That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 139
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Sympatex Technologies has created the new position of sales...
Sympatex Technologies has created the new position of sales manager in charge of the U.K., the Netherlands and Eastern Europe. Kay Heldsdörfer will be in charge of the existing brands in the mentioned regions as well as of new business. The 40-year-old has held various positions in marketing and distribution, ...
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Sole Technology has promoted Diem Culley to the role of...
Sole Technology has promoted Diem Culley to the role of chief operating officer, filling a void left by the departure of Paul Migaki in July 2011. She had joined the parent company of Etnies and other brands in 2007, acting as vice president of merchandising and U.S. general manager. According ...
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As part of Puma's reorganization in Europe, Guy Harkless has...
As part of Puma's reorganization in Europe, Guy Harkless has become global head of sales for FootLocker, Sport Partner reports. Harkless was previously general manager for Puma Benelux, but this position was removed when Puma decided to fit 23 country organizations into seven regional units. The Benelux countries became part ...
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Markus Mitterlehner has been appointed new director of the rental...
Markus Mitterlehner has been appointed new director of the rental business unit at Sport 2000 Austria, where he is replacing Elke Perschl. The 36-year-old has held various positions in tourism marketing, working notably for hotels in Austria and Germany. At Sport 2000, he will be in charge of online marketing, ...
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Tecnica Group has appointed Rainer Vetter as managing director of...
Tecnica Group has appointed Rainer Vetter as managing director of Tecnica Group Austria, with responsibility for all sales and marketing activities in Austria. The Italian company says that he will also work directly with the German sales management team for Tecnica, Blizzard, Nordica, Moon Boot and Rollerblade at Lowa, setting ...
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Mike Ballardie, who has been in charge of Prince's operations...
Mike Ballardie, who has been in charge of Prince's operations in the Eastern Hemisphere for nearly 10 years, was appointed chief executive of Prince Global Sports last week. This is the entity that was formed last year by an affiliate of Waitt Company, an American investment company, to acquire some ...
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Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that there have been...
Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that there have been major changes in the management of Sport Eybl & Sports Experts in the aftermath of the big Austrian retailer's announcement that it was going to ax a significant number of employees, as we reported before. Now it has become known ...
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Bernie Doering is returning to Easton-Bell Sports as senior vice...
Bernie Doering is returning to Easton-Bell Sports as senior vice president of global sales, following the recent management shake-up at the company. He will report to Terry Lee, who has taken back the helm as chief executive. Doering, who had spent more than 20 years in various management positions at ...
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Skins is trying to expand its brand in the U.S....
Skins is trying to expand its brand in the U.S. performance apparel market, and to that end has named Johnny West as its general manager for North America. He will plan and implement strategic brand and marketing initiatives to increase brand awareness at the retail and consumer levels in the ...
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Craig Heisner is the new president of Newton Running effective...
Craig Heisner is the new president of Newton Running effective last week. It is hoped that he will lead the company to expand in the specialty running category as he oversees marketing, branding and sales for Newton's product lines. He will report to Jerry Lee, co-founder and chief executive of ...
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Jesper Thuen, global marketing manager for Ecco's golf shoes, has...
Jesper Thuen, global marketing manager for Ecco's golf shoes, has left the company to return to professional golf. He had been a professional before joining the Danish company in 1997. Ecco will be one of Thuen's sponsors, and he will keep working for the company on public relations and sports ...
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Effective Sept. 1, Pascal Schweizer will become country manager in...
Effective Sept. 1, Pascal Schweizer will become country manager in charge of Odlo's German operations. The 41-year-old worked for Nike Germany in various positions for eight and a half years before he switched to Kettler, the fitness company, where he served as field director for the sports division. At Odlo ...
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Shortly after Columbia Sportswear's 2012 results were reported, with...
Shortly after Columbia Sportswear's 2012 results were reported, with significant declines in the region of Europe, the Middle Eastand Africa (EMEA), it became known that Christian Finell has stepped down as the company's general manager in charge of the EMEA region. Finell confirmed his departure, but declined to give additional ...
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After Max Niederreiter's switch to Peak Performance, Billabong Germany will...
After Max Niederreiter's switch to Peak Performance, Billabong Germany will rely on a tandem of two managers to steer the German operations. Unlike Niederreiter, who served as sales director for the German-speaking countries, the Benelux countries and the Czech Republic, the new managers in place will handle only the German ...
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Creating a new position, Icebreaker has appointed a country manager for...
Creating a new position, Icebreaker has appointed a country manager for France and Spain, Benoit Gazagnes. He will be based at the Icebreaker office in Annecy, France, and will oversee the brand's wholesale, retail and e-commerce activities in the two countries. Gazagnes has been in the industry for about 20 years including nine ...
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VF Corporation has announced the election of Matthew J. Shattock,...
VF Corporation has announced the election of Matthew J. Shattock, Beam's president and chief executive, to its board of directors. Shattock, 50, will serve on the compensation and finance committees of VF's board. He has been at the head of Beam, a leading premium spirits company, since 2009, first as ...
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VF Corporation announces the appointment of Scott A. Roe as...
VF Corporation announces the appointment of Scott A. Roe as vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, taking the place of Bradley A. Batten who is retiring after ten years of service with the group. Roe served as vice president of finance and chief financial officer for VF's international business ...
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Galvin Green, the Swedish marketer of golf apparel, has decided...
Galvin Green, the Swedish marketer of golf apparel, has decided to enter the U.S. market in the course of this year through its own subsidiary, which will be led by Martin Nielsson. The company sees the move into the world's largest market for golf garments as a logical step after selling ...
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Rapala VMC Corporation has appointed Victor Skvortsov to its executive...
Rapala VMC Corporation has appointed Victor Skvortsov to its executive committee. He is in charge of Zao Normark, the Russian distribution company of the Finnish group, which also takes care of operations in Belarus and Kazakhstan.
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Roger Spatz, who has been interim president of Eagle Creek...
Roger Spatz, who has been interim president of Eagle Creek since July 2011, is confirmed as president of this subsidiary of VF Corporation
