start on July 1
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Nicolas Pelletier is set to replace Stéphane Saigre in March...
Nicolas Pelletier is set to replace Stéphane Saigre in March as general manager of Décathlon France, according to sport-guide.com. Pelletier has been involved with Décathlon's private running brand, Kalenji, since its launch ten years ago. He has been the brand's manager for the past six years. Saigre, who has been ...
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Massimo Fregonese, who resigned six months ago as international sales...
Massimo Fregonese, who resigned six months ago as international sales and marketing director of Camelbak, has joined Masters in the new role of brand director, charged of developing the Italian brand of ski, trekking and Nordic walking poles, and to increase its international presence. Masters is already a leader in ...
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Nike has announced that Tom Peddie will become vice president...
Nike has announced that Tom Peddie will become vice president and general manager of the emerging markets regions. He will replace Roland Wolfram who has decided to retire from Nike on Jan. 9, 2015, after 16 years with the company. Peddie will report to Elliott Hill, president of geographies and ...
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Patrick Boom has been appointed global director of marketing and...
Patrick Boom has been appointed global director of marketing and e-commerce for Hi-Tec and Magnum. He has been running Clockwork, an advertising agency specializing in digital marketing and based in the Netherlands. He has participated in the development of global marketing campaigns for brands such as Ikea, McDonalds and Senseo.
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Sunice has appointed Marc Gagnier vice president of marketing. The...
Sunice has appointed Marc Gagnier vice president of marketing. The 52-year-old joins the Canadian company after working on advertising campaigns for several accounts including Coca-Cola, McDonalds, The Home Depot, Molson, Nike, Ubisoft, Bombardier Aircraft and L'Oreal. He was most recently managing director of the Publicis agency in Montreal.
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Nelson Chan, a former chief executive of Magellan, has been...
Nelson Chan, a former chief executive of Magellan, has been appointed to Deckers Brands' board of directors, replacing Maureen Conners. Chan is currently chairman of Outerwall, the company behind the well-known Redbox and Coinstar operations. He acts as chairman or director at various other companies including Synaptics, described as a leading developer ...
