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ArticleKim Scholze appointed to Sympatex' executive board
Kim Scholze has been appointed to Sympatex’s executive board, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2023. As chief sales and marketing officer (CSMO), she will be responsible for Sympatex’s global sales and marketing strategy. The division of the management board in this form is a novelty at Sympatex. Scholze joined the company ...
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News briefsFormer NikeWomen exec expected to run English women’s football
Source: LinkedIn Nikki Doucet A NewCo will likely be formed to run the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Women’s Championship in English women’s football, and Nikki Doucet has been appointed by The Football Association (The FA) as a consultant to explore this plan, the Telegraph has revealed. ...
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News briefsStrava adds a new role to its executive team
Source: Strava Anita Butler, Chief Design Officer Strava has announced the appointment of Anita Patwardhan Butler as its first-ever chief design officer (CDO). In this role, Butler will oversee all of Strava’s design and innovation aspects, including brand and marketing design, product design, research, and content design. ...
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News briefsAlpargatas elects new VP finance and investor relations
Following the resignation of Julian Garrido Del Val Neto, vice president of finance and investor relations, effective April 1, the board of directors of Alpargatas S.A., the Brazilian owner of the Havaianas flip-flop sandal brand, has elected André Corrêa Natal as his successor. His term will begin on April 1 ...
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News briefsFoot Locker appoints new GM for EMEA
Earlier this month, Foot Locker appointed Tomas Petersson as its new senior vice president and general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is based at the company’s headquarters in Vianen, Netherlands. Petersson is a familiar face at Foot Locker: for the past year and a half, he ...
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News briefsSnipes invests in new and bigger logistic center
The sports and lifestyle retailer Snipes is building a new service and logistics center in Bedburg, Germany, in order to be positioned for the planned expansion of the company. The construction is the largest logistics investment ever made by the sneaker and streetwear retailer. According to the company, Snipes is ...
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News briefsSuunto with new head of brand
Nicolas Holtzmeyer, new head of brand for Suunto Nicolas Holtzmeyer was appointed head of brand of Suunto on Dec. 1, 2022, moving to the company’s headquarters in Vantaa, Finland. In his new role, he is responsible for Suunto’s global brand presence. His focus will be on building ...
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News briefsStrava CEO steps down for a second time
Strava’s co-founder, Michael Horvath, is stepping down from the CEO role for a second time. Horvath co-founded the platform with Mark Gainey in 2009. He left the helm in 2013 to support his wife when she battled cancer, then returned in 2019. “I have decided that Strava needs a CEO ...
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ArticleGrosz appointed CEO of Precor
Peloton’s board of directors has appointed Dustin Grosz as chief executive officer of Precor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Peloton, effective immediately. Grosz had served as interim CEO since Dec. 12, 2022. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the fitness industry. He will report to Dion Camp ...
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News briefsSnipes now has a COO
Peter Buse has been appointed chief operating officer of Snipes, a new role at the Cologne-based sneaker and streetwear retailer. Most recently, Buse held the same role at Momox, from July 2019 to July 2022. He previously worked at Netrada, also as COO, and at Arvato as logistics manager. This ...
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ArticleThule announces change in CEO and president position
After an expected difficult 2022, the Thule Group AB has appointed Mattias Ankarberg (who has been a member of the board of the Thule Group since 2018) as its new president and CEO. Ankarberg joins Thule from his current position as CEO of Byggmax Group. His former roles include global ...
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News briefsSport Voswinkel replaces half of its management duo
On August 1, 2023, Ralf Lehmkuhl will join the management of Intersport member Sport Voswinkel (a German retail company currently operating 35 stores) as a co-CEO together with Marcus Neul. Lehmkuhl joins Voswinkel from Karstadt Sports, where he was most recently responsible for SportScheck’s controlling. According to Voswinkel, a particular ...
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News briefsYniq appoints new CEO to further sports luxury brand status
Swedish-headquartered Yniq, manufacturer of snow goggles, has appointed Moss Bemis as CEO.
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ArticleUnder Armour announces two new board members
Under Armour will be appointing Carolyn Everson and Patrick Whitesell to its board of directors on Feb. 1. In addition, the Baltimore-based sportswear firm has announced that longtime board member Harvey Sanders, who has served on the board since November 2004 and is currently chair of the Human Capital and ...
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News briefsVista sets course for action sports division, led by Fox Racing’s president
According to Shop Eat Surf, Jeff McGuane, president of Fox Racing, has been promoted at Vista Outdoor to lead a restructured Action Sports division, which includes Fox Racing, Bell, Giro, Blackburn, Krash, Copilot and Raskullz. Vista Outdoor acquired Fox Racing in August 2022. According to the same media source, McGuane’s ...
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News briefsThe Athlete’s Foot expands marketing team
Specialty footwear and lifestyle chain The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) has announced the expansion of its marketing team and the promotion of two key executives: Darius Billings has been promoted to VP of marketing, community engagement and StAART and Cassidy Dansberry has been promoted to marketing manager, effective immediately. Billings worked ...
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News briefsFrance has a new Ambassador for Sport
Samuel Ducroquet is the new French Ambassador for Sport, a diplomatic position within the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He takes over from Laurence Fischer, who had been in place since 2019. The role of ambassador for sport was created by Laurent Fabius, at the time Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...
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News briefsRakuscha named head of international brand experience at Blizzard-Tecnica
Source: Blizzard-Tecnica Markus Zeman-Wurzer Blizzard-Tecnica, part of the Italian Tecnica Group, has announced that Markus Zeman-Wurzer, most recently working 18 years in various positions at Salomon, has succeeded Tom Rakuscha as sales and marketing manager at Blizzard-Tecnica in Austria. Rakuscha has since taken on an international and ...
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News briefsMore new staff at Elevate Outdoor Collective
Source: EOC Susanne von Hoermann After the rebranding of the group and several executive changes in 2022, Elevate Outdoor Collective (EOC) – the owner of K2, Völkl, Marker, Dalbello, Ride Snowboards, Line Skis, Backcountry Access, Atlas Snow Shoe, Tubbs Snowshoes and other brands – is heading into ...
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ArticleTodd Klein named president of Fila USA
Former Adidas and Reebok executive Todd Klein is the new president of Fila USA, replacing Jennifer Estabrook, who took the job in 2019 following the sudden death of Jon Epstein.
