That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 128
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Rich Wuerthele a former executive of Newell-Rubbermaid, has been hired...
Rich Wuerthele a former executive of Newell-Rubbermaid, has been hired by Bauer Performance Hockey as executive vice president of hockey
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PrimaLoft has hired Chris Sentementes to lead its Performance Fabric...
PrimaLoft has hired Chris Sentementes to lead its Performance Fabric and Fleece unit as business development manager, effective immediately. Sentementes brings 30 years of experience in the textile and apparel industry. Prior to PrimaLoft, he served as the vice president of global sourcing and new business development for One Source ...
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Kevin Voegtlin has joined Electric as global digital markting manager...
Kevin Voegtlin has joined Electric as global digital markting manager
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Flavio Mazzocchi, who left last year as general manager of...
Flavio Mazzocchi, who left last year as general manager of Intersport Italia, started a new challenge a few weeks ago as Italian country manager for Champion Europe, in charge of wholesale and retail operations. It's a new position inside the company, where the two functions were handled by different managers. ...
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Martin Kössler has left as general secretary of the Scandianavian...
Martin Kössler has left as general secretary of the Scandianavian Outdoor Group along with Jonas Hellentin, communications manager of the association. Kössler will continue to support the SOG and its president, David Ekelund, through his own consulting firm, HuginBiz, managing the Scandinavian Outdoor Village at various trade shows and organizing ...
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Under Armour has appointed Fritz Taylor, a 25-year veteran of...
Under Armour has appointed Fritz Taylor, a 25-year veteran of the sporting goods industry, as vice president in charge of its running footwear segment. He has been most recently vice president and general manager of running at Mizuno. Previously, he spent 15 years with Nike in various roles, including product ...
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Mareen Lissner will act as trade marketing manager of Peak...
Mareen Lissner will act as trade marketing manager of Peak Performance for Central Europe, reporting directly to Daniel Jontén, global marketing manager of the brand in Stockholm and focussing on Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She previously worked for Unilever, O'Neill, Burton and Patagonia.
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The Spanish distributor Carving Sport is adding the Fila skates...
The Spanish distributor Carving Sport is adding the Fila skates licensed by MGM Trezeta to its portfolio
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Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding have announced the addition of...
Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding have announced the addition of Vicki Vasil as brand manager for both brands. Vasil will be based in Portland, Oregon, where the two brands are headquartered, and work closely with the design teams, including Heida Birgisdottir, Nikita's founder, who is based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Vasil's ...
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The agency of Stephan Haardt is taking on sales of...
The agency of Stephan Haardt is taking on sales of Luhta in Spain
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Quiksilver has appointed Alan Vickers to the new position of...
Quiksilver has appointed Alan Vickers to the new position of international sales director, responsible for the wholesale operations of all the brands of the group and for all the regions of the world except for the Americas. He will be in charge of all the countries where Quiksilver has an ...
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Frank De Moor has announced his intention to retire as...
Frank De Moor has announced his intention to retire as chief executive of Macintosh Retail Group as of next Aug. 1 (more in Shoe Intelligence)
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Women have been nominated for the first time to represent...
Women have been nominated for the first time to represent shareholders on the supervisory board of the Adidas Group. They are Katja Kraus, 43, and Katherin Menges, 49 – and they are set to take the places of Christian Tourres and Alexander Popov. Kraus is a former player in the ...
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Bernd Gemmer quits as sales manager of Roeckl, the German...
Bernd Gemmer quits as sales manager of Roeckl, the German gloves specialist
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Borja Torres, former Spanish sales manager for Rip Curl, has...
Borja Torres, former Spanish sales manager for Rip Curl, has been appointed product manager for wetsuits, watches and surfboards at Rip Curl Europe, replacing Jo Cetran who is leaving the company
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Iconix Brand Group has promoted Seth Horowitz to the position...
Iconix Brand Group has promoted Seth Horowitz to the position of chief operating officer and hired Jeff Lupinacci as chief financial officer and Rodney Hutton as executive vice president of the men's division. As the former president of Iconix' men's division, Horwitz led the reorganization of Umbro based on the ...
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Mormaii, the Brazilian brand of surfwear and related products, is...
Mormaii, the Brazilian brand of surfwear and related products, is being distributed in France by Sunset Sport
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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 ...
