That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 150
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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 ...
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Crocs has named Scott Crutchfield to be its new chief...
Crocs has named Scott Crutchfield to be its new chief operating officer. He will oversee all of the company's day-to-day operations, including manufacturing, distribution, logistics, supply chain management and IT. He moves up from his position as senior vice president for worldwide operations, which he held since May 2010. He ...
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Musa Tariq is joining Nike to be its chief of...
Musa Tariq is joining Nike to be its chief of social media, leaving his job in the same position at Burberry. He joined Burberry in 2009 and was promoted to global director of social media marketing last year. He also has worked with the ad agencies JWT and Saatchi & ...
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David Vogrin will be taking up the newly created position...
David Vogrin will be taking up the newly created position of director of marketing for Escalade Sports as the company continues its focus on brands and brand development. He has previously worked for Medalist Performance Sports, where he was director of marketing, and at Stonehouse Publishing, where he was president.
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Jan van Leeuwen, sales director for Vans in Europe, the...
Jan van Leeuwen, sales director for Vans in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has become vice president and general manager for Vans in the region. He will report directly to Rick Wood, the president of VF Corp's Outdoor and Action Sports Coalition in EMEA. Van Leeuwen only joined ...
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Hubert Nominé, a leading international executive at Rossignol, is leaving...
Hubert Nominé, a leading international executive at Rossignol, is leaving the French ski company to pursue personal interests. Nominé is a well-known manager in the French ski industry, in which he has worked for more than three decades. The 60-year-old started at Rossignol in 1979, handling cross-country skis. Nine years ...
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Spyder promotes Joann Smith to vice president for merchandising, responsible...
Spyder promotes Joann Smith to vice president for merchandising, responsible also for purchasing of raw materials and product development
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On Oct. 1, Jan-Thomas Metge will fill the new position...
On Oct. 1, Jan-Thomas Metge will fill the new position of managing director of the newly created Intersport Multichannel GmbH (IMG), a recently founded subsidiary of Intersport Germany that is designed – as reported before – to develop strategies for online retailing and other distribution channels. The 42-year-old has already ...
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Effective Sept. 1, Uvex Sports Group has appointed Helge Gützlaff...
Effective Sept. 1, Uvex Sports Group has appointed Helge Gützlaff and Martin Schamböck as new members of the board of executive directors. Gützlaff will be in charge of strategic business for the cycle and winter sports categories. Besides global marketing, the 43-year-old will be in charge of product development. Most ...
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After a long partnership, Swix Sports and its Swedish distribution...
After a long partnership, Swix Sports and its Swedish distribution partner, Sportmarket, will part ways. For the past 23 years, Sportmarket has been the exclusive Swedish distributor for Swix, the Norwegian brand of wax and cross-country skiing products, as well as Ulvang, a Norwegian apparel brand owned by the Swix ...
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Globeride has obtained an agreement to distribute Prince in Japan...
Globeride has obtained an agreement to distribute Prince in Japan
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At the end of this month, Alois Loidl will leave...
At the end of this month, Alois Loidl will leave Kastner & Öhler, the Austrian department store chain and parent company of Gigasport. The 56-year-old has served the group for two decades in various positions including the direction of Gigasport, but also fashion, finances, controlling, IT, human resources and operations. ...
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LK International, the parent company of Swiss brand Kjus, announced...
LK International, the parent company of Swiss brand Kjus, announced that Hans Bergman will join as managing director of North American operations, a newly created position, effective Sept. 1. Bergman is a veteran of the leisure and sporting goods industries, with almost 20 years of experience developing top brands in ...
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Pacific Brands announced that Sue Morphet, the company's chief executive,...
Pacific Brands announced that Sue Morphet, the company's chief executive, will step down at the beginning of September after five years with the Australian company. She will be replaced by John Pollaers, former chief executive of Foster's. Morphet will remain with the company throughout September to help with the transition ...
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Nautilus has appointed Linda Pearce as its new chief financial...
Nautilus has appointed Linda Pearce as its new chief financial officer, a position that had been vacant since January, with the resignation of Michael D. Mulholland. Pearce joins from Warn Industries, where she occupied the same role between 2000 and early 2012, contributing to the strategic evaluations that eventually led ...
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Crocs Europe, which is based in the Netherlands, is taking...
Crocs Europe, which is based in the Netherlands, is taking over the distribution of the brand in the Benelux countries. Sport Partner reports that Crocs Europe has decided to directly employ all of the 55 staff in Crocs stores as well as 12 office staff, who have just moved to ...
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Matthew Johnson has been named Titleist brand director for the...
Matthew Johnson has been named Titleist brand director for the EMEA region, with a goal of expanding that golf brand, owned by Acushnet, throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Johnson has extensive experience in brand marketing and brand and category management in the golf and sports industries.
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A former ice hockey champion who has been focusing on...
A former ice hockey champion who has been focusing on football, Daniel Eppler, is going to run Nike's business in the German-speaking countries from next month on as the new general manager for the region. He will replace Mark Pinger, who is going to take charge of basketball, men's athletic ...
