That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 135
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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.
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PrimaLoft has hired Eric Ritter as product development engineer and...
PrimaLoft has hired Eric Ritter as product development engineer and Jared Cieslewicz as a territory sales manager, in advance of several product announcements. Ritter will be in charge of new product development for the insulation segment of the business. He has over 25 years of textile engineering expertise and most ...
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Sven Schlager has left the position of marketing manager at...
Sven Schlager has left the position of marketing manager at Planet Sports, the German boardsports retailer mentioned in the next section, to take care of marketing and e-commerce at Timezone
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Mikhel Ruia, 24, started a transition period on Sept. 2...
Mikhel Ruia, 24, started a transition period on Sept. 2 as managing director designate of Glenmuir, the Scottish golf knitwear and clothing company taken over by the Indian Ruia Group in 2002. He will work for a while side by side with the current 66-year-old managing director, Colin Mee, who ...
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Alina Schmid, 24, takes over from Melanie Immel as marketing...
Alina Schmid, 24, takes over from Melanie Immel as marketing coordinator at Maier Sports
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Stanley Silverstein, who has worked for Warnaco for 29 years,...
Stanley Silverstein, who has worked for Warnaco for 29 years, driving its international expansion, has been named president of international development and global licensing at Perry Ellis International. He has already indicated that there are significant opportunities for expanding the presence of sports and lifestyle brands such as Original Penguin ...
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Aaron Azevedo leaves as senior vice president of footwear at...
Aaron Azevedo leaves as senior vice president of footwear at DC Shoes to join Zoot Sports in the position of director of global footwear
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Aigle has a new retail manager, Thomas Laczny, who previously...
Aigle has a new retail manager, Thomas Laczny, who previously worked for Nike, Gap, Kiabi and other companies
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Anders Cleemann has been appointed chief executive for the Peak...
Anders Cleemann has been appointed chief executive for the Peak Performance brand at IC Companys, taking over the position from Henrik Bunge who is leaving the group. Cleemann was previously responsible for two other sportswear brands of the Danish group, Tiger of Sweden and By Malene. His nomination is part ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma and Volcom, has announced the...
Kering, parent company of Puma and Volcom, has announced the appointment of Claire Roblet as director of financial communications and market intelligence, replacing Alexandre de Brettes. She will report to Jean-Marc Duplaix, chief financial officer of the group. Roblet began her career in the fields of consulting and banking before ...
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Patagonia Europe has appointed Gabriel Davies as European surf manager,...
Patagonia Europe has appointed Gabriel Davies as European surf manager, responsible for its new line of wetsuits. The former surfer and environmental activists has been working in product and marketing for Quiksilver for 20 years.
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Fischer has appointed Jan Weiss as its new chief of...
Fischer has appointed Jan Weiss as its new chief of the alpine division. On Sept. 1, he switched from Salomon where the 37-year-old headed the French brand's division in charge of skis and bindings for about seven years. At the Austrian ski company, he has taken on his new job ...
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Crocs appoints Tim Lyons as its European retail manager, running...
Crocs appoints Tim Lyons as its European retail manager, running the company's 115 corporate stores and the 98 franchises in 45 countries. Lyons, who was previously in charge of Nike's factory outlets in western Europe, will report to Ann Chan, European commercial director of Crocs. Prior to the Swoosh, Lyons ...
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Hein Rugebregt Paredes, formerly with Björn Borg, Armani and Paul...
Hein Rugebregt Paredes, formerly with Björn Borg, Armani and Paul Frank Bags, has been appointed export manager of Brunotti Sportswear, with a focus on the U.K., Scandinavia and Spanish-speaking countries
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Arthur Engel is stepping down as chief executive of Björn...
Arthur Engel is stepping down as chief executive of Björn Borg, the Swedish brand of underwear and other apparel, after five years in the job. He will stay at the helm until a replacement is found. This comes at a time when the company is rejigging its international operations. Engel ...
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Jörg Seifert has joined GMS, the German buying group for...
Jörg Seifert has joined GMS, the German buying group for shoe retailers formed nine years ago, to develop SportXtreme, the new concept launched by the group last May for the sporting goods sector. It has already been adopted by 42 retailers in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. SportXtreme concentrates on retail ...
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Michel Rayot is retiring as president and chief executive of...
Michel Rayot is retiring as president and chief executive of Tecnica Group France after 40 years in the sports industry and 34 years at the head of the Italian company's operations in France. His functions are being taken over by Lucien Hauteville, who headed up The North Face in France ...
