Executive Changes – Page 81
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Peak Performance has a new country manager for Germany, Martin...
Peak Performance has a new country manager for Germany, Martin Gaffal. The 34-year-old comes from Schöffel, where he has been in charge of key accounts. He takes the place of Andreas Schiebe, who has left the company.
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Accell North America's chief executive, Chris Speyer, is leaving the...
Accell North America's chief executive, Chris Speyer, is leaving the company to join Recreational Equipment (REI) as vice president of private brands. He will take on his new role at REI on Oct. 30. Speyer has spent 11 and a half years in leadership positions within Accell North America, which ...
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Dainese has strengthened its multisport business unit with a number...
Dainese has strengthened its multisport business unit with a number of new appointments. The Italian firm has hired Stefano Finazzi as export area manager for Southern Europe - Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. Tommaso Balasso has joined Dainese as marketing manager multisport, a newly-created position. In addition, Dainese has hired ...
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After a pilot test in Germany in the spring, Scott...
After a pilot test in Germany in the spring, Scott Sports is preparing to launch online sales from its corporate website in December in France, Italy, Switzerland, the U.K. and Austria, Sport Guide was told by Richard Collomb-Patton, who heads up the company's French business. Consumers will have to pick ...
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Casey Sheahan is stepping down as president of Keen Footwear...
Casey Sheahan is stepping down as president of Keen Footwear after one year in the job to spend more time with his family
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Stefan Jacobsson, who has been the chairman of Thule Group...
Stefan Jacobsson, who has been the chairman of Thule Group since 2011, has announced that he will not stand for re-election at the annual meeting on April 25, 2018
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Steve Murray, the former chief executive of Vans who worked...
Steve Murray, the former chief executive of Vans who worked also for Urban Outfitters and Deckers, is leaving as chief executive of Airwear International, the parent company of Dr. Martens, after three years in the job
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Eno Polo, the former European director of Havaianas, has left...
Eno Polo, the former European director of Havaianas, has left Global Brands Group, which he recently joined as European business development director ++ Arnaud Marie is promoted to the position of sales manager at Compex, replacing Denis Resseguier
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Oriol Mercadal has been appointed country sales manager of Helly...
Oriol Mercadal has been appointed country sales manager of Helly Hansen for Spain and Portugal
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Odlo has appointed Michaël Bissey, 28, as sales manager for...
Odlo has appointed Michaël Bissey, 28, as sales manager for France
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Brian Davidson, director of sales for Nikwax North America, has...
Brian Davidson, director of sales for Nikwax North America, has been promoted to be its president, taking the place of Rick Meade after three years in the post
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Jochen Schnell, one of the members of Intersport Germany's executive...
Jochen Schnell, one of the members of Intersport Germany's executive board, is leaving at his own request after spending more than 15 years with the group in various positions. Citing “very private reasons” for his departure, the company said his responsibilities for product and marketing will be taken over by ...
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Graham Stapleton, who comes from Dixons, has been appointed as...
Graham Stapleton, who comes from Dixons, has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Halfords Group, the British bike and automotive accessories retailer, replacing Jill McDonald. Benefiting from a “staycation” summer in Britain, Halfords reported in a preliminary statement a 4.8 percent increase in total revenues for the ...
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Tom Knight, former chief executive of JJB Sports, has been...
Tom Knight, former chief executive of JJB Sports, has been appointed chairman of Fibodo, which specializes in cloud-based management software for sports and activity professionals. The name of the company stands for Find It, Book It, Do It. Knight is a well-known personality in the British sports business, where he ...
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Carsten Unbehaun, managing director for Central Europe at Asics, has...
Carsten Unbehaun, managing director for Central Europe at Asics, has been appointed as the new chief executive at Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand owned by the Japanese company, from the start of next year. He takes over from Peter Fabrin, who decided to return to Denmark for family reasons after ...
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Tor Jenssen has been appointed as chief marketing officer at...
Tor Jenssen has been appointed as chief marketing officer at Helly Hansen following the departure of Erik Burbank, who held the job for less than two years but previously covered much the same functions as Helly Hansen's senior vice president of brand and marketing. Jenssen has been with the Norwegian ...
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Fischer Sports has named Walter Dietiker as its new country...
Fischer Sports has named Walter Dietiker as its new country manager for Switzerland, replacing Marco Zingg who has left the company. Dietiker spent the last 12 years with K2 in Switzerland, after working for Toko and Mammut.
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Thomas Seifert is leaving as German country manager of Polar...
Thomas Seifert is leaving as German country manager of Polar Electro at the end of this month for another assignment outside the sporting goods sector. His place will be taken over by the current local chief operating officer, Lars Adolff. Seifert joined the Finnish company in April 2013 after running ...
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Moritz Maier has been appointed as head of marketing at...
Moritz Maier has been appointed as head of marketing at Alpina Sports, the specialist in winter sports helmets and eyewear. Maier was previously at Head Sportswear, where he spent three years as international marketing manager, after six years in multimedia management and key account marketing at Mammut Sports Group. Maier ...
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Christoph Görner joined Sport 2000 Germany on Sept. 1 to...
Christoph Görner joined Sport 2000 Germany on Sept. 1 to work on Laufprofis, the specialty running retail format of the voluntary group, which currently involves 120 retailers. Together with his colleague Marc Schreiner, he reports to the manager of Laufprofis, Jörg Seifert. Görner worked for 18 years at Runners Point, ...
