That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 109

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    Burton Snowboard has promoted Chris Patsch to the position of...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Burton Snowboard has promoted Chris Patsch to the position of European marketing manager for its Burton and Anon brands, reporting to the company's European chief, Hermann Kapferer. He first joined Burton in 2010 as marketing coordinator for The Program.

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    Jeffrey Delfgaauw, 38, has been named head of design for...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Jeffrey Delfgaauw, 38, has been named head of design for Brunotti Sportswear. After working for Quiksilver Europe in France, he served for 14 years as design manager at another Dutch-based boardsports apparel company, Protest, building up a team of 16 people. For its part, Protest has replaced Delfagaauw through the ...

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    Reporting a 55 percent increase in orders, Sportfack says that...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Reporting a 55 percent increase in orders, Sportfack says that Five Seasons, the Swedish brand of affordable sportswear, has signed an agreement with the big Swiss Manor Group. As we previously reported, Erik Johansson, the young chief executive of the company, has been negotiating supply agreements with several key accounts ...

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    The top management has changed at Sport Alliance, the Italian...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    The top management has changed at Sport Alliance, the Italian voluntary group led by Sportler of Bolzano and Sportland of Brescia. Georg Oberrauch, chairman of Sportler, has become its chairman again, replacing Marco Odolini of Sportland. Andrea Morin is its chief executive and commercial director, taking the place of Fabio ...

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    Miguel Almeida was appointed executive vice president digital at Lululemon...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Miguel Almeida was appointed executive vice president digital at Lululemon Athletica, starting at the Canadian fitness apparel company from the middle of July. He was most recently group vice president, digital commerce and mobile solutions at Walgreens, as part of a 15-year career focusing on digital strategies. He previously worked ...

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    Fabian Engelhorn, who has been running the sports & leisure...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Fabian Engelhorn, who has been running the sports & leisure segment of the eponymous German department store operation, has become chief executive of the company, supervising all operations. Andreas Hilgenstock, who was in charge of fashion and general clothing, will concentrate on strategy and communication. Simon Engelhorn continues to take ...

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    Anna-Lena Schulte-Angels has been appointed joint general manager of Sport...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Anna-Lena Schulte-Angels has been appointed joint general manager of Sport Voswinkel, the sporting goods retail chain controlled by Intersport Germany. She takes the place of Jochen Schnell, who has joined the executive board of the group. Schulte-Angels worked previously in leading positions at the cosmetics and jewelry chains of Douglas ...

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    Electric, which belongs to the Kering group, has announced that...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Electric, which belongs to the Kering group, has announced that Kip Arnette, one of its co-founders, is retiring after 15 years with the American brand of eyewear. Arnette founded Electric in 2000 together with Bruce Beach. The brand specializes in snow goggles and sunglasses, but offers also prescription eyewear. Arnette ...

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    PrimaLoft has announced the opening in June of its first...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    PrimaLoft has announced the opening in June of its first wholly-owned subsidiary in Asia, and has hired Boris Lu as operations manager. The new office is located in Xiamen, China, a busy port city where the textile sector is well established, between the key destinations of Hong Kong and Shanghai. ...

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    Creating a new position, Pentland Brands has appointed Dave Grange...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Creating a new position, Pentland Brands has appointed Dave Grange as president of its operations in North America. He previously ran its licensed Lacoste Footwear operation in North America.

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    Bill Bird, former chief financial officer of Srixon Cleveland Golf...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Bill Bird, former chief financial officer of Srixon Cleveland Golf XXIO USA, its interim president since March and board member, has been appointed president of the organization

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    Jin-Goon Kim, the former interim chief executive at Li-Ning, resigned...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Jin-Goon Kim, the former interim chief executive at Li-Ning, resigned as executive director and executive vice-chairman last week, marking his complete departure from the Chinese sportswear company. Li-Ning said he was leaving to pursue other business commitments. Kim was installed at Li-Ning from July 2012 by Texas Pacific Group (TPG), ...

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    Falke says it has registered more customers than expected...

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Falke says it has registered more customers than expected on its new B2B internet portal, which is designed to speed up deliveries and reorders, among other services

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    Dick Heckmann, a former chief executive of K2, and William...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Dick Heckmann, a former chief executive of K2, and William Grant has stepped down as director of Jarden Corp., after reaching the mandatory retirement age. One of the seats on the board will be filled until the 2017 annual meeting by Peter Hochfelder, a founder and former managing member of ...

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    Matt Pearson has started as acting chief financial officer and...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Matt Pearson has started as acting chief financial officer and joined the board of Sports Direct International (SDI) earlier this month. Pearson joined the leading British sports retailer and wholesaler as group financial accountant from EY (formerly Ernst & Young) in June 2007 and was later appointed group financial controller. ...

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    Stöckli Swiss Sports has appointed a new chairman, Josef Felder,...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Stöckli Swiss Sports has appointed a new chairman, Josef Felder, who has been for many years the chief executive of Zurich Airport, taking the place of Niklaus Knüsel at the head of a downsized board of directors. Separately, Theo Sandu, 36, has been named manager of Stöckli's bike division. Stephan ...

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    The Lafuma Group has appointed a new brand manager for...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    The Lafuma Group has appointed a new brand manager for Eider and is in the process of recruiting a brand manager for Millet. At Eider, Aurore Calmier takes the place left vacant a few months ago by the reassignment of a manager of the group, Thibaut Cornet, to the post ...

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    Marco Sancandi has been appointed to the new position of...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Marco Sancandi has been appointed to the new position of director of operations at Garmont International, the Italian outdoor and mountaineering footwear company. A seasoned outdoor executive, Sancandi is to initiate and manage plans for Garmont's expansion, while supervising sales, marketing, research and logistics. Sancandi spent the last 15 years ...

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    Marc Hug, formerly with Mountain Hardwear, has been appointed key...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Marc Hug, formerly with Mountain Hardwear, has been appointed key accounts manager of Brooks Running for the German-speaking countries

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    Iconix Brand Group has hired David K. Jones as executive...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Iconix Brand Group has hired David K. Jones as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will report to Neil Cole, the company's chief executive officer, and will lead all of the finance and technology functions. Jones is a certified public accountant with extensive knowledge of the business including ...