Executive Changes – Page 122
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Matthias Malessa is leaving as chief human resources officer of...
Matthias Malessa is leaving as chief human resources officer of the Adidas Group at the end of this month for personal reasons. The recruitment of his successor is in progress. Malessa has spent 27 years with the company, starting off as a trainee in 1987. He took care of international ...
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Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports...
Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports for Central Europe, concentrating on digital marketing for the various brands of the group. He has taken the place of Stephan Hagenbusch, who recently became European marketing manager of Black Diamond. Weber had previously handled similar functions at Quiksilver Europe.
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Jean-Marc Taillieu has replaced Eric Lairet as general manager of...
Jean-Marc Taillieu has replaced Eric Lairet as general manager of TBS, the sports brand of the French Eram shoe retailing group. A former European retail manager of Quiksilver, he has worked for Fila and other companies. TBS has an annual turnover of around €50 million. A large part of the ...
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Skullcandy has named David Raffone as chief sales and revenue...
Skullcandy has named David Raffone as chief sales and revenue officer, with effect from Aug. 11 at the latest. He has spent more than 20 years in sales of branded consumer electronics, acting most recently as vice president of Sony Electronics' U.S. sales division.
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Billabong Europe has named Jean Kress as head of merchandising...
Billabong Europe has named Jean Kress as head of merchandising and design and Nicolas Burger as sales manager. They will both work out of Billabong's head office in Hossegor, in south-western France, and report to Jean-Louis Rodrigues, general manager of Billabong Europe. Kress will be overseeing Billabong Europe's design and ...
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Derby Cycle wants to strengthen its sporting segment and has...
Derby Cycle wants to strengthen its sporting segment and has appointed Marc Faude as head of the newly created Product Unit Performance. Derby Cycle is the largest bicycle producer by revenues in Germany and its sporting brands include Focus, Cervélo and Univega. Faude brings more than 20 years of experience ...
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Ping has appointed Giles Birkhead as European apparel sales director,...
Ping has appointed Giles Birkhead as European apparel sales director, effective June 1. The appointment comes after Ping announced the acquisition of Ping Collection Europe from its former licensee in November 2013. Birkhead has worked in the apparel industry since 1991 and more recently in golf apparel since 2000, working ...
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Olivier Ciaravino, the French-based president of the Global Eyewear Division...
Olivier Ciaravino, the French-based president of the Global Eyewear Division of Bushnell Performance Optics, is adding the title of managing director of the whole group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In connection with his appointment, Gernot Trebsche, managing director of Bushnell for Germany and Austria, is adding ...
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Victoria Appelqvist is the new marketing director for Stadium. She...
Victoria Appelqvist is the new marketing director for Stadium. She will be responsible for all the Nordic markets as well as Germany, where Stadium will open its first store outside of Scandinavia this autumn. Appelqvist comes to Stadium from Samsung Electronics, where she was marketing manager for the Nordic markets.
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Pål Harv, who has been the chief executive of Scantrade...
Pål Harv, who has been the chief executive of Scantrade since the autumn of 2012, is leaving the Norwegian sports distribution company. A message from the chairman, Terje Normann Johansen, indicates that Scantrade has been affected by declining profits and has initiated a number of measures to counteract this negative ...
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Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position...
Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position of vice president of global marketing services and communication. She will be a member of the executive team reporting directly to Helen Johnson-Leipold, chairperson and chief executive of the company. Penman has spent more than 30 years in the packaged ...
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Jochen Lagemann, Primaloft's managing director for Europe, has been granted...
Jochen Lagemann, Primaloft's managing director for Europe, has been granted additional responsibilities. Apart from Europe, he will also be in charge of Asia. This position is new. At the same time, the American specialty company for insulation solutions has appointed Eileen Berner to the role of sales director for the ...
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Graham Rickard, managing director of Dare2b, the snow and action...
Graham Rickard, managing director of Dare2b, the snow and action sports apparel brand owned by the Regatta Group, was appointed managing director of the Regatta brand of outdoor apparel as well. This brand was previously supervised by Keith Black, the entire group’s chief executive and chairman. While Black is handing ...
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VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president...
VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president of marketing for The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Eric Pansier who has left the group to pursue other interests. He reports to Arne Arens, vice president and general manager of TNF EMEA. De ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van der Vis as managing director for Teva's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will work from a new European head office for Teva in Rotterdam. Van der Vis previously acted as managing director for the Benelux countries ...
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Ole-Henrik Skirstad has been chosen as the new chief executive...
Ole-Henrik Skirstad has been chosen as the new chief executive for Sport 1, the Norwegian sporting goods chain. The 44-year-old will take over management of the chain from Johnny Austad by December. Skirstad has an MBA and more than 15 years of management experience in franchising from chains such as ...
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Fusalp, the French skiwear company acquired by Philippe and Sophie...
Fusalp, the French skiwear company acquired by Philippe and Sophie Lacoste at the beginning of this year, has appointed a new commercial director, Marc Zetterbeck, to help expand the brand's international sales. He has worked for Hugo Boss, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Zetterbeck, a French-Swedish executive who ...
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Billabong International has appointed Kadima Lonji to the strategic position...
Billabong International has appointed Kadima Lonji to the strategic position of chief technology officer for its direct-to-consumer operations, charged with developing the group's e-commerce and omni-commerce capabilities. He reports to Jeff Straeder, chief operating officer. Lonji comes from Luxottica, the big international eyewear group, where he acted as global director of ...
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Barry Bown, who left the position of chief executive at...
Barry Bown, who left the position of chief executive at JD Sports Fashion a few days ago, is getting a relatively long three-year consultancy contract, accompanied by a non-competition clause. A spokesman for the company stressed that the relationship between Bown and other members of the top management “was and ...
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Nike has promoted Reenie Benziger to vice president of global...
Nike has promoted Reenie Benziger to vice president of global apparel, replacing Jan Singer who is no longer with the company. Benziger was previously vice president and general manager in charge of global young athletes, a category that grew rapidly under her leadership. She has been replaced in that role ...
