That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 113
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Callaway Golf has appointed Robert Julian as its new chief...
Callaway Golf has appointed Robert Julian as its new chief financial officer, effective May 11. He will replace Brad Holiday, who announced his retirement in December 2014, after serving in that role since August 2000. Julian brings more than 20 years of experience in financial leadership roles within industrial and ...
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Jack Wolfskin has appointed a new retail director, Stefan Kopp,...
Jack Wolfskin has appointed a new retail director, Stefan Kopp, replacing Philipp Prechtl after two years of service. Kopp has led Marc O'Polo's retail operations for several years. He previously worked at Gerry Weber and Esprit, a company where Melody Harris-Jensbach, the new chief executive of Jack Wolfskin, occupied a ...
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Thomas Bittermann has left as chief executive of Sports Direct...
Thomas Bittermann has left as chief executive of Sports Direct Austria, the former Sport Eybl, after only eight months in office, citing private reasons. Dave Forsey, chief executive of the parent company, is taking over his responsibilities. As Sports Eybl's former attorney, Bittermann had been deeply involved in the process ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has...
Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has appointed a new director of mergers and acquisitions to replace Charles de Fleurieu, who is going to serve as head of Kering Eyewear Japan. The new M&A director is Yves Egeileh, 35. He started his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Paris. ...
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Tim Pointer, global human resources director at Pentland Brands, has...
Tim Pointer, global human resources director at Pentland Brands, has left the company to set up his own management consultancy, Starboard Thinking
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Massimo Fregonese, the former international sales director of Camelbak, has...
Massimo Fregonese, the former international sales director of Camelbak, has decided to leave his position as brand director of Masters, after only a few months in the role, to seize a new professional opportunity. He declines to elaborate at this stage.
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Michael Rumerstorfer has resigned as chief executive of Planet Sports,...
Michael Rumerstorfer has resigned as chief executive of Planet Sports, following the takeover of the German action sports retail chain by 21Sportsgroup. He will be replaced by Henner Schwarz, who remains in charge of finance and operations in the company's executive board.
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Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in...
Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in Germany through Fisherman's Partner, which has 45 stores around the country as well as an online store. The American outdoor group's brand of fishing products is sold exclusively through this retailer's franchises in Germany. Fisherman's Partner has about 60 stores ...
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VF Corp. has promoted Scott A. Roe to the role...
VF Corp. has promoted Scott A. Roe to the role of vice president and chief financial officer, with effect from Apr. 1. He succeeds Robert K. Shearer who is retiring after 28 years of service for the company. Roe has been with with VF for 18 years, acting most recently ...
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Mammut Sports Group has a new distributor for Spain and...
Mammut Sports Group has a new distributor for Spain and Portugal, BM Sportech, replacing Benas Esqui y Montaña with immediate effect
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As expected, Karl Heinz Salzburger, vice president of VF...
As expected, Karl Heinz Salzburger, vice president of VF Corporation in charge of its international operations since 2011, has been elected as a member of the board at Luxottica, which owns Oakley and Ray-Ban among many other assets
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Ursula O. Fairbairn and George Fellows did not stand for...
Ursula O. Fairbairn and George Fellows did not stand for reelection to the board of directors of VF Corp. at its annual meeting
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Wendy Yang will join Deckers Brands on May 1 in…
Wendy Yang will join Deckers Brands on May 1 in the role of president of the Teva brand, reporting to the new president of the group, Dave Powers. Yang has been with New Balance since 2009, working as general manager for wellness, and subsequently for women’s training, lifestyle and walking. ...
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Cristiano Silei, an Italian manager with almost 20 years of...
Cristiano Silei, an Italian manager with almost 20 years of experience in the motorcycle industry, has been appointed as chief executive of Dainese and a member of its board of directors, effective immediately. He takes the place of Federico Minoli, who introduced Silei to the company's new majority shareholder, Investcorp. ...
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Mark Kaiway, president of Mizuno Italia, will also supervise Mizuno...
Mark Kaiway, president of Mizuno Italia, will also supervise Mizuno Iberia, the new subsidiary established in May 2013 for the Spanish and Portuguese markets. The Iberian operation, which is said to have been commercially successful, was previously supervised from the U.K. Kaiway is a 26-year veteran of the Japanese group. ...
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Derrick Campbell, a former managing director of Lyle & Scott,...
Derrick Campbell, a former managing director of Lyle & Scott, is appointed as chief executive of Gloverall, a British brand of duffle coats
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In October, Andrew Findley will leave Britain's Halfords Group, where...
In October, Andrew Findley will leave Britain's Halfords Group, where he is acting as chief financial officer, to take up a similar position at EasyJet
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Nick Meistrell has been appointed by Body Glove as social...
Nick Meistrell has been appointed by Body Glove as social media and content manager, reporting to Scott Daly, vice president of marketing. Meistrell comes to the company with more ten years of experience in marketing. He worked most recently at Freestyle Watches. He has been a freelance photographer for clients ...
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Hugo Boss is getting a sportier twist. Shareholders of the...
Hugo Boss is getting a sportier twist. Shareholders of the German fashion company are expected to elect a new chairman for its supervisory board, Michel Perraudin, at the company's annual meeting on May 12. Perraudin, 68, is the former member of Adidas' executive board who acted as president of the ...
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Patagonia has promoted Lisa Williams to the position of chief...
Patagonia has promoted Lisa Williams to the position of chief product officer, with responsibility for all aspects of design, line management, merchandising, inventory and product marketing. She has been with Patagonia since 2001, acting most recently as vice president of global design and merchandising, after taking care of specific segments ...
