That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 122
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VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as vice president, global...
VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as vice president, global innovation, performance apparel and footwear, a newly-created role. In this position, Cherian will oversee VF's Global Performance Apparel and Footwear Innovation Centers, where the company focuses on product innovation for the apparel, footwear and accessories of its brands. Cherian joins ...
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Deca International, the owner of GolfBuddy, has promoted Dick Gianferante,...
Deca International, the owner of GolfBuddy, has promoted Dick Gianferante, former director of sales and marketing at the company, to general manager. His new position will put him in charge of all U.S. sales, marketing and overall operations. Gianferante brings extensive golf experience and has dedicated the last 41 years ...
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Klaus Jost, general manager of Intersport Germany, was unanimously re-elected...
Klaus Jost, general manager of Intersport Germany, was unanimously re-elected chairman of Intersport International Corporation's board of directors at its recent annual meeting in Ireland. He has been holding this prestigious title since 2009. The only change in the board is the replacement of its French representative. François Neukirch, the ...
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Hans Gijzel, who supervised part of the international retail operations...
Hans Gijzel, who supervised part of the international retail operations at Sports Direct International (SDI) for several years, is said to have left the British sports retailer and wholesaler in June. Based in Belgium, Gijzel spearheaded SDI's rapid expansion into that country, where it has become one of the market ...
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In a separate move, Sport 2000 Deutschland has hired Jörg...
In a separate move, Sport 2000 Deutschland has hired Jörg Seifert, 43, as managing director of Lauf-Profis, a new subsidiary established for the purpose of assisting its specialized running stores. Seifert comes from another German buying group, GMS, where he acted as category manager for sport. He worked previously for ...
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Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced...
Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced a new European sales team. Liam Gallagher will take the helm in the U.K. He brings more than 20 years of experience across different textile industries and markets. He worked for 12 years at Polartec, where he held a number of ...
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Hans-Hermann Deters, 54, will return to the sporting goods sector...
Hans-Hermann Deters, 54, will return to the sporting goods sector on Nov. 1 as joint managing director of Sport 2000 Deutschland, after a three-year stint in the shoe sector as one of the top managers of Ara Shoes. In his previous career, this attorney worked for many years at Reebok ...
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Leonardo Del Vecchio, the 79-year-old chairman and controlling shareholder of...
Leonardo Del Vecchio, the 79-year-old chairman and controlling shareholder of Luxottica, has instituted an enlarged management structure for the group, which owns Oakley and many other operations in the eyewear sector. Two joint CEOs are being named following the departure of its chief executive, Andrea Guerra, who has been running ...
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Peter Weaver, the longtime American executive of Tecnica Group, stopped...
Peter Weaver, the longtime American executive of Tecnica Group, stopped his two-year commitment as its chief executive on Aug. 31. He will continue as chief executive of Tecnica Group USA and remain on the board of director of the Italian company. Alberto Zanatta, general manager of the group, has been ...
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Jeff Straeder, chief operating officer of Billabong International, has announced...
Jeff Straeder, chief operating officer of Billabong International, has announced the appointment of two new members of his sourcing team, Randy Mikko Royce and Kitty Ho, based in Hong Kong. Royce is joining the company as vice president in charge of the global supply chain, including sourcing, product development and ...
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Cédric Morisset has been appointed vice president of sales at...
Cédric Morisset has been appointed vice president of sales at Orage, the Canadian brand of skiwear. He previously served as vice president of operations at a retail franchisee of the Sports Experts chain and as Canadian country manager for Peak Performance. At Orage, he takes over the sales role from ...
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Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president...
Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president of global merchandising, a newly-created position in the company. Poole, who started her new role on Aug. 25, is based at the company's product creation and global shared-services center in Niwot, Colorado. She will report directly to Andrew Rees, president ...
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The Regatta Group has appointed Bill Lockwood, who comes from...
The Regatta Group has appointed Bill Lockwood, who comes from American Rec, to the position of North American sales director for its Craghopper and Dare 2b brands of technical apparel
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BRG Sports, formerly called Easton-Bell Sports, has promoted Dan Arment...
BRG Sports, formerly called Easton-Bell Sports, has promoted Dan Arment to executive vice president of the group and president of Bell Cycling Products. He will continue as president of Riddell Sports, a position that he has held since 2008. Arment started at the group nearly 14 years ago as sales ...
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Mario Grahe assumed the newly created position of chief executive...
Mario Grahe assumed the newly created position of chief executive officer at Sportalm Kitzbühel from Sept. 1. Before joining Sportalm, the 47-year old worked as head of sales in the women's outerwear segment at Bogner, as head of sales at Joop and as chief executive at Peek & Cloppenburg. From ...
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Pelle Odebrant, former sales director for F-Stop backpacks and camera...
Pelle Odebrant, former sales director for F-Stop backpacks and camera bags for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is now responsible for the sale of DPS Skis on the Scandinavian market. He replaces Jon Larsson and Niklas Rantzow in this role.
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Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as...
Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as the chief executive of Dr. Martens at the end of this year. Suddens, who has led the company for 12 years, will act as non-executive chairman. Murray has lately been running Deckers Outdoor's operations in Europe, the Middle East and ...
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Bushnell Outdoor Products, the parent company of Bollé, Cébé and...
Bushnell Outdoor Products, the parent company of Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti, is looking for a manager in charge of sports optics distributors in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The sport optics segment of the group comprises four brands: Bushnell, Tasco, Primos and Boa. As previously reported, ...
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Heidi O'Neill is taking on a newly created role of...
Heidi O'Neill is taking on a newly created role of vice president and general manager for Nike stores worldwide, including the supervision of partner stores and the development of new store concepts. She has been with the Swoosh since 1998, serving most recently as vice president and general manager of ...
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Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced...
Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced a new European sales team. Liam Gallagher will take the helm in the U.K. He brings more than 20 years of experience across different textile industries and markets. He worked for 12 years at Polartec, where he held a number of ...
