That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 157
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STX Golf's putters will be distributed in Japan by Gijyutsu...
STX Golf's putters will be distributed in Japan by Gijyutsu Kenkyusho Company of Tokyo. This opens up a market of 10 million golfers for the Baltimore-based company, which started up last summer. Gijyutsu Kenkyusho has an account base of 500 stores, Tour players, teaching coaches and golf schools.
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Luciano Benetton, who co-founded Benetton Group 47 years ago, is...
Luciano Benetton, who co-founded Benetton Group 47 years ago, is passing on the chairmanship to his son Alessandro
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André Maestrini, who has been heading the Adidas Group in...
André Maestrini, who has been heading the Adidas Group in France for the last six years, was appointed at the helm of the group in Spanish Latin America, from the start of June. He will replace Charlie Maurath, who will head the international business of Under Armour from September. Maestrini ...
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Kelme announced an exclusive agreement with Centauro, which is the...
Kelme announced an exclusive agreement with Centauro, which is the largest sporting goods retail chain in Brazil with its 145 stores all over the country. Centauro will have the right to offer exclusively for three months the Spanish company's Star360° line of futsal boots, which uses technology from Michelin, the French ...
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J. Lindeberg, the Swedish fashion and sports apparel company, is...
J. Lindeberg, the Swedish fashion and sports apparel company, is searching for a new chief executive after the departure of Jonas Meerits, who has been at the helm for the last five years. Textilwirtschaft reports that Stefan Engström, the company's global brand director and shareholder, will be the acting chief ...
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Puma has appointed Stefan Meyrat to become its head of...
Puma has appointed Stefan Meyrat to become its head of global retail, with immediate effect. The Swiss replaces Sergio Bucher, who started as European general manager at the beginning of April. Meyrat has been with Puma since 2006 as head of retail in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will ...
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The Quiksilver group has appointed Richard Shields as chief financial...
The Quiksilver group has appointed Richard Shields as chief financial officer, starting from May 11. He previously held the same position at Oakley, after stints at companies ranging from Southwest Water Company to Day Software Corporation, Winfire Corporation and Frame-N-Lens Optical. He replaces Joe Scirocco, who held the job since ...
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Enrico Maria Tricarico is the new general manager of Arena...
Enrico Maria Tricarico is the new general manager of Arena Italia, responsible for the Italian market, taking the place of Alessandro Carpignano, who resigned a few weeks ago for personal reasons, after12 years in that position. Tricarico has more than 14 years of business experience with important companies such as ...
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Polar USA has a new president in Herb Baer. He...
Polar USA has a new president in Herb Baer. He will oversee day-to-day operations of the U.S. operations of the seller of heart rate training devices. He was formerly executive vice president for North America at Water-Jel Technologies, a supplier of medical devices and over-the-counter products to retailers, medical facilities, ...
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Décathlon's brand manager, Dominique Thomas, is moving to Brazil to...
Décathlon's brand manager, Dominique Thomas, is moving to Brazil to develop the banner in the country and to find new sources of local production for its private label products. His position at Décathlon is being taken over by François De Witte, another veteran of the big French retail group. De ...
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Thomas E. Wenzel is the new chief executive of MBT...
Thomas E. Wenzel is the new chief executive of MBT Group, replacing Jan Stig Andersen. The seasoned executive has been interim manager and consultant at several companies since 2001, after holding important sales and marketing positions since 1982 at various companies including Henkel, Mars and Villeroy & Boch. Andersen, who ...
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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 ...
