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Adidas cuts a tech hub in India it built five years ago
Adidas India Tech Cuts: Digital Build-Out Strategy Under Review
Noto Group answers sporting goods two-way talent demand
New UK partners let the firm serve outbound demand from US sporting goods brands, not just inbound demand from Europe.
Nike looks to luxury for board expertise
Arnault, deputy CEO of Moët Hennessy, joins Nike’s board after leadership roles at Tiffany & Co and Rimowa.
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JD Sports names North America CEO and Group CMO
John Mersho becomes JD North America CEO and Mike Grimes is promoted Group CMO, effective immediately.
Skechers hires ex-PUMA North America chief as CMO
McRae departs the top job at PUMA’s biggest market to build Skechers’ marketing team.
PUMA CEO takes over sales as commercial chief exits
No successor is named yet, leaving Hoeld to personally run sales as PUMA’s leadership rebuild continues.
“Simplify to amplify”: Under Armour’s race to win runners
SGIE in conversation with UA on cutting the range and finding the runner.
Technogym settles into new finance leadership
Carlo Capelli and Pierluigi Alessandri now hold the finance and risk roles Marabini and Capelli once shared.
Head Spain hands sales, marketing reins to Nike veteran
Oriol Martínez de Juan succeeds a 12-year incumbent now moving to an international post within the Head group.
PUMA brings in Nike veteran to lead sport marketing
The Nike veteran arrives Oct. 1 as PUMA continues a broad leadership reshuffle under Arthur Hoeld.
Think Beyond names Robertson as first CEO
Melissa Robertson becomes Think Beyond’s first CEO, taking an equity stake as the consultancy scales.
Toni Sailer names Head of Sales, US director
The premium ski fashion brand fills two senior roles as it works to expand sales channels and its North American footprint.
Oura stacks its board ahead of IPO
Oura is adding a roster of public-company veterans to its board as the smart ring maker moves closer to a U.S. stock market debut.
Nike names new Converse COO
Bauer, formerly Foot Locker’s chief supply chain officer, starts at Converse on Sept. 14.
Toni Sailer completes generational ownership handover
The transfer follows Kevin Taubenberger’s 2022 CEO appointment, formalizing succession already underway operationally.
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Adidas cuts a tech hub in India it built five years ago
Adidas India Tech Cuts: Digital Build-Out Strategy Under Review
Noto Group answers sporting goods two-way talent demand
New UK partners let the firm serve outbound demand from US sporting goods brands, not just inbound demand from Europe.
New Balance UK factory gets a garden by a jeweller
London jewellery brand Bleue Burnham, founded by a self-taught gardener, designed the space for New Balance’s 300 UK shoemakers.
Decathlon seeds ownership across the workforce
Decathlon Seed offers €2,000 in free shares to eligible staff worldwide, with a three-year vesting period.
INTERSPORT Schweiz lands top employer ranking
Culture as a retention tool: Intersport Schweiz joins Switzerland’s top-rated employers.
GoPro cuts 23% of workforce in restructuring
The action camera maker is axing nearly a quarter of its global staff as part of a cost-cutting drive timed for Q2 2026.
JD Sports brings 10,000 young people to career event
The sports retailer’s JD UP program, launched in 2020, has now reached tens of thousands of young people across the UK, Spain — and is heading to the US.
Amer Sports earns China Top Employer again
The multi-brand group secured the Top Employers Institute certification for a second straight year, signaling a maturing HR strategy in a market that rivals are fighting to win.
Zalando leads retailer initiative on due diligence data
Eight retailers and two industry bodies streamline human rights reporting with standardized questionnaire and free digital infrastructure.
Executive pay rebounds across vendors in 2024
Vendor executive pay grew 13 percent in 2024, led by a 24 percent rebound in CEO packages, while CFO pay edged up 5%.
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