Executive Changes – Page 95

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    Cornelis Hendrik (Cees) de Witte will start a new assignment...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Cornelis Hendrik (Cees) de Witte will start a new assignment on Aug. 1 as chief executive of X-Bionic, the Swiss developer of high-tech sportswear and socks. He will take the place of the company's 66-year-old founder and owner, Professor Bodo Lambertz, who will become chairman. De Witte recently left Spyder ...

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    BRG Sports has announced the appointment of Dan Arment as...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    BRG Sports has announced the appointment of Dan Arment as its new chief executive. He replaces Terry Lee, who will become a strategic adviser to the company and continue to serve as executive chairman. In addition, Arment has been promoted to chief executive of Riddell, the company's core football brand. ...

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    Black Diamond Equipment has appointed Rick Vance as director of...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Black Diamond Equipment has appointed Rick Vance as director of quality, overseeing the company's quality policy, control and processes. He come from Petzl America, where he was responsible for quality control and managed the Petzl Technical Institute as its technical director. Prior to that, he worked as a mechanical engineer ...

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    Rapala has announced the appointment of Jorma Kasslin, currently chief...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Rapala has announced the appointment of Jorma Kasslin, currently chief executive officer, as full-time executive chairman of the board, while the current deputy chief executive officer, Jussi Ristimäki, has been promoted to president and chief executive officer. Ristimäki's previous responsibilities as chief financial officer will be shared between Anu Koskinen ...

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    Musto has appointed Steve Jepson as its new head of...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Musto has appointed Steve Jepson as its new head of sales. He will manage the U.K. and Eire sales team and will take responsibility for all wholesale channels. He will report to Simon Busby, Musto's commercial director. Jepson was previously head of sales for Hunter, the British heritage brand best ...

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    Coolcore, the company specializing in chemical-free cooling fabrics, has appointed...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Coolcore, the company specializing in chemical-free cooling fabrics, has appointed David Lund as vice president of global marketing. Lund has served in senior marketing positions for over 20 years, working for brands such as Levi's, Nike, Timberland, MBT and Converse.

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    In its third high-profile hire in recent months, Keen has...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    In its third high-profile hire in recent months, Keen has appointed Tyler LaMotte to the new position of global vice president of brand marketing. Prior to Keen, LaMotte served as Apple's senior marketer, in charge of worldwide product marketing. He also worked at Patagonia as global business unit director for ...

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    Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive of Sympatex Technologies, taking the place of Michael Kamm, who is leaving by mutual consent after six years in the post. Like Kamm, he will also act as speaker for the management. Haiko Stüting will remain as joint managing director ...

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    Amer Sports has appointed Emilio Morabito as vice president in...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports has appointed Emilio Morabito as vice president in charge of commercial portfolio management for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Markus Ense who left at the end of June after appointing several field sales managers and strategic account managers who are now working with the sales ...

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    Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with 29 highly motivated members at its new headquarters in Innsbruck. Run by Tim Bantle, the top management includes Craig Foster, Georg Hoffberger and Stephan Hagenbusch. Foster, who has been with BD since 2009, is taking over the role of director ...

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    Sally Pitkin is resigning as a director of Billabong International...

    2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Sally Pitkin is resigning as a director of Billabong International to dedicate her time to her recent appointment as a member of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

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    Oliver Pabst, the 50-year-old German manager who left as executive...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Oliver Pabst, the 50-year-old German manager who left as executive board member in charge of sales and marketing at Willy Bogner a few months ago after nine years with that company, will take up the role of chief executive of the Mammut Sports Group on Sept. 1. He will replace ...

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    Björn Hamacher is taking the place of Michael Price at...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Björn Hamacher is taking the place of Michael Price at Asics Europe as director of marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reporting to Alistair Cameron, chief executive of Asics EMEA. He will be responsible for Asics' performance brands as well as its lifestyle brands, Asics Tiger and Onitsuka ...

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    XXL ASA has announced the appointment of Anders Kjellén as...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    XXL ASA has announced the appointment of Anders Kjellén as the new managing director of its operations in Norway, starting in the 4th quarter of 2016. He has been the chief executive of Mammut Ajungilak since 2012, and he is currently the managing director of Mammut for all the Nordic ...

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    Florian Grocs, who has been acting as German country manager...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Florian Grocs, who has been acting as German country manager for J.Lindeberg, has been appointed sales director for the whole Region Central Europe, as the Swedish company is taking over its former independent distributors in the Benelux countries. The former country manager for Switzerland, Mario Messerli, will be in charge ...

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    Jean-Michel Granier, who has been heading up the Adidas Group...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Jean-Michel Granier, who has been heading up the Adidas Group in South Korea for the last two years, has been appointed as the group's managing director for Latin America from the start of July. Granier previously ran the Adidas Group's subsidiary in Italy and then became managing director for south ...

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    Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal,...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal, changed its status to that of the brand's exclusive distributor in the country on July 1. Run by a Portuguese industry veteran, Carlos Alemão, Bedivar has been distributing foreign footwear brands since 1990. Crocs said the change was meant to ...

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    Creating new positions, Bergans of Norway appoints Bart Meijers...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Creating new positions, Bergans of Norway appoints Bart Meijers as international sales director and Karl Henrik Felde as international marketing manager (more in our Outdoor Industry Compass)

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    Gerald Evans, a 30-year veteran of Hanesbrands who is currently...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Gerald Evans, a 30-year veteran of Hanesbrands who is currently its chief operating officer, will replace Rich Noll, chief executive and executive chairman, on Oct. 1. Among other recent feats, Evans spearheaded the company's development of a low-cost global supply chain and some of its recent acquisitions. Champion Europe was ...

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    Performance Sports Group (PSG), which owns Bauer, Mission, Easton and...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Performance Sports Group (PSG), which owns Bauer, Mission, Easton and other brands, has appointed Harlan Kent as its new chief executive and as a member of its board of directors, both effective on June 20. Amir Rosenthal, president of PSG, had acted as interim CEO at the sports equipment manufacturer ...