That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 116
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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 ...
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Massimo Mazza recently joined Le Coq Sportif as Italian country...
Massimo Mazza recently joined Le Coq Sportif as Italian country manager, replacing Giorgio Trevisan who has moved to Superdry. Mazza had been acting as Italian country manager for Quiksilver and Roxy since 2011. He was previously involved in marketing at Eastpak and Nike in Italy. In 2007, he co-founded a ...
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Crocs has realigned regional management functions, reducing the geographical structures...
Crocs has realigned regional management functions, reducing the geographical structures from four to three, including one for the European Union and another for the Americas. In this context, David Thomson, who has been most recently executive vice president of Tommy Hilfiger for Asia-Pacific, has been named by Crocs to a ...
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Zebco Europe has hired Dirk Dehnhardt from Dam as export...
Zebco Europe has hired Dirk Dehnhardt from Dam as export director and acting sales director. The German-based company has also appointed Pär Lindberg to the vacant role of sales director for Scandinavia. He will be responsbile for the creation of a new structure of sales agents in Sweden, Norway, Denmark ...
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Maier Sports has appointed a 29-year-old e-commerce manager, Daniel Rothmeier...
Maier Sports has appointed a 29-year-old e-commerce manager, Daniel Rothmeier
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Prana generated only 5 percent of its sales outside the...
Prana generated only 5 percent of its sales outside the U.S. by the time the brand was acquired by Columbia Sportswear last year. Prana has now reported the creation of a new position of director of international sales. Starting on Feb. 2, it will be filled by Pacho Bedoya, who ...
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The Adidas Group has expanded the responsibilities of its Spanish...
The Adidas Group has expanded the responsibilities of its Spanish country manager, Nigel Griffiths, to supervising all of Southwest Europe, comprising the Iberian Peninsula as well as France. This follows the recent appointment of Guillaume de Monplanet as the company's new country manager for France, replacing Alain Pourcelot who has ...
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Catherine Faidherbe, a former executive of Adidas, has been named...
Catherine Faidherbe, a former executive of Adidas, has been named marketing manager for Icebreaker, based at its European office near Munich
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Amer Sports Europe has appointed Armin Fuchs to the new...
Amer Sports Europe has appointed Armin Fuchs to the new position of vice president of sales, coordinating all the various sales organizations in Europe. The 44-year-old had already been promoted in 2012 from the position of German country manager to general manager for the Central Zone, covering Germany and nine ...
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Colin Lantz, former president of La Sportiva North America, has...
Colin Lantz, former president of La Sportiva North America, has been appointed by Brandforce to the new position of vice president for North America. Based in Boulder, Colorado, he will support the existing brand partners of HeiQ and handle the development of new business in the western half of the ...
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Rob Andrew has left American Golf to join its direct...
Rob Andrew has left American Golf to join its direct competitor, Direct Golf, for a higher position as director of purchasing and procurement
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Cocona has announced the appointment of Edouard Liffran to the...
Cocona has announced the appointment of Edouard Liffran to the new position of European general manager for 37.5, the performance fiber previously marketed under the Cocona brand name, which is experiencing growing demand in Europe. Liffran will continue to be based in France. He has more than 20 years of ...
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Five Seasons announced last week the recruitment of Saila Härkki...
Five Seasons announced last week the recruitment of Saila Härkki as its new head designer, describing the move as an important step in its bid to double its turnover over the next three years. Härkki has been the head designer for the Swedish brand's direct competitor, Icepeak, whose sales have ...
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Karstadt has appointed a new marketing manager, Manfred Mandel, who...
Karstadt has appointed a new marketing manager, Manfred Mandel, who previously worked for Real and Rewe. Meanwhile, Terry von Bibra has resigned as the company's chief omni-channel retail officer, responsible also for Karstadt Sport's online and omni-channel activities.
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Stadium, the big Swedish sporting goods retailer, has appointed Stefan...
Stadium, the big Swedish sporting goods retailer, has appointed Stefan Högkvist as its new sales director, starting on March 1. He comes from KappAhl, the Swedish fashion retailer, where he held a similar position. Högkvist has extensive experience in senior positions in the retail and service sector. He previously worked ...
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Joe Prebich has been appointed by Fjällräven to the new...
Joe Prebich has been appointed by Fjällräven to the new position of director of marketing for North America. He is going to report to Nathan Dopp, vice president of marketing and sales for Fjällräven North America, one of the fastest-growing operation of the Fenix Outdoor group worldwide. Prebich has been ...
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Under Armour has hired Peter Ruppe as senior vice president...
Under Armour has hired Peter Ruppe as senior vice president of footwear, effective immediately. He will be responsible for the strategy, merchandising and development of all footwear ranges and work from the company's headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. Ruppe has worked for Nike for nearly 25 years, serving as vice president ...
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Werner Ziener, who founded the Austrian sports glove company that...
Werner Ziener, who founded the Austrian sports glove company that carries his name in 1969, has decided to retire, having reached the age of 70. His 34-year-old son Markus Ziener, who has been acting as general manager since 2005, will take over the reins fully.
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Liberty Interactive Corporation, parent company for Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com, has...
Liberty Interactive Corporation, parent company for Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com, has announced the extension of the employment contract of its president and chief executive, Gregory B. Maffei, through 2019. Last November, Liberty Interactive indicated that it was planning to expand further the European operations of Backcountry.com in 2015, entering two or ...
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Thierry Guibert has become the new chief executive of Lacoste,...
Thierry Guibert has become the new chief executive of Lacoste, replacing José-Louis Duran, who is leaving the group owned by Maus Frères since the end of 2012. Guibert, 44, has been working since 1999 within the former PPR group, now called Kering. He became the CEO of its former furniture ...
