That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 106
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Michael Bennett has taken on responsibility for Puma Safe, the...
Michael Bennett has taken on responsibility for Puma Safe, the sustainability and compliance division of Puma, following the departure of Reiner Hengstmann, who had been running the division since 1999. Bennett has been since January 2015 the director of Puma International Trading Services, the sourcing subsidiary of the company in ...
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Pat Loomis, who has built up several European brands in...
Pat Loomis, who has built up several European brands in the U.S. market, announced that he was retiring earlier this month. He was president of Bergans USA, the North American subsidiary of the Norwegian outdoor brand. Loomis will be replaced in this job by Keith Patterson, who was previously vice ...
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Mark Parker, the Nike group's president and chief executive, has...
Mark Parker, the Nike group's president and chief executive, has been elected as a director by the Walt Disney Company's board of directors. Robert Iger, Disney's chairman and chief executive, pointed to Parker's insights into consumers and his broad experience of international markets. Parker will stand for election along with ...
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Marmot Mountain will have for the first time a general...
Marmot Mountain will have for the first time a general manager with global responsibility for product, sales and marketing. The role has been assigned to Joe Flannery, who worked for Adidas in Germany and the U.S. and then served as vice president of global marketing for The North Face. In ...
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Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence...
Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence from this property of VF Corporation, in the position of European key account manager, concentrating on the sports and outdoor retail channels. He also worked in sales and marketing positions at Berghaus, Bergans of Norway and Norrøna. In the U.S., ...
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After the recent departure of Jason Steris, chief executive of...
After the recent departure of Jason Steris, chief executive of Volcom, Eric John, vice president of global retail at Volcom, has now left the company as well. Described by Shop-eat-surf as a member of Steris' close circle, John had been with Volcom since 2008. The changes follow the appointment of ...
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Glenbrae has appointed a brand director, Alan Purdie, who has...
Glenbrae has appointed a brand director, Alan Purdie, who has been a golf professional and a manager at high-profile golf clubs
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Andreas Rauter has left as European sales manager of Burton...
Andreas Rauter has left as European sales manager of Burton (which will not have a stand at the next Ispo Munich show) to replace Miro Geise as country manager of O'Neill for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Before his three-year station at Burton Europe, Rauter worked as export manager of Oberalp ...
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Wolverine Worldwide announced yesterday yet another change in the top...
Wolverine Worldwide announced yesterday yet another change in the top management with the appointment of Pat O'Malley as president of the Saucony brand. Reporting to Jim Gabel, president of the company's Performance Group, he takes the place of Richie Woodworth, who was recently named president of Wolverine's Lifestyle Group. O'Malley ...
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Billabong International announced the retirement of Ed Leasure, president of...
Billabong International announced the retirement of Ed Leasure, president of the Americas, after 40 years in the action sports industry and nine years with the company. Billabong also announced a new operating structure for the region, redistributing functions. Shannan North, president of the Billabong brand, will run the group's remaining ...
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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 ...
