That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 129

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    Under Armour has announced a wave of promotions across its...

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    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,...

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    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....

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    GoPro, which has confirmed its wish to go public, has...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    GoPro, which has confirmed its wish to go public, has hired Filip Good for the new position of European marketing manager. He worked previously for Red Bull as country manager in Ireland and sports marketing manager in the U.K.

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    Newton Running has hired Mike Nesladek as vice president of...

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Newton Running has hired Mike Nesladek as vice president of marketing. He joins the American running shoe company from Anheuser-Busch InBev, where he spent over six years working on brand development and integrated marketing strategies including digital, social and traditional media. During his tenure at Anheuser-Busch, he served as a ...

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    Johnny Austad plans to leave as chief executive Sport 1...

    2014-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Johnny Austad plans to leave as chief executive Sport 1 Gruppen, one of Norway's major voluntary chains of sporting goods retailers, at the end of this year, after finding his successor. The 60-year-old manager has led the group, to which 195 stores are affiliated, since its acquisition by Gjelsten Holding ...