That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 137
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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 ...
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Nathan Sports, the American supplier of hydration products and other...
Nathan Sports, the American supplier of hydration products and other accessories has appointed Rick Olson as vice president of sales, responsible also for Penguin Brands. In other executive appointments, Brent Hollowell is named vice president of marketing and Dennis Henriques as director of operations. Olsen is an industry veteran who ...
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Brooks Sports has hired Anne Cavassa, who worked most recently...
Brooks Sports has hired Anne Cavassa, who worked most recently at Timberland, as vice president of global apparel. She will manage Brooks' apparel business as well as Moving Comfort, an activewear brand that belongs to the same group.
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Li Ning has appointed a new chief financial officer, Terence...
Li Ning has appointed a new chief financial officer, Terence Tsang, who previously worked for Guess, Ashworth and Levi Strauss. He takes the place of Chong Yik Kay, who resigned from the post last October.
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Superfeet, a U.S. supplier of insoles, has appointed John Rauvola...
Superfeet, a U.S. supplier of insoles, has appointed John Rauvola as president of the company. Rauvola, who joined Superfeet in March this year, will assume his position over the next few months, taking over from Bill McLean, who announced his retirement effective from June 2013. A veteran of the outdoor ...
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By next October at the latest, Chris Bigler is going...
By next October at the latest, Chris Bigler is going to quit the post of chief financial officer at IC Companys, the Danish-based parent company of Peak Performance and other brands. He started at the company in 2002 as finance director and was promoted to his current position in 2004. ...
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Michael A. Clarke has joined Quiksilver's board of directors, which...
Michael A. Clarke has joined Quiksilver's board of directors, which has been expanded for this purpose from eight to nine members. He acted as chief executive of Premier Foods in the U.K. from August 2011 until last February. Prior to that, among other positions, he worked at Reebok in the ...
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Jeff Bowman is taking the place of Brad Poorman as...
Jeff Bowman is taking the place of Brad Poorman as the new chief executive of Cocona, the U.S.-based developer of active particle technologies used in technical apparel, footwear and other products. Bowman was most recently chief operating officer and technical officer at Massif in Ashland, Oregon. Like Poorman and other ...
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Thomas Seifert is new German country manager of Polar Electro...
Thomas Seifert is new German country manager of Polar Electro Oy, taking the place of Dierk Feyerabend, who had led the subsidiary for 22 years, and of the interim manager, Lars Adloff, who has filled the position since last January. Seifert left Coleman a few months ago after four years ...
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Michael Spillane, who ran Umbro International prior to its recent...
Michael Spillane, who ran Umbro International prior to its recent divestiture by Nike as the company's president and chief executive, is going to be Nike's new president and general manager of the Greater China region. Starting on June 1, he will replace Craig Cheek, a 23-year veteran of the Swoosh, ...
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Wintersteiger, the large manufacturer of ski service solutions and other...
Wintersteiger, the large manufacturer of ski service solutions and other machinery, has appointed Christian Rauscher to the executive board in charge of production and technology. The 45-year-old has served various companies in the transportation and machinery industries such as Liebherr, Magma Steyr, HTP Automotive and KTM motorcycles. Rauscher completes the executive top ...
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Sport 2000 has appointed Gérard Barin as its new purchasing...
Sport 2000 has appointed Gérard Barin as its new purchasing director, effective April 8. Barin, 55, brings 25 years of experience in purchasing functions in the sporting goods sector. He began his career in 1980 working for Go Sport in France, where he climbed the ladder from store manager to ...
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Race Company has taken on the distribution of Alpinstars in...
Race Company has taken on the distribution of Alpinstars in France
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Andy Sackmann, who joined Crocs as vice president of marketing...
Andy Sackmann, who joined Crocs as vice president of marketing in June 2011, has been named chief marketing officer of the company. At Crocs, he has been responsible for spearheading the company's global e-commerce effort, which has been deployed over 22 sites and is now generating annual sales of more ...
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Hi-Tec has announced the opening of a new showroom in...
Hi-Tec has announced the opening of a new showroom in Dublin's Fashion City, a complex of showrooms, warehouses and office units, to showcase its new collections. The presence of Hi-Tec in the same hub as all the other leading brands is expected to facilitate the clients' experience and to enhance ...
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TaylorMade-Adidas Golf has appointed David Silvers as vice president and...
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf has appointed David Silvers as vice president and managing director for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific. He takes the place of Ben Sharpe who has moved to the company's head office in California to act as executive president of Adidas Golf and Ashworth. Silvers has ...
