That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 121
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Garmont has set up a new North American subsidiary headed...
Garmont has set up a new North American subsidiary headed up by Bill Dodge, who has worked for Salomon and Merrell (more in our Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined...
Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined the company board. Hedblom has worked for over 30 years at Haglöfs, including 17 years as chief executive, during the period 1993-2010. The other board members of Sätila of Sweden currently include Lennart Grebelius, also a director, and Fredrik Helgesson, ...
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Darich Ashford has been appointed president of Nike Golf, following...
Darich Ashford has been appointed president of Nike Golf, following the planned retirement of Cindy Davis after six years in the post. He has worked for Nike for 21 years, most recently as vice president and general manager of the Jordan brand. Nike says he has helped deliver strong revenue ...
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Under Armour has appointed three top managers to new roles....
Under Armour has appointed three top managers to new roles. Henry Stafford will act as chief merchandising officer, responsible for integrating the brand's apparel, footwear and accessories businesses globally and for overseeing direct-to-consumer operations. He was previously in charge of North America, a position which is now filled by Matt ...
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Peter Bedsted, who has been general area manager of Puma...
Peter Bedsted, who has been general area manager of Puma for the Nordic countries since the beginning of 2013, says he has decided to leave the company on Dec. 12 for personal reasons. He started at Puma as director of Tretorn in 1993 and became general manager of Puma Denmark ...
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Nordica, the ski brand that is part of the Tecnica...
Nordica, the ski brand that is part of the Tecnica Group, appointed new country managers for Austria and Germany. Herbert Riepl, previously responsible for sales in Germany and Austria, is leaving the company and will be replaced by Susanne von Hoermann as sales manager for Germany, and Tobias Stankus becomes ...
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Lululemon has hired Duke Stump, a former executive of Nike...
Lululemon has hired Duke Stump, a former executive of Nike and Easton Sports, to “deepen connections” with customers as vice president of community and brand
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Gescom Sport, the Spanish licensee of Freddy, is reportedly taking...
Gescom Sport, the Spanish licensee of Freddy, is reportedly taking on the distribution of Umbro in Spain and Portugal
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Bert van der Velden, 45, is taking the place of...
Bert van der Velden, 45, is taking the place of Hans-Martin Reh as sales and marketing director of Kettler in the sports, cycling and garden furniture segments. He remains responsible for product management and retail. As previously reported, Reh left the German company last spring to go back to Wilson.
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Patrik Frisk, 51, has left VF Corporation to become the...
Patrik Frisk, 51, has left VF Corporation to become the new chief executive of the Aldo Group, a big international, Montreal-based chain of more than 1,700 corporate and franchised shoe shops, according to various reports. A former manager of Peak Performance and W.L. Gore & Associates, Frisk joined VF in ...
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Fredrik Andreasson has been elected as a new board member...
Fredrik Andreasson has been elected as a new board member of Sportringen, the Swedish sporting goods retail chain. He has over 10 years of extensive experience in the sporting goods industry and has also served as president of Team Sportia. Now, he will be involved in ensuring that Sportringen strengthens ...
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Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined...
Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined the company board. Hedblom has worked for over 30 years at Haglöfs, including 17 years as chief executive, during the period 1993-2010. The other board members of Sätila of Sweden currently include Lennart Grebelius, also a director, and Fredrik Helgesson, ...
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Ian Blackman has been appointed executive chairman of Sealskins, a...
Ian Blackman has been appointed executive chairman of Sealskins, a British supplier of waterproof socks, gloves, hats and other accessories for endurance sports such as cycling, running, outdoor, marine and equestrian sports. He spent seven years with Pentland Brands, where he acted as managing director of its footwear division from ...
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On has expanded its German sales team with the appointment...
On has expanded its German sales team with the appointment of sales reps for the northern, eastern and southern parts of the country
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Daniel Fasshauer has been designated to take on the position...
Daniel Fasshauer has been designated to take on the position of sales director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at Brooks, the U.S. brand of running shoes, apparel and accessories, from Nov. 1. Fasshauer previously worked as key-account manager for Intersport Germany, where he was responsible for the running, tennis, fitness ...
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A British company, Holysport, has taken on the distribution of...
A British company, Holysport, has taken on the distribution of Sanuk in the U.K. as well as in France and the Benelux countries
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Peter Fabrin is starting today as the new chief executive...
Peter Fabrin is starting today as the new chief executive of Haglöfs, taking the place left vacant a few months ago by the departure Nicolas Warchalowski, who has been appointed CEO of Peak Performance. Fabrin has worked in the past for Peak Performance and other parts of the former IC ...
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Maurizio d'Angelo is reportedly leaving as general manager of Diadora,...
Maurizio d'Angelo is reportedly leaving as general manager of Diadora, after seven years in the post. Enrico Moretti Polegato, who has been acting as chairman of the company, is taking over his position. He is the son of Mario Moretti Polegato, chairman of Geox. Both companies are controlled by the ...
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Sport Partner reports that Mark van der Wal, managing director...
Sport Partner reports that Mark van der Wal, managing director at Gaastra International Sportswear, left the Dutch nautical and sports lifestyle company earlier this month over disagreements regarding its management strategy
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Zhang Zhi Yong has resigned as a non-executive director of...
Zhang Zhi Yong has resigned as a non-executive director of Li Ning. The Chinese sports company said that the resignation became effective on Oct. 6 and had to do with his personal and other business commitments – rather than any disagreement with the board. Zhang was the chief executive at ...
