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News briefsFootasylum CFO Nick Scott steps down
The UK sportswear retailer says Scott leaves “to pursue new ambitions”; the search for a permanent successor is underway
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News briefsIntersport adds a fourth C-suite seat
Intersport creates Chief Strategic Brands Partnership Officer role as its executive team grows to four
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News briefsJens Aage Skare Nielsen confirmed as Rugby Europe CEO
Eight months in, the interim CEO gets the permanent job
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ArticleUneekor launches in UK and Europe with new sales team
The AI-powered golf simulator brand appoints EMEA Director of Sales, UK & Ireland Director, and EMEA Supply Chain Manager.
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News briefsLenzing promotes COO Kasperkovitz to CEO
Austrian cellulose fiber group returns to profit and bets on internal succession to hold its recovery course
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News briefsINTERSPORT Schweiz lands top employer ranking
Culture as a retention tool: Intersport Schweiz joins Switzerland’s top-rated employers.
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News briefsHaglöfs appoints global wholesale director
The Swedish outdoor brand hires a Peak Performance executive to strengthen wholesale and direct-to-consumer coordination.
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ArticleLululemon settles proxy fight with Chip Wilson
The founder wins board representation. Lululemon wins silence. The deal is narrower than it looks.
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News briefsFanatics Commerce names veteran marketer as CMO
Gersch unifies brand, performance and lifecycle marketing under one role for the DTC fan apparel platform.
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News briefsFrasers Group merges brand and people under one exec
Andy Brown has been promoted to chief people and brand officer at the British multibrand retailer.
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News briefsOberalp passes the keys to the next generation
A dual leadership transition reshapes Oberalp’s governance for the next phase
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News briefsAuthentic Brands restructures leadership ahead of planned IPO
Authentic Brands Group names a public-market veteran to lead day-to-day operations as it prepares for a potential listing
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News briefsPUMA names Dennis Schroeder MD Europe
Dennis Schroeder left PUMA for Nike, 11teamsports and SNIPES. Now he returns to lead PUMA’s entire European operation.
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News briefsAtomic names six directors in commercial restructure
Atomic names six directors and separates brand-building from activation in a structure built around specialist retailers.
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News briefsSportsShoes.com promotes mountain runner to trail marketing lead
Ben Mounsey, a former Great Britain mountain runner on staff since 2019, takes charge of trail and outdoor growth strategy.
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News briefsFormer Nike’s women’s marketing VP joins Saucony
Wendy Kula, who led Nike’s North America women’s brand campaigns, moves to Saucony as CMO.
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ArticleMike Ashley admits role in Cowgill’s JD Sports exit
Frasers Group founder confirms associates filmed the 2021 footage that triggered a CMA probe and nearly £5 million in fines against JD Sports and Footasylum.
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News briefsASICS ex-chairman Oyama WFSGI Honorary President
Former ASICS chairman follows founder Kihachiro Onitsuka as the second Japanese national to hold the WFSGI honorary title.
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ArticleSalomon’s talent strategy looks beyond outdoor
Moncler, JD Sports, Adidas: Salomon’s three new executives map a brand that no longer recruits like an outdoor company.
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ArticleKMD Brands appoints new Chairman in governance reset
Philip Bowman takes the helm at KMD Brands as the outdoor group accelerates its Next Level turnaround.
