That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 106
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Martin Lebeau, who comes from Merrell, has been appointed Canadian...
Martin Lebeau, who comes from Merrell, has been appointed Canadian general manager for Saucony, another brand that belongs to Wolverine Worldwide
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Bob Hurley is stepping down as chief executive of the...
Bob Hurley is stepping down as chief executive of the surfwear brand that he founded, and which was acquired by the Nike group in 2002. Hurley was appointed interim chief executive in 2012, after the departure of Michael Egeck. He supervised product development and marketing for Hurley, which employs about ...
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Dominique Roshardt has replaced Michael Bogner as product manager...
Dominique Roshardt has replaced Michael Bogner as product manager of Löffler
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An experienced executive, Liz Braund, has joined Royal Robbins in...
An experienced executive, Liz Braund, has joined Royal Robbins in the position of vice president of merchandising and design. She will also be in charge of product development and innovation. Braund has spent 20 years in performance apparel, working for important brands such as Nike, The North Face and Oakley. ...
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Brunotti Sportswear has a new marketing manager, Marjolein Jongenelen, covering...
Brunotti Sportswear has a new marketing manager, Marjolein Jongenelen, covering all of Europe for the Dutch-based action sports apparel brand
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Reiner Thalacker is no longer the chief executive of Wintersteiger....
Reiner Thalacker is no longer the chief executive of Wintersteiger. He left at the end of September for personal reasons, company officials say, after three years with the Austrian company, a global leader in ski maintainance equipment and other businesses. Thalacker was also responsible for sales, marketing and customer service. ...
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Crocs has promoted Terence Reilly from vice president of global...
Crocs has promoted Terence Reilly from vice president of global marketing to senior vice president and chief marketing officer
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The European office of Mervin Manufacturing in Munich has a...
The European office of Mervin Manufacturing in Munich has a new PR and marketing manager, Julia Mantier, who formerly handled public relations for brands such as BMW, Red Bull and Specialized
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Injinji, which makes performance toe socks with five toe sleeves...
Injinji, which makes performance toe socks with five toe sleeves for runners and fitness enthusiasts, has hired Julia Anderson as product coordinator and Claire Kooperman as digital marketing coordinator. Anderson was previously production coordinator for Mad Engine, creating licensed apparel for retailers such as Kohl's, Target and Walmart. Kooperman joined ...
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Thierry Kunz returned to the Nidecker group last month as...
Thierry Kunz returned to the Nidecker group last month as chief marketing officer and board member, after several years at the Quiksilver group. A former professional snowboarder and the founder of Donuts Snowboards, Kunz was already at the Swiss snowboarding group as head of marketing for five years until 2006. ...
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Daniel Nedess, who has been working for Killtec for 12...
Daniel Nedess, who has been working for Killtec for 12 years; joins the executive board of the German company as managing director responsible for sales
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Marti Batalla, who founded Grifone in 1984, is leaving the...
Marti Batalla, who founded Grifone in 1984, is leaving the Spanish outerwear company after more than 20 years at its helm. His departure is related to the acquisition of a controlling stake in the company by Ramón Cierco, who began to invest in Grifone in 2011. Other shareholders are Sandro ...
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Gianni Crespi, 56, is reportedly going to act as the...
Gianni Crespi, 56, is reportedly going to act as the new chief executive and vice chairman of Basicnet from next May, when the company's chairman and founder, Marco Boglione, will turn 60. Basicnet, which is the parent company of Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way and Superga, is not confirming or ...
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After divesting several non-core operations, IC Group has shrunk its...
After divesting several non-core operations, IC Group has shrunk its executive board from eight to six members. The former chief financial officer, Rud Trabjerg Pedersen, and the former chief executive of By Malene Birger, Charlotte Egelund, have resigned from their positions. Alexander Martensen-Larsen, 40, will be the group's new CFO, adding ...
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Claes Broqvist, who has resigned after six years as sales...
Claes Broqvist, who has resigned after six years as sales director of Odlo Sportswear, is moving from Switzerland to Italy next January to fill a new position at Oberalp, parent company of Salewa, Dynafit and other brands, as regional general manager in charge of North America, Asia, the U.K. and ...
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Vaude has announced the departure of Peter Sontheimer, product manager,...
Vaude has announced the departure of Peter Sontheimer, product manager, after working for the company for more than 21 years. He says he decided to leave Vaude to be closer to his family in the area of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Sontheimer became a member of Vaude's executive board last year. The company ...
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Creating a new position, Intersport Austria has appointed Jens Kromny...
Creating a new position, Intersport Austria has appointed Jens Kromny as head of own retail. This former manager of Peek & Cloppenburg will take care of the 40 corporate Intersport stores in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Intersport Austria is a subsidiary of Intersport Germany, which also owns ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Richelle T. Luther as senior vice...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Richelle T. Luther as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. She has been the company's deputy general counsel since 2008. Columbia has also named David M. Brulé as general manager of the company's wholly owned Canadian subsidiary. A former director of Reebok Canada, he ...
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Patagonia has appointed Lisa Pike Sheehy to the newly-created role...
Patagonia has appointed Lisa Pike Sheehy to the newly-created role of vice-president of environmental activism. She will report directly to Patagonia's chief executive, Rose Macario. Pike Sheehy is also on the board of the Outdoor Industry Association. This year Patagonia has donated $6.2 million to 741 grassroots environmental groups. The ...
