That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 145
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Alan Offenberg, a founding partner of Compass Group Management, has...
Alan Offenberg, a founding partner of Compass Group Management, has been promoted chief executive of Compass Diversified Holdings, parent company of Camelbak and other brands, taking the place of Joseph Massoud who has been on leave since February 2011
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Terramar Sports, the American producer of technical baselayers, is going...
Terramar Sports, the American producer of technical baselayers, is going to be the new distributor of Bridgedale socks for the U.S. and Canada from next January. The British line has been distributed until now by Garmont North America, which is being dissolved. As previously reported, Scott Sports will distribute Garmont ski ...
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Lord Seb Coe, the former athlete who chaired the London...
Lord Seb Coe, the former athlete who chaired the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games of the past summer, has been elected executive chairman of CSM Sport & Entertainment, replacing next January Alan Pascoe, who will become president of the organization. CSM is a major global sports ...
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International Sportswear Company (ISC) has become the Swedish distributor of...
International Sportswear Company (ISC) has become the Swedish distributor of Barigo, makers of watches and altimeters for mountaineers and skydivers
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Napapijri, the Italian sports lifestyle brand of VF Corporation, has...
Napapijri, the Italian sports lifestyle brand of VF Corporation, has a new country manager for Germany, responsible also for Austria and Switzerland. Dirk Pracel, who previously took care of key accounts in these countries and in Eastern Europe, has been promoted to the position, replacing Uwe Lehmann.
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Inside Brands, a well-established distributor of sporting goods in the...
Inside Brands, a well-established distributor of sporting goods in the Netherlands, has restructured its activities, splitting them into two separate companies. Inside Brands continues to sell Rossignol, Tecnifibre, Trezeta and Pro Kennex in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, a separate unit has been set up for Under Armour, the American brand for ...
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Karstadt has established the new position of chief operating officer...
Karstadt has established the new position of chief operating officer for Rüdiger Hartmann. It has also appointed a new chief financial officer, Miguel Müllenbach, replacing the departing Harald Frasczcak. They both report to Andrew Jennings, chief executive of the German retail group.
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Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East...
Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East and North Africa with the Al-Futtaim Group, and it is evaluating new options for the Indian market, where it has agreed not to extend its current distribution agreement with Madura Fashion & Lifestyle. Al-Futtaim will take over the existing 35-plus ...
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Sport 2000 International, the second-largest buying group for sports retailers...
Sport 2000 International, the second-largest buying group for sports retailers in Europe, has appointed Dieter Schott in the new position of commercial director from the start of next year to reinforce Sport 2000 as an international retail brand. He will also be responsible for the strategic development for Sport 2000's ...
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Carsten Hendrich, 38, is joining the top management of Bogner...
Carsten Hendrich, 38, is joining the top management of Bogner in the new position of marketing and communication manager. He will also be in charge of events, sponsoring and new media. He previously spent more than three years at Breuninger, the large department store operation based in Stuttgart, as brand ...
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Berta de Pablos-Barbier, 43, was recently appointed executive director of...
Berta de Pablos-Barbier, 43, was recently appointed executive director of strategic marketing at Lacoste. She was previously involved in international marketing and communication at Mars and at Boucheron. According to the French media, Lacoste is working on a new management structure following its takeover by Maus Frères. Members of the ...
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Antoine Sathicq, a former top manager of Adidas and Le...
Antoine Sathicq, a former top manager of Adidas and Le Coq Sportif, has left the management of Mercure International
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After the end of February, Thomas Keppler will leave Uhlsport,...
After the end of February, Thomas Keppler will leave Uhlsport, the German team sport company, at his own request to accept a new professional opportunity. The 45-year-old manager has served the company for no less than 17 years, of which the last six saw him in the position of managing ...
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Diadora has sealed a distribution agreement with Dunlop Slazenger Benelux...
Diadora has sealed a distribution agreement with Dunlop Slazenger Benelux (DSB) to sell its footwear in the Netherlands, taking effect right away. The Italian brand was previously distributed in the Netherlands by the Unlimited Sports Group (USG), which is the country's largest sports retail and wholesale company. The focus will ...
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Reinhard Schaffler has been appointed new managing director of Gigasport,...
Reinhard Schaffler has been appointed new managing director of Gigasport, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain operating under the helm of Kastner & Öhler. The 44-year-old replaces Alois Loidl, who left the company after 20 years of service to K&Ö at the end of August. Most recently, Schaffler was member ...
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Eric Cuenot, former general manager of Nike Russia, was appointed...
Eric Cuenot, former general manager of Nike Russia, was appointed at the helm of Nike France last month. The Frenchman replaces Ronnie Greenwood, who moved to Nike Europe's head office in the Netherlands to take charge of the Young Athletes program in Western Europe. Cuenot has only been with Nike ...
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++ Daniel Wingate has been appointed fashion director for Escada...
++ Daniel Wingate has been appointed fashion director for Escada and Escada Sport
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Frans Dunsmore, a seasoned British golf industry executive, has become...
Frans Dunsmore, a seasoned British golf industry executive, has become sales manager of Bridgestone Golf UK. Most recently, he was running apparel sales all over Continental Europe for Callaway Golf. He worked previously for Dunlop Slazenger, TaylorMade, Ashworth and Lotto/Etonic.
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Kai Tutschke has been promoted as Garmin's sales director for...
Kai Tutschke has been promoted as Garmin's sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has been with the company for the past five years, acting as German sales manager. His position has been taken over by Mathias Paul.
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Raul Casañas has been named marketing manager of Orca, the...
Raul Casañas has been named marketing manager of Orca, the triathlon company from New Zealand
