That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 143
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Gene McCarthy has resigned from his position as Under Armour's...
Gene McCarthy has resigned from his position as Under Armour's senior vice president for footwear, joining a string of high-level executives who have left the company in recent times. Analysts point out that although McCarthy brought steady progress to Under Armour's footwear program, such progress may not have kept pace with the ...
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Prestige Golf is the new distributor of Ogio golf bags...
Prestige Golf is the new distributor of Ogio golf bags for Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland. The change is effective immediately and Prestige Sports will take over both inventory and back orders from Sports Scandinavia, says Sportfack. That company was previously responsible for Ogio in Sweden, but was declared bankrupt ...
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Sportmarket Nordic has become the new distributor of Footbalance custom...
Sportmarket Nordic has become the new distributor of Footbalance custom footbeds in Norway. Sportmarket Nordic and its parent company, Sportmarket AB, have a long history in the sporting goods industry. The group currently distributes many important brands in Sweden including Fischer and Quiksilver. It began to develop a Norwegian distribution ...
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Tom Cooke has been named the vice president for footwear...
Tom Cooke has been named the vice president for footwear at Reef, which is reorganizing that segments organizational structure. Effective immediately, Cooke will support Reef's strategic plan, focusing on further organic growth in sandals and new product growth in closed-toe shoes. He will also oversee product management, design and development ...
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New Wave Sports has split responsibilities between two executives within...
New Wave Sports has split responsibilities between two executives within its sporting goods operations, following the departure of Magnus Månsson, according to a report in Sportfack. A former chief executive of Team Sportia, Roger Holmgren, will run the New Wave Sports unit, which takes care of the Craft of Sweden ...
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The Swedish company I Like Bike has broadened its product...
The Swedish company I Like Bike has broadened its product portfolio. Now the Stockholm-based distributor will also supply the cycling garments of an Austrian company, Maloja, throughout Sweden.
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Odlo has chosen a new partner for the sale of...
Odlo has chosen a new partner for the sale of its products in Sweden, replacing ISC. It's a new start-up, Sports@hill. An established Swedish distributor, Tennis Fashion, is behind the new company. Hans Larsson, with prior experience from Craft, will be responsible for sales of Odlo products in the country, ...
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Columbia Sportswear has chosen Delta Galil Industries to be the...
Columbia Sportswear has chosen Delta Galil Industries to be the exclusive global licensee for its first men's and women's socks. It will develop, produce and distribute Columbia socks designed for hiking, trail-running, hunting, skiing, snowboarding and outdoor lifestyle. The first socks from the new collaboration will be available for autumn ...
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Rossignol has created the new position of commercial manager for textile...
Rossignol has created the new position of commercial manager for textile and has appointed Olivier Richard to the job. He will report to Jean Holvoet, general manager of the textile department, a sector that was reintegrated into the group in April 2012. Richard, aged 41, was a leading actor in the ...
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John Zopfi, former sales director for Sole Technology in Europe,...
John Zopfi, former sales director for Sole Technology in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has left the board sports company to set up his own company. Zopfi was previously with Patagonia, for which he built up sales in northern Europe. His track record at Patagonia was apparently one ...
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Shimano will take over the distribution of its products in...
Shimano will take over the distribution of its products in Denmark and the Baltic countries from the start of July. The company currently works with Bjarne Egedesø A/S, a Danish company that sells Shimano in Denmark as well as in the Baltics. Shimano is setting up its own sales office ...
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The German operations of Reusch have taken on the distribution...
The German operations of Reusch have taken on the distribution of Exel, the Finnish maker of poles and floorball equipment, in Germany and Austria. In a first step, the offer of poles is limited to Nordic sports and backcountry, whereas products for summer activities and alpine skiing are planned to ...
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Marchon Eyewear has set up a new sales division that...
Marchon Eyewear has set up a new sales division that will be focusing only on servicing the sporting goods sector in the Europe,Middle Eastand Africa (EMEA) region. It will notably handle sales of performance sunglasses and snow goggles for its long-standing Nike Vision license, as well as action sports sunglasses ...
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Salewa has set up a joint venture with Inspiration Outdoor...
Salewa has set up a joint venture with Inspiration Outdoor Trading, which has been the Italian outdoor brand's distributor and licensee for China for more than a year. Salewa is investing 40 million yuan renminbi (€4.7m-$6.4m) in the company, in which it holds a stake of 60 percent. The two partners have ...
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Effective Feb. 1, Andreas Rauter will return to the European...
Effective Feb. 1, Andreas Rauter will return to the European operations of Burton based in Innsbruck, Austria, to become senior director of sales. Between 1993 and 2003, Rauter served the snowboard company in various marketing and sales positions before he switched to the headquarters of Salewa in Bolzano, Italy. At ...
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Yasuhito Kishimoto, European general manager of Mizuno, is acting as...
Yasuhito Kishimoto, European general manager of Mizuno, is acting as general manager of the company's German subsidiary on an interim basis, until a replacement is found for Mark Kaiway. The latter executive ran the German office for the past two years, but he has been appointed general manager of Mizuno's ...
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Erick Haskell, the former chief operating officer of Adidas China,...
Erick Haskell, the former chief operating officer of Adidas China, took over from Claus Heckerott as group managing director in India this week. The Canadian manager has been leading restructuring moves at the Adidas Group in India since last April, after it uncovered alleged irregularities at Reebok India (which are still under investigation by ...
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After many years as managing director of Billabong in charge...
After many years as managing director of Billabong in charge of the German-speaking countries, the Czech Republic and the Benelux countries, Max Niederreiter has left the boardwear company. With immediate effect, he moves to Peak Performance, where he is sales director in charge of the Swedish brand's wholesale sales in ...
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Pony has announced a strategic distribution agreement with Urban Styles Agency...
Pony has announced a strategic distribution agreement with Urban Styles Agency to jointly develop the brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Established in 1999 in Cologne by Sven Voth, who also founded Snipes, the agency has been representing several influential street culture brands. Its current portfolio comprises brands such as Hummel, ...
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Brunswick has signed a contract with Mo Pinel, described as one of...
Brunswick has signed a contract with Mo Pinel, described as one of the most colorful personalities in the bowling industry, to act as technology developer for its Radical brand of bowling balls
