That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 131
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Tom Olsavsky leaves as director of product creation at TaylorMade...
Tom Olsavsky leaves as director of product creation at TaylorMade after seven years to join Cobra Puma Golf as vice president of research and development. During the 23 years that he spent in the golf industry, he also worked for six years at Titleist as senior golf club engineer.
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Derby Cycle has named Olaf Heinen as its new managing...
Derby Cycle has named Olaf Heinen as its new managing director to help guide its international growth. Germany's biggest bicycle maker entered the North American market in 2012 with its acquisitions of U.K.-based Raleigh and Toronto-based Cervélo. Its brands also include Kalkhoff, Focus, Univega and Rixe. Heinen has held various ...
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Gavin Lindberg, vice president of investor relations at Nike, has...
Gavin Lindberg, vice president of investor relations at Nike, has become vice president and chief financial officer of the Jordan brand. His successor will be appointed shortly, says Nike.
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Nike has named Scott LeClair as its new vice president...
Nike has named Scott LeClair as its new vice president of action sports, replacing Roger Wyett who has decided to retire. Besides leading the action sports category, LeClair will also be responsible for Hurley International. He will report to Jayme Martin, vice president and general manager of global categories. LeClair, ...
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Adding to his role of director of Schöffel's sales division,...
Adding to his role of director of Schöffel's sales division, the 45-year-old Christophe Weissenberger has taken on the position of brand manager. In this position, he will take care of marketing, product management and design. In recognition of his increasing importance to the company, its managing partner, Peter Schöffel, has ...
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Luke Barrett-Smith, who joined Puma's subsidiary in South Africa as...
Luke Barrett-Smith, who joined Puma's subsidiary in South Africa as national sales manager when it opened 12 years ago, has become its new managing director. He takes over from Ronald Rink, who is retiring.
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Nicola Szekely is taking the place of Albert Schwarzmeier as...
Nicola Szekely is taking the place of Albert Schwarzmeier as chief operating officer of Mysportsgroup, the German company that runs the Mysportsworld and Mysportsbrand online shops. He will work together with the group's founder and chief executive, Erik Pfannmöller. Szekely previously ran Baumax. Schwarzmeier, who participated in the establishment of ...
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Cisalfa Sport, which controls Intersport Italia, has appointed a new...
Cisalfa Sport, which controls Intersport Italia, has appointed a new managing director for the buying group, Bruno Antonioli. On Oct. 3, he replaced Flavio Mazzocchi, who has left the group, citing differences of views with Cisalfa's new management. Antonioli spent six years in senior positions with Carrefour in Italy until ...
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Sergi González has been appointed general manager of Intersport SCCL,...
Sergi González has been appointed general manager of Intersport SCCL, the purchasing arm of Intersport España. His responsibilities were previously handled by Ignasi Puig, who remains chief executive of the company and general manager of Intersport Expansión, in charge of retail expansion. González previously worked for Now and Inditex. As ...
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Perry Laukens has been appointed marketing manager of Keen Footwear...
Perry Laukens has been appointed marketing manager of Keen Footwear for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He takes the place of Nol Gerritse, who has moved to the company's head office in Portland, Oregon to serve in the new role of global product marketing director. Laukens, 38, spent ...
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Footbalance, the Finland-based maker of custom insoles, has appointed Tassos...
Footbalance, the Finland-based maker of custom insoles, has appointed Tassos Karamouzis as sales director for new markets. Karamouzis joined the company in 2010 as Scandinavian market area manager. He will use this experience to lead the company's expansion into strategically important new markets. Before joining Footbalance, Karamouzis had a long ...
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Greg Sullivan, a former executive of Wal-Mart, has been appointed...
Greg Sullivan, a former executive of Wal-Mart, has been appointed by Crocs as general manager for the Americas region, which includes North, Central and South America
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Jason Hodell has been appointed chief operating officer of Skullcandy...
Jason Hodell has been appointed chief operating officer of Skullcandy
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Under Armour has promoted two of its executives, Kip Fulks...
Under Armour has promoted two of its executives, Kip Fulks and Henry Stafford, and hired two others, Susie McCabe and Jason LaRose. McCabe and LaRose will be acting as senior vice presidents in charge of global retail and global e-commerce, respectively. McCabe has spent more than 16 years with Ralph ...
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Mark Zoppes, who has been in the sports and outdoor...
Mark Zoppes, who has been in the sports and outdoor industries for more than 28 years, mostly in senior roles, has been named vice president of product at Icebreaker. He was most recently vice president of merchandising and planning at Backcountry.com, where he worked with more than 1,000 brands. He ...
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Bill Sweeney, had of business development at Puma, has been...
Bill Sweeney, had of business development at Puma, has been hired as chief executive of the British Olympic Association (BOA). Starting in mid-November, Sweeney will oversee Britain's preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, as well as the next 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He will ...
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Rip Curl Europe has boosted its sales team. Gilles Darqué...
Rip Curl Europe has boosted its sales team. Gilles Darqué has been named core sales manager for Europe. Vincent Liets, who launched the brand's new technical store at Bidart, has become sales manager for France. Frederi Botton has been appointed field customer service manager.
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Steve Bracewell has replaced Rose Foster as chief executive of...
Steve Bracewell has replaced Rose Foster as chief executive of Animal, the leading action sports brand in the U.K., which recently came under new ownership. Bracewell worked most recently for Gelert, a brand of camping products recently bought by Sports Direct International. He previously worked for Reebok in senior positions ...
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Patagonia has promoted John Collins to the new role of...
Patagonia has promoted John Collins to the new role of vice president of global sales, reporting directly to Casey Sheahan, chief executive of the company. Collins served at the company for the last three years as vice president for the Americas and Asia-Pacific. He previously acted as vice president of ...
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Conrado González Fernández has retired as purchasing director of El...
Conrado González Fernández has retired as purchasing director of El Corte Inglés' sports division. A passionate golf player, he has been a charismatic figure in the Spanish sports retail sector. Mariano Ortega Reja is taking over his position.
