That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 147
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SportScheck, Germany's largest sporting goods retailer, has appointed Erik Walter...
SportScheck, Germany's largest sporting goods retailer, has appointed Erik Walter business unit director responsible for sales, effective March 1, 2013. In this position, he will replace René Scheilen, who will leave the chain after 16 years. Walter, 42, has been working for Scheck in various positions since 1999. Most recently, ...
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Kirk Nichols has been named vice president for sales at...
Kirk Nichols has been named vice president for sales at Newton Running with an aim of increasing North American sales, working on strategic partnerships, and other duties aimed at boosting the brand among retailers and consumers. His past experience includes Columbia Sportswear, Hi-Tec Sports and LaCrosse Footwear, where he spent ...
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Billabong will build its presence in India through a new...
Billabong will build its presence in India through a new distribution agreement with Arvind Lifestyle Brands, a subsidiary of Arvind Ltd., a large textile and apparel company in the country. Arvind will sell the Australian surfwear brand in standalone stores as well as shop-in-shops in department and multi-brand stores. Arvind, ...
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Sport Depot, the leading sporting goods retailer in Bulgaria and...
Sport Depot, the leading sporting goods retailer in Bulgaria and a major wholesaler, has signed distribution contracts with Keen and Trezeta
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Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of...
Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of Craft, the sports apparel specialist owned by the Swedish New Wave Group. Peterson already worked at Craft a few years ago as sales and marketing manager but in May 2010 he became chief executive of Cross Sportswear, another Swedish brand, ...
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To be prepared for the launch of its own range...
To be prepared for the launch of its own range of apparel next winter, K2 Europe is investing in new staff. It has hired Johanna Rastner as European sales and product manager. Reporting to Marcus Voss, sales director in charge of the same region, she will be based at the ...
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Under the leadership of Nathalie Meinfelder as sales and marketing...
Under the leadership of Nathalie Meinfelder as sales and marketing manager, Amplifi Coalition has taken on the German distribution of Lolë, the Canadian brand of training appparel for women. Meinfelder already takes care of the Norwegian sports underwear line of Kari Traa in the same country. Her network of regional ...
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A well-known Cuban-American designer of shoes and accessories, Alejandro Ingelmo,...
A well-known Cuban-American designer of shoes and accessories, Alejandro Ingelmo, has been picked by Dwyane Wade, the NBA All-Star champion, as creative consultant for Li-Ning's new Wade line of athletic and lifestyle footwear and apparel. Wade is reported to be one of the celebrities who have been shopping at the ...
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Ricochet replaces Fast as the exclusive French sales agency for...
Ricochet replaces Fast as the exclusive French sales agency for Dainese. The Italian brand of protection clothing and equipment for various sports already has ten stores and 400 points of sale in France. Ricochet, which has a network of about 15 sales reps in the country, represents also Asolo, Lowe Alpine, ...
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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 ...
