That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 124
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Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position...
Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position of vice president of global marketing services and communication. She will be a member of the executive team reporting directly to Helen Johnson-Leipold, chairperson and chief executive of the company. Penman has spent more than 30 years in the packaged ...
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VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president...
VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president of marketing for The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Eric Pansier who has left the group to pursue other interests. He reports to Arne Arens, vice president and general manager of TNF EMEA. De ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van der Vis as managing director for Teva's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will work from a new European head office for Teva in Rotterdam. Van der Vis previously acted as managing director for the Benelux countries ...
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Pål Harv, who has been the chief executive of Scantrade...
Pål Harv, who has been the chief executive of Scantrade since the autumn of 2012, is leaving the Norwegian sports distribution company. A message from the chairman, Terje Normann Johansen, indicates that Scantrade has been affected by declining profits and has initiated a number of measures to counteract this negative ...
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Jochen Lagemann, Primaloft's managing director for Europe, has been granted...
Jochen Lagemann, Primaloft's managing director for Europe, has been granted additional responsibilities. Apart from Europe, he will also be in charge of Asia. This position is new. At the same time, the American specialty company for insulation solutions has appointed Eileen Berner to the role of sales director for the ...
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Billabong Europe has named Jean Kress as head of merchandising...
Billabong Europe has named Jean Kress as head of merchandising and design and Nicolas Burger as sales manager. They will both work out of Billabong's head office in Hossegor, in south-western France, and report to Jean-Louis Rodrigues, general manager of Billabong Europe. Kress will be overseeing Billabong Europe's design and ...
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Olivier Ciaravino, the French-based president of the Global Eyewear Division...
Olivier Ciaravino, the French-based president of the Global Eyewear Division of Bushnell Performance Optics, is adding the title of managing director of the whole group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In connection with his appointment, Gernot Trebsche, managing director of Bushnell for Germany and Austria, is adding ...
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Derby Cycle wants to strengthen its sporting segment and has...
Derby Cycle wants to strengthen its sporting segment and has appointed Marc Faude as head of the newly created Product Unit Performance. Derby Cycle is the largest bicycle producer by revenues in Germany and its sporting brands include Focus, Cervélo and Univega. Faude brings more than 20 years of experience ...
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John Donahoe, the 54-year-old president and chief executive of eBay,...
John Donahoe, the 54-year-old president and chief executive of eBay, has joined Nike's board of directors
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Fusalp, the French skiwear company acquired by Philippe and Sophie...
Fusalp, the French skiwear company acquired by Philippe and Sophie Lacoste at the beginning of this year, has appointed a new commercial director, Marc Zetterbeck, to help expand the brand's international sales. He has worked for Hugo Boss, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Zetterbeck, a French-Swedish executive who ...
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Billabong International has appointed Kadima Lonji to the strategic position...
Billabong International has appointed Kadima Lonji to the strategic position of chief technology officer for its direct-to-consumer operations, charged with developing the group's e-commerce and omni-commerce capabilities. He reports to Jeff Straeder, chief operating officer. Lonji comes from Luxottica, the big international eyewear group, where he acted as global director of ...
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Eduardo Roldan has been appointed managing director of Shimano's new...
Eduardo Roldan has been appointed managing director of Shimano's new Italian sales subsidiary, which will be called Shimano Italy Bicycle Components and will commence operations on July 1. Roldan has been for 17 years the marketing director at Shimano's distributor in Spain, Macario Llorente, where he will be succeeded by ...
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Eduardo Eceizaberrena has been appointed new contry manager of Regatta...
Eduardo Eceizaberrena has been appointed new contry manager of Regatta Group for Spain and Portugal. He worked for Décathlon for 12 years before joining a distributor, Altitud Sport Evasion, and the Pimkie fashion retail chain. Eceizaberrena succeeds Olivier Pelous, who did an excellent job for the British group over the ...
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Barry Bown, who left the position of chief executive at...
Barry Bown, who left the position of chief executive at JD Sports Fashion a few days ago, is getting a relatively long three-year consultancy contract, accompanied by a non-competition clause. A spokesman for the company stressed that the relationship between Bown and other members of the top management “was and ...
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Ole-Henrik Skirstad has been chosen as the new chief executive...
Ole-Henrik Skirstad has been chosen as the new chief executive for Sport 1, the Norwegian sporting goods chain. The 44-year-old will take over management of the chain from Johnny Austad by December. Skirstad has an MBA and more than 15 years of management experience in franchising from chains such as ...
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Nike has promoted Reenie Benziger to vice president of global...
Nike has promoted Reenie Benziger to vice president of global apparel, replacing Jan Singer who is no longer with the company. Benziger was previously vice president and general manager in charge of global young athletes, a category that grew rapidly under her leadership. She has been replaced in that role ...
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The board of directors of Kering, parent company of Puma...
The board of directors of Kering, parent company of Puma and Volcom, has lost one of its female members, Laurence Boone, who has become economic advisor to French President François Hollande
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Rab Gaitt, a former executive of Puma and Nike who...
Rab Gaitt, a former executive of Puma and Nike who worked most recently as global head of brand image at Dunhill, has been appointed as brand director by Fred Perry. He replaces Andrew Rogers, who left the British company in February to join Alexander McQueen. Fred Perry has also promoted ...
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2XU has appointed Scott Taylor to be its first president...
2XU has appointed Scott Taylor to be its first president for the U.S. The move comes after L Capital Asia, an investment vehicle controlled by LVMH, sealed the acquisition of a 40 percent stake in the Australian performance sports and compression apparel brand last December. Taylor comes to 2XU with ...
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Tom Jungell, who has been with Footbalance since 2011, is...
Tom Jungell, who has been with Footbalance since 2011, is leaving as its chief executive to move on to new challenges. Klaus Rauhansalo, who is said to have a long career and extensive experience with large corporations and small start-ups, has been designated as interim CEO of the Finnish company, ...
