Executive Changes – Page 48
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Foot Locker has a new CFO, earns praise from Moody’s
Moody’s has confirmed Foot Locker’s positive Ba1 corporate family rating, in spite of Covid’s effects on its business, considering that its liquidity is very good. Other assets are its scale, geographic diversification and well-recognized brand names. Key risks are the chain’s narrow focus on the fashion-sensitive premium athletic footwear and ...
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Zalando splits its marketing department
Zalando’s head of global marketing, Barbara Daliri-Freyduni, has resigned. She had been with the German e-commerce company since October 2019, when she was hired to be its senior vice president of demand. Before that, she was at or near the top in the management of marketing operations at Microsoft for ...
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ArticleShimano launches centennial website, announces executive changes
Shimano is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a new centennial website and photobook, which look back at the company’s product and technology achievements. Founded in 1921 by Shozaburo Shimano as a small ironworks in Sakai, Osaka, the company has now grown to employ more than 11,000 people. The ...
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News briefsOdlo’s new CFO comes from Under Armour
Source: Odlo Abe Yasser Effective May 1, 2021, finance specialist Abe Yasser will take over as Odlo International’s chief financial officer from Adrian Schürmann, who is leaving the company after joining it in 2015. During his tenure, Schürmann helped manage Odlo’s change in ownership in May 2020. ...
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Pizza Hut chief will run Topgolf
Callaway Golf Co. has appointed Artie Starrs as the new CEO for the Topgolf Entertainment Group, with which it is merging, with effect from Apr. 5. He comes from Yum! Brands, where he led Pizza Hut, the well-known international fast-food chain, overseeing its 18,000 locations in 110 countries. Starrs will ...
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News briefsA new GM for La Sportiva
La Sportiva has announced the appointment of a new general manager, Marcello Favagrossa. Working alongside Lorenzo Delladio, CEO and president of the Italian family-owned mountain sports company, he will be taking the place of Lanfranco Brugnoli, who is retiring after more than 19 years in the position. Favagrossa, most recently ...
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Active Brands has a new CEO
Active Brands has hired Christophe Merkel to be its chairman and CEO. He is taking over from Espen Krogstad, who is retiring after eight years at the helm, having overseen an expansion of its business from Norway into other parts of Europe and North America. The company now generates just ...
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Nike reshuffles responsibilities after Hebert’s departure
Nike moved quickly to fill the role left by the resignation of Ann Hebert over the methods used by her son Joe in his sneaker resale business. Sarah Mensah, currently vice president and general manager for Asia Pacific and Latin America, will take her place as VP & GM for ...
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Zwift appoints two new high-profile board members
Zwift, the global virtual cycling and running training platform, has confirmed the appointment of Patrick Pichette and Celeste Burgoyne to its board of directors. The appointments follow a recent Series C funding round for the fast-growing U.S. company. Pichette comes to Zwift with more than 30 years of financial and ...
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Reef rehires old hand as senior director of product
The Reef brand of beach sandals – founded in Argentina and run out of Southern California – has hired John Eades to be its new senior director of product. This marks a return to the company for Eades, who in 2003, at the start of his career, was hired to ...
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Herschel hires former Arc’teryx president as new CEO to diversify its range
Herschel Supply Co., a Canadian company known for its Herschel brand of lifestyle backpacks, has brought Jon Hoerauf on board in the newly created position of chief executive officer, effective immediately, with a plan to further diversify it into other categories and to verticalize its business. Herschel has already expanded ...
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Foot Locker appoints creative director for women’s segment
Foot Locker has appointed Melody Ehsani, founder of the Ehsani streetwear brand, to be the first creative director for its women’s segment. Ehsani designed a capsule for Foot Locker’s “12 Days of Greatness” campaign in December. The Air Jordan 1 Mid Fearless sneaker she designed in 2019 sold out in ...
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Reebok hires New Balance veteran Portia Blunt as VP of apparel
Without waiting for a new owner, Reebok has announced the appointment of Pertia Blunt as its new vice president of apparel, replacing Barbara Ebersberger who is now with the Adidas brand. Blunt has been with New Balance for 13 years, serving most recently as director of apparel operations. She was ...
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News briefsSusie Mulder is Timberland’s new global brand president
VF Corp. has appointed Susie Mulder as global brand president of Timberland, a big VF brand that has been performing less than others lately. She will start her new role with the New Hampshire-based brand on April 5 and report to VF’s chairman, president and CEO, Steve Rendle. She will ...
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Nike’s North America chief quits over reported sneaker resale activity
Nike has announced the departure of Ann Hebert, who has spent more than 25 years with the company, most recently as vice president and general manager for North America. According to a report in Bloomberg Businessweek, her son Joe Hebert had used her credit card to buy $132,000 worth of ...
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News briefsSympatex creates “Chief Sustainable Community Manager” position
Sympatex Technologies has created tha new position of ”chief sustainable community manager and head of storytelling,” and recruited Kim Scholze, former outdoor community manager and developer of ISPO Munich’s sustainability strategy, to fill the role. Scholze brings more than 20 years of industry experience in strategy, marketing, development and sales ...
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New managers for Stadium in Finland
Stadium has hired two new female executives to strengthen the management of its retail operations in Finland. Saana Rotkirch will join the Swedish sports retailer as head of store operations on March 1, followed by Miranda Nanhed for the position of purchasing and category manager on March 15. Rotkirch did ...
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Former Nike executive moves to Gatorade
Here is another Nike executive who is going to work for another company. PepsiCo has hired Kalen Thornton as chief marketing officer for Gatorade, the group’s sports drink brand. Thornton has worked for Nike for ten years, serving most recently as vice president of men’s brand management for North America. ...
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News briefsNew president for the Americas at Thule Group
Hilary Hartley has been named president of Thule Group’s Americas business area, which recently recovered after performing less well than Europe and the rest of the world for a while. He will join the Swedish company’s global corporate leadership team, reporting to its CEO and president, Magnus Welander. At the ...
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Two new managing directors for Kickz
Starting on Feb. 15, two executives who were connected with the Snipes Group, Mark Petereit and Denis Horvat, will be joining the executive board of Kickz.com, the hybrid German sneaker and streetwear retailer that previously belonged to Zalando. They will take the place of two interim managing directors, Philippe Buchholtz, ...
