Executive Changes – Page 121
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Mario Grahe assumed the newly created position of chief executive...
Mario Grahe assumed the newly created position of chief executive officer at Sportalm Kitzbühel from Sept. 1. Before joining Sportalm, the 47-year old worked as head of sales in the women's outerwear segment at Bogner, as head of sales at Joop and as chief executive at Peek & Cloppenburg. From ...
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Pelle Odebrant, former sales director for F-Stop backpacks and camera...
Pelle Odebrant, former sales director for F-Stop backpacks and camera bags for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is now responsible for the sale of DPS Skis on the Scandinavian market. He replaces Jon Larsson and Niklas Rantzow in this role.
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Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as...
Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as the chief executive of Dr. Martens at the end of this year. Suddens, who has led the company for 12 years, will act as non-executive chairman. Murray has lately been running Deckers Outdoor's operations in Europe, the Middle East and ...
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Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president...
Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president of global merchandising, a newly-created position in the company. Poole, who started her new role on Aug. 25, is based at the company's product creation and global shared-services center in Niwot, Colorado. She will report directly to Andrew Rees, president ...
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Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced...
Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced a new European sales team. Liam Gallagher will take the helm in the U.K. He brings more than 20 years of experience across different textile industries and markets. He worked for 12 years at Polartec, where he held a number of ...
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The Regatta Group has appointed Bill Lockwood, who comes from...
The Regatta Group has appointed Bill Lockwood, who comes from American Rec, to the position of North American sales director for its Craghopper and Dare 2b brands of technical apparel
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Rolf Frischknecht, a 55-year-old Swiss manager who left the executive...
Rolf Frischknecht, a 55-year-old Swiss manager who left the executive board of Sport Eybl & Sport Experts last year, after its acquisition by Sports Direct International, is joining the executive board of Sport Scheck in Germany to run its 18 bricks-and-mortar stores business. He already acted as chief financial officer ...
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Bastian Hübschen has been promoted to the position of country...
Bastian Hübschen has been promoted to the position of country manager of Brooks Running Company for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He is taking the place of Heiner Ibing, who is leaving the company after 16 years. Ibing built up the brand's strong position in the German-speaking countries and took care ...
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Mistral has named Steve West as its new international brand...
Mistral has named Steve West as its new international brand manager. West will play an active role in the company's evolution into stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) and assist with Mistral's licensees. He will be working in close association with Mistral's managing director, Ado Huisman, to realign the brands focus and ...
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Steve Murray, the former president of Vans who has been...
Steve Murray, the former president of Vans who has been acting as president of Deckers Corp. for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has been appointed as chief executive of Dr. Martens, the iconic British brand of work and casual boots. He will take the place of David Suddens, who ...
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Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced...
Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced a new European sales team. Liam Gallagher will take the helm in the U.K. He brings more than 20 years of experience across different textile industries and markets. He worked for 12 years at Polartec, where he held a number of ...
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Keen has hired Michael Minter as its first in-house vice...
Keen has hired Michael Minter as its first in-house vice president of creative. Minter was most recently global creative director/global director of marketing at Sanuk. He brings years of experience from the outdoor, action sports, surf and footwear industries. At Sanuk, he led the design and development process as global ...
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Body Glove Wetsuits and Rusty Surfboards recently announced new appointments....
Body Glove Wetsuits and Rusty Surfboards recently announced new appointments. Body Glove has hired Joe McNulty as sales manager for the surf, wake and dive categories. Rusty has hired Royce Cansler as vice president of sales. However, both positions cover only the U.S. or North America.
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George Bodenheimer, former president of the ESPN network, joins Under...
George Bodenheimer, former president of the ESPN network, joins Under Armour's board of directors
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Wilson Sporting Goods has hired Nick Gonzales as global marketing...
Wilson Sporting Goods has hired Nick Gonzales as global marketing director
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Dainese has appointed Dan Walczewski as U.S. director of sales...
Dainese has appointed Dan Walczewski as U.S. director of sales for winter sports and cycling
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An industry veteran, Jay McGregor, will work for Reef as...
An industry veteran, Jay McGregor, will work for Reef as vice president of sales for the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions
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According to local reports, Mike Weccardt has left as chief...
According to local reports, Mike Weccardt has left as chief executive of Sport Eybl, the leading Austrian sporting goods retail chain recently acquired by Sports Direct International. His position is said to have been transferred to Thomas Bittermann, an attorney who was involved in the takeover proceedings. Other top managers ...
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Paul Stratta is going to leave after 15 months as...
Paul Stratta is going to leave after 15 months as interim chief executive of Karbon Kinetics, the London-based company behind the high-end, collapsible Gocycle e-bike, after the upcoming Eurobike trade show. The company has announced a 53 percent increase in units sold for the first six months of this year. ...
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Halti, the Finnish winter sports and outdoor apparel brand, has...
Halti, the Finnish winter sports and outdoor apparel brand, has just completed a strategic review after the arrival of a new chief executive, Jukka-Pekka Vuori, earlier this year. Vuori was previously the chief marketing officer at Fonecta, a Finnish company specialized in media. He replaced Martti Uusitalo, who remains one ...
