That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 154
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John Ward, former vice president of U.S. sales who has...
John Ward, former vice president of U.S. sales who has spend 20 years swith the Taylor Made brand, was appointed president of Adams Golf, the golf equipment company purchased by Taylor Made Adidas Golf. Adams Golf was previously led by an interim chief executive, Barney Adams, the founder of the company, who stepped in briefly after ...
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Wolverine Worldwide is setting up a new office in...
Wolverine Worldwide is setting up a new office in Spain to run the distribution of Merrell, Patagonia Footwear, Cushe and Caterpillar Footwear, and to coordinate the Spanish sales activities for the 14 other brands of the group that are currently handled by distributors. It's a new business model for the ...
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Richard Johnson, a 15-year veteran of Foot Locker who ran...
Richard Johnson, a 15-year veteran of Foot Locker who ran its European operations for a while several years ago, has been promoted to the position of chief operating officer. He had served as executive vice president and group president of retail stores since last July. In his new position, he ...
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Baptiste Coulonque, 39, is the new general manager of Oxbow,...
Baptiste Coulonque, 39, is the new general manager of Oxbow, the struggling surfwear brand owned by the Lafuma Group. He fills a void left by the departure of Matthieu Bazil at the end of 2011. Coulonque had been working at Rip Curl Europe since 2006, when he took charge of ...
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Achim Brehm, 52, replaces Rainer Schattenkirchner as sales manager for...
Achim Brehm, 52, replaces Rainer Schattenkirchner as sales manager for Gonso and Rono, with a brief to further develop the internationalization of these brands, which were taken over by the Maier Sports Group last year. Brehm previously acted as regional sales manager for Jako.
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Alex Köck, a former key accounts manager for Diesel, has...
Alex Köck, a former key accounts manager for Diesel, has become Austrian sales manager for J. Lindeberg
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After eight years in office, Johannes Steuerwald has left the...
After eight years in office, Johannes Steuerwald has left the German subsidiary of Northwave, the Italian vendor of bicycle and snowboard products. He is looking for a new challenge in the sporting goods industry. He has been replaced by Uwe Schlager. The 47-year-old was German sales manager of BMC, a ...
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Amer Sports has promoted Jean-Yves Couput to the position of...
Amer Sports has promoted Jean-Yves Couput to the position of global marketing manager for its Suunto brand. Stationed at Amer's U.S. office in Ogden, Utah, he recently acted as global outdoor brand manager for Salomon and as marketing director for Amer's winter and outdoor sports activities in the Americas. Couput ...
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Ted Goodloake, former national sales manager of Puma North America's...
Ted Goodloake, former national sales manager of Puma North America's running division, has become North American sales director for On, the Swiss brand of running shoes
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Reinhard Dischner is the new director of apparel at Puma,...
Reinhard Dischner is the new director of apparel at Puma, succeeding Yvonne Leguil, who joined the company in 2009 and has decided to leave at the end of this month for personal reasons. Dischner has been with Puma for 10 years, most recently in the position of director of product ...
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Mavic has appointed Hugh Walton as general manager of its...
Mavic has appointed Hugh Walton as general manager of its U.S. subsidiary, filling a post that had been vacant since October 2011. Walton was the founder of Pearl Izumi back in 1987. He subsequently held management positions at Hind, Descente Athletic, Veltec Sports and Move Sport.
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Launa Inman has become the new managing director and chief...
Launa Inman has become the new managing director and chief executive of Billabong International, replacing Derek O'Neill, who left the company after nine years at the helm of the Australian company. O'Neill, a passionate surfer, has been with Billabong for 20 years. He opened its European subsidiary at the age ...
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Franz Saurer has become sales manager for the new Red...
Franz Saurer has become sales manager for the new Red Bull Racing Eyewear line of sports eyewear and sunglasses, responsible for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia. The 49-year-old has worked for 15 years with Safilo Group, most recently as its country manager for Austria. He was involved with its Carrera ...
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Spencer Fung has been promoted to chief operating officer of...
Spencer Fung has been promoted to chief operating officer of the Li & Fung group. He was formerly the president of its LF Europe operations, and will be succeeded in that position by Dow Famulak. Famulak will also continue as president of the DSG group of companies, which works exclusively for ...
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Totti Nyberg is the new European brand director for Burton...
Totti Nyberg is the new European brand director for Burton Snowboards' Gravis and Analog brands, operating from the company's European head office in Innsbruck, Austria, following Burton's decision to relocate the business of the two labels back from France to the capital of Tyrol. The 31-year-old began his career as ...
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David Sanderson, former chairman of the English Football League, has...
David Sanderson, former chairman of the English Football League, has been named brands and marketing director at Reydon Sports, the big British wholesaler. David James is the company's new sales director.
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Dunlop is the new distributor of Diadora footwear in Germany....
Dunlop is the new distributor of Diadora footwear in Germany. For now, the new partnership is limited to tennis shoes, but other categories of footwear by Italian company, such as running and football, as well as apparel may follow. Before a break of about two years, Dunlop's German operations had ...
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Rick Randleman is the new director of U.S. operations for...
Rick Randleman is the new director of U.S. operations for Hi-Tec Sports , effective immediately. He is overseeing customer service, IT and distribution for the two brands the company sells in the U.S., Hi-Tec and Magnum. Based in the company's U.S. office in Portland, Oregon, he will report to Hi-Tec ...
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Sven-Olof Karlsson, the 55-year-old Swedish manager who founded Abacus Sportswear...
Sven-Olof Karlsson, the 55-year-old Swedish manager who founded Abacus Sportswear in 1991, is looking for a new managing director to run the day-to-day operations of the Swedish company, which has an annual turnover of about €12 million. Karlsson wants to focus on strategy, brand positioning and market development, including the ...
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Escalade Sports will be the distributor in North America...
Escalade Sports will be the distributor in North America for Air Structures International, the U.K. company that makes iGoal inflatable football goals and iLite, an inflatable outdoor floodlight
