Executive Changes – Page 86
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Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as...
Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as president of Merrell, reporting to Todd Spaletto, who was recently named president of Wolverine's broader Outdoor & Lifestyle Group. Rechner has been for more than 25 years in the outdoor industry, including stations as president of Victorinox Swiss Army in ...
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Claire Jenkins has resigned as a member of Sports Direct's...
Claire Jenkins has resigned as a member of Sports Direct's board of directors with immediate effect. The former manager of Rexam had been appointed as non-executive director six years ago. She was the only female director on the board. Her departure, for which no formal explanations were given, comes after ...
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Richard Tooby has been designated as the new chairman of...
Richard Tooby has been designated as the new chairman of Polygiene, the Swedish developer of odor control solutions for garments. Tooby, who comes from the chemicals industry, has been an independent director of the board since October 2015. He will take the place of Lennart Holm, who became chairman at ...
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Sport Finance has moved Philippe Sachet from the U.K. to...
Sport Finance has moved Philippe Sachet from the U.K. to Spain to run Kappa Sport Iberia, taking the place of Francisco Cuesta after eight years. Sachet was previously working under Mark Ward, who has been running the British subsidiary of Sport Finance Distribution for two years. Sport Finance is the ...
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Allan Vad Nielsen has been appointed as chief executive at...
Allan Vad Nielsen has been appointed as chief executive at Hummel, the Danish sports brand, after the abrupt dismissal of Søren Schriver earlier this year. Nielsen has spent most of his career at Bestseller, the Danish fashion group that owns Jack & Jones and Vero Moda, among others. He has ...
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Supra has hired Kara Duffy as the brand's new senior...
Supra has hired Kara Duffy as the brand's new senior global director of product, with immediate effect. She will report directly to Cape Capener, the brand's president. Most recently, Duffy was global director of footwear operations at DC Shoes, part of Quiksilver. In her new role at Supra, she will ...
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Bryan Timm is leaving as president and chief operating officer...
Bryan Timm is leaving as president and chief operating officer of Columbia Sportswear, after 20 years with the company. The company says his responsibilities will be handled by other senior managers while it goes through a reassessment of its operating model. Tim Boyle, chief executive of the group, says Timm ...
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Christoph Mannel has left as general manager for Central Europe...
Christoph Mannel has left as general manager for Central Europe at Oberalp, the parent company of Salewa, Dynafit, Wild Country and Pomoca
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Michael Kraushaar has been named interim managing director for the...
Michael Kraushaar has been named interim managing director for the Winora Group in Germany following the resignation of Susanne Puello in March
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José Antonio Galán Matamoros has been appointed as the head...
José Antonio Galán Matamoros has been appointed as the head of sales for Lotto Sport Italia's Spanish subsidiary, replacing José Maria Munill who had been with the brand for 15 years
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Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands...
Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands one year ago, is reportedly running to become the mayor of Santa Barbara, California next November
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Callaway Golf is looking for a permanent replacement for Robert...
Callaway Golf is looking for a permanent replacement for Robert K. Julian. The manager has left the company after two years as its senior vice president and chief financial officer. He is being replaced on an interim basis by the company's general counsel, Brian P. Lynch, who has been with ...
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Active Brands, the Norwegian group that is changing hands (see...
Active Brands, the Norwegian group that is changing hands (see our latest issue), has established its own subsidiary in Finland and has taken full control of four of its brands in this market: Dæhlie, Johaug, Kari Traa and Sweet Protection. The new office is located near Helsinki's airport and run ...
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Susan Lyne, former CEO of the AOL Brand Group and...
Susan Lyne, former CEO of the AOL Brand Group and president of the BBG Ventures investment fund, joins the board of directors of GoPro
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Eva Emstedt has been elected as a new member of...
Eva Emstedt has been elected as a new member of Thule Group's board of directors
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Kristin Versümer has been appointed to the position of chief...
Kristin Versümer has been appointed to the position of chief digital officer of Sportalm, the Austrian sports apparel firm. Sitting on its executive board, she will be responsible for Sportalm's e-commerce business, its marketing activities, sales and international expansion, in close cooperation with Wilhelm and Ulli Ehrlich, owners of the ...
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Billabong has appointed Kevin Meehan as global general manager of...
Billabong has appointed Kevin Meehan as global general manager of the RVCA brand. He replaces Bill Bettencourt, who is joining a footwear brand that has yet to be disclosed. Meehan joins the company from Volcom, where he was most recently president of the Americas. He brings 20 years of experience ...
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Promoting two of its managers, Zumiez has named Troy Brown...
Promoting two of its managers, Zumiez has named Troy Brown as president of North America and Adam Ellis as president of international. They will both report to Richard Brooks, president of the U.S. action sports retailing group, which owns Blue Tomato in Europe. Brown has been executive vice president of ...
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Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....
Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corp. , where he spent nine years as area manager for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, Heyderreplaces Ibrahim Can, who ...
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Stefan Bernard, who was the German country manager for Garmin...
Stefan Bernard, who was the German country manager for Garmin between the end of 2011 and the end of 2015, will be in charge of strategy and sales and marketing operations for Hoka One One and Teva across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will be based in London. ...
