Executive Changes – Page 55
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Adidas’ global personnel director steps down
Karen Parkin has decided to leave Adidas after 23 years. She stepped down on June 30 as worldwide head of human resources and as a member of the executive board. A British citizen, Parkin was the only woman on Adidas’ management board. Her departure has been attributed to her failure ...
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POC takes over the distribution in the U.K.
Boardsport Source reports that POC has established a “Sales Organisation” for the U.K. and hired a country manager, Oliver Coxhead, to oversee it. Sales teams from POC’s office for European sales will be providing back-up. The new arrangements took effect on July 1. The Swedish producer of headwear, eyewear, apparel ...
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Wintersteiger goes on promoting young talent
Wintersteiger – the Austrian provider of machinery for ski repair and maintenance, software for ski rental, and equipment and furnishings for ski shops – continues to train young people despite the coronavirus pandemic. While announcing the appointment of a new head of human resources, Wintersteiger says it wants to hire ...
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Stefan Herzog is the new president of Fedas
The European Federation of Sports Retailers, Fedas, unanimously elected Stefan Herzog as its new president at its general assembly, convened via a videoconference. Herzog, who ran SportScheck for many years until 2016, will continue as secretary general of VDS, the German Sports Retailers’s Federation, which he has led since the ...
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New CEO for Casall Sport
Nanna Hedlund will take up the post of chief executive of Casall Sport on Aug. 17. She was previously the CEO of Polarn O. Pyret, a Swedish quality kidswear brand with sales all over Europe and also in the U.S. Hedlund has been on Casall’s board since 2108. She takes ...
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+++ Eurosport has hired Amar Melwani from the Walt Disney Company to be vice-president of distribution, partnerships and rights, a newly created post meant to accelerate the broadcaster’s direct-to-consumer strategy +++
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A boost for Fila’s management in Europe
Petra Stürenberg, managing director of Medico Sports Fashion, Fila’s licensee of the brand for Continental Europe, has appointed new managers to sustain the brand’s strong momentum in the region with a goal to turn it into one of the top five sports brands in the market. Since June, Hansjörg Scharner ...
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Cole Haan has a new VP of North American wholesale
Cole Haan has appointed Andrew Rudolph as senior vice president of North American wholesale sales, preparing the American casual footwear brand for its entry into the sporting goods retail channel. Rudolph spent the past five years as vice president of sales at Adidas, his home since at least 2007, generating ...
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News briefsMerrell names new chief marketing officer
Merrell has announced the appointment of Janice Tennant to the position of chief marketing officer, reporting directly to the brand’s global brand president, Chris Hufnagel, and joining its senior leadership team. Tennant has more than 18 years of global brand-building experience, most recently serving as chief marketing officer for Cat ...
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ArticlePrimaloft dismisses European managers to adjust to the crisis
Primaloft has confirmed rumors about its separation from its long-time managing director for Europe and its recently appointed president of licensing, Jochen Lagemann, as of May 31. A spokesman for the ingredient brand said that Lagemann’s departure was triggered by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced ...
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Intersport’s head of marketing moves to Hervis
David Tews, marketing director of Intersport Deutschland since 2014, changed companies in June and is now responsible for international marketing at one of the biggest Austrian sports retailers, Hervis Sport. Tews a further addition to the growing management team of the international retail chain. In May, the company, which belongs ...
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Vincent Wauters quits Hunter Boots
Vincent Wouters, the former president of Arc’teryx who became the chief executive of Hunter Boots in 2016, will be stepping down “by mutual agreement” at the end of July to pursue new opportunities, said the Edinburgh-based company, adding that it is launching a “strategic review” of its operations. This comes ...
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Hanesbrands will soon have a new CEO
Champion’s parent company, Hanesbrands, has appointed Stephen B. Bratspies as its new chief executive, granting him a seat on its board of directors. He will be taking these posts on Aug. 3, thereby succeeding Gerald W. Evans Jr., who already announced his retirement after 37 years with the company, staying ...
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News briefsRose Marcario leaves as CEO of Patagonia
Rose Marcario is stepping down as chief executive of Patagonia on June 12, after 12 years with the company, the last six as CEO. She joined Patagonia as chief financial officer in 2008 after spending 15 years in private equity. Patagonia’s chief operating officer, Doug Freeman, will take her place ...
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Stephan Fanderl leaves Galeria
Stephan Fanderl is said to be leaving the position of chief executive of Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof (Galeria), the holding company formed in 2018 from the merger of the Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt department stores. He has suggested a consensual separation to the Austrian-based Signa Retail Group, parent company of Galeria, ...
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New Swiss country manager for Fischer
Fischer Sports has appointed Silvan Häfliger as its new country manager for Switzerland, starting on July 15. He will take the place of Walter Dietiker, who is leaving the company for reasons of health. Häfliger previously spent 15 years in the winter sporting goods sector, working for Stöckli Swiss Sports ...
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Melody Harris-Jensbach will leave Jack Wolfskin
Melody Harris-Jensbach, the seasoned executive who has been running Jack Wolfskin for the past six years, will soon be leaving the German outdoor brand. According to a press release, Callaway Golf Company, which took over Jack Wolfskin at the beginning of 2019 for around €418 million, and Harris-Jensbach had already ...
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Lacoste appoints CEOs for North and Latin America
Lacoste has appointed Robert Aldrich as chief executive for North America and Pedro Zannoni as chief of the Latin America region. Aldrich previously served as chief executive for the Americas at Ermenegildo Zegna, the big Italian brand of high-end menswear. Zannoni has joined from Asics, where he was president of ...
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Slinger Bag appoints Tom Dye as COO
Slinger Bag, the new sports brand focused on innovating game improvement equipment for ball sports, has hired Tom Dye as chief operating officer. In this role, he will be responsible for the global operational and logistical management of the business. Dye has more than 35 years of senior management experience ...
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Hervis appoints Roland Jegle to the management
Hervis Sport is expanding its management: From June 1, Roland Jegle, 43, will be supporting the international Austrian-based sporting goods chain’s current managing director, Martin Weber. The goal is a “strategic realignment of the company,” according to its announcement. Jegle will lead the purchasing department, among other areas. Jegle has ...
