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Silke Sauer, 37, is the new head of licenses at...
Silke Sauer, 37, is the new head of licenses at Bogner, replacing Karin Silcher. She previously worked in licensing at two German fashion brands, S. Oliver and Gerry Weber.
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Paolo Manuzzi, a 46-year-old manager who has been with Vibram...
Paolo Manuzzi, a 46-year-old manager who has been with Vibram since 1993, has been promoted to the new position of global general manager. He started off as manager of the Italian supplier of high-tech shoe soles for Italy and Spain. He later opened Vibram's offices in the U.S. in 1999 ...
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Michael Austermühle, 46, has been appointed country manager of Patagonia...
Michael Austermühle, 46, has been appointed country manager of Patagonia for Germany and Austria, replacing Norbert Sandner who has been made European alpine and climbing manager. Austermühle was most recently the German country manager of The North Face, a company with which he worked for the past seven years. Prior ...
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Maui Jim Sunglasses has signed up a 50-year-old Spanish pro...
Maui Jim Sunglasses has signed up a 50-year-old Spanish pro golfer, Miguel Angel Jimenez, who qualified as the oldest winner on the European Tour at the Spanish Open in May 2014, after 23 victories under his belt. Three years ago, he created a Junior Circuit in Spain for children between ...
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Some of the latest numbers from the NPD Group about...
Some of the latest numbers from the NPD Group about shares in the U.S. athletic footwear market indicate that Skechers has over taken Adidas as the second-largest sports footwear brand for the quarter ended in March. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the NPD Group puts Skechers' market share ...
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Descente has set up a new organization structure to accelerate...
Descente has set up a new organization structure to accelerate its penetration of foreign markets. In April, the Japanese company formed a new Global Business Unit, headed up by Yoshikazu Tanaka as managing director for sales and marketing. He previously had the same function for the whole group. In the ...
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A lawsuit that accused Lululemon of defrauding shareholders by not...
A lawsuit that accused Lululemon of defrauding shareholders by not revealing a product issue with Luon yoga pants has been dismissed, Reuters reports. The case focused on problems that caused Luon yoga pants to become see-through, causing a costly recall in March 2013. An appeals court in Manhattan ruled earlier ...
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Fenix Outdoor International says it has finalized the acquisition of...
Fenix Outdoor International says it has finalized the acquisition of the 40 percent stake it did not previously own in Frilufts, a subsidiary regrouping three outdoor retailers: Globetrotter from Germany, Naturkompaniet in Sweden and Partioaitta in Finland. Fenix already owned 60 percent of Frilufts, which was established after Fenix acquired ...
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By the end of June, Michael Kamm will act as...
By the end of June, Michael Kamm will act as the only managing director of Sympatex Holding and its Sympatex Technologies and Plouquet subsidiaries. Jürgen Steffensen, joint managing director since 2010, will leave the group by mutual consent to pursue new managerial tasks elsewhere. He has been acting as chief ...
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The Adidas Group appeared puzzled this week by a lengthy...
The Adidas Group appeared puzzled this week by a lengthy German newspaper report containing allegations that workers contracted through temporary work agencies at a logistical center in Rieste, Germany, were treated unfairly. The article in Die Zeit reports complaints from workers that they were asked to be permanently on call without ...
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Adidas Outdoor has signed on as title sponsor of the...
Adidas Outdoor has signed on as title sponsor of the WE-cycle program, a non-profit bike sharing initiative to reduce carbon emissions and traffic congestion in Aspen, Colorado. Adidas Outdoor will be visible on 100 bikes at 16 stations in town. In addition, We-cycle employees will wear Adidas Outdoor footwear and ...
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Columbia Sportswear has adjusted its team for sourcing, supply chain...
Columbia Sportswear has adjusted its team for sourcing, supply chain and finance. Lisa Kulok, who has served as vice president of global marketplace planning and customer operations since October 2009, has been promoted to senior vice president of global supply chain operations. Steve Woodside, who joined the company in August ...
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Three new board members have been appointed at Surftech after...
Three new board members have been appointed at Surftech after its acquisition earlier this year by Triple D, a Thailand-based investment company. The chairman is Trent Pedersen, president of D Technical Consulting, a subsidiary of Triple D that provides management, marketing and technical services for sports companies. He has been ...
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After three years of negotiations, the People's Republic of China...
After three years of negotiations, the People's Republic of China and South Korea have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) intended to remove most import tariffs on each other's products within the next 20 years, subject to parliamentary approval. China is the biggest trading partner for Korea and vice versa. ...
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Skechers continues to sign major sports sponsorship agreements. This time,...
Skechers continues to sign major sports sponsorship agreements. This time, the deal is with Colin Montgomerie, the 52-year-old Scottish golf legend. Montgomerie will act as brand ambassador for Skechers' Go Golf line of shoes.
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Airesis, the Swiss holding company that owns a majority stake...
Airesis, the Swiss holding company that owns a majority stake in Le Coq Sportif, has acquired 92 percent of Movement Group, a Swiss company specializing in freestyle skis with a turnover in the range of 15 million Swiss francs (€14.4m-$16.1m). Sealed at an undisclosed price, the acquisition encompasses Wild Duck ...
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Vibram USA, the North American subsidiary of the Italian sole...
Vibram USA, the North American subsidiary of the Italian sole maker, has acquired the soling assets of Quabaug Corporation, its U.S. manufacturing and distribution partner since 1965. Their activities are to be integrated into Quabaug Vibram Innovation (QVI). Vibram said the aim of the acquisition was to maintain its U.S.-based ...
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Performance Sports Group (PSG) has appointed Amir Rosenthal, the current...
Performance Sports Group (PSG) has appointed Amir Rosenthal, the current chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance & administration, as president of PSG Brands, a newly created position. Beginning June 1, he will oversee the day-to-day business of seven brands in the group's portfolio including Bauer, Cascade, Combat, ...
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Galvin Green, the Swedish golf clothing brand, has promoted Andrew...
Galvin Green, the Swedish golf clothing brand, has promoted Andrew Creed to president of Galvin Green USA. Creed, who was formerly national sales manager, will expand the company's domestic operations, which will include the opening of a new U.S. headquarters in Avon, Connecticut this July. Creed joined Galvin Green when ...
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Epsi, the European Platform for Sports Innovation run by Antonello...
Epsi, the European Platform for Sports Innovation run by Antonello Marega, is going to hold its fourth conference in Barcelona on June 8-9 around the theme of “Sports Innovation in the City.” It will join forces for the first time with the Cross Consumer Platform by introducing a broader Consumer ...
