Executive Changes – Page 79
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Ulf Bjerknes, a veteran of the Norwegian sporting goods industry,...
Ulf Bjerknes, a veteran of the Norwegian sporting goods industry, has been appointed to a new position as chief operating officer of XXL ASA, the big Norwegian sports retailer that is expanding to new countries. He did an excellent job in terms of revenues and profits with two other important ...
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Vincent Isichei has resigned as German country manager for JD...
Vincent Isichei has resigned as German country manager for JD Sports Fashion. Simon Rider, the former manager of Foot Locker Europe who ran Karstadt Sports until the end of 2016, will reportedly run JD's German operation on an interim basis along with Isichei's brother Marc. The two brothers Vincent and ...
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Yves Corthésy, chief financial officer at Airesis, the Swiss holding...
Yves Corthésy, chief financial officer at Airesis, the Swiss holding company for Le Coq Sportif and Movement, has decided to leave the company from the start of March after 12 years. Corthésy explained in a statement that Airesis and its largest investment, Le Coq Sportif, have reached an important phase ...
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Eagle Creek has strengthened its European team with the addition...
Eagle Creek has strengthened its European team with the addition of three new managers in key positions at its headquarters in Midleton, Ireland. The producer of travel bags and backpacks from southern California has appointed Parvati Sauer to the newly created position of eCom specialist, Benjamin Rex as its new ...
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As part of a personnel reshuffle ahead of a planned...
As part of a personnel reshuffle ahead of a planned expansion, Polygiene has promoted its chief financial officer, Ulrika Björk, to the position of chief executive, taking over the post from Christian von Uthmann. The former CEO will now fill the position of vice president of new ventures and strategies ...
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Kering, the parent company of Puma, Volcom and a raft...
Kering, the parent company of Puma, Volcom and a raft of luxury goods brands, has appointed a new “chief client and digital officer,” Grégory Boutté, who has had an interesting career. After working in brand management at Procter & Gamble, Boutté joined a French online auction start-up that was acquired ...
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Uvex Sports will be represented in the U.S. and...
Uvex Sports will be represented in the U.S. and Canada by Fischer Skis
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Peter Cuneo, chairman of the board of directors at the...
Peter Cuneo, chairman of the board of directors at the Iconix Brand Group, has assumed the role of executive chairman. He has been on the board since October 2006 and served as interim chief executive from August 2015 to April 2016. In his new role, he will focus on evaluating ...
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The finance director of the Calida Group, Thomas Stöcklin, will...
The finance director of the Calida Group, Thomas Stöcklin, will leave the Swiss company at the end of June 2018. Calida has started the search for a successor to the 47-year-old manager, who joined as a controller in 2005. The Calida Group owns the Calida, Aubade, Millet, Oxbow, Eider and ...
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Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Christian Buss as...
Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Christian Buss as director of investor relations, reporting to Jim Swanson, senior vice president and chief financial officer of the group. Buss, who has been involved in equity analysis since 2005, comes from Credit Suisse, where he was director of global apparel research. ...
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Jason Boling has resigned from Cherokee Global Brands, the new...
Jason Boling has resigned from Cherokee Global Brands, the new owner of Hi-Tec, after five years in the position of financial director. Steven Brink has been appointed as his replacement. Brink previously worked as head of finance for an assortment of public and private apparel companies including seven years at ...
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With the new year, the heads of Bike Europe's editorial...
With the new year, the heads of Bike Europe's editorial team are switching roles. After more than 21 years in the post, Jack Oortwijn will hand over the position of chief editor to the magazine's younger, 50-year-old deputy editor-in-chief, Jan Willem van Schaik. Oortwijn, 63, will take over his position, ...
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J. Lindberg, the Swedish apparel company, whose sports clothing focuses on...
J. Lindberg, the Swedish apparel company, whose sports clothing focuses on ski and golf, has appointed Jens Werner to the newly created position of creative director. Werner joined J. Lindberg as design director of sports in October 2016. In May 2017, he assumed the position of design director also for the company's ...
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Ortholite has hired Nino Gilarde, a health care industry veteran,...
Ortholite has hired Nino Gilarde, a health care industry veteran, as its chief financial officer
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Skechers has appointed a new chief financial officer, John Vandermore....
Skechers has appointed a new chief financial officer, John Vandermore. He takes over the related responsibilities from David Weinberg, who will continue as chief operating officer of the company. Vandermore spent the last two years as CFO of Mattel. He previously worked for 12 years with the Walt Disney Company ...
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Merrell has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Strick Walker,...
Merrell has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Strick Walker, and a new senior product director for active lifestyle, Johanna Koeberle. Walker comes from Spindrift Beverage company, where he had a similar job. He worked previously for Patagonia and Converse. Koeberle is an Adidas veteran who has also worked for ...
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Lululemon Athletica has reportedly appointed a new “brand creative director”...
Lululemon Athletica has reportedly appointed a new “brand creative director” who may or may not take the place of Lee Holman, the creative director who has announced his resignation from the end of this year. The new manager, Rémi Paringaux, is expected to supervise product design as well as branding. ...
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The European Outdoor Group has formally started inviting applications for...
The European Outdoor Group has formally started inviting applications for the position of secretary general, which has been filled until now by Mark Held. The candidate should have a minimum of ten years of experience in the wider outdoor sector, among other prerequisites. More in our Outdoor Industry Compass.
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Gumercindo Moraes Neto has resigned as president of Asics for...
Gumercindo Moraes Neto has resigned as president of Asics for Latin America, with effect from Nov. 1. Alexandre Fiorati, the chief financial officer of Asics do Brasil, is said to be taking over his place. A veteran of the Brazilian sporting goods industry, Gumercindo plans to take a six-month sabbatical, ...
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Sumitomo Rubber has promoted the 45-year-old Richard Jackson to the...
Sumitomo Rubber has promoted the 45-year-old Richard Jackson to the position of general manager for Spain
