That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 137
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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
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Rob Barker has been promoted to the position of president...
Rob Barker has been promoted to the position of president of Amer Sports' Fitness business, with effect from June 1. As a member of the group's executive board, he will directly report to the president and chief executive, Heikki Takala. Barker will take the place of Paul Byrne, who will ...
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Columbia Sportswear has hired Shawn Cox as senior vice president...
Columbia Sportswear has hired Shawn Cox as senior vice president of retail to oversee the development of Columbia's brick-and-mlortar and e-commerce operations in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. Cox has been working in Amsterdam since 2009 for Mexx, the international Dutch-based fashion group controlled by Liz Claiborne between 2001 and ...
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A Danish distributor with an original name, The Good Karma...
A Danish distributor with an original name, The Good Karma Company, has expanded to Sweden, according to Sportfack. As a result, six new sports brands already sold in Denmark are now available on the Swedish market: Skora, Ashmei, Ultraspire, Klymit, Montbell and OMM. They are all known for their lightweight ...
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Effective May 1, Kai Marquardt acts as key account manager...
Effective May 1, Kai Marquardt acts as key account manager for Fila apparel at Medico Sports Fashion, the new sub-licensee of Dosenbach-Ochsner for the Italian brand's clothing, with the exception of tennis apparel, covering all the European markets except Russia, Ukraine, the U.K. and Ireland. Marquardt was one of the ...
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Right after closing its acquisition of K-Swiss, E-Land has dispatched...
Right after closing its acquisition of K-Swiss, E-Land has dispatched Truman Kim from South Korea to California to act as chairman of the American company and appointed Larry Remington as its president and chief executive, replacing Steven and David Nichols and overseeing a new management team. Remington is an industry ...
