That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 108
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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, ...
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A new top management is taking over at Galeria Kaufhof,...
A new top management is taking over at Galeria Kaufhof, the German department store organization that owns the Kaufhof Sportarena stores, following the retail group's takeover by Hudson's Bay. The executive board has been reduced from six to four members, with Olivier Van den Bossche acting as chief executive in ...
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Puma has promoted Stefan Gnad as its new head of...
Puma has promoted Stefan Gnad as its new head of golf for Cobra Puma Golf Dach & Benelux. He will lead the Cobra Golf and Puma Golf business including footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories in the Dach & Benelux regions which comprise Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. ...
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Scott Sports and John Struthers, who is said to be...
Scott Sports and John Struthers, who is said to be the largest wholesale distributor of bicycles and bike parts in Australia and New Zealand, have formed two new joint companies, Sheppard Cycles Australia and Sheppard Cycles New Zealand. Steve Praskevas, who will act as managing director of the two new ...
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Mountain Hardwear has appointed Steve Adams and Eric Betz as...
Mountain Hardwear has appointed Steve Adams and Eric Betz as product line managers for outerwear and equipment, respectively. Adams was most recently senior product manager for winter sports at Quiksilver. Betz acted as outerwear product developer at Marmot, and then as merchandise manager at Any Mountain and Vail Resorts for ...
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After sitting for a few months on its board of...
After sitting for a few months on its board of directors, Tom Zelenovic has become the new chief executive of Bowtech, the American manufacturer of archery equipment. He previously acted as CEO of Gold Tip, a supplier of archery-related arrows, bolts, components and clothing. At Bowtech, Zelenovic takes the place ...
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Franco Spalla, chief executive of Basicnet, is now expected to...
Franco Spalla, chief executive of Basicnet, is now expected to continue his collaboration with the group after passing the helm to Gianni Crespi at the shareholders' meeting next April. Marco Boglione, chairman of the board and major shareholder of the Italian-based group, plans to propose the appointment of Spalla to ...
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Jérôme Lévèque has become vice president of sales in Latin...
Jérôme Lévèque has become vice president of sales in Latin America for the Adidas Group, taking over from Theodoros Makryniotis, who has left the company. He is reporting to André Maestrini, managing director for Latin America. Lévèque joined the sales department at Adidas France in 1996, and he has served ...
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Lolë, the brand of fitness women's wear owned by Coalision,...
Lolë, the brand of fitness women's wear owned by Coalision, has announced the arrival of Géraud Maréchal as vice president for Europe, in charge also of distributors in Africa and the Middle East. He succeeds Pierre-Louis Lacoste, who has left to oversee Etsy France. Maréchal will report to Bernard Mariette, ...
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Carrie Teffer will join Crocs's management as executive vice president...
Carrie Teffer will join Crocs's management as executive vice president and as its new chief financial officer on Dec. 16, resigning from its board of directors. She previously ran financial affairs at PetSmart, Weber-Stephens and Timberland. Mike Smith has been acting as interim CFO at Crocs lately.
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Odlo has completed the reorganization of its management structure with...
Odlo has completed the reorganization of its management structure with the appointment of Antoine Sathicq as chief sales officer. The position is new, but it covers most of the functions of the previous sales director, Claes Broqvist, who left the company a few weeks ago. The other members of the ...
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Haglöfs has hired a number of key people in recent...
Haglöfs has hired a number of key people in recent weeks. The latest recruit is Robert Olsson, who has become the company's new senior designer for apparel. In the ‘90s, Olsson was one of Sweden's biggest freeride skis stars. At the peak of his career, he began designing garments for ...
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Lululemon has adjusted its organizational structure to support its strategic...
Lululemon has adjusted its organizational structure to support its strategic development with greater focus on design, innovation and upgraded operations. As part of this strategy, the yoga-inspired apparel company has eliminated the function of chief product officer and instead appointed Lee Holman as creative director to supervise both men's and ...
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Michael Klein has been placed in charge of Falke's Ergonomic...
Michael Klein has been placed in charge of Falke's Ergonomic Sport System, in a promotion from his previous role as innovation manager for the segment. The executive worked previously for Adidas and CEP.
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Frank Saeger is no longer in charge of sales in...
Frank Saeger is no longer in charge of sales in Germany, Austria and Northern Italy for Sealskinz. His functions will be taken over by Mike Storey, international sales director of the British supplier of sport socks company. The decision is said to be related to a recent investment in the ...
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Joe O'Neil, who spent more than 30 years in the...
Joe O'Neil, who spent more than 30 years in the athletic footwear business, is to take over as chief executive at Newton Running, replacing the company's co-founder, Jerry Lee. O'Neil is to lead operations, product development, sales, marketing, merchandising and finance. Lee will remain as Newton Running's chairman, stepping away ...
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Bogner has appointed Alexander Wirth as its new chief operating...
Bogner has appointed Alexander Wirth as its new chief operating officer and deputy chief executive. He is set to become CEO in due time, taking the place of Willy Bogner, who assumed the role a few months ago after the departure of Oliver Pabst. The 40-year-old acted most recently as ...
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Andrea Tiling has been named brand manager and marketing director...
Andrea Tiling has been named brand manager and marketing director of Roeckl Sports, the German producer of sports gloves based in Munich. She has spent 11 years as marketing manager at K2 Sports' European subsidiary in Germany, where she has been replaced by Larissa Rau.
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Under Armour (UA) has announced that Brad Dickerson, the company's...
Under Armour (UA) has announced that Brad Dickerson, the company's chief operating officer and chief financial officer, will be leaving UA to pursue another professional opportunity outside of the athletic performance industry. Dickerson joined UA in 2004. He has been serving as chief financial officer since 2008, and in early ...
