That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 147
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We have already reported about the resignation of Greg Hopkins...
We have already reported about the resignation of Greg Hopkins as chief executive of Cleveland Golf/Srixon. His designated successor is Hideki Sano, who will take up the post in California next Jan. 1. At the same time, Sano will continue in his role as executive director of Dunlop Sports, responsible ...
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Mikkel Christensen, former general manager of the Adidas Group in...
Mikkel Christensen, former general manager of the Adidas Group in Denmark, has been appointed at the helm of H²O, the Danish sports apparel brand that changed ownership in August. Christensen left Adidas at the end of last month, to be replaced by Thomas Schwartz, former field sales manager for Denmark. ...
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Reydon Sports has been appointed European distributor for the Albion...
Reydon Sports has been appointed European distributor for the Albion cricket brand. Based in Melbourne and Sydney, Albion is a global supplier of cricket helmets, hats, caps and bags, targeting cricketers from the world's elite through to the grassroots of the game. The partnership between the British sports wholesaler and ...
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Helly Hansen has restructured its North American management structure...
Helly Hansen has restructured its North American management structure by promoting Gary Davis to vice president of Canadian operations and appointing Filio Francke to the new position of vice president of U.S. operations. Davis had been acting as general manager of Helly Hansen North America. Francke served most recently ...
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Danielle De Bie returns to Bread & Butter, five years...
Danielle De Bie returns to Bread & Butter, five years after leaving the Berlin trade show. She takes over the lead of the communication department. Between September 2007, when she left, and today, she worked mainly as a freelance marketing & communication consultant for renowned companies including G-Star Raw, Ispo ...
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Tecnica Group has announced a new management structure in the...
Tecnica Group has announced a new management structure in the U.S. Chris Licata, currently president of the Tecnica and Blizzard brands in the U.S., will be the new chief brand officer for winter sports in the country, a newly-created position. Sam Cook returns as president of Tecnica and Blizzard in ...
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Twinner in France, formerly called Technicien du Sport, has announced...
Twinner in France, formerly called Technicien du Sport, has announced that Patrice Hournon will be in charge of the company's interests in the STMI partnership. Twinner had joined the STMI purchasing group, which also includes Go Sport and Hervis Sport, last June. Hournon was previously purchasing manager at Sport 2000 ...
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Head's Spanish subsidiary has appointed Jochen Schirmer as its new...
Head's Spanish subsidiary has appointed Jochen Schirmer as its new sales and marketing director. He replaces Nicolas Fauré, who will become the new general manager of the Austrian brand in France, after four years in Spain. Inventories will be shared between the two subsidiaries. Schirmer, 37, was previously Head's sales ...
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Arc'teryx Equipment has appointed two new top managers to...
Arc'teryx Equipment has appointed two new top managers to its Vancouver-based team: Jon Hoerauf is new vice president and senior director of global commercial sales, while Adam Ketcheson has been named vice president and senior director of global marketing and B2C, both reporting to Vincent Wauters, general manager. In ...
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Eider has appointed Catherine Routis as commercial director, replacing Yves...
Eider has appointed Catherine Routis as commercial director, replacing Yves Patrouillat. She has previously worked for Adidas, Le Coq Sportif and Icebreaker.
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VF Corporation's Licensed Sports Group has appointed Mark Underwood as...
VF Corporation's Licensed Sports Group has appointed Mark Underwood as the new managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He replaces Gary Sheppherd, who left the business earlier this year for health reasons. Underwood, who will be based at the company's European headquarters in London, joins from Boxfresh, ...
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Under Armour has named Leanne Fremar senior vice president and...
Under Armour has named Leanne Fremar senior vice president and executive creative director for its women's division, a unit that the Baltimore-based sportswear maker is seeking to grow. The new role will be effective on Nov. 11. Fremar was previously creative director at a fashion brand, Theory, and has also ...
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Pascal Aymar, an industry veteran who has worked for Salomon,...
Pascal Aymar, an industry veteran who has worked for Salomon, Scott, Reebok and Orage, has become a consultant to Joël Gleize, president of Fusalp, to help the French skiwear company to refine its strategic planning and support its new export manager, Ivan Ceccotti, in its international development policy. This ...
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Kristjan Luha became the new general manager for Nike in...
Kristjan Luha became the new general manager for Nike in Greece a few weeks ago after the retirement of Michael Malamatinas, who led the American brand's Greek subsidiary for more than seven years. Luha, who joined Nike in 1997, was most recently sales director for Nike Russia. Malamatinas was involved ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of snow and outdoor...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of snow and outdoor apparel, has created the new position of international sales manager. Effective Oct. 1, the new job will be handled by Sabine Weissbacher. Previously, the 51-year-old ran the international sales of Airfield, a brand of higher-end sports fashion and skiwear. Before ...
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Uvex, the German brand of eyewear, helmets and safety products,...
Uvex, the German brand of eyewear, helmets and safety products, has recorded positive results from its flexible worktime programs which the company began to introduce ten years ago. Since then, Uvex has developed no less than about 150 different types of alternative work schedules that it is offering to its ...
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Karl Kuffner, former executive vice president in charge of sales...
Karl Kuffner, former executive vice president in charge of sales and marketing at Holmenkol, became international sales manager from the start of this month at Dobotex, the supplier of socks and bodywear owned by Puma. Holmenkol, a German company specializing in wax, went into receivership earlier this year but was ...
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Patrick Thomas, Hermès' chief executive officer, has resigned from Lacoste's...
Patrick Thomas, Hermès' chief executive officer, has resigned from Lacoste's board of directors. The announcement came shortly after Lacoste shareholders re-elected the members of the company's board, on Sept. 24, and subsequently appointed Sophie Lacoste Dournel as its president (see the previous issue of SGI Europe). The decision was strongly ...
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LaCrosse's chief executive, Joseph Schneider, and the U.S. shoe...
LaCrosse's chief executive, Joseph Schneider, and the U.S. shoe company's chief financial officer, David Carlson, have resigned on their own terms. They had both occupied their positions for more than a decade. The announcement comes nearly three months after the Portland-based manufacturer of outdoor, work and military boots was ...
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Li Ning's chief financial officer, Chong Yik Kay, has resigned...
Li Ning's chief financial officer, Chong Yik Kay, has resigned from his role, effective Nov. 1. The Chinese producer of athletic shoes and sporting apparel is currently in discussions with potential replacements. Chong will remain with the company as an advisor. Other top executives have left the company in the ...
