Executive Changes – Page 68

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    Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach...

    2019-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach lifestyle brand recently divested by VF Corp. He was most recently the general manager and brand manager of DC Shoes at Boardriders. He previously worked for Asics, Spy and Converse. Jensen will report directly to Gregg Ribatt, the new chief ...

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    On Feb. 1, Armin Landgraf became chief operating officer at...

    2019-02-19T00:00:00Z

    On Feb. 1, Armin Landgraf became chief operating officer at Germany's Canyon Bicycles. He has also become the third member of the Canyon's management board, alongside Roman Arnold, founder and chief executive, and Lothar Arnold, chief financial officer. Until last year, Landgraf was the chief executive of Pon Bike, the ...

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    Some media reported in the last few weeks that Antoine...

    2019-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Some media reported in the last few weeks that Antoine Sathicq, formerly with Adidas, Le Coq Sportif and Odlo, has been appointed chief sales officer of Babolat, where he would be taking the place of Giovanni Pietra, who left the post several months ago. That's what his LinkedIn profile says, ...

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    Accell Group has appointed Jasper Sundh as new regional director...

    2019-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Accell Group has appointed Jasper Sundh as new regional director for the Nordics region, one of the six key regions of the group, together with Benelux, Southern Europe, U.K. & Ireland, DACH countries, and North America. Sundh, 51, has several years of experience in sales, marketing and omni-channel strategy implementation. ...

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    Descente has appointed a country manager for Germany, Lothar Heinisch,...

    2019-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Descente has appointed a country manager for Germany, Lothar Heinisch, who worked previously for big brands such as Spyder, O'Neill, Craft and Oakley, and opened a German showroom in Bad Griesbach

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    Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach lifestyle brand recently divested by VF Corp. He was most recently the general manager and brand manager of DC Shoes at Boardriders. He previously worked for Asics, Spy and Converse. Jensen will report directly to Gregg Ribatt, the new chief ...

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    Timberland continues to hire new people in a bid to...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Timberland continues to hire new people in a bid to regain some momentum. As of Feb. 1, Chris McGrath is Timberland's new vice president of global footwear design, for men's, women's and children's footwear. He reports directly to Jim Pisani, the company's global brand president, and will be relocating from ...

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    Jörg Tichy will be serving as marketing director at Löffler as of...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Jörg Tichy will be serving as marketing director at Löffler as of February 2019. He succeeds Reinhard Hetzeneder, who is retiring. Tichy worked previously as marketing director for Komperdell, the Austrian manufacturer of ski poles. Before joining Komperdell, the 43-year-old worked for several years in Fischer Sport's marketing department. In his new position ...

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    Li & Fung has named Joseph Phi as the company's...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Li & Fung has named Joseph Phi as the company's new president. He will lead the company's supply chain solutions operating groups, including business development. He replaces Marc Compagnon, who will now work as senior adviser across the Fung Group of companies, Li & Fung's major shareholder, leading its initiative ...

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    Head has announced the launch of Head Winter Sportswear in...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Head has announced the launch of Head Winter Sportswear in North America and the promotion of Julia Couperthwait to business manager of Sportswear North America. Couperthwait has extensive experience in the outdoor and fashion industries, specifically in brand marketing, merchandising and design. She will oversee all aspects of the Winter ...

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    Early this year, Uwe Gottschalk became a member of the...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Early this year, Uwe Gottschalk became a member of the executive board at Vaude, the German maker of mountain-sports gear. For the past three years, Gottschalk has led the Products Division at Vaude, focusing on sustainability and innovation. During his tenure, the proportion of sustainable Green Shape products in apparel ...

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    Tom Ceulemans has been hired by Nemo Equipment to serve...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Tom Ceulemans has been hired by Nemo Equipment to serve as its first European sales manager, reporting to a newly appointed vice president of global sales, Mike Welch. Both have already been connected with the rather original American brand of camping equipment, which has been growing rapidly in recent years, ...

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    Many new executives have started working for Royal Robbins since...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Many new executives have started working for Royal Robbins since the American brand of travel and adventure gear was taken over last March by Fenix Outdoor International, the Swedish group, formally based in Switzerland, that owns Fjällräven, Tierra and other outdoor brands as well as Globetrotter and other outdoor specialty ...

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    Vista Outdoor, the parent company of Camelbak, has confirmed the...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Vista Outdoor, the parent company of Camelbak, has confirmed the appointment of Dirk Ostertag as its new senior sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The German executive is taking over the responsibility for the region from a British executive, Andy Shand, who was based in London, ...

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    At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz to the new position of country manager for Germany. Thomas Gröber, chief executive of Hanwag, has until now been responsible for the German market. Volz has worked for Hanwag since 2013. He spent four years as a sales representative and ...

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    Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear,...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear, maker of outdoor apparel and accessories, and plans to grow the brand in North America. Novak is coming off nine years – first as head of national accounts, more recently as vice president of sales – with 5.11 Tactical, which ...

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    Fjällräven assigned Dean Polic to the position of country manager...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Fjällräven assigned Dean Polic to the position of country manager for Germany at the beginning of this year. He succeeds Lars Ryslev, who is taking the newly created position of head of global sales for Central Europe at Fenix Outdoor, parent company of Fjällräven. Polic, 47, will be leading Fjällräven's German ...

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    Microban, which develops chemical treatments for textiles to control odor...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Microban, which develops chemical treatments for textiles to control odor and prevent the spread of microbes, has appointed Maté Dzakula to the post of business development manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Dzakula was born in Croatia and raised in Sydney. He will be working out of ...

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    Pure Fishing has announced the appointment of Harlan M. Kent...

    2019-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Pure Fishing has announced the appointment of Harlan M. Kent as its new chief executive. He replaces Neil Eibeler, who has left the company. Pure Fishing was recently acquired by Sycamore Partners. Kent has more than 30 years of experience, including roles at the Performance Sports Group, Totes Isotoner, and ...

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    In a bid to stimulate innovation and diversification, particularly in...

    2019-01-28T00:00:00Z

    In a bid to stimulate innovation and diversification, particularly in its important sports segment, Superdry has appointed a new creative director, Phil Dickinson, who held a number of senior roles at Nike, including global creative director for football and for Nike Sportswear. He was a creative director for Umbro while it ...