That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 104
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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 ...
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Todd Hymel took over as chief executive of Volcom earlier...
Todd Hymel took over as chief executive of Volcom earlier this month as Jason Steris left the action sports company after many years. Hymel moved from Paris to California in June to become the chief executive of action sports brands at Kering, the French company that owns Volcom along with ...
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Liz Robbins, a co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former...
Liz Robbins, a co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former head of design, is coming back to the company as an adviser, working closely with its newly appointed chief executive, Michael Millenacker
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Rick Mina, a former head of Foot Locker Europe,...
Rick Mina, a former head of Foot Locker Europe, has become president of WSS, an American shoe retail chain with 68 stores
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Vista Outdoor has recruited Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive...
Vista Outdoor has recruited Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive of Johnson Outdoors, to act as president of its outdoor products segment, comprising Camelbak and Jimmy Sykes as well as Bushnell. He will take up his new functions on Jan. 4, reporting directly to Mark De Young, chairman and chief ...
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Johan Lindeberg, who gave his name to the J. Lindeberg...
Johan Lindeberg, who gave his name to the J. Lindeberg brand, is returning to the Swedish company as creative director in January, after eight years away from the firm. He will remain in New York but work closely with the Stockholm-based team at J. Lindeberg, which sells fashion as well ...
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Robert Marcovitch is taking the place of Tim Petrick as...
Robert Marcovitch is taking the place of Tim Petrick as chief executive of K2. Marcovitch had already run the American ski company between 2006 and 2011, before moving to the position of CEO at The Coleman Company, which is also owned by Jarden Corporation. He had previously run K2's ski, ...
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The prospective change of chief executive at the Adidas Group,...
The prospective change of chief executive at the Adidas Group, scheduled for 2017 at the latest, is leading to increasing speculation, with a report in Der Spiegel that leading executives from several rival companies were approached for the job. Adidas confirmed in February that it had launched a formal search ...
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Richard (Rick) Mina has become president of WSS, an American...
Richard (Rick) Mina has become president of WSS, an American shoe retailer with 68 stores, catering to Latin American and other urban communities, which has started to expand from its base in Southern California. Mina, who replaces Mark Archer, has a long history in the specialty retail sector. Among other ...
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Dorel Sports, a division of Dorel Industries, has announced the...
Dorel Sports, a division of Dorel Industries, has announced the promotion of Nick Larsen to global head of parts and accessories for its Cycling Sports Group. Larsen, who was previously creative director of parts and accessories, will now oversee all aspects of the business from product development to distribution and ...
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Another former Puma executive has moved into the eyewear business....
Another former Puma executive has moved into the eyewear business. Jörg Zobel, 43, has become the new chief executive of Eschenbach Optik, the largest eyewear producer in Germany and a major global supplier of low-vision equipment, taking the place of Wolfgang Rebstock, who has retired. Zobel joined Puma in 2003 ...
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Fischer Skis U.S. has appointed Ryan Leach as its president...
Fischer Skis U.S. has appointed Ryan Leach as its president and chief executive, starting from Nov. 30. Leach has been an independent sales representative for Atomic since 2008, but before that he held the same job for Fischer. Leach takes over from Willy Booker, who was appointed at the helm ...
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Armin Weger will be the new chief executive of Engelhorn...
Armin Weger will be the new chief executive of Engelhorn Sports, the sports retailer based in Mannheim, replacing Markus Rech who has moved to SportScheck. He comes from another German sports and fashion retailer, Dodendorf.
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Mark Parker, Nike's chief executive officer, has been named Fortune's...
Mark Parker, Nike's chief executive officer, has been named Fortune's Businessperson of the Year. The magazine noted that since Parker took over the role in 2006, Nike Inc.'s sales have more than doubled. In October, during Nike's Investor Day in Beaverton, Oregon, Parker announced he expects the company's sales to ...
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Hannes Rumer is joining the executive board of Intersport Germany...
Hannes Rumer is joining the executive board of Intersport Germany as finance director. The 39-year-old Austrian manager worked at Apax Partners before handling finance, controlling and IT at Takko Fashion, where he was also involved in the chain's strategic repositioning. Rumer joins the chief executive of Intersport Germany, Kim Roether, ...
