That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 114
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Karl Heinz Salzburger, vice president of VF Corporation and president...
Karl Heinz Salzburger, vice president of VF Corporation and president of its international operations since January 2011, is set to join the board of directors of Luxottica at the company's annual meeting next month
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Robert Stepanek, an executive at Puma for two decades, is...
Robert Stepanek, an executive at Puma for two decades, is leaving the company after the successful completion of his assignment to integrate its German, Austrian and German subsidiaries. Stepanek was formally appointed two years ago as Project Manager Transformation DACH, as part of the Puma group's reorganization in Europe. Stepanek ...
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Jean-Michel Herrault has left the position of managing director for...
Jean-Michel Herrault has left the position of managing director for Deckers France, the sales subsidiary that he had set up in 2010, after working for 13 years a president of Eider. He will not be replaced, in line with the recent reorganization of European operations by brand rather than by ...
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Nixon has promoted Tom Jones to the new position of...
Nixon has promoted Tom Jones to the new position of vice president of global marketing and creative. He was previously the creative director of the brand, formerly controlled by Billabong International. Before joining Nixon in 2014, Jones spent about 20 years in the action sports industry, working in executive creative ...
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Jean Lin Puren, who has spent 20 years with Décathlon,...
Jean Lin Puren, who has spent 20 years with Décathlon, has become the new brand manager of Inesis, the company's private label for golf products, taking the place of David Moynihan, who is moving to a production subsidiary of the group in Asia
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Puma has appointed Johan Adamsson to the new position of...
Puma has appointed Johan Adamsson to the new position of sports marketing and sports licensing director, taking over some of the responsibilities of Christian Voigt, who has decided to leave the company. Adamsson, a Swedish national, will be based at the head office in Herzogenaurach. He has filled various roles ...
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After launching Shoes-Contacts, Mickey Plank, the founder of the Sports-Contacts...
After launching Shoes-Contacts, Mickey Plank, the founder of the Sports-Contacts recruitment agency, has launched a new international matchmaking platform for the fashion industry, called Textiles-Contacts
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Altamont Capital Partners, which took over control of Fox Head...
Altamont Capital Partners, which took over control of Fox Head last December, has appointed Paul Harrigton, former chief executive of Easton-Bell Sports, as the company's new CEO. He takes the place of Scott Olivet, who remains chairman of the company. Harrington led Easton-Bell for five years until 2013. He previously ...
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Angel Pardo, the Spanish executive who left Base-Detallsport last November,...
Angel Pardo, the Spanish executive who left Base-Detallsport last November, after leading the buying group for 25 years, has become a consultant to Intersport España
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Halfords, the British chain of bicycle stores, has appointed Jill...
Halfords, the British chain of bicycle stores, has appointed Jill McDonald as its new chief executive, replacing Matt Davies who has moved to Tesco. Coincidentally, the new CEO had been working at McDonald's since 2006. She started off as chief marketing officer for the U.K. and Northern Europe. She became ...
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Vincent Wauters, who has been the general manager of Arc'teryx...
Vincent Wauters, who has been the general manager of Arc'teryx since 2012, has been made president of Amer Sports' apparel business. He will again become a member of the group's executive board, and he will continue to run the Canadian-based brand. In connection with Wauters' appointment, Andy Towne will leave ...
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Berghaus has hired Paul Cosgrove as product manager for...
Berghaus has hired Paul Cosgrove as product manager for the Berghaus Extreme range of outdoor gear, the brand's most technical collection. Cosgrove has spent 15 years in the outdoor industry. He served most recently as head of marketing and product at Montane.
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Ken Reeve has left the Blacks Outdoor chain of...
Ken Reeve has left the Blacks Outdoor chain of stores in the U.K., where he was appointed as managing director after the departure of Julia Reynolds in mid-2012 after a brief stint. He has also quit the board of the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA). Reeve was made strategy director of ...
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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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Deckers Brands has promoted Dave Powers to the role of...
Deckers Brands has promoted Dave Powers to the role of president of the company. In his new role, he will lead the omni-channel, as well as each of the brand teams. Deckers' portfolio of brands includes Ugg, Teva, Ahnu, Sanuk, and Hoka One One. Powers joined Deckers in 2012 as ...
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Patagonia has promoted Bruce Old to the position of vice...
Patagonia has promoted Bruce Old to the position of vice president of global wholesale. His mission will be to elevate the company's presence in all specialty retail channels, continuing to build up a global customer service team. Old has spent more than 20 years with Patagonia, working in retail, wholesale ...
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Todd Harman, who has worked for Roger Cleveland Golf Company...
Todd Harman, who has worked for Roger Cleveland Golf Company for 18 years, most recently as its president, has become executive vice president for baseball and softball at Performance Sports Group, replacing Cliff Hall
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Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods and outdoor company recently spun...
Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods and outdoor company recently spun off from Alliant Techsystems (ATK), has appointed a vice president of marketing, Brett Merrell, and a vice president of investor relations, Michael Pici. They report to Mark DeYoung, chairman and chief executive of Vista Outdoor. Merrell has been placed in ...
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Primaloft has promoted Victoria Lee to manager of creative services,...
Primaloft has promoted Victoria Lee to manager of creative services, with immediate effect. Lee joined the company in 2006 and most recently served as brand and promotions associate. In her expanded role, she will assume a wider range of responsibilities in global creative and branding. She will also serve as ...
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Stefan Dvonoczky is going to take the place of Peter...
Stefan Dvonoczky is going to take the place of Peter Untersperger as chief executive of Lenzing, starting on June 1. The Austrian-based supplier of Tencel and other fibers reported a net loss of €14.2 million for the past year, compared with net income of over €30 million the previous year, ...
