That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 115
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Vans has promoted Lance Eddy to the position of sales...
Vans has promoted Lance Eddy to the position of sales director. In his new role, he will be leading product strategy and core marketing in the U.S., and will be coordinating the distribution of the brand in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Eddy joined Vans in 1997 as a ...
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Alberto Gaudioso started as sales manager emerging markets at Asics...
Alberto Gaudioso started as sales manager emerging markets at Asics Europe from the beginning of February. Taking over from Ron van der Linde, his task is to support distributors in Europe as well as subsidiaries in Russia and South Africa. Gaudioso was previously marketing manager of Asics Iberia, a job ...
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Marcus Wibergh, chief operating officer of XXL ASA for all...
Marcus Wibergh, chief operating officer of XXL ASA for all the Nordic countries, has been appointed as Swedish country manager of the Norwegian sports retailers. He takes the place of Lars Bengtsson, who has chosen to act as the manager at a new XXL store due to be opened in ...
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Nike said it plans to appoint Michael Spillane as vice...
Nike said it plans to appoint Michael Spillane as vice president and general manager of global footwear, effective June 1. He will report to Jeanne Jackson, Nike's president of global product and merchandising. Spillane is currently vice president and general manager of Greater China. In his new role, he will ...
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Under Armour has appointed Kip J. Fulks, one of the...
Under Armour has appointed Kip J. Fulks, one of the original founders of the company, as president of footwear and innovation. Fulks previously served as Under Armour's chief operating officer and president of product. In his new role, he will lead the global footwear product category and will also continue ...
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Nina Graf-Vlachy has been appointed as head of global strategy...
Nina Graf-Vlachy has been appointed as head of global strategy at Puma earlier this month. The 32 year-old Slovenian joined the company's global strategy team in 2013 after assignments as a project manager at the Boston Consulting Group. She takes over from Arne Freundt, who held that function for three and a ...
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Sport Partner reports that Brunotti Europe has appointed Frank Uyt...
Sport Partner reports that Brunotti Europe has appointed Frank Uyt den Boogaard, who spent nine years dealing with marketing at Just Brands, to join the Dutch board sports company as creative marketing director from the beginning of March
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PSK Sport will distribute Clif Bar's sports nutrition products in...
PSK Sport will distribute Clif Bar's sports nutrition products in Spain, Portugal and Andorra
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Jim Sports, a Spanish sporting goods company, is entering the...
Jim Sports, a Spanish sporting goods company, is entering the market of West Africa through a Spanish trading company called Globalider, according to Tradesport
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Officials of Karstadt Sports decline to confirm the reported departure...
Officials of Karstadt Sports decline to confirm the reported departure of Michael Krayledat as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the German retail chain, which is still run by Simon Rider and controlled by Signa Holding in Vienna. Krayledat had been appointed to the post in April 2014.
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Electric has hired Etienne Pinon as sales manager for the...
Electric has hired Etienne Pinon as sales manager for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. Pinon brings more than 15 years of experience in the action sports industry and international sales. Most recently, he served as head of sales for Europe at Neff Headwear. Prior to that, he ...
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Pamela Schröder, 35, has been promoted to the position of...
Pamela Schröder, 35, has been promoted to the position of marketing manager at Chiemsee, the German boardsports brand owned by the Schmidt Group. She is replacing Tobias Blick, who will leave the group at the end of March.
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Accell Group has announced that it intends to appoint Jeroen...
Accell Group has announced that it intends to appoint Jeroen Both to the board of directors as chief supply chain officer. He will be responsible for the continued integration and optimization of the supply chain. The supervisory board plans to formalize his appointment after the general meeting of shareholders of ...
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Brad Stewart has left Amer Sports, where he was in...
Brad Stewart has left Amer Sports, where he was in charge of global digital marketing lately. A spokesperson says he is not going to be replaced directly, as his functions will be taken over by the department of Victor Duran, senior vice president of marketing and B2C. He founded Bonfire ...
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Uhlsport has announced that Melanie Steinhilber has been promoted to...
Uhlsport has announced that Melanie Steinhilber has been promoted to executive director for marketing/sponsorship and product management, effective March 1. She will become part of a management team of three, together with Dominik Solleder, in charge of national/international sales, and Peter Kuhl, manager for finance, purchasing, product development and logistics. ...
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Carson Schubert has been appointed global marketing manager of Ride...
Carson Schubert has been appointed global marketing manager of Ride Snowboards
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Arc'teryx has named Stéphane Tenailleau to the newly-created role of...
Arc'teryx has named Stéphane Tenailleau to the newly-created role of senior manager, EMEA consumer and channel marketing. Tenailleau, 42, will be leading an eight-member team based in Garching, north of Munich. The French national has a strong background across the fashion, sport and apparel industries. Most recently, he worked on ...
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Simon Whitmarsh-Knight has been promoted by Invista to global marketing...
Simon Whitmarsh-Knight has been promoted by Invista to global marketing leader for activewear and outdoor
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Don Blair, the longest-serving senior executive still working at Nike,...
Don Blair, the longest-serving senior executive still working at Nike, will retire from his position of executive vice president and chief financial officer on Oct. 31, after a transition period. Andrew Campion, who joined the group from PepsiCo in 2007, will take over his position from Aug. 1. Campion worked ...
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Mark S. Hoplamazian, a director and former president and CEO...
Mark S. Hoplamazian, a director and former president and CEO of Hyatt Hotels Corp., has joined the board of directors of VF Corp., which has been expanded to 13 members. Two director, Ursula O. Fairbarn and George Fellows, will not stand for re-election because of a minimum retirement age of ...
