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    Pentland Brands’ Americas business gets new president

    2024-05-02T14:05:00Z

    Pentland Brands, owner of the Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Ellesse and Mitre brands, announced a key change to its leadership team: Joe Spies will become President, Americas, effective this month, following the retirement of Matt Rock, current President, Americas, after 19 years with the company. Rock’s career ...

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    Pentland Brands restructures product and marketing management

    2023-10-06T13:42:00Z

    Pentland Brands announced that within its product & marketing management, Simon Breckon has been named Senior Vice President for Speedo, Jack Richardson Senior Vice President for Ellesse, Kickers and Mitre, and Luke Doddrell Senior Vice President for Canterbury. Source: Pentland Brands Simon Breckon, Jack Richardson and Mitre, and ...

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    Pentland Brands to simplify business structure

    2023-08-07T08:38:00Z

    Changes are underway at Pentland Brands, as the U.K. parent of a portfolio that includes Speedo, Ellesse, and Mitre among others, is reportedly restructuring the organization. Over the next six months, a program of simplification is expected to include: Re-focusing efforts on digital innovation and consumer engagement; moving Speedo’s global ...

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    Pentland Brands appoints new CFO

    2023-06-21T11:05:00Z

    Source: Pentland Brands Graham Burridge Pentland Brands, owner of Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury, Ellesse and Mitre, has appointed veteran executive Graham Burridge as its new Chief Finance Officer. Burridge has more than two decades of experience in the consumer goods and retail sectors and has worked in controlling, ...

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    Mitre official ball sponsor for TST 7v7 football tournament in North Carolina

    2023-06-01T07:53:00Z

    British brand Mitre, part of Pentland Brands, has been announced as the official match ball supplier for The Soccer Tournament (TST), an international football competition that kicks off in Cary, North Carolina, on June 1, 2023. The tournament, which will award $1 million in prize money to the winner, will ...

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    Pentland Brands appoints new COO

    2023-04-06T10:03:00Z

    Source: Pentland Brands Abhy Thomas-Joseph Pentland Brands, the parent company of several sports, outdoor and lifestyle brands, including Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury, Ellesse and Mitre, has announced Abhy Thomas-Joseph as its new global chief operating officer (COO). He replaces Jon Godden, who decided to leave in June 2023 ...

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    Pentland appoints new president for the Americas

    2022-12-22T16:38:00Z

    Pentland Brands Limited has announced that Matt Rock has assumed the role of president - Americas, Pentland Brands. In this role, he is responsible for Speedo as well as Pentland’s entire portfolio, including Endura and Mitre, in the Americas region. Rock, who was previously president for Asia Pacific, began his ...

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    Pentland Brands appoints new creative director

    2022-08-02T10:56:00Z

    Source: Pentland Brands Paisley Wright, new director of creative (Pentland Creative Agency) Pentland Brands, owner of several sports, outdoor and lifestyle brands including Speedo, Berghaus, Ellesse, Canterbury of New Zealand, Mitre and Endura, has appointed Paisley Wright as its new creative director. Wright, who joins the company ...

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    Mitre supports British campaign for the homeless

    2021-12-16T18:08:00Z

    Backing a call for football clubs all over the U.K. to ditch their home shirts for their Boxing Day matches between Dec. 26 and 28, Mitre launched a specially designed Mitre x Shelter football on Dec. 10 on its website, mitre.com, pricing it at £12. The Pentland-owned brand has pledged ...