That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 126
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Pelican International has appointed Margaret Kordas as vice president of...
Pelican International has appointed Margaret Kordas as vice president of sales
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Black Diamond Equipment has promoted Tim Bantle to the...
Black Diamond Equipment has promoted Tim Bantle to the new position of managing director of the Black Diamond brand, responsible for both apparel and equipment and reporting to the company's chief operating officer, Mark Ritchie. He takes the place of Ryan Gellert, president of the Black Diamond brand, who has ...
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Burton Snowboards has promoted Mike Rees to the role of...
Burton Snowboards has promoted Mike Rees to the role of chief executive. Rees joined the Vermont-based company in 2009 and was most recently the company's chief operating officer. With Rees now running day-to-day operations, Jake Burton will once again become the company's chairman. As chief executive, Rees will head up ...
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Johan Nordqvist has joined Klättermusen as its chief executive,...
Johan Nordqvist has joined Klättermusen as its chief executive, after gaining experience in general management and sales and marketing in an international environment. After holding numerous positions at Procter & Gamble, he worked most recently in Shanghai as vice president for Asia at EF Education First, the leading international education ...
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Zohar Ziv will resign as chief operating officer of Deckers...
Zohar Ziv will resign as chief operating officer of Deckers Outdoor Corp. after his successor is identified and appointed
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+ Mario Vlietinck is going to be the new country...
+ Mario Vlietinck is going to be the new country manager of Merrell for the Benelux countries, replacing Jacques van der Manden who has worked for the brand for eight years
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Primaloft has promoted David Newey from global marketing manager to...
Primaloft has promoted David Newey from global marketing manager to director of global marketing (sic)
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Hans-Martin Reh is going to return to Wilson in late...
Hans-Martin Reh is going to return to Wilson in late summer to act as general manager of its racquet sports division in Chicago, succeeding Jon Muir who is leaving the company. The German executive has been acting for more than two years as chief commercial officer of Heinz Kettler, the ...
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Haglöfs will be distributed in Switzerland from next Jan. 1...
Haglöfs will be distributed in Switzerland from next Jan. 1 on by Montane Sport, which is already the successful distributor of its own new parent company, Asics. The partnership is expected to lead to new synergies. In a press release, Haglöfs pays tribute to its current Swiss distributor, ACE Alpine ...
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Amer Sports has moved to a new head office of...
Amer Sports has moved to a new head office of 5,300 square meters in the Vallila Paja Quarters of Helsinki. It occupies a meticulously restored red brick building, built in 1919 and originally used for building railroad wagons. The new office, which is vying for environmental certification, is strategically located ...
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Cutter & Buck has promoted Joel Freet to chief executive...
Cutter & Buck has promoted Joel Freet to chief executive officer. Previously he was the head of the corporate business for the golfwear brand. He replaces Jens Petersson, who has moved to a role in group executive management at Cutter & Buck's parent company, New Wave Group. In his 15 ...
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Scott Sports has announced that John Quinn, formerly at Specialized,...
Scott Sports has announced that John Quinn, formerly at Specialized, will be its new executive vice president in the U.S. Quinn joined Scott as the national sales manager for the company's American bike division already in February this year. The company has also announced the departure of its long-time executive ...
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Dave Lester has been appointed as the first general manager...
Dave Lester has been appointed as the first general manager of Lost Surfboards
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Tom Smach, chairman of Crocs, will assume the role of...
Tom Smach, chairman of Crocs, will assume the role of interim chief executive following the retirement of John McCarvel while waiting for his successor
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Electric, one of the sports and lifestyle brands controlled by...
Electric, one of the sports and lifestyle brands controlled by Kering, has hired Olivier Richard as sales & marketing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reporting to Anthony Cazottes, general manager of the brand for the region. Richard brings more than 20 years of experience as European sales ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom, Gucci and other brands,...
Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom, Gucci and other brands, has appointed Daniela Riccardi to be a member of its board directors. The 54-year-old executive has been running Baccarat since June 2013. She previously gained experience in business development and branding at Procter & Gamble, where she worked for 25 ...
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Cocona Natural Technologies is expanding its senior management team, led...
Cocona Natural Technologies is expanding its senior management team, led by Jeff Bowman, with the appointment of Scott Branscum, another veteran of the sporting goods industry, as executive vice president in charge of global sales, marketing and merchandising for its 37.5 brand. He was most recently president of Tumi Apparel. ...
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Philip Warrall has left Musto after acting as production and...
Philip Warrall has left Musto after acting as production and development director of the British supplier of sailing gear for the past five years
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Mark King has been appointed president of Adidas Group North...
Mark King has been appointed president of Adidas Group North America, effective on June 1, replacing Patrik Nilsson who has decided to leave the company and to return to his native Sweden, where he will become the chief executive of Gant. Reporting to Roland Auschel, the group's executive board member ...
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A group of snowboard industry agents who have organized snowboard...
A group of snowboard industry agents who have organized snowboard contests and the Action Sports Summit at Ispo Munich has set up a new recruitment agency for the action sports sector in Munich. Called actionsportsjobs.com, it collects postings for all kinds of jobs, including internships and freelance design, from all ...
