That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 101
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Aigle has appointed Marie-Laure Rigal-Raffard as its new global marketing...
Aigle has appointed Marie-Laure Rigal-Raffard as its new global marketing and communications director. She comes from Lacoste, which is controlled by Maus Frères like Aigle. She previously worked for two other fashion houses, Lanvin and Louis Vuitton.
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Timberland EMEA has assigned Andy Hewat to the new position...
Timberland EMEA has assigned Andy Hewat to the new position of sales director in charge of distributors, reporting to Mariano Alonso, vice president of sales for the region. A former executive of Stylo, Nike, Adidas, New Balance, Reebok, Ugg and Scholl, Hewat had been running Timberland's operations in the U.K. ...
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Caroline Lanigan has been appointed brand manager of Domyos, the...
Caroline Lanigan has been appointed brand manager of Domyos, the private fitness brand of Decathlon, according to Fitness News Europe. She takes the place of Philippe Bernadat, who has been assigned to look into the group's possible entry into the Iranian market. Reportedly, Domyos generates annual sales of around €1.5 ...
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Brixton has appointed Ruud Vermey as general manager of Brixton...
Brixton has appointed Ruud Vermey as general manager of Brixton Europe. Vermey has more than 20 years of experience in the European market across sales, product and marketing, including senior roles with Vans Europe and Sole Technology, where he served as European product director. He will be based in the ...
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Jim Howard has been appointed as U.S. general manager...
Jim Howard has been appointed as U.S. general manager for Inov-8, the British brand of trail running footwear. He is to supervise U.S. sales, marketing and operations from the brand's regional head office near Boston. Howard started off in the sports business as the manager of The Runners Den, a ...
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Bryson White has been appointed as brand manager for Suunto...
Bryson White has been appointed as brand manager for Suunto in the Americas, to take care of the communication and marketing strategy for the sports instruments brand, which is owned by the Amer Sports group. While working with the product and executive teams in Finland, White's assignment is to raise ...
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Nathan Dopp has been appointed to lead Fjällräven and Hanwag...
Nathan Dopp has been appointed to lead Fjällräven and Hanwag in North America, after the departure of John Walbrecht last month to become president of Mountain Hardwear at the Columbia Sportswear group. Dopp already contributed to the rapid expansion of the Swedish outdoor brand in the U.S. market, as he ...
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Bergans of Norway has named Sven Mostögl as the new...
Bergans of Norway has named Sven Mostögl as the new sales director for its German subsidiary, which takes care of direct sales in the German, Austrian and Italian markets, and distribution in the rest of the European Union. He reports directly to Leif Holst-Liæker, chief executive of the Norwegian company. ...
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Reiner Hengstmann, who helped put together Puma's big sustainability program,...
Reiner Hengstmann, who helped put together Puma's big sustainability program, has joined Hugo Boss in the new position of head of global sustainability
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Roman Stepek, chief executive at Mountain Force, has left the...
Roman Stepek, chief executive at Mountain Force, has left the Swiss winter sports apparel company and is preparing to divest the remainder of his shares to existing shareholders in April. His job was taken over on an interim basis by Werner Matzner, Mountain Force's chief financial officer and one of ...
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Dan Trapp has joined Salomon as global commercial director for...
Dan Trapp has joined Salomon as global commercial director for apparel and gear, based in Annecy. He had been previously the sales manager for Hoka One One in Northern Europe since January 2015, based at Deckers Brands' office in London. Prior to that, he had spent nearly three years at ...
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Evan Lyendecker is promoted to marketing director of Confluence Outdoor,...
Evan Lyendecker is promoted to marketing director of Confluence Outdoor, the Canadian-based watersports company
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Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Toye Fritzell -...
Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Toye Fritzell - have joined Vista Outdoor's eyewear & sport protection unit at Suresnes near Paris, reporting to its president, Olivier Ciaravino. Delarue-Quairel has been named global sport marketing & communication manager for the Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti brands. Fritzell will act as ...
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As we reported in our last issue, the Tecnica Group...
As we reported in our last issue, the Tecnica Group has appointed new managers for all its brands as part of a reorganization intended to speed up its growth. The company has now announced the appointment of an industry veteran, Federico Sbrissa, in the role of strategic marketing manager of ...
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Mathias Hedström has taken the place of Mikael Sundstöm, the...
Mathias Hedström has taken the place of Mikael Sundstöm, the outgoing president of Nordic Kidswear. The 34-year-old manager was one of the founders of Addnature, the leading Swedish internet store. He will help Maria Frykman, founder, owner and chief executive of Nordic Kidswear, which is the company behind Isbjörn of ...
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Nike has announced the appointment of Adam Sussman as Nike's...
Nike has announced the appointment of Adam Sussman as Nike's first chief digital officer. Sussman will report to Trevor Edwards, president of Nike Brand. The move is part of the company's plan to accelerate its digital strategy. In his new role, Sussman will be at the head of the team ...
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Adidas has hired Dan Near as its new head of...
Adidas has hired Dan Near as its new head of Adidas Hockey for Adidas Group North America. He will report to Michael Rossi, general manager of Adidas Group Canada. Near joins from the National Hockey League (NHL), where he has worked for ten years. In addition to his background and ...
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Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board...
Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board of JD Sports Fashion as a non-executive director to support the British retailer's international expansion, thanks especially to his experience in brand development outside Europe. The Pentland Group, which is controlled by the Rubin family, owns 57.47 percent of the ...
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XXL Asa has announced a series of changes in its...
XXL Asa has announced a series of changes in its executive management structure. Marcus Wibergh, its managing director for Sweden, will leave in April after eight years with the company to search new opportunities elsewhere. Janicke Blomsnes will take up the position as acting managing director for Sweden, and will ...
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Converse, a subsidiary of Nike, has announced the departure of...
Converse, a subsidiary of Nike, has announced the departure of Geoff Cottrill, the brand's chief marketing officer. Cottrill joined Converse in 2007 in the same role. Prior to Converse, he worked at Starbucks as vice president of global entertainment, leading marketing, category development and international divisions. Before joining Starbucks, he ...
