Executive Changes – Page 67
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Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German...
Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German sales team by hiring Christoph Schröder. The 30-year-old was most recently sales manager for Northern Germany at Kübler Sport. Also, Karolin Krohn will strengthen the marketing team at Craghoppers' European headquarters in Hamburg under the leadership of Oliver Robens. The ...
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Sergio Khiel has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Sergio Khiel has been appointed as the new chief executive and president of Fischer Skis' U.S. subsidiary, effective May 1. He takes the place of Ryan Leach, who left the company in December. Khiel served most recently as vice president of strategy and business development for DPS Skis. Prior to ...
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John C. Lechleiter – the former chairman, president and chief...
John C. Lechleiter – the former chairman, president and chief executive of the pharmaceuticals company Eli Lilly – will not be standing for re-election to Nike's board of directors at the annual shareholders' meeting in September, although he will continue to serve until then. Lechleiter will be yielding his chairmanship ...
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Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has...
Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has made Scott Ziegler its new retail director for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), with responsibility for the region's 170 Havaianas points of sale, from mono-brand stores to franchisees and concessions. Ziegler is no stranger to the region, having ...
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Zalando has announced that Christian Baier and Jan Wilmking, both...
Zalando has announced that Christian Baier and Jan Wilmking, both managing directors of zLabels, will be leaving the company. zLabels, the e-tailer's nine-year-old private label division, was closed on April 1, although the company has indicated that it will continue to offer “everyday essential” clothing and footwear products under 11 ...
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Bernard Liatti, a former top manager of the Rossignol Group,...
Bernard Liatti, a former top manager of the Rossignol Group, has been named senior adviser of the Wingate bank, in connection with its opening of an office in Lyon
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Christophe Villemin, co-founder and new chief executive of Black Crows...
Christophe Villemin, co-founder and new chief executive of Black Crows (see our previous issue), has appointed a new manager in charge of operations, Nathalie Dougados, who has worked for Clarins, Christian Louboutin and Capgemini Consulting
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This month, four managers will be joining the sales team...
This month, four managers will be joining the sales team at Bianchi, the Italian bicycle manufacturer. They are Michael Wilpert, the new export manager; Zoe Wang, the new area manager for Asia-Pacific; Diego Caccia, the new area manager for Italy; and Federico Zanet, the new manager of key customer accounts. ...
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Nixon, the American brand of watches and accessories, has appointed...
Nixon, the American brand of watches and accessories, has appointed Tom “TK” Kattus to the post of global brand sales director for Adidas Watches. Kattus has just spent ten years as general manager and chief operating officer at Campagnolo North America, the manufacturer of bicycle components. Before that he was ...
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Boardriders, the mother company of Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong and other...
Boardriders, the mother company of Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong and other brands, has announced the departure of Thomas Chambolle, who is currently responsible for the EMEA region. Chambolle was appointed after the tragic disappearance of Pierre Agnès, Quiksilver's chief executive, who was lost at sea on Jan. 30, 2018. Greg Healy, ...
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Unifi has announced that Kevin Hall has stepped down as...
Unifi has announced that Kevin Hall has stepped down as chief executive and company director. Albert Carey has been named as the new executive chairman of the U.S. yarn manufacturer, effective April 1, while Thomas Caudle is the new principal executive officer, with immediate effect.
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Columbia Sportswear has elected Kevin Mansell to serve as a...
Columbia Sportswear has elected Kevin Mansell to serve as a director and a member of its nominating and corporate governance and audit committees. Mansell began serving in that capacity on March 25 and will be standing for election to full-term board membership at this year's annual shareholders' meeting. Ed George, ...
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Storm Care Solutions of the U.K., which produces aftermarket waterproofing...
Storm Care Solutions of the U.K., which produces aftermarket waterproofing and cleaning fluids, has appointed Lauren Kirk to the post of export sales manager. The appointment follows a company-wide rebranding and recent distribution deals for Germany, Austria, the Benelux countries, Chile and the U.S. Kirk's experience includes posts at Terra ...
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Shimano has announced that Satoshi Yuasa has stepped down from...
Shimano has announced that Satoshi Yuasa has stepped down from the company's board and will continue to work as an advisor, while remaining vice-president of the Japan Bicycle Association
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Nike Spain has announced the appointment of three new members...
Nike Spain has announced the appointment of three new members to its executive board: Ignacio Serrat, Gavin Lindberg and Bill Berner
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Adidas has named the candidates standing for election to its...
Adidas has named the candidates standing for election to its supervisory board at the annual general meeting on May 9, as Frank Appel, Katja Kraus and Willi Schwerdtle will not be standing for reelection. New on the board would be Jing Ulrich, managing director and vice chairman for Asia-Pacific at JPMorgan ...
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The Oberalp Group has appointed Andrea Carraro to the post...
The Oberalp Group has appointed Andrea Carraro to the post of general manager for footwear and technical equipment. He will be leading the development team for this products at the office in Montebelluna, and thereby working to increase the market share of the Salewa and Dynafit brands in the categories ...
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Brooks Running has promoted Dan Sheridan to the new post...
Brooks Running has promoted Dan Sheridan to the new post of executive vice president and chief operating officer. In heading up the sales, e-commerce, digital, supply-chain and IT teams, Sheridan will be spearheading the enterprise and digital platforms as well as the wholesale business and distributor partnerships worldwide. Sheridan's two ...
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Tim Turnbull is retiring from Aquapac, a British maker of...
Tim Turnbull is retiring from Aquapac, a British maker of waterproof bags and cases, after 22 years as chief executive. Mike Malavasi, the current special accounts director, and John Kelly, the current sales director, will be taking charge of the company. Malavasi's son, Gianluca, will be taking charge of Trunbull's ...
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Babolat has finally confirmed the appointment of Antoine Saticq as...
Babolat has finally confirmed the appointment of Antoine Saticq as chief sales officer of the company. Saticq had served most recently as chief sales officer of Odlo International since the end of 2015. He ran Le Coq Sportif for three years until the end of 2008 before spending nearly four ...
