That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 136
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Linda Pearce, who has been chief financial officer of Nautilus...
Linda Pearce, who has been chief financial officer of Nautilus since August 2012, is leaving to run a dairy cooperative in her home state of Oregon
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Icebreaker has hired Cathy Quain, formerly in charge of direct-to-consumer...
Icebreaker has hired Cathy Quain, formerly in charge of direct-to-consumer sales at Burton Snowboards, as global vice president of retail
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Patagonia has promoted Doug Freeman to the position of chief...
Patagonia has promoted Doug Freeman to the position of chief operating offer, effective immediately, to replace Rose Macario, who now leads Patagonia Works, the new holding company set up by Yvon Chouinard for sustainable development in other sectors. Freeman will report to Casey Sheahan, chief executive of Patagonia. He has served as ...
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Jeremy Town is promoted to managing director of Footbalance North...
Jeremy Town is promoted to managing director of Footbalance North America, but he will continue to oversee financial matters
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Polartec has overhauled its sales and marketing operations in Europe....
Polartec has overhauled its sales and marketing operations in Europe. Juan Carlos Gonzalez, former sales director for Europe, has been promoted to the position of managing director of international sales. His position in Marseille is taken over by Eric Young, who has been the European marketing manager for the past ...
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The European operations of Icebreaker, led by Maximilian Hofbauer as...
The European operations of Icebreaker, led by Maximilian Hofbauer as general manager, have appointed Sven Baxmann country manager for Germany. The 35-year-old worked previously for other companies including IKO-Corratec, a German bicycle retailer and marketer of the Corratec brand of bikes, as well as for Triumph International, the huge group ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss marketer of snow sports and other...
Mountain Force, the Swiss marketer of snow sports and other apparel, has hired Mike Stöhr as a new international sales director. The 44-year-old is a veteran of Peak Performance where he served as country manager for Germany and Austria recently. Stöhr's appointment comes along with a split of responsibilities in ...
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Foot Locker names Paulette Alviti, a 17-year veteran of PepsiCo,...
Foot Locker names Paulette Alviti, a 17-year veteran of PepsiCo, as senior vice president and chief human resources officer, starting on June 3
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Puma has appointed Andy Koehler, 56, as its new chief...
Puma has appointed Andy Koehler, 56, as its new chief operating officer, effective June 1. Based at its head office in Herzogenaurach, he will be in charge of such operations as supply chain management, logistics and IT. He will thus take over the functions of the former COO, Klaus Bauer, ...
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New Era, the American marketer of headwear, has appointed Laurence...
New Era, the American marketer of headwear, has appointed Laurence Joslin marketing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In this position he will report to Paul Gils, New Era's vice president in charge of the EMEA region. Joslin has a long record in the sporting goods industry. Over ...
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Hi-Tec has announced three new sales appointments in the U.K....
Hi-Tec has announced three new sales appointments in the U.K. David McIntosh is the new country sales manager rejoining the sports and outdoor brand, where he was previously the Scottish territory manager. McIntosh has worked in similar senior roles for leading sports, lifestyle and outdoor brands and his expertise covers, ...
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The BH Group has announced the nomination of Bob Whip...
The BH Group has announced the nomination of Bob Whip as chief executive of BH North America, following the recent move of Steve Lindenau to head BH Bikes. Whip previously served as the president of Johnson Health Tech's wellness & leisure and Horizon Fitness businesses in the region. BH North ...
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Volcom has appointed Mandy Fry, a former executive of Billabong,...
Volcom has appointed Mandy Fry, a former executive of Billabong, to the new position of vice president of its women's division
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Shock Doctor Sports has hired Todd Blyleven as sports product...
Shock Doctor Sports has hired Todd Blyleven as sports product marketing director, responsible for establishing relations and executive projects with high-level athletes, sports teams and leagues. The new hire is the son of a famous baseball champion, Bert Blyleven. He pitched for seven seasons in minor baseball leagues in the ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Karry Johnson to vice president of...
Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Karry Johnson to vice president of sales for the Wolverine brand
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Markus Weinman will leave Lowa this summer to pursue other...
Markus Weinman will leave Lowa this summer to pursue other professional opportunities, after working for this German outdoor company owned by Tecnica Group for 21 years, most recently in charge of sales for Blizzard and other brands owned by Tecnica and distributed by Lowa in some of the German-speaking countries. ...
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Sportalm is looking for a new sales manager to replace...
Sportalm is looking for a new sales manager to replace Andreas Gotschke, who is set to leave as sales manager of the Austrian sports apparel company at the end of June
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Bradshaw Taylor is taking over as the new sales agent...
Bradshaw Taylor is taking over as the new sales agent for Black Diamond Equipment in the U.K. and Ireland after its contract with First Ascent expires in June. The British firm will also take care of the Pieps brand recently acquired by Black Diamond, and it will provide localized technical ...
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Anthony Cazottes has been recruited by PPR, alias Kering, to...
Anthony Cazottes has been recruited by PPR, alias Kering, to act as sales director of Electric for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He was most recently the sales director of Oxbow, the French surf brand. He has worked for 15 years in the action sports industry, first at Quiksilver ...
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The Rossignol Group appoints an experimented ski coach, Jake Stevens,...
The Rossignol Group appoints an experimented ski coach, Jake Stevens, as U.S. race manager +++ Kuo Li-Lien is resigning as executive director of Yue Yuen, effective May 31, due to family matters
