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Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports...
Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports for Central Europe, concentrating on digital marketing for the various brands of the group. He has taken the place of Stephan Hagenbusch, who recently became European marketing manager of Black Diamond. Weber had previously handled similar functions at Quiksilver Europe.
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Black Diamond Equipment has announced the completion of its sale...
Black Diamond Equipment has announced the completion of its sale of Gregory Mountain Products to Samsonite for $84.1 million. The company has used $26.7 million out of the net proceeds of $68.4 million to pay off its credit facility. Knowledgeable officials have indicated to us that this is unlikely to ...
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Mitre Sports has announced the launch of Mitre Star, a...
Mitre Sports has announced the launch of Mitre Star, a new online hub developed for 5-a-side and 7-a-side football players and teams, offering expert advice in the four areas of tactics, technique, fitness and nutrition. The online content, which was developed with key influencers such as FourFourTwo and nutritionist Ben ...
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Halti, the Finnish winter sports and outdoor apparel brand, has...
Halti, the Finnish winter sports and outdoor apparel brand, has just completed a strategic review after the arrival of a new chief executive, Jukka-Pekka Vuori, earlier this year. Vuori was previously the chief marketing officer at Fonecta, a Finnish company specialized in media. He replaced Martti Uusitalo, who remains one ...
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Luca Bettini, chief executive of Tecnocomponenti, has been elected president...
Luca Bettini, chief executive of Tecnocomponenti, has been elected president of Assofitness, the fitness section of Assosport, Italy's sporting goods industry association. He takes the place of the outgoing president, Deolo Falcone, for the next two years. One of its goals is to stimulate the internationalization of the sector, organizing ...
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Bondholders of Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke (Mifa), the largest bike manufacturer in...
Bondholders of Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke (Mifa), the largest bike manufacturer in Germany, have agreed to delay payment of interest on their bonds, originally scheduled for Aug. 12, until the presentation of a new business plan at end of October. They have appointed a Munich-based consultant, One Square Advisory Services, to negotiate ...
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Invista has introduced a new blend of Cordura nylon fiber...
Invista has introduced a new blend of Cordura nylon fiber and natural sheep wool fiber. Called the Wool Collection, the new hybrid fiber is a response to rising consumer demand for natural-feeling textiles that can keep the functional characteristics of synthetics. Chia Her is one of the first users of ...
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Franz Völkl, former chief executive of the famous ski brand...
Franz Völkl, former chief executive of the famous ski brand and inventor of carbon technology for skis, passed away at the age of 87. The Völkl company, one of the pioneers of modern skis, was founded by Franz Völkl's grandfather in 1895. He assumed the management in 1952, succeeding his ...
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Pentland Brands welcomed the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and...
Pentland Brands welcomed the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to its global headquarters in London on July 25. The visit by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat party leaders was part of an exercise to see examples of flourishing British businesses. Pentland is a third-generation ...
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Toyota Tsusho is launching PFC-free waterproof breathable membranes in outdoor...
Toyota Tsusho is launching PFC-free waterproof breathable membranes in outdoor clothing. These high-performance membranes are made from Arnitel VC, a very flexible thermoplastic polyester-based elastomer developed by a Dutch company, DSM. This elastomer, which has been used for many years in membranes for clothing, does not rely on perforations to ...
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The introduction of Cardio GPS sports watches led TomTom to...
The introduction of Cardio GPS sports watches led TomTom to more than double its revenues from sports products in the second quarter. It helped its Consumer Division to record only a small decline to €169 million from €172 million, in spite of a 17.4 percent drop in automotive hardware to ...
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Matthias Malessa is leaving as chief human resources officer of...
Matthias Malessa is leaving as chief human resources officer of the Adidas Group at the end of this month for personal reasons. The recruitment of his successor is in progress. Malessa has spent 27 years with the company, starting off as a trainee in 1987. He took care of international ...
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Skullcandy has named David Raffone as chief sales and revenue...
Skullcandy has named David Raffone as chief sales and revenue officer, with effect from Aug. 11 at the latest. He has spent more than 20 years in sales of branded consumer electronics, acting most recently as vice president of Sony Electronics' U.S. sales division.
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Décathlon has signed a sponsorship contract for Kipsta, its private...
Décathlon has signed a sponsorship contract for Kipsta, its private brand of team sports products, with the Castres Olympique rugby club, which currently ranks second in France. True to its low-cost vocation, Décathlon will sell its Castres jerseys at only €40 apiece, reduced to €35 for children's models. These prices ...
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TaylorMade-Adidas Golf has signed a four-year contract with England Golf....
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf has signed a four-year contract with England Golf. Beginning in January 2015, the company will be the official supplier of waterproof clothing, golf apparel and footwear to the staff and volunteers of the organization. It will also make available Adidas clothing and Taylormade golf bags and accessories to ...
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Jean-Marc Taillieu has replaced Eric Lairet as general manager of...
Jean-Marc Taillieu has replaced Eric Lairet as general manager of TBS, the sports brand of the French Eram shoe retailing group. A former European retail manager of Quiksilver, he has worked for Fila and other companies. TBS has an annual turnover of around €50 million. A large part of the ...
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- Our previous issue erroneously stated that Graham Rickard has...
- Our previous issue erroneously stated that Graham Rickard has become the managing director for the Regatta group. In fact, he has been appointed as managing director for the Regatta brand, while remaining in charge of the Dare2b brand. Jim McNamara remains managing director for Craghoppers. Keith Black, who has ...
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As an official sponsor, New Balance welcomed more than 18,000...
As an official sponsor, New Balance welcomed more than 18,000 runners at the Vitality British 10K London Run, on Sunday July 13. The annual race saw participants run the iconic route through some of London's most famous landmarks. New Balance treated runners and spectators alike to special incentives including access ...
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Carlyle, the private equity fund, has divested its remaining 7.13...
Carlyle, the private equity fund, has divested its remaining 7.13 percent interest in Moncler for €215 million, selling more than 17.8 million shares at a unit price of €12.04. That is 0.5 percent higher than the closing price of the previous day, but then Moncler's share price has fallen by ...
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Graham Rickard, managing director of Dare2b, the snow and action...
Graham Rickard, managing director of Dare2b, the snow and action sports apparel brand owned by the Regatta Group, was appointed managing director of the Regatta brand of outdoor apparel as well. This brand was previously supervised by Keith Black, the entire group’s chief executive and chairman. While Black is handing ...
