That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 128
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Urs Michael Müller has resigned as chief executive of Intersport...
Urs Michael Müller has resigned as chief executive of Intersport PSC, the Swiss licensee of Intersport International, after five years in the post. He has been replaced by the chief financial officer, Patrick Bundell. Officially, Müller is leaving of his own accord. Nicholas Berry, the British investor who controls Intersport ...
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Mike Weccardt remains as the only general manager of Sport...
Mike Weccardt remains as the only general manager of Sport Eybl & Sports Experts, the Austrian sporting goods retailer that fell under the control of Sports Direct International last May. The founding Eybl family, which still holds 49 percent of the shares, has no longer an influence on the operations ...
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Thomas Hieble is going to be the new general manager...
Thomas Hieble is going to be the new general manager of Skins for Germany and Austria, taking the place of Edi Kaiser who is leaving the Australian supplier of compression garments at the end of May. A former professional hockey player, Hieble has worked for Nike Bauer Hockey and Reebok ...
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Under Armour has announced a wave of promotions across its...
Under Armour has announced a wave of promotions across its organization to support its growth. Andy Amrhein, vice president of finance for North America, will expand his role to focus on the financial planning and analysis of the needs of the region, which is the company's largest business unit. Jason ...
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Lyle & Scott has reportedly hired a new chief executive,...
Lyle & Scott has reportedly hired a new chief executive, Philip Oldham, through a social media campaign carried out in partnership with Beringer Tame, a headhunter based in London that specializes in this sort of recruitment processes
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Intersport Austria has appointed Mathias Boenke to the position of...
Intersport Austria has appointed Mathias Boenke to the position of chief executive. From April, he will be responsible for Intersport's business activities in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Boenke has previously worked as chief executive at Huber Holding, the Austrian company that owns the brands Huber Bodywear, Skiny ...
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Vibram has appointed a new marketing director for its U.S....
Vibram has appointed a new marketing director for its U.S. subsidiary, John McMahon, who worked for eight years at Reebok as marketing director of its sports licensed division
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Bauer Performance Sports (BPS) has hired Rich Wuerthele to serve...
Bauer Performance Sports (BPS) has hired Rich Wuerthele to serve as executive vice president of hockey, a new position. Wuerthele comes with more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and operations, with a proven track record of growing businesses and achieving results, most recently as president of the ...
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Daiwa is making a big push into the Russian market...
Daiwa is making a big push into the Russian market by placing it under the responsibility of Tristan Sigulla, the Eastern European sales manager of the Japanese fishing tackle company. He will work together with a representative in Moscow, Tommy Shimozaki, who will coordinate the company's six distributors in Moscow. ...
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Dominik Solleder has resigned as managing director of Erima's operations...
Dominik Solleder has resigned as managing director of Erima's operations in Germany after six years with the big German supplier of team-sports products, where he held several functions. Wolfram Mannherz, owner and chief executive of the company, will take over the position on an interim basis. Differences of opinions on ...
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Stephen Murray plans to quit at the end of this...
Stephen Murray plans to quit at the end of this year as president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Deckers Outdoor Corp. The American company, which owns Ugg Australia, Teva, Sanuk, Tsubo and other brands, is looking for his successor. Murray, an American executive who had been based ...
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Odlo International has appointed Matteo Twerendbold, 36, as head of...
Odlo International has appointed Matteo Twerendbold, 36, as head of marketing & communication. He had already joined the company last year to handle communication after working for Hugo Boss and other companies. Matthias Wittmann, a 40-year-old former manager and consultant at Luxottica and Nike, is confirmed as head of retail ...
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Anthony Watson, 38, has been appointed chief information officer of...
Anthony Watson, 38, has been appointed chief information officer of Nike, reporting to Erik Sprunk, chief operating officer, from mid-April. He will be in charge of delivering progressive and innovative technology solutions. Watson has most recently worked in several management roles related to information technology and operations at Barclays Bank ...
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Aigle promotes David Lamarche to the position of commercial director...
Aigle promotes David Lamarche to the position of commercial director for Europe and the Americas
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Rapala VMC has transferred Aku Valta from Australia to head...
Rapala VMC has transferred Aku Valta from Australia to head up its Singapore subsidiary, which is running its new manufacturing facilities in the Indonesian island of Batam
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Erima has appointed Claus Nielsen to the position of sales...
Erima has appointed Claus Nielsen to the position of sales and marketing director for the Nordic countries. He has worked in the sporting goods industry since 2001 and knows the North European markets. Lately, he worked as commercial manager at Sports-Master, the biggest sporting goods retail chain in Denmark, where he ...
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Daniel Gottschall has been appointed as Head's new executive vice...
Daniel Gottschall has been appointed as Head's new executive vice president for sportswear. Recruited through Fusion Associates, Gottschall previously worked for Reebok International in various functions, most recently as global head of apparel excellence. Gottschall takes the place of Klaus Thurner, who has been running Head's sportswear division since the ...
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Fletcher Europe has hired Peter Bannington as regional manager for...
Fletcher Europe has hired Peter Bannington as regional manager for the Midlands of England and North Wales. He will be responsible for Tommy Hilfiger golf, Sunice and AUR brands. He has a 30-year career in the clothing industry moving into golf apparel in 1991. While with Abacus from 2010, Bannington ...
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Foot Locker's board of directors has a new member, Steven...
Foot Locker's board of directors has a new member, Steven Oakland, who is president of international food services and natural foods at The J.M. Smucker Company
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Cato Fernández is retiring as Spanish country manager of Hi-Tec...
Cato Fernández is retiring as Spanish country manager of Hi-Tec Sports. His position will be taken on by his son Roberto, who has already worked with him for a while. Fernández opened the Spanish market for Hi-Tec back in the 1960s, earning a high reputation within the company and among ...
