Executive changes – Page 6
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ArticleFormer ISPO chief quits Boardriders
Peter Knoll, a former manager of the ISPO trade show in Munich, has left Boardriders, where he was most recently general manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The 55-year-old executive says his departure was mutually agreed due to differing views on organizational and strategic changes within the company. His position ...
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ArticleMarkus Hefter leaves ISPO
After working for Messe München for 18 years, Markus Hefter has left the company, where he held the position of exhibition director for the ISPO Munich and OutDoor by ISPO trade shows, apparently to pursue a new opportunity with a yet unnamed Swedish company later in September. We understand that ...
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ArticleTwo new members on Puma’s executive board
Puma has promoted two executives to its board of management, effective June 1, to oversee the company’s finances and sales. Taking the place of Michael Lämmermann, Hubert Hinterseher has been promoted to the role of chief financial officer. Lämmermann, 59, has decided to retire after 28 years with the company ...
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ArticleMathias Boenke will lead New Balance EMEA
Returning to New Balance after a dynamic journey on the other side of the fence at Intersport, Mathias Boenke has been appointed as senior vice president of the American sports brand for the EMEA region, starting in June. Based at New Balance EMEA’s office in Amsterdam, he will take the ...
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ArticleGiovanni Zoppas will run Tecnica Group
Giovanni Zoppas is returning to Tecnica Group as its chief executive and general manager, starting in May. The 62-year-old Italian executive knows the group well as he is a member of its board of directors and worked as general manager of its Nordica brand between 2003 and 2006, taking care ...
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ArticleShimano launches centennial website, announces executive changes
Shimano is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a new centennial website and photobook, which look back at the company’s product and technology achievements. Founded in 1921 by Shozaburo Shimano as a small ironworks in Sakai, Osaka, the company has now grown to employ more than 11,000 people. The ...
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Two new managing directors for Kickz
Starting on Feb. 15, two executives who were connected with the Snipes Group, Mark Petereit and Denis Horvat, will be joining the executive board of Kickz.com, the hybrid German sneaker and streetwear retailer that previously belonged to Zalando. They will take the place of two interim managing directors, Philippe Buchholtz, ...
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Jean-Pierre Petit quits Royer
Jean-Pierre Petit, a seasoned French executive who previously worked for Nike and Wolverine Worldwide at a European level, is leaving Groupe Royer, a big multi-brand French footwear group, as part of a major reorganization, which has not yet been entirely finalized. The reason for his departure is the previously reported ...
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ArticleBezos hands over leadership of Amazon
In the third quarter of this year, Jeff Bezos will hand over the operational role of CEO at Amazon to Andy Jassy, the head of the company’s cloud business, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon made the announcement on Feb. 2 after the company released very good results for the fourth ...
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White quits as president of Salomon
Amer Sports announced the immediate departure of Michael White as president of Salomon, indicating that he has decided to “pursue other interests” and adding that it has initiated an external search for a permanent successor. We were unable to find out about his new plans by the time of going ...
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ArticleTecnica’s former CEO is now running Pinarello
Antonio Dus, the seasoned manager who has led Tecnica Group for the past five years, has become the new global CEO of Cicli Pinarello, with a financial stake in the iconic Italian brand of high-end bicycles, which came three years ago under the control of L Catterton, the private equity ...
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ArticleWolverine makes two big executive appointments
Wolverine Worldwide has made a couple of executive appointments to ring in the new year. It has expanded the duties of Jim Zwiers, the current president of its international group. Zwiers is now also president of Wolverine’s global operations group, overseeing portfolio-wide sourcing, logistics, distribution, customer service and information technology. ...
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ArticleVincent Wauters will lead Rossignol, boosting apparel and digital
The alpine ski industry is going through a major generational change as it seeks new avenues of diversification. After the retirement of Jean-Marc Pambet as chief executive of Salomon one year ago and the more recent resignation of the 50-year-old Antonio Dus as CEO of the Tecnica Group, it is ...
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Lululemon expands its leadership team
Lululemon Athletica has promoted one of its managers, Celeste Burgoyne, and brought in an experienced manager, André Maestrini, who will join the company from Adidas in January to serve as executive vice president in charge of international operations. It has also appointed a new manager in charge of diversity and ...
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ArticleAntonio Dus leaves Tecnica
The Tecnica Group says that its chief executive, Antonio Dus, is leaving in December 2020 “in order to be able to devote himself to other personal and professional projects.” The company’s chairman, Alberto Zanatta, will be acting as CEO on an interim basis with effect from Nov. 1. Reaching Ebitda ...
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ArticleFogliato will run Columbia’s omni-channel activities in executive reshuffle
Columbia Sportswear Company has announced a series of senior leadership changes executing on transition plans while supporting the company’s omni-channel programs for growth and unlocking digital opportunities. The company is aligning its organizational structure globally “to accelerate our business transformation with a focus on e-commerce and digital,” said Tim Boyle, ...
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Reorganizing the top management, VF names Steve Murray president of TNF
VF Corporation is changing its management structure to suit changes in the way it does business, notably by dividing its brand portfolio into Core Brands and Emerging Brands and by getting them to be managed differently to help them achieve their full potential. Until now, the operations of its three ...
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ArticleStefan Rainer becomes Oberalp’s CSO
Justifying the introduction of a new sales structure with a shift to a “channel-driven approach” rather than a geographical basis under the management of Christoph Engl, the Oberalp Group has announced that Stefan Rainer will become its chief sales office on Oct. 1. Rainer, who has been the general manager ...
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Anta’s president will run Amer Sports
Jie (James) Zheng, executive director and president of Anta Sports Products, is taking over the responsibilities of Heikki Takala, who has decided to resign from his role as president and chief executive of Amer Sports after ten years in the position. Takala, a former commercial director of Procter & Gamble, ...
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ArticlePatagonia’s European chief will run the whole group
Ryan Gellert, an American who has been running Patagonia EMEA since the end of 2014, has been promoted to serve as chief executive of Patagonia Works, the parent company of Patagonia Inc. In addition, Jenna Johnson has been promoted from vice president of technical outdoor to a new post as ...
