That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 138

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    Nathan Sports, the American supplier of hydration products and other...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    Camila Vesth has been appointed as the new global design...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Camila Vesth has been appointed as the new global design director of Timberland International for apparel and accessories. She has been working most recently as head of creative apparel and director for Le Coq Sportif, and she has also been supervising the collections for Karmameju and for Run and Relax, ...

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    BasicNet has entered into a six-year partnership with an Argentinian...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    BasicNet has entered into a six-year partnership with an Argentinian manufacturer of vulcanized shoes, Distrinando, to license the Kappa and Robe di Kappa brands in Argentina and Uruguay. The deal stipulates minimum royalties based on a minimum turnover of US$57 million for the period, but targets sales of US$73.4 million. ...

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    Under Armour has teamed up with Marcelo Ferreira da Silva,...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour has teamed up with Marcelo Ferreira da Silva, former president of Adidas do Brasil, to set up a subsidiary for the American sports brand in Brazil. Ferreira da Silva is to start working for Under Armour as a consultant and to lead the company's Brazilian entity once it ...

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    Marc Meyer, a former buying assistant at Metro, is going...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Marc Meyer, a former buying assistant at Metro, is going to act as sports footwear buyer for two German retailers, according to Schuhkurier, a German trade publication. He will work for a large shoe retail chain, Dielmann, and for a sports and lifestyle specialist, Sporthübner. Meyer had already worked for ...

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    The Norwegian ski travel bag company Douchebags has signed a...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    The Norwegian ski travel bag company Douchebags has signed a distribution agreement with AG Trading, which will be responsible for the brand in Sweden.