Executive Changes – Page 92

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    The Cycling Sports Group (CSG), part of Dorel Sports, has...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The Cycling Sports Group (CSG), part of Dorel Sports, has promoted Henning Schroeder to the position of global vice president of product. In addition, David Guzik has been promoted to global vice president of engineering, while Brian Immel has been promoted to global vice president of marketing. CSG owns the ...

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    Pon has appointed Thomas Raith, the current chief executive of...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Pon has appointed Thomas Raith, the current chief executive of Derby Cycle, as head of all the e-bike activities of the Pon.Bike Group. In addition, Janco van der Heiden has been appointed as Derby Cycle's new co-chief executive. Raith will be based in Stuttgart, which is the official location of ...

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    Amer Sports has promoted Bill Kirchner to vice president and...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports has promoted Bill Kirchner to vice president and general manager for the Americas. Most recently, he served as vice president of U.S. sales for Wilson Sporting Goods, prior to his added responsibilities at the parent company, Amer Sports. Kirchner has worked at Wilson for 32 years. In his ...

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    Sport Partner reports that Matthijs de Vries, Odlo International's country...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Sport Partner reports that Matthijs de Vries, Odlo International's country manager for the Netherlands and Belgium, is leaving the company at the end of the year to become manager for the business unit in charge of export at the Oberalp Group, covering the Salewa and Dynafit brands. De Vries is ...

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    Bluesign Technologies has appointed Jill Dumain as its new chief...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Bluesign Technologies has appointed Jill Dumain as its new chief executive, effective January 2017. She replace Peter Waeber, who will retire at the end of the year, while remaining a member of Bluesign Technologies' advisory board. Dumain is currently Patagonia's director of environmental strategy. She has been with Patagonia for ...

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    eVent fabrics has announced the appointment of Dave Wilson as...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    eVent fabrics has announced the appointment of Dave Wilson as its new sales account manager. Wilson returns to the company after a nine-year break. He joins from Garmin International, where he served as senior product designer and developer, managing soft goods and accessory lines for multiple product categories. During his ...

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    Bruno Joly, 36, is joining Odlo International as communications manager,...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Bruno Joly, 36, is joining Odlo International as communications manager, reporting directly to the recently appointed brand director, Timo Pape. Joly started his career as German correspondent for a French fashion trade magazine, Journal du Textile. Based in Munich, he quickly focused on the sports industry. He contributed to other ...

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    Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing at Patagonia. He has spent the last 15 years on global marketing assignments, including a stint at Helly Hansen and several years as vice president of global brand creative and global brand manager for Lululemon. Bayers is reporting directly to ...

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    Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager of Teva, a newly created role under the Performance Lifestyle Group at Deckers Brands. The appointment will be effective on Oct. 24. In this new position, Winkel will manage global product and brand marketing for Teva as well as the ...

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    Just a few weeks after Mike Ashley took over from...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Just a few weeks after Mike Ashley took over from Dave Forsey as chief executive of Sports Direct International (SDI), the British sports retailer said its acting chief financial officer is leaving the group. The owner of Field & Trek, as well as Karrimor, Gelert and various other brands, has ...

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    Brian Moore, who served as vice president of global footwear...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Brian Moore, who served as vice president of global footwear for The North Face for four years until last May, has joined Tracksmith, an American brand of performance running apparel and accessories, as product manager. We understand that his appointment is intended to strengthen the sourcing capabilities of the company, ...

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    Giovanni Maruzzi, 35, has left Nike to become the first...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Giovanni Maruzzi, 35, has left Nike to become the first country manager of Brooks Running for Italy and Spain. After working for Vodafone and Procter & Gamble, Maruzzi spent the last three years at Nike's Italian subsidiary as sales manager in the running category and as strategic accounts manager. Brooks' ...

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    Moving from Vans to Reef, Fabio Marangoni has been appointed...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Moving from Vans to Reef, Fabio Marangoni has been appointed by VF Corp. as general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), leading the brand's product, sales and marketing strategy in the region. He reports directly to Jeff Moore, president of Reef. Marangoni served most recently as area ...

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    Lotto Sport Italia has appointed a new “head of communication...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Lotto Sport Italia has appointed a new “head of communication and digital sales,” following the departure of Alberto Fraticelli, the former brand manager of Ferrari, after eight years with the company. His name is Stefano Taboga. He comes from the Luxottica Group, where he acted as global digital and omnichannel ...

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    Andrea Dorigo, a veteran of the Luxottica Group who had...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Andrea Dorigo, a veteran of the Luxottica Group who had been acting as president of Oakley from May 2015 to last July, has become president and chief executive of Pirch. Based at Oakley's head office in California, Dorigo had been responsible for the sports channel. His position has been eliminated ...

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    Alpina Sports, the German supplier of sports glasses and helmets,...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Alpina Sports, the German supplier of sports glasses and helmets, has appointed Julia Bauer as its new marketing director, replacing Gunda Häussler, who has been on maternity leave since the end of August. Ludwig Bestler, a journalist for a German biking magazine for the last six years, is supporting Bauer, ...

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    Ulrike Köhler is taking over in November from Daniel Eppler...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Ulrike Köhler is taking over in November from Daniel Eppler as vice president and general manager for Nike in the German-speaking countries. After several other assignments at Asics and Saucony in Europe, Köhler has been with Nike in various functions since 1997, most recently as vice president and general manager ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has appointed David Lawner as interim senior vice...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has appointed David Lawner as interim senior vice president of retailing in North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), while the company has started a search to replace Shawn Cox. From 2011 until March 2016, Lawner was president in charge of U.S. retailing and ecommerce ...

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    Johnson Outdoors has appointed Ed Stevens, former chief executive of...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Outdoors has appointed Ed Stevens, former chief executive of Shopatron, to its board of directors. Stevens will join Johnson's board from the start of November and he will stand for re-election at the group's annual shareholders' meeting in 2017. Shopatron is a provider of cloud-based, online order management services. ...

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    Paul Nugent, former vice president of global marketing at Umbro,...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Paul Nugent, former vice president of global marketing at Umbro, started last month as senior director of marketing at Under Armour in Europe. He reports to Chris Bate, the company's managing director for Europe, and will lead marketing activities across Europe. The job was held on an interim basis by ...