That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 104
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Christian Ender has been appointed international sales manager at Bogner,...
Christian Ender has been appointed international sales manager at Bogner, taking the place of Klaus Grönefeld who is moving to an unidentified firm. Ender, 39, acted most recently as general manager of Louis Vuitton's office for Central Europe, responsible for five countries. He previously worked for Hugo Boss, helping it ...
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Dan Wille has been appointed general manager and vice president...
Dan Wille has been appointed general manager and vice president of InMovement, the brand that was formally launched in September by Brunswick Corporation to provide equipment for a more active workplace. Wille was previously at Life Fitness, the group's core fitness brand, as vice president supervising the product development, engineering ...
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Arne Strate, who has been responsible for marketing at Volcom...
Arne Strate, who has been responsible for marketing at Volcom in Germany and Austria for ten years, is joining the growing European Outdoor Group (EOG) in the new position of marketing and business development manager. He previously worked for Reef. More in The Outdoor Industry Compass.
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Bike Europe reports the departure of Steven Merlin from Selle...
Bike Europe reports the departure of Steven Merlin from Selle Italia, where he oversaw the saddlemaker's global sales for many years
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Under Armour has announced the appointment of Chip Molloy as...
Under Armour has announced the appointment of Chip Molloy as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 19. He replaces Brad Dickerson, who will remain with the company in an advisory role through February. Molloy most recently served as a senior adviser for Roark Capital Group. From 2007 to 2013, he was ...
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Fashionmag.com reports that Antoine Tinel has been appointed in charge...
Fashionmag.com reports that Antoine Tinel has been appointed in charge of international sales at Le Coq Sportif, the French sports brand, to supervise all markets other than those covered by subsidiaries, in Italy, Spain and the U.K. The appointment comes after the departure of Géraud Maréchal, who left to lead ...
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Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at...
Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at the U.S. subsidiary for Original Buff, the Spanish provider of performance headwear for runners, cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts. The company said in a press release that Whitney has been in leadership functions in the general sporting goods and specialty outdoor ...
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Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer...
Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer as director of product management for its surf, stand-up paddleboard and paddle brands, Boardworks and Adventure Technology. He previously led strategic product line development for Adventure Technology, which is the company's performance paddle brand, as the product manager. Boardworks is ...
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Mirco Geise has been named country sales director of Vans...
Mirco Geise has been named country sales director of Vans for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He had previously worked for O'Neill, starting as key account manager in 2009 and then becoming three years ago its country manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia.
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Donna Carpenter is to take over from Mike Rees as...
Donna Carpenter is to take over from Mike Rees as chief executive of Burton Snowboards at the beginning of February. John Lacy, who has long been employed by Burton, will take over her job as the brand's president. Donna Carpenter is a co-owner of Burton Snowboards and the wife of ...
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Our subscribers at SGI Europe and The Outdoor Industry Compass...
Our subscribers at SGI Europe and The Outdoor Industry Compass were wondering where Mathias Basedow was going to land after leaving the European Outdoor Group, where he recently acted as marketing manager. Basedow, who had previously worked at Oakley Europe, is now running a brand-new office and showroom of Icebug ...
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Fouad Gross is leaving as country manager of Timberland for...
Fouad Gross is leaving as country manager of Timberland for Germany, Austria and Switzerland after more than ten years in the job. His role will be taken over on a temporary basis by Mariano Alonso, vice president of sales of Timberland for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Timberland ...
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Reiner Pichler will become on April 1 the new chief...
Reiner Pichler will become on April 1 the new chief executive of Calida Holding, the Swiss lingerie group that controls Lafuma with 59.9 percent of the shares. He will replace Felix Sulzberger, who spent 14 years at the helm of Calida and engineered the takeover of the French group. According ...
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Mark Venedetti, a former finance director of Abercrombie & Fitch,...
Mark Venedetti, a former finance director of Abercrombie & Fitch, has become the new chief financial officer of Performance Sports Groups, taking the place of Amir Rosenthal who has been president of PSC Brands since May
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David Featherman, president of Escalade Sports, will add the role...
David Featherman, president of Escalade Sports, will add the role of chief executive, replacing Robert J. Keller who has left the company
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Philippe Dourcy is leaving after ten years as communication director...
Philippe Dourcy is leaving after ten years as communication director of Decathlon for a new, yet unspecified mission with the French-based sport retailer
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Wolfgang Schnellbügel, who left a few months ago as managing...
Wolfgang Schnellbügel, who left a few months ago as managing director of Sport 2000 International, is now running the French subsidiary of Rohde, a German shoe brand
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Alexander Nehls has been appointed international marketing director for Dynafit,...
Alexander Nehls has been appointed international marketing director for Dynafit, based at the company's head office in Ascheim, Germany. He was previously the global senior sports marketing manager for Adidas Outdoor.
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Paul Fowler has been appointed as Animal's managing director, starting...
Paul Fowler has been appointed as Animal's managing director, starting from the beginning of next year, after several years as an executive director in the branded apparel and fashion business, with brands such as Ben Sherman and Nicole Farhi. Fowler said in a statement that he was taking up the ...
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Dorel Sports has appointed Morgan Meredith as Cannondale's global mountain...
Dorel Sports has appointed Morgan Meredith as Cannondale's global mountain bike marketing manager. He will drive the global marketing and communication strategy for the Cannondale mountain bike segment and Cannondale suspension technology. Meredith joins Dorel Sports from Mission Workshop, where he was the marketing director. In addition, the company has ...