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Startups to watch: LIGAS, premium yoga made in Poland

2026-10-28T15:30:00+00:00

LIGAS wants to win Polish premium yoga before global players do, with local production and a bold image as its calling cards.

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J.Lindeberg names Henrik Bunge CEO from April 2027

2026-10-27T15:25:00+00:00

Henrik Bunge, CEO of Björn Borg since 2014, will become CEO of J.Lindeberg on April 1, 2027. Björn Borg is seeking a successor.

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Lululemon appoints Tara Poseley to its board

2026-10-26T15:14:00+00:00

The last board seat owed to Chip Wilson goes to Tara Poseley, who ran product at Lululemon a decade ago.

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Deckers adds The RealReal’s CEO to its board

2026-10-23T14:34:00+01:00

Rati Sahi Levesque, who was The RealReal’s first employee in 2011 and now runs the company, joins the Deckers Brands board on Dec. 1.

PUMA appoints Arne Arens as Chief Commercial Officer

Puma names Arne Arens Chief Commercial Officer

2026-10-22T15:54:00+01:00

Former Unspun CEO Arne Arens joins the Puma Management Board on Nov. 15 to lead global sales and market strategy.

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FP Movement names ex-Nike Kylee Clarke marketing head

2026-10-22T09:06:00+01:00

The activewear label creates a global marketing role as revenue rises 26% and it plans to grow in Europe.

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Ex-Snipes CEO Schröder confirms Skechers EMEA role

2026-10-21T12:35:00+01:00

The former Snipes CEO oversees 58 countries, over 1,000 stores and two distribution centers for the US footwear group.

Dennis Tao, Jeanne Huang, Puma Supervisory Board

Dennis Tao elected Puma Supervisory Board Chairman

2026-10-21T09:42:00+01:00

Anta’s Head of M&A and Capital Markets succeeds Héloïse Temple-Boyer, with former Anta brand executive Jeanne Huang also joining.

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Harry Arnett returns to Callaway as chief brand officer

2026-10-20T13:47:00+01:00

The marketer who led Callaway’s brand from 2012 to 2019 is back, now in charge of brand strategy and demand creation worldwide.

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Father and son now share the Amer Sports boardroom

2026-10-20T08:17:00+01:00

Eric Ding, who runs Descente China for Anta, joins his father Shizhong Ding on the board of the Arc’teryx and Salomon owner.

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Head rebuilds US leadership ski team

2026-10-16T09:10:00+01:00

Matteo Murer joins from Tecnica Group to run Head’s global ski boot unit, and Frank Shine is hired as a marketing consultant.

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JD Sports to replace a second top board role in months

2026-10-16T07:59:00+01:00

A new Chair in September, a new Senior Independent Director to follow: JD Sports is renewing both top independent board roles.

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Authentic Brands Group names Lark-Marie Antón CCO

2026-10-14T09:52:00+01:00

The former USA Today Co. communications chief reports to CEO Matt Maddox and joins the Executive Committee.

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Lacoste brings back Guibert, the CEO it replaced

2026-10-12T15:51:00+01:00

Éric Vallat exits; Thierry Guibert now runs both Lacoste and its Swiss parent, Maus Frères, according to Reuters.

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Salomon puts its strategy chief on the Executive Board

2026-10-12T07:46:00+01:00

Katharina Bahde, who joined in 2024, becomes Vice President and takes a seat on the Executive Board.

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