Executive Changes – Page 124
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Burton Snowboards has promoted Mike Rees to the role of...
Burton Snowboards has promoted Mike Rees to the role of chief executive. Rees joined the Vermont-based company in 2009 and was most recently the company's chief operating officer. With Rees now running day-to-day operations, Jake Burton will once again become the company's chairman. As chief executive, Rees will head up ...
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Crocs has appointed a new president, Andrew Rees, who founded...
Crocs has appointed a new president, Andrew Rees, who founded an led a global management consulting company for 14 years after working at Reebok International as vice president of strategic polanning and vice president of retail operations. Crocs' current chairman, Tom Smach, has agreed to act as interim chief executive ...
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Hans-Martin Reh is going to return to Wilson in late...
Hans-Martin Reh is going to return to Wilson in late summer to act as general manager of its racquet sports division in Chicago, succeeding Jon Muir who is leaving the company. The German executive has been acting for more than two years as chief commercial officer of Heinz Kettler, the ...
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Schöffel, the German marketer of outdoor and snow sports apparel,...
Schöffel, the German marketer of outdoor and snow sports apparel, has appointed a couple of new managers in the sales and product development departments. Effective July 1, Bernd Dietrich will switch from Vaude to Schöffel and will assume the new role of international sales manager, reporting to the brand manager, Christophe ...
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K2 has announced that Van Brinkerhoff, long-time group sales director,...
K2 has announced that Van Brinkerhoff, long-time group sales director, is retiring from his post this May. Brinkerhoff oversaw the sales of the Madshus, Atlas Snow-Shoe, Tubbs Showshoes and K2 Skate brands. The company has named Jason Tillinghast as the new sales director for K2 Outdoor, effective immediately. Brinkerhoff started ...
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SRAM Europe has announced that Robert Priest, its long-standing director...
SRAM Europe has announced that Robert Priest, its long-standing director of OE sales and dealer marketing, will leave the company in early June. In a statement, the company referred to his “declining kidney condition” and the required cures as the reason behind his decision to step away. John Nedeau, SRAM's ...
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Accell North America has promoted Chris Speyer, currently chief operating...
Accell North America has promoted Chris Speyer, currently chief operating officer, to chief executive effective immediately. Speyer assumes leadership as Steve Meineke, who has led the organization for the past 10 years, leaves it to become president of Keen (see the related story in this issue).
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Johan Nordqvist has joined Klättermusen as its chief executive,...
Johan Nordqvist has joined Klättermusen as its chief executive, after gaining experience in general management and sales and marketing in an international environment. After holding numerous positions at Procter & Gamble, he worked most recently in Shanghai as vice president for Asia at EF Education First, the leading international education ...
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Salewa has appointed a new sales director, Olivier Gouby,...
Salewa has appointed a new sales director, Olivier Gouby, who has worked for Norrøna for eight years, most recently as European sales director. Based at the company's sales office in Bolzano, the Frenchman will report directly to the company's chief executive, Massimo Baratto. In another move, Bernhard Zhou, who worked ...
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Black Diamond Equipment has promoted Tim Bantle to the...
Black Diamond Equipment has promoted Tim Bantle to the new position of managing director of the Black Diamond brand, responsible for both apparel and equipment and reporting to the company's chief operating officer, Mark Ritchie. He takes the place of Ryan Gellert, president of the Black Diamond brand, who has ...
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+ Mario Vlietinck is going to be the new country...
+ Mario Vlietinck is going to be the new country manager of Merrell for the Benelux countries, replacing Jacques van der Manden who has worked for the brand for eight years
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Pelican International has appointed Margaret Kordas as vice president of...
Pelican International has appointed Margaret Kordas as vice president of sales
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Primaloft has promoted David Newey from global marketing manager to...
Primaloft has promoted David Newey from global marketing manager to director of global marketing (sic)
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Zohar Ziv will resign as chief operating officer of Deckers...
Zohar Ziv will resign as chief operating officer of Deckers Outdoor Corp. after his successor is identified and appointed
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Quilsilver has named its 7th independent director to its board,...
Quilsilver has named its 7th independent director to its board, Bernd Beetz, who acted recently as chief executive of Coty
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Electric, one of the sports and lifestyle brands controlled by...
Electric, one of the sports and lifestyle brands controlled by Kering, has hired Olivier Richard as sales & marketing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reporting to Anthony Cazottes, general manager of the brand for the region. Richard brings more than 20 years of experience as European sales ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom, Gucci and other brands,...
Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom, Gucci and other brands, has appointed Daniela Riccardi to be a member of its board directors. The 54-year-old executive has been running Baccarat since June 2013. She previously gained experience in business development and branding at Procter & Gamble, where she worked for 25 ...
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Cutter & Buck has promoted Joel Freet to chief executive...
Cutter & Buck has promoted Joel Freet to chief executive officer. Previously he was the head of the corporate business for the golfwear brand. He replaces Jens Petersson, who has moved to a role in group executive management at Cutter & Buck's parent company, New Wave Group. In his 15 ...
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Scott Sports has announced that John Quinn, formerly at Specialized,...
Scott Sports has announced that John Quinn, formerly at Specialized, will be its new executive vice president in the U.S. Quinn joined Scott as the national sales manager for the company's American bike division already in February this year. The company has also announced the departure of its long-time executive ...
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Amer Sports has moved to a new head office of...
Amer Sports has moved to a new head office of 5,300 square meters in the Vallila Paja Quarters of Helsinki. It occupies a meticulously restored red brick building, built in 1919 and originally used for building railroad wagons. The new office, which is vying for environmental certification, is strategically located ...
