That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 150
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Scott Sports, the Swiss company specializing in bicycles, winter sports...
Scott Sports, the Swiss company specializing in bicycles, winter sports and running products, has taken over Garmont USA, the North American distribution arm of the Italian ski and outdoor footwear group. Scott described the deal, which became effective yesterday, as a means to expand its product portfolio in North America. ...
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Two Italian bike-related brands - RH+ and ZeroRH+ - have...
Two Italian bike-related brands - RH+ and ZeroRH+ - have entered the German market via van Bokhoven, a wholesale trader in the bicycle sector run by Georg Bucher. The first brand stands for bikewear and other activewear, and the other one markets bike helmets and eyewear Sales of the two ...
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Bleed Organic Clothing, a German brand of street and boarder...
Bleed Organic Clothing, a German brand of street and boarder wear with a strong commitment to sustainable products, will no longer take care of its distribution in the German-speaking countries, but has handed it over to a newly created agency, Okey Dokey. The new firm is owned by Andreas Reif ...
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Greg Hopkins has resigned as chief executive of Cleveland Golf/Srixon,...
Greg Hopkins has resigned as chief executive of Cleveland Golf/Srixon, the golf company based in Huntington Beach, California, after 16 years. Hopkins, who is now 57 years old, was first hired as president in 1997. Following his departure, Todd Harman remains president of the company, which is owned by Dunlop ...
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Elliptigo has named D'Andrea Clementson as international sales director. She...
Elliptigo has named D'Andrea Clementson as international sales director. She will be responsible for continuing the U.S. company's international expansion, developing relations with key global distributors and optimizing current partnerships. With over 20 years of experience in sales and business development, Clementson was most recently director of sales for Crankbrothers, ...
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Paul Tagliabue, former commissioner of the U.S. National Football League...
Paul Tagliabue, former commissioner of the U.S. National Football League (NFL) and present chairman of Georgetown University, has joined the board of directors of Netshoes, the biggest online sale platform for sporting goods in Brazil and the second-largest client in the country for big sports brands such as Nike and ...
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The Adidas Group confirmed that it no longer has a...
The Adidas Group confirmed that it no longer has a global president for the Reebok brand. The function was previously attributed to Uli Becker. He remains president of Reebok North America, reporting directly to Herbert Hainer, the group's chief executive. Meanwhile, Matt O'Toole remains chief marketing officer for the Reebok ...
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MGM has appointed Alex Spada as international sales manager for...
MGM has appointed Alex Spada as international sales manager for its licensed Fila inline skates. This is part of a reorganization of the Italian company's management. Marco Foglio, who had this responsibility before, will now manage sales for the whole group, which also markets its own Trezeta line of outdoor ...
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American Golf, the leading multi-channel retailer for golf products in...
American Golf, the leading multi-channel retailer for golf products in Europe, has made several executive appointments to support its expansion. Stuart Owens, formerly at Harvey's Furniture, is the U.K.-based retailer's new chief financial officer. Vicky Farrow, previously at Reebok, is the new apparel and footwear buyer, while Andy Ward switched ...
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DPS Skis has announced that Charlotte Ljungquist will join the...
DPS Skis has announced that Charlotte Ljungquist will join the company as managing director for Europe, reporting to DPS President Stephan Drake. Ljungquist joins from EF Education First, where she was systems director. Prior to that position, she held roles at EF as sales manager, director of publications, and publications ...
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Errea, the Italian producer of team sports apparel, has appointed...
Errea, the Italian producer of team sports apparel, has appointed Dietmar Gaslor as general agent for the German market. The 57-year-old industry veteran has been national sales manager for Umbro, country manager for Diadora and key accounts manager for Fila in Germany.
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Fusalp has appointed a new export manager, Ivan Cecotti, who...
Fusalp has appointed a new export manager, Ivan Cecotti, who has been working in the ski and surf sectors for 16 years. He acted as international sales director for the winter lines of Quiksilver and Roxy, and then he ran the French subsidiary of K2 until the beginning of 2011. ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Stefan Gmeiner as country manager...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Stefan Gmeiner as country manager for Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia for the Columbia and Sorel brands from the start of this month. He replaces Mike Kaier, who left to join Falke. Gmeiner was previously category sales manager for apparel, performance layers and accessories for ...
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Erima has appointed Stefan Bartsch to the new position of...
Erima has appointed Stefan Bartsch to the new position of head of sports business management
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Crocs has promoted Dale Bathum to chief product officer, Mike...
Crocs has promoted Dale Bathum to chief product officer, Mike DeBell to chief sales officer and Doug Hayes to president for the Americas region
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Skechers has hired David Beecroft as managing director of Skechers...
Skechers has hired David Beecroft as managing director of Skechers USA Canada, replacing John Hartshorn, who died of cancer in June at the age of 60
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Thomas Brock, who has been with Mammut Sports Group...
Thomas Brock, who has been with Mammut Sports Group as sales director for equipment and footwear in Germany since 2003, was appointed head of Mammut's operations in the Swiss market. He will replace Bernhard Bolliger, the longtime country manager in Switzerland, who decided to go into retirement and to ...
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Pou Sheng International, the big Chinese retail group owned by...
Pou Sheng International, the big Chinese retail group owned by Pou Chen Corporation, announced the appointment of a new executive director and chief executive, Heh-Der Kwan, replacing Pan-Tsu Wu after only a few months in office. At the same time, Pou Sheng reported a net loss of US$28.0 million for ...
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Fredrik Johanson, chief executive of Intersport Sverige for the last...
Fredrik Johanson, chief executive of Intersport Sverige for the last six years, has left the Swedish buying group, it was announced to staff and retailers last week. Johanson's tenure was marked by significant improvements in the performance of the buying group, as well as all-out centralization and the launch of ...
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Magnus Månsson, the chief executive of Craft, is set to...
Magnus Månsson, the chief executive of Craft, is set to leave the company in a few weeks. He was appointed head of fashion and chief executive of Nelly.com, a leading Nordic online fashion retailer that belongs to the CDON Group, a listed online retailing group. Craft is owned by the ...
