That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 117
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ExOfficio, part of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, has appointed...
ExOfficio, part of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, has appointed Julie Snow as vice president of design and product development. Snow has over 20 years of experience in the apparel industry. She was vice president of design and merchandising for eight years at Cutter & Buck and prior to that, ...
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Spalding has appointed Kenyatta Bynoe as senior director of marketing....
Spalding has appointed Kenyatta Bynoe as senior director of marketing. She replaces Wendy Unger-Moore, who has taken a position overseas with Fruit of the Loom, parent company of Russell Brands, the owner of the Spalding brand. In her new position, Bynoe will direct the strategic planning, production and campaign execution ...
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Nathan Sports, the fast-growing running shoe brand, has appointed Gregory...
Nathan Sports, the fast-growing running shoe brand, has appointed Gregory Brantner, formerly a marketing specialist at Garmin International, as its own marketing manager
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Ron van der Linde has been appointed as sales manager...
Ron van der Linde has been appointed as sales manager for the Benelux countries at Brunotti, the Dutch-based action sports brand
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Mathilde Lacoste has become the artistic director of Fusalp, the...
Mathilde Lacoste has become the artistic director of Fusalp, the French skiwear brand acquired by Philippe Lacoste and his sister Sophie one year ago. She is the wife of Philippe Lacoste and has already started to work on the autumn/winter 2015/16 collection, which will be very different from the ...
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Pete Augustine, president of New Era Cap, has decided to...
Pete Augustine, president of New Era Cap, has decided to leave the company after almost 25 years. The chief executive, Chris Koch, will assume a more active role, the company said, adding that it will look for a successor for Augustine.
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Formerly at Koninklijke Gazelle, the Dutch bicycle company, Bas Heering...
Formerly at Koninklijke Gazelle, the Dutch bicycle company, Bas Heering became country manager for Amer Sports in the Netherlands at the beginning of the year, taking over from Arjen Buizer
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Wesley van Wijnbergen has become the new sales and marketing...
Wesley van Wijnbergen has become the new sales and marketing manager at Protest Sportswear, the Dutch board sports brand, from the start of this year. He has already been with the company since 2002, working in marketing and retailing. Sport Partner reports that Van Wijnbergen's tasks include sales through all ...
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Tom Ritchey has promoted Claudio Bianchi to the position of...
Tom Ritchey has promoted Claudio Bianchi to the position of chief executive of Ritchey Designs. The founder and chairman of the American bike company will stop acting as CEO to concentrate on product development. Bianchi has been with the company for more than 20 years in various roles. He has ...
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John Henderson is set to replace Ken Brewster as commercial...
John Henderson is set to replace Ken Brewster as commercial director of Pure Fishing UK, responsible also for Ireland. Brewster, a former national sales manager of Adidas, has been in charge of sales and marketing at Hardy & Greys before its take over by the Jarden Corp. subsidiary in 2013. ...
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Robert Polet, a former president and chief executive of the...
Robert Polet, a former president and chief executive of the Gucci Group of luxury goods companies, has joined North Sales as partner in its apparel division. He will work on building up the brand with Eric Bijlsma, former chief executive of Scotch & Soda, who became a major shareholder and ...
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As previously reported, Olivier Pelous is leaving as Spanish country...
As previously reported, Olivier Pelous is leaving as Spanish country manager of Regatta Group to run Trek in the country, but his new job will only start on July 1
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Anu Uus has been appointed chief financial officer for Abacus...
Anu Uus has been appointed chief financial officer for Abacus Sportswear
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Massimo Fregonese, who resigned six months ago as international sales...
Massimo Fregonese, who resigned six months ago as international sales and marketing director of Camelbak, has joined Masters in the new role of brand director, charged of developing the Italian brand of ski, trekking and Nordic walking poles, and to increase its international presence. Masters is already a leader in ...
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Matthias Aichinger, a former salesman for Burton Snowboards, replaces Angela...
Matthias Aichinger, a former salesman for Burton Snowboards, replaces Angela Nowak as Austrian sales manager of Chiemsee
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Nike has announced that Tom Peddie will become vice president...
Nike has announced that Tom Peddie will become vice president and general manager of the emerging markets regions. He will replace Roland Wolfram who has decided to retire from Nike on Jan. 9, 2015, after 16 years with the company. Peddie will report to Elliott Hill, president of geographies and ...
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Sanuk, a division of Deckers Brands, has announced that Jeff...
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Brands, has announced that Jeff Kelley, founder of the Sanuk brand, will be moving from an active role at the brand at the end of the year. Kelley said he will be pursuing his next entrepreneurial venture, TeaofaKind.com, a company that uses technology to allow ...
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Moncler has announced the departure of its general manager, Monica...
Moncler has announced the departure of its general manager, Monica Sottana, for personal reasons, effective January 2015. The executive will continue to collaborate with the brand as a consultant “on important projects for the group's business,” the group said. Remo Ruffini, Moncler's chief executive, will serve as interim manager until ...
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Patrick Boom has been appointed global director of marketing and...
Patrick Boom has been appointed global director of marketing and e-commerce for Hi-Tec and Magnum. He has been running Clockwork, an advertising agency specializing in digital marketing and based in the Netherlands. He has participated in the development of global marketing campaigns for brands such as Ikea, McDonalds and Senseo.
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Sunice has appointed Marc Gagnier vice president of marketing. The...
Sunice has appointed Marc Gagnier vice president of marketing. The 52-year-old joins the Canadian company after working on advertising campaigns for several accounts including Coca-Cola, McDonalds, The Home Depot, Molson, Nike, Ubisoft, Bombardier Aircraft and L'Oreal. He was most recently managing director of the Publicis agency in Montreal.
