That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 113

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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 ...

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    On, the Swiss brand of running shoes, has set up...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    On, the Swiss brand of running shoes, has set up a Japanese sales subsidiary in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Hiroki Komada acts as sales director, overseeing a team of three people.

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    Franz Koch, who left as chief executive of Puma in...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Franz Koch, who left as chief executive of Puma in March 2013 after only two years in the job, has become a managing partner of Mykita, a brand of designer eyewear in Berlin, with an undisclosed financial stake. He will oversee B2B sales, production, finance, IT and human resources. The ...

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    Henrik Fischer has resigned as deputy chief executive and chief...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Henrik Fischer has resigned as deputy chief executive and chief operating officer of Björn Borg. He will not be replaced. The company says it is making organizational changes in connection with the implementation of a new business plan for the underwear and fashion brand that is meant to turn it ...

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    Sportringen Thomas Wallahager is leaving as chief executive of Sportringen...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Sportringen Thomas Wallahager is leaving as chief executive of Sportringen after four years at the helm of this Swedish sports retailer, where brought up the number of stores from 50 to 220. Lars Palmgren, a former Intersport store manager who joined the company a few weeks ago, is taking over ...

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    Meeting Group has engaged a team of consultants, led by...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Meeting Group has engaged a team of consultants, led by a university professor, Carlo Fei, to develop a new brand strategy for Deha, the dance and activewear brand owned by the Italian company

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    Snow Factory is the new distributor for Icebreaker in Spain...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Snow Factory is the new distributor for Icebreaker in Spain and Portugal, starting with its spring/summer 2016 collections. Snow Factory is already the Spanish distributor of La Sportiva and other sports brands. Snow Factory has also reached an agreement to distribute the hydration products of Ultimate Direction in Spain and ...

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    Olaf Koch, president of the Metro group, has transferred the...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Olaf Koch, president of the Metro group, has transferred the management of Metro Cash & Carry from himself to the Russian country manager for this subsidiary of the German retail company, Pieter Boone. Boris Minialai, buying director of Metro C&C Russia, is taking over his place.

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    Silke Sauer, 37, is the new head of licenses at...

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Silke Sauer, 37, is the new head of licenses at Bogner, replacing Karin Silcher. She previously worked in licensing at two German fashion brands, S. Oliver and Gerry Weber.

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    Paolo Manuzzi, a 46-year-old manager who has been with Vibram...

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Paolo Manuzzi, a 46-year-old manager who has been with Vibram since 1993, has been promoted to the new position of global general manager. He started off as manager of the Italian supplier of high-tech shoe soles for Italy and Spain. He later opened Vibram's offices in the U.S. in 1999 ...

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    Michael Austermühle, 46, has been appointed country manager of Patagonia...

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Michael Austermühle, 46, has been appointed country manager of Patagonia for Germany and Austria, replacing Norbert Sandner who has been made European alpine and climbing manager. Austermühle was most recently the German country manager of The North Face, a company with which he worked for the past seven years. Prior ...

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    Descente has set up a new organization structure to accelerate...

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Descente has set up a new organization structure to accelerate its penetration of foreign markets. In April, the Japanese company formed a new Global Business Unit, headed up by Yoshikazu Tanaka as managing director for sales and marketing. He previously had the same function for the whole group. In the ...

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    By the end of June, Michael Kamm will act as...

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    By the end of June, Michael Kamm will act as the only managing director of Sympatex Holding and its Sympatex Technologies and Plouquet subsidiaries. Jürgen Steffensen, joint managing director since 2010, will leave the group by mutual consent to pursue new managerial tasks elsewhere. He has been acting as chief ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has adjusted its team for sourcing, supply chain...

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has adjusted its team for sourcing, supply chain and finance. Lisa Kulok, who has served as vice president of global marketplace planning and customer operations since October 2009, has been promoted to senior vice president of global supply chain operations. Steve Woodside, who joined the company in August ...

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    Three new board members have been appointed at Surftech after...

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Three new board members have been appointed at Surftech after its acquisition earlier this year by Triple D, a Thailand-based investment company. The chairman is Trent Pedersen, president of D Technical Consulting, a subsidiary of Triple D that provides management, marketing and technical services for sports companies. He has been ...

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    Christian Beidatsch replaces Ralf Albracht as marketing manager for the...

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Christian Beidatsch replaces Ralf Albracht as marketing manager for the Ergonomic Sport System division of Falke

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    Performance Sports Group (PSG) has appointed Amir Rosenthal, the current...

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Performance Sports Group (PSG) has appointed Amir Rosenthal, the current chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance & administration, as president of PSG Brands, a newly created position. Beginning June 1, he will oversee the day-to-day business of seven brands in the group's portfolio including Bauer, Cascade, Combat, ...