Executive Changes – Page 117
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Ward Collins has been appointed by Icebug to the newly created...
Ward Collins has been appointed by Icebug to the newly created position of U.S. national sales and key project manager, in response to the Swedish company's continued growth in the U.S. market. He reports to Evan Wert, president of Icebug USA. Collins comes from a shoe insole company, Superfeet, where he worked for ...
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Kelly Slater, the famous surf champion, and his team have...
Kelly Slater, the famous surf champion, and his team have announced a raft of new collaborators who will be involved in the development and launch of his new brand of contemporary ready-to-wear, Outerknown. With the support of the Kering group, parent company of Puma and Volcom, it will start with ...
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Sanuk, a division of Deckers Brands, has announced that Jeff...
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Brands, has announced that Jeff Kelley, founder of the Sanuk brand, will be moving from an active role at the brand at the end of the year. Kelley said he will be pursuing his next entrepreneurial venture, TeaofaKind.com, a company that uses technology to allow ...
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Moncler has announced the departure of its general manager, Monica...
Moncler has announced the departure of its general manager, Monica Sottana, for personal reasons, effective January 2015. The executive will continue to collaborate with the brand as a consultant “on important projects for the group's business,” the group said. Remo Ruffini, Moncler's chief executive, will serve as interim manager until ...
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Matthias Aichinger, a former salesman for Burton Snowboards, replaces Angela...
Matthias Aichinger, a former salesman for Burton Snowboards, replaces Angela Nowak as Austrian sales manager of Chiemsee
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Dirk Reinhardt is returning to Tecnica Group's German office to...
Dirk Reinhardt is returning to Tecnica Group's German office to act as sales and marketing manager for Nordica
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Brad Holiday, who has been the chief financial officer of...
Brad Holiday, who has been the chief financial officer of Callaway Golf since August 2000, will retire by the middle of 2015
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Anu Uus has been appointed chief financial officer for Abacus...
Anu Uus has been appointed chief financial officer for Abacus Sportswear
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Joséphine Powell, formerly with fashion companies like Hermès and Chloë,...
Joséphine Powell, formerly with fashion companies like Hermès and Chloë, has joined Rossignol Apparel as commercial director
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Puma announced today the departure of one of its top...
Puma announced today the departure of one of its top executives, Stefano Caroti. He will leave at his own request for family reasons with effect from Jan. 1. The company's chief executive, Bjørn Gulden, will take over his responsibilities as chief commercial officer at board level from Jan. 1. After ...
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Two Andys are going to run Pentland Brands from next...
Two Andys are going to run Pentland Brands from next Jan. 1. After 16 years as chief executive of the company, Andy Rubin, 49, is stepping up to the new position of chairman at the subsidiary of Pentland Group. The new CEO is going to be 43-year-old Andy Long, who ...
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Ryan Gellert has been named chief executive of Patagonia Europe,...
Ryan Gellert has been named chief executive of Patagonia Europe, responsible also for the Middle East. He spent the last 15 years with Black Diamond in various roles including that of brand manager, vice president for supply chain management and managing director for Black Diamond Asia. Described as a dynamic ...
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Base-Detallsport, the second-largest sporting goods buying group in Spain, has...
Base-Detallsport, the second-largest sporting goods buying group in Spain, has announced the departure of its general manager, Angel Pardo, after 25 years in office. Without naming his successor, Francisco Torrejón, president of the group, said that it had seized the opportunity for a generation change to reach the goals of ...
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Rainer Zplinsky is going back to his two running stores...
Rainer Zplinsky is going back to his two running stores after three years at the head of Lex Laufexperten, the German cooperative of 31 independent running shoes. His job will be taken over on an interim basis by Michael Tiemann, chairman of the organization.
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VF Corp. has appointed Neil Schambra Stevens to the position...
VF Corp. has appointed Neil Schambra Stevens to the position of vice president of marketing at Vans for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will replace Jeremy De Maillard, who has taken up a similar position at The North Face, as previously reported. Schambra Stevens comes from Lenovo, ...
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Element has appointed two skateboarders, Reynald Gautier and Julien Duval,...
Element has appointed two skateboarders, Reynald Gautier and Julien Duval, to its executive management team. They will respectively act as vice president of global design and vice president of global marketing, based at the brand's European office in Hossegor, France. Gautier grew up in the U.K. and spent the last ...
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Achim Löffler, a 12-year veteran of W.L. Gore & Associates...
Achim Löffler, a 12-year veteran of W.L. Gore & Associates who has been running its sports and outdoor footwear business since May 2013, is now officially in charge of Gore-Tex' global shoe business, including casual and formal shoes. The 43-year-old took charge of the whole sector a few months ago, ...
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Felix Geiger will join the executive board of Schöffel in...
Felix Geiger will join the executive board of Schöffel in January in the position of managing director in charge of finance, general organization and IT. He will also run the German company's Professional Wear division. The 42-year-old comes from Escada, where he acted lately as executive vice president for finance. ...
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A German district court has ordered the dismissal of Thomas...
A German district court has ordered the dismissal of Thomas Mayer as managing director of Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke (Mifa), the insolvent German bicycle manufacturer. The court has decided that its court-appointed administrator, Lucas Flöther, will be the only decision-maker at the company. The supervisory board has named a new chief executive, ...
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Prana has appointed Sasha Dietschi-Cooper as vice president of sales,...
Prana has appointed Sasha Dietschi-Cooper as vice president of sales, effective Jan. 5, 2015. Reporting directly to Scott Kerslake, Prana' chief executive, Dietschi-Cooper will lead the company's distribution strategies for continued growth in North America, while also working on Prana's brand presence in international markets. Dietschi-Cooper has 16 years of ...