That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 108
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Dorel Sports has appointed Russell Merry to the role of...
Dorel Sports has appointed Russell Merry to the role of senior vice president and general manager of North America and the U.K. for Cycling Sports Group (CSG), which sells Cannondale and other bike brands to independent bicycle dealers (IBDs). He will report directly to Peter Woods, president and chief executive ...
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Jussi Mikkola of Finland has been confirmed as the chairman...
Jussi Mikkola of Finland has been confirmed as the chairman of Intersport International Corp. (IIC) for at least one year, replacing Klaus Jost who resigned a few months ago following his departure from Intersport Germany. The annual meeting of the organization, which was held in Sweden, also elected Steve Evers, ...
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Jeff Lasher, who has been chief financial officer of Crocs...
Jeff Lasher, who has been chief financial officer of Crocs since 2011, is leaving the company in early November to occupy a similar position at West Marine. Mike Smith, a former executive of Collective Brands and Wolverine Worldwide who joined Crocs earlier this year as senior vice president of finance, ...
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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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Pon Holdings, the owner of Gazelle, Derby Cycle and other...
Pon Holdings, the owner of Gazelle, Derby Cycle and other brands, has announced changes at the head of Pon Bicycle Group. Armin Landgraf is the new chief executive, replacing the retiring Rob Oudshoorn, who has led Pon Bicycle Group since Jan. 1, 2013 and has been a member of the ...
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Michael Millenacker has returned to Royal Robbins as its new...
Michael Millenacker has returned to Royal Robbins as its new chief executive, starting immediately and replacing Bob Orlando. He will also serve on the board directors of BRS Outdoor Holdings, owner of Royal Robbins, which is looking at new acquisitions (more on this and on the company in the next ...
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Protest has appointed Anjet Wesselink as head of marketing, replacing...
Protest has appointed Anjet Wesselink as head of marketing, replacing Martijn Jegerings who has moved to Switzerland. She will report to Wesley van Wijnbergen, sales and marketing director of the Dutch-based action sports apparel company. Wesselink has been organizing big snow and surf events. She worked most recently at a ...
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SportScheck has appointed a new member of the executive board,...
SportScheck has appointed a new member of the executive board, Lars Schöneweiss, who will take care of finance, controlling, IT, logistics and human resources from October. He will replace Guido Jaenisch, who is leaving the company at the end of this month. The 46-year-old manager has worked recently in similar ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed John Coe as managing director of...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed John Coe as managing director of its London-based subsidiary, taking the place of Dan LeVesconte, to “drive continued growth” for its brands in the region. As general manager of Chaco since March 2011, Coe has been running Wolverine's fastest-growing brand. He gained international experience as president ...
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Head is consolidating its sales operations in Germany and Austria....
Head is consolidating its sales operations in Germany and Austria. Rainer Schramm, who has been running its German subsidiary, will take responsibility also for Austria. The Austrian country manager, Rob Koch, will remain available for support until the end of this year, and the company praised him for expanding Head's ...
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ElliptiGo, the San-Diego based creator of outdoor elliptical bicycles, has...
ElliptiGo, the San-Diego based creator of outdoor elliptical bicycles, has hired Raphael Weishaupt as vice president of global marketing, a newly-established position. He will report directly to the company's chief executive, Bryan Pate. Weishaupt has held several marketing leadership roles at big companies such as General Electric (GE), eBay, and ...
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Franck Waterlot is taking on a new position being created...
Franck Waterlot is taking on a new position being created at Burton Europe as vice president of sales, product merchandising and marketing for the region, reporting to Hermann Kapferer, senior vice president and general manager of Burton Snowboards' subsidiary, which is based in Austria. Since 2007 Waterlot had been acting ...
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Mike De Bell, former chief sales officer for Crocs, has...
Mike De Bell, former chief sales officer for Crocs, has been recruited by Xero Shoes to act as vice president of global sales. As previously reported, John McCarvel, Crocs' former chief executive and president, has become chairman and lead investor in the young American company. Dennis Driscoll, former head of ...
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Ned Post, a former manager of Benetton Sportsystem who led...
Ned Post, a former manager of Benetton Sportsystem who led and grew Smith Optics for more than 20 years until his retirement earlier this year, will act as an adviser to Combat Flip Flops. This American company sells tongs, neckties and other products and invests some of the proceeds in ...
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Willy Booker has left as chief executive of Fischer Ski...
Willy Booker has left as chief executive of Fischer Ski US to take charge of Dalbello ski boots at Marker/Dalbello/Völkl, which will allow him to be closer to his family. Dave Kuhlman, vice president of finance, will act as interim president until a replacement is found. Meanwhile, Fischer U.S. has ...
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The Swiss Globus Group has a new chief executive, Thomas...
The Swiss Globus Group has a new chief executive, Thomas Herbert, who is replacing Jean-François Zimmermann. Herbert has been running Schild, a subsidiary of the group with 55 fashion stores.
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Michael Marckx has resigned as chief executive of Spy Inc.,...
Michael Marckx has resigned as chief executive of Spy Inc., the California-based brand of action sports-inspired sunglasses, following the release of poor sales and profits figures for the first half of this year. He is also leaving the company's board of directors but will continue as a consultant until Dec. ...
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Adidas is looking for a successor for Jan Brecht, who...
Adidas is looking for a successor for Jan Brecht, who became chief information officer and head of its global supply chain last November, is returning to Daimler in the role of chief information officer. Brecht had already worked for Daimler for 12 years. He joined Adidas as CIO in 2009, ...
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Patagonia has hired Alex Beasley as its new country manager...
Patagonia has hired Alex Beasley as its new country manager for the U.K. & Ireland. The announcement has come after a series of recent hires and reorganizations as the company continues its restructuring across Europe. Beasley will manage Patagonia's wholesale business and support its retail and e-commerce strategy in the ...
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Alibaba, the huge Chinese-based internet company that owns Tmall.com, the...
Alibaba, the huge Chinese-based internet company that owns Tmall.com, the Taobao marketplace and a dozen other operations, has hired a Canadian-born executive, Michael Evans, as president in its bid to expand internationally. He reports to Daniel Zhang, the group's chief executive who succeeded Jonathan Lu in May. His initial task ...
