That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 125
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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 ...
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Rolf Frischknecht, a 55-year-old Swiss manager who left the executive...
Rolf Frischknecht, a 55-year-old Swiss manager who left the executive board of Sport Eybl & Sport Experts last year, after its acquisition by Sports Direct International, is joining the executive board of Sport Scheck in Germany to run its 18 bricks-and-mortar stores business. He already acted as chief financial officer ...
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Body Glove Wetsuits and Rusty Surfboards recently announced new appointments....
Body Glove Wetsuits and Rusty Surfboards recently announced new appointments. Body Glove has hired Joe McNulty as sales manager for the surf, wake and dive categories. Rusty has hired Royce Cansler as vice president of sales. However, both positions cover only the U.S. or North America.
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Dainese has appointed Dan Walczewski as U.S. director of sales...
Dainese has appointed Dan Walczewski as U.S. director of sales for winter sports and cycling
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Bastian Hübschen has been promoted to the position of country...
Bastian Hübschen has been promoted to the position of country manager of Brooks Running Company for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He is taking the place of Heiner Ibing, who is leaving the company after 16 years. Ibing built up the brand's strong position in the German-speaking countries and took care ...
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Steve Murray, the former president of Vans who has been...
Steve Murray, the former president of Vans who has been acting as president of Deckers Corp. for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has been appointed as chief executive of Dr. Martens, the iconic British brand of work and casual boots. He will take the place of David Suddens, who ...
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George Bodenheimer, former president of the ESPN network, joins Under...
George Bodenheimer, former president of the ESPN network, joins Under Armour's board of directors
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Mistral has named Steve West as its new international brand...
Mistral has named Steve West as its new international brand manager. West will play an active role in the company's evolution into stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) and assist with Mistral's licensees. He will be working in close association with Mistral's managing director, Ado Huisman, to realign the brands focus and ...
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Keen has hired Michael Minter as its first in-house vice...
Keen has hired Michael Minter as its first in-house vice president of creative. Minter was most recently global creative director/global director of marketing at Sanuk. He brings years of experience from the outdoor, action sports, surf and footwear industries. At Sanuk, he led the design and development process as global ...
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Wilson Sporting Goods has hired Nick Gonzales as global marketing...
Wilson Sporting Goods has hired Nick Gonzales as global marketing director
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An industry veteran, Jay McGregor, will work for Reef as...
An industry veteran, Jay McGregor, will work for Reef as vice president of sales for the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions
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Paul Stratta is going to leave after 15 months as...
Paul Stratta is going to leave after 15 months as interim chief executive of Karbon Kinetics, the London-based company behind the high-end, collapsible Gocycle e-bike, after the upcoming Eurobike trade show. The company has announced a 53 percent increase in units sold for the first six months of this year. ...
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According to local reports, Mike Weccardt has left as chief...
According to local reports, Mike Weccardt has left as chief executive of Sport Eybl, the leading Austrian sporting goods retail chain recently acquired by Sports Direct International. His position is said to have been transferred to Thomas Bittermann, an attorney who was involved in the takeover proceedings. Other top managers ...
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Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports...
Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports for Central Europe, concentrating on digital marketing for the various brands of the group. He has taken the place of Stephan Hagenbusch, who recently became European marketing manager of Black Diamond. Weber had previously handled similar functions at Quiksilver Europe.
