That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 146
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BM Sportech takes over as the exclusive distributor of Prince...
BM Sportech takes over as the exclusive distributor of Prince for Spain, Portugal and Andorra, replacing Eurinver SHI of Valencia
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Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the...
Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the appointment from next Feb. 1 of Elke Stein to the newly created position of joint managing director in charge of marketing and product development. The 45-year-old spent 16 years at Adidas, first as key account manager and marketing director for Central ...
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Bridgedale, the U.K. specialty brand of functional socks, wants to...
Bridgedale, the U.K. specialty brand of functional socks, wants to intensify its presence on the European continent: It has hired Christian Benedikt as business development manager for Europe. In this newly created position, the 33-year-old will be working on strengthening Bridgedale's market position in Germany, Austria and Italy. Therefore, Benedikt ...
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Harald Fraszczak has resigned as chief financial officer of Karstadt,...
Harald Fraszczak has resigned as chief financial officer of Karstadt, for personal reasons and in amicable agreement with the German retail company. Formerly with Metro Cash & Carry, he had joined Karstadt in June 2011. German observers noted that two other top managers had left the company since one year ...
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Sue Rechner, president and chief executive of Confluence Watersports, has...
Sue Rechner, president and chief executive of Confluence Watersports, has been appointed to the board of directors of PrimaLoft
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Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor...
Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments, is setting up its own sales subsidiary in the U.K. The company has hired Jon Wright, former key account manager at Helly Hansen, who started with Didriksons last month and will be working with existing agents in Scotland and the ...
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Pearl Izumi has promoted Mike O'Connor, currently vice president of...
Pearl Izumi has promoted Mike O'Connor, currently vice president of consumer service, retail & distribution, to divisional president effective Apr. 1, 2013. He will replace Juergen Eckmann, who is leaving the company after more than 11 years. O'Connor has had a long career in retail, having worked with numerous retailers ...
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Footez will distribute Vivobarefoot in Spain
Footez will distribute Vivobarefoot in Spain
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Jonathan Petty, European marketing manager at Patagonia, is preparing to...
Jonathan Petty, European marketing manager at Patagonia, is preparing to move to London to become regional manager for the same brand in northern Europe, encompassing the U.K., Ireland, the Nordics and the Baltics. To reinforce its business in all of Europe, Patagonia has carved the continent into four regional units. ...
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In preparation for its planned expansion into the U.S., Galvin...
In preparation for its planned expansion into the U.S., Galvin Green has hired a brand manager, Nicholai Stein, who will take a proactive role in marketing for the Swedish brand of waterproof golf clothing, which is already a leader on the U.K. market. He will report directly to Christian Nilsson, ...
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L-Fashion Group of Finland informally took over the operations of...
L-Fashion Group of Finland informally took over the operations of its distributors in the Netherlands earlier this month, in a switch that will be formalized in January. The Finnish company was previously dealing with two companies in the country: Pelser Mode-Agenturen, headed by Marcel Pelser, taking care of the Luhta ...
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Ulf Kinneson, general manager of Puma in the Nordics, is...
Ulf Kinneson, general manager of Puma in the Nordics, is to become the new chief executive at Intersport Sverige. The seat was vacated two months ago when Fredrik Johanson left the company after six years in charge. It will still be filled on an interim basis for several weeks, since ...
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LK International, the Swiss marketer of snow, outdoor and golf...
LK International, the Swiss marketer of snow, outdoor and golf wear under the Kjus brand name, has created a subsidiary for Germany. Rainer Fink, a former Quiksilver and Billabong executive, has been named country manager and will take care of the entire south of the country himself. The golf business ...
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A 29-year-old manager, Daniel Hermann, will help Andreas Rudolf to...
A 29-year-old manager, Daniel Hermann, will help Andreas Rudolf to run the German Sport 2000 organization from next Jan. 1. Acting as joint managing director, he will take the position formerly occupied by Rolf Gross, who left last February. Michael Decker, an executive of the sister company ANWR Schuh, has ...
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Zéfal, the French producer of bike pumps and accessories, is...
Zéfal, the French producer of bike pumps and accessories, is partnering with Unior, the Slovenian brand of hand tools, to sell Unior bicycle tools on the French market. Zéfal will supply independent bike dealers with Unior products directly, eliminating the need for a wholesaler. Unior makes more than 200 kinds ...
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Lotto Sport Italia has signed a licensing agreement with a...
Lotto Sport Italia has signed a licensing agreement with a new partner for the Australian market, Allied Sporting Products Pty, replacing United Sports. Located at Nundah near Brisbane, the company was distributing Asics before the Japanese company set up its own subsidiary in the country. It still sells Rider shoes ...
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Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe...
Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe Robinson as chief financial officer, completing a management succession process announced in July. Smith, 49, is to succeed the current chief executive, Andrew J. Vecchione, as of Nov. 1. An expert in the outdoor and apparel industries, Smith previously served ...
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Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain based in...
Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain based in the Basque region, has promoted Diego Llorente to director general. He replaces Francisco Fernandéz de Allende, who will remain within the Eroski group at the head of another department. A graduate in telecommunication engineering, Llorente was previously the director of ...
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Sue E. Gove has been promoted to president of Golfsmith...
Sue E. Gove has been promoted to president of Golfsmith International, taking the place of Marty Hanaka, who will continue to serve the golf retail and wholesale group in an advisory role until the end of this year. Gove, who joined Golfsmith four years ago, was previously president and chief ...
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Bob Puccini, the president of Mizuno USA, has been named...
Bob Puccini, the president of Mizuno USA, has been named chairman of the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (formerly the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association). Puccini was first elected to the board in 2007 and named to the executive committee in 2010. He's been with Mizuno since 1995, and president since ...
