That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 156
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Seth Horowitz is the new president of the men's division...
Seth Horowitz is the new president of the men's division at Iconix Brand Group, overseeing the men's brands including Rocawear, Ecko, Zoo York, Starter, Ed Hardy, Cut & Sew and Artful Dodger. He comes from Modell's Sporting Goods, where he was president, and also has experience as chairman, president and ...
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Panatta Sport, which is celebrating its 30th birthday, has taken...
Panatta Sport, which is celebrating its 30th birthday, has taken over the distribution of its products in the Netherlands, after various changes of distribution. Its clients in the country will be directly serviced from the company's head office in Italy. Panatta has hired a business development manager for the market, ...
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Uwe Schäfer, 51, is coming back to K-Swiss to act...
Uwe Schäfer, 51, is coming back to K-Swiss to act as country sales manager for Germany and Austria, after working for four years at the head of MBT's new German sales subsidiary. Schäfer will run all the sales activities of K-Swiss following the departure of Jan-Joss Marggraf, who was handling ...
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Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow and outdoor wear, has...
Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow and outdoor wear, has picked Stefan Vollbach as managing director in addition to the company's owner, Kathrin Ludescher. The 48-year-old's job will be to expand the business internationally, notably in the Netherlands, France, Scandinavia, South Korea, the United States and the U.K. Vollbach began ...
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We have already reported on the ambitions of New Balance...
We have already reported on the ambitions of New Balance in the soccer market after the momentous sponsorship signed by its team sports subsidiary, Warrior Sports, with the Liverpool team. New Balance has now announced the appointment of Jonathan Ram as vice president of international business development for Warrior's ...
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Calce & Socks, a Spanish producer of sports socks sold...
Calce & Socks, a Spanish producer of sports socks sold under the Enforma brand name, has decided to use Jorcani as its distributor for Spain, Portugal and Andorra
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Starting this April, Salewa has a subsidiary for the Czech...
Starting this April, Salewa has a subsidiary for the Czech Republic and Slovakia that will operate from Brno. The company is led by Branislav Adamec as general manager. Salewa has been present in what was then Czechoslovakia since 1989 and continued to work with a distributor in Slovakia, but switched ...
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Effective this month, Siegfried Winkelbeiner will assume the role of...
Effective this month, Siegfried Winkelbeiner will assume the role of chief executive at Schoeller Textil, the maker of high-end fabrics. He replaces Hans-Jürgen Hübner, who has served the company for 48 years. Hübner joined the Swiss company in 1964, first in charge of the technical area, then in 1982 as ...
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Biretco B.V., the big Dutch retail organization for bicycles based...
Biretco B.V., the big Dutch retail organization for bicycles based in Breda, hired Robèrt Scholten effective last Monday to be its manager for new business activities. He will develop the buying group's business abroad and explore new markets. Scholten has been in the two-wheel industry for many years. For the ...
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Brown Couch has become the new distributor of Spy Optics...
Brown Couch has become the new distributor of Spy Optics in Sweden (more on this company and on Spy in EyeWear Intelligence)
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Benjamin Morel has been promoted senior vice president of NBA...
Benjamin Morel has been promoted senior vice president of NBA Europe, taking the place of Sophie Goldschmidt who left the NBA in May 2011. Based in London, he will directly report to Heidi Ueberroth, president of NBA International in New York. He has been with the NBA for 15 years. ...
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Brander Sports, distributor for Spyder in Sweden, has now signed...
Brander Sports, distributor for Spyder in Sweden, has now signed agreements with Dainese, Ziener and Rocky Mountain Underground. Brander Sports is a relatively new company, headed by Robin Brander, for the representation of companies that produce high quality, technical products. Rocky Mountain Underground is a relatively new American ski brand ...
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Camelbak, the leading California-based supplier of hydration gear, has hired...
Camelbak, the leading California-based supplier of hydration gear, has hired new distributors around the world. In Greece, the only new hire is Niko Maniatopoulos. Like Hartje, the German distributor hired last year, it will only concentrate on the bicycle market, tough. In Japan, Riteway Product will distribute Camelbak in the ...
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David Udberg has made public his resignation as chief executive...
David Udberg has made public his resignation as chief executive of Lowe Alpine UK, leaving the company that was formally acquired by Equip Outdoor Technologies last October. He will continue to stay on as president of the European Outdoor Group (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass).
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Jessica Fritzlar has returned to Swiss Eye, the eyewear company,...
Jessica Fritzlar has returned to Swiss Eye, the eyewear company, to take over the direction of the marketing department, replacing Sandra Hankel, who has left the company
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Infiniti Golf has picked Golfsmith Europe to be the distributor...
Infiniti Golf has picked Golfsmith Europe to be the distributor of its irons, drivers and wedges throughout the U.K. and the rest of Europe. Golfsmith will have the exclusive rights to sell Infiniti's clubs online and through its retailers.
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Francesca Kaswalder, marketing manager at Vist, the Italian ski and...
Francesca Kaswalder, marketing manager at Vist, the Italian ski and fashion brand, has temporarily left the company for a maternity break
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From next October, Jochen Zeitz will no longer act as...
From next October, Jochen Zeitz will no longer act as chief executive of the Sport & Lifestyle division of PPR, which comprises Puma, Cobra Golf, Tretorn and Volcom. The division will report directly to Jean-François Palus, recently elevated to the position of PPR's group managing director. Palus will be assisted ...
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Spyder Active Sports has a new marketing manager, Jamie Starr,...
Spyder Active Sports has a new marketing manager, Jamie Starr, who had been previously managing editor and brand consultant for the Spear Creative Group, as well as editor of Snow Magazine, based in Aspen, Colorado. Russ Rowan, Spyder's vice president of sales and global marketing, has a juicy description for ...
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Marco Kunz, who became country sales manager for Adidas in...
Marco Kunz, who became country sales manager for Adidas in the Netherlands just over two years ago, saw his remit enlarged to become head of sales for all the Benelux countries: Sport Partner reports that in this new function, he will lead sales activities for both the Adidas and Reebok ...
