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Head's Spanish subsidiary has appointed Jochen Schirmer as its new...
Head's Spanish subsidiary has appointed Jochen Schirmer as its new sales and marketing director. He replaces Nicolas Fauré, who will become the new general manager of the Austrian brand in France, after four years in Spain. Inventories will be shared between the two subsidiaries. Schirmer, 37, was previously Head's sales ...
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Eider has appointed Catherine Routis as commercial director, replacing Yves...
Eider has appointed Catherine Routis as commercial director, replacing Yves Patrouillat. She has previously worked for Adidas, Le Coq Sportif and Icebreaker.
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VF Corporation's Licensed Sports Group has appointed Mark Underwood as...
VF Corporation's Licensed Sports Group has appointed Mark Underwood as the new managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He replaces Gary Sheppherd, who left the business earlier this year for health reasons. Underwood, who will be based at the company's European headquarters in London, joins from Boxfresh, ...
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Under Armour has named Leanne Fremar senior vice president and...
Under Armour has named Leanne Fremar senior vice president and executive creative director for its women's division, a unit that the Baltimore-based sportswear maker is seeking to grow. The new role will be effective on Nov. 11. Fremar was previously creative director at a fashion brand, Theory, and has also ...
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The Pentland Group is working together with Arts Thread to...
The Pentland Group is working together with Arts Thread to support a unique national design competition launched by the Churchill Centre among design students and recent graduates, which may go international one year later. The candidates will have to submit an inspiring piece of work in 2D format – a ...
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The Russian Golf Association and Poodle have signed a sponsorship...
The Russian Golf Association and Poodle have signed a sponsorship agreement running through 2016. The Amsterdam-based women's golf brand will supply the women's national team of Russia with clothing from its range of golf gear, which in addition to the Team Russia and RGA logos will be co-branded with the ...
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Pascal Aymar, an industry veteran who has worked for Salomon,...
Pascal Aymar, an industry veteran who has worked for Salomon, Scott, Reebok and Orage, has become a consultant to Joël Gleize, president of Fusalp, to help the French skiwear company to refine its strategic planning and support its new export manager, Ivan Ceccotti, in its international development policy. This ...
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The Swedish golf distributor Pro Backup has merged with the...
The Swedish golf distributor Pro Backup has merged with the Danish golf distributor Lars Kjær & Co. The new company, called Sports Backup, will be one of the largest golf distributors in Scandinavia. For the 2013 golf season, Sports Backup will be responsible for the sale of products from Bridgestone ...
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The takeover process for the bankrupt MBT by one of...
The takeover process for the bankrupt MBT by one of its Asian distributors, Andy Chaw, has been stopped. The Swiss court in Winterthur, which is handling the case, has reportedly accepted a request by Karl Müller, founder of the company, to review his objections to the sale of the ...
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The Barcelona Moda Centre is to hold its first Fitness...
The Barcelona Moda Centre is to hold its first Fitness Day on Oct. 25. The day will be segmented into three round tables in which panelists will discuss a range of subjects including fitness trends and developments, the impact of the recent rise in the Spanish VAT, and the challenge ...
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An international online retailer based in Spain, Tradeinn, is launching...
An international online retailer based in Spain, Tradeinn, is launching what it describes as the first international factory outlet for sports products on the internet. Called Outletinn, it will market the closeouts of various brands, offering discounts of between 40 and 80 percent from the original prices. Following in some ...
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The managing director of BDM in India, Sudhir Mahajan, was...
The managing director of BDM in India, Sudhir Mahajan, was rescued unharmed after being kidnapped for ransom the day before, on Oct. 9. BDM is an Indian cricket bats and sports gear maker. Mahajan was found tied to a tree in Sakoti, Muzaffarnagar by the special forces of the Meerut ...
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Kristjan Luha became the new general manager for Nike in...
Kristjan Luha became the new general manager for Nike in Greece a few weeks ago after the retirement of Michael Malamatinas, who led the American brand's Greek subsidiary for more than seven years. Luha, who joined Nike in 1997, was most recently sales director for Nike Russia. Malamatinas was involved ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of snow and outdoor...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of snow and outdoor apparel, has created the new position of international sales manager. Effective Oct. 1, the new job will be handled by Sabine Weissbacher. Previously, the 51-year-old ran the international sales of Airfield, a brand of higher-end sports fashion and skiwear. Before ...
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Uvex, the German brand of eyewear, helmets and safety products,...
Uvex, the German brand of eyewear, helmets and safety products, has recorded positive results from its flexible worktime programs which the company began to introduce ten years ago. Since then, Uvex has developed no less than about 150 different types of alternative work schedules that it is offering to its ...
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Hestra, one of Scandinavia's top brands of winter gloves, is...
Hestra, one of Scandinavia's top brands of winter gloves, is investing in the summer sporting goods market. The company has been making cycling gloves for the past few seasons and results have been good. According to Sportfack, the focus of Hestra's summer collection will comprise sports such as golf, horseback ...
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Chinese sportswear brands are expected to be the first to...
Chinese sportswear brands are expected to be the first to recover from the current downturn in the economy. According to a recent research report by UBS, the sportswear segment could be one of the first discretionary consumption segments to emerge from the crisis, as an industry-wide restructuring would address issues ...
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Karl Kuffner, former executive vice president in charge of sales...
Karl Kuffner, former executive vice president in charge of sales and marketing at Holmenkol, became international sales manager from the start of this month at Dobotex, the supplier of socks and bodywear owned by Puma. Holmenkol, a German company specializing in wax, went into receivership earlier this year but was ...
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Patrick Thomas, Hermès' chief executive officer, has resigned from Lacoste's...
Patrick Thomas, Hermès' chief executive officer, has resigned from Lacoste's board of directors. The announcement came shortly after Lacoste shareholders re-elected the members of the company's board, on Sept. 24, and subsequently appointed Sophie Lacoste Dournel as its president (see the previous issue of SGI Europe). The decision was strongly ...
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LaCrosse's chief executive, Joseph Schneider, and the U.S. shoe...
LaCrosse's chief executive, Joseph Schneider, and the U.S. shoe company's chief financial officer, David Carlson, have resigned on their own terms. They had both occupied their positions for more than a decade. The announcement comes nearly three months after the Portland-based manufacturer of outdoor, work and military boots was ...
