That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 124
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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, ...
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Signa Holding, which acquired a 75 percent interest in Karstadt...
Signa Holding, which acquired a 75 percent interest in Karstadt Sports last September, has appointed a new chief financial and operating officer for the chain, Michael Krauledat, to work with its chief executive, Simon Rider. The financial matters were previously handled by Miguel Müllenbach, who continues as finance manager of ...
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Antti Jääskeläinen, Amer Sports' chief development officer and senior vice...
Antti Jääskeläinen, Amer Sports' chief development officer and senior vice president for the group's supply chain and global operations, will leave the group and its executive board in mid-August. He has been with the company since 2009, but he has accepted a new position outside Amer Sports.
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Spanx, the Atlanta-based shape wear specialist, has appointed Jan Singer...
Spanx, the Atlanta-based shape wear specialist, has appointed Jan Singer as its new chief executive. Singer joins from Nike, where he was corporate vice-president of global apparel and corporate vice-president of global footwear. Singer, who is expected to join the company in early July, will report to Sara Blakely, Spanx' ...
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Johnson Outdoors has appointed Gianluca Bugli as director of sales...
Johnson Outdoors has appointed Gianluca Bugli as director of sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for the company's Diving business. These new responsibilities are in addition to Bugli's continued strategic oversight of European sales and marketing for the company's Marine Electronics business. Bugli has more than 25 ...
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Pentland Brands has appointed Richard Newcombe brand president for Lacoste...
Pentland Brands has appointed Richard Newcombe brand president for Lacoste Footwear. He takes the place of Andy Simister, who left the company last October and is now working for Wolverine Worldwide (see the article in this issue). Newcombe has been in the footwear industry for 27 years. He joined Pentland ...
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Sportslink, an Australian trade publication quoted by ispo.com, says that...
Sportslink, an Australian trade publication quoted by ispo.com, says that Darlene Beauchamp is leaving as Intersport Australia's group coordinator after more than a decade in office with the buying group, formerly known as The Team Sports Buying Group, indicating that she was the Intersport chief in the country. Intersport International ...
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Joachim Sjödin, who has been responsible for the Scandinavian market...
Joachim Sjödin, who has been responsible for the Scandinavian market at Peak Performance since 2012, sees his territorial coverage expanded in the new position of European sales director. In addition to the Nordic countries, he will also take care of France, Benelux and the German-speaking countries. Andreas Scheibe, who has ...
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Jürgen Habermann is going to leave the executive of board...
Jürgen Habermann is going to leave the executive of board of Sport Scheck, the German sporting goods retail chain, by the end of July. He has served on the board in various positions for the past ten years, most recently as director of sales and human resources, and he may ...
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Doug Boessen, former chief financial officer of Collective Brands, has...
Doug Boessen, former chief financial officer of Collective Brands, has joined Garmin as CFO and treasurer, reporting to the company's president and chief executive, Cliff Pemble. Boessen had worked previously at Arthur Andersen. Kevin Rauckmann, who has been Garmin's CFO and treasurer since 1999, will assist Boessen in the transition through ...
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Nordica USA's president, Willy Booker, has left the company to...
Nordica USA's president, Willy Booker, has left the company to become chief executive of Fischer Sports USA. Tecnica Group, the parent of Nordica internationally, has also announced that Reto Rindlisbacher has resigned his position as Nordica's international brand manager, effective Aug. 1. Rindlisbacher's successor will be named later this summer. ...
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Jan-Thomas Metge, managing director of Intersport Multichannel, the company that...
Jan-Thomas Metge, managing director of Intersport Multichannel, the company that has developed and orchestrated Intersport Germany's strategy for on- and offline retailing, has left the company at his own request. According to his profiles on the Xing and Linkedin websites, he has gone into business for himself with a consultancy ...
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Martin Kössler, a former export manager of Haglöfs who recently...
Martin Kössler, a former export manager of Haglöfs who recently resigned as secretary general of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group, has become chairman of the board at Bergans of Norway. He replaces Per Nessjøen, who is retiring. Two more new directors continue to sit on the board of the Norwegian marketer ...
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K2 has announced that Van Brinkerhoff, long-time group sales director,...
K2 has announced that Van Brinkerhoff, long-time group sales director, is retiring from his post this May. Brinkerhoff oversaw the sales of the Madshus, Atlas Snow-Shoe, Tubbs Showshoes and K2 Skate brands. The company has named Jason Tillinghast as the new sales director for K2 Outdoor, effective immediately. Brinkerhoff started ...
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Quilsilver has named its 7th independent director to its board,...
Quilsilver has named its 7th independent director to its board, Bernd Beetz, who acted recently as chief executive of Coty
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Accell North America has promoted Chris Speyer, currently chief operating...
Accell North America has promoted Chris Speyer, currently chief operating officer, to chief executive effective immediately. Speyer assumes leadership as Steve Meineke, who has led the organization for the past 10 years, leaves it to become president of Keen (see the related story in this issue).
