That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 158
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Vans is opening a subsidiary in Sweden this year, and...
Vans is opening a subsidiary in Sweden this year, and taking over the distribution in Norway and Finland in 2013, according to the Sportfack magazine
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Effective March 1, Ralf Gross will step down as managing...
Effective March 1, Ralf Gross will step down as managing director of Sport 2000 Germany. He will switch to the group's parent company, ANWR. Gross became managing director of Sport 2000 in 2009, where he began to run logistics, warehouse and supply chain, working alongside a joint managing director, Andreas ...
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STX Golf, an American supplier of golf putters, has enlisted...
STX Golf, an American supplier of golf putters, has enlisted Lutz Sport-Mode as its Swiss distributor
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Annet Van Rijswick has taken on the position of creative...
Annet Van Rijswick has taken on the position of creative director for lifestyle apparel at Puma, replacing Bernd Keller, who has left the company. The Dutch native will work together with Darren Barry, who was placed in charge of design for the performance collections last December. Van Rijswick worked for ...
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Mark Talarico is joining Ogio, the maker of bags, apparel...
Mark Talarico is joining Ogio, the maker of bags, apparel and accessories, as director of international sales. The brand had a record-breaking year in 2011, and plans to follow up with a global expansion. Talarico has worked with companies including SM di Sandro Magli, Easton Sports and The Sports Authority.
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Li Ning is apparently going through a turbulent month as...
Li Ning is apparently going through a turbulent month as several high-profile executives have left the company. Frank Chen, the Chinese company's chief marketing officer, and Jay Li, who was steering the brand's international business from the United States, have both left Li Ning. Li's updated online profile indicates that ...
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Patric Zingg has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Patric Zingg has been appointed as the new chief executive of Sigg Switzerland, replacing Walter Hinder. Zingg previously worked for Hamilton Watch in the U.S. and then acted as vice president of international marketing at another watch company, Rado (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass).
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Callaway Golf, which has been suffering continued sales declines and...
Callaway Golf, which has been suffering continued sales declines and losses in recent times, has a new president and chief executive to spearhead its expected turnaround. The company's board of directors picked Oliver “Chip” Brewer, 48, to take on the role from March 5 onward after reviewing more than 50 ...
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Hyung-Rae “HR” Cho has been named general manager of Columbia...
Hyung-Rae “HR” Cho has been named general manager of Columbia Sportswear's wholly owned Korean subsidiary. Cho, 53, comes from Levi Strauss & Company, where he was general manager for Korea. Previously he held the same position for Gillette and its subsidiary, Braun. He succeeds SR Cho, no relation, who was ...
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Renaud Grout, the Frenchman who has been running Icon Europe...
Renaud Grout, the Frenchman who has been running Icon Europe since 2006, has been promoted to the position of president of Icon Health & Fitness for Europe and Asia, basically covering all the markets except those in the Americas. He has been with the company since 1997, after leaving Prince. ...
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Trek Bicycle is going to spend the next four months...
Trek Bicycle is going to spend the next four months transitioning to direct operations in Poland, where until now it has worked with SSC as its distribution partner. It will work with SSC on the changeover, and retailers can buy product from either Trek or SSC during the transition period. ...
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Denis Bordenave is the new general manager of Polar Electro...
Denis Bordenave is the new general manager of Polar Electro in France, replacing Christophe Lataste, who had the job since 2001. He previously worked for Unilever and other companies.
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The search for new investors is not preventing Collective Brands,...
The search for new investors is not preventing Collective Brands, the American multi-brand group, from accelerating its efforts to expand internationally: Saucony, its specialty brand of running shoes, has picked Tavistock Group Mexico as its new distributor for the Central American country. Tavistock, which operates through 160 business units in ...
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PPR has chosen Todd Hymel to be the chief operating...
PPR has chosen Todd Hymel to be the chief operating officer of its Sport & Lifestyle division, which comprises Puma, Volcom, Cobra, Electric and Tretorn. He is a specialist in mergers and acquisitions, and is tasked with expanding the division's existing brands and integrating new brands. He will report to ...
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Nike Golf is taking over the distribution in Spain from...
Nike Golf is taking over the distribution in Spain from Norgolfe, a Portuguese company that managed to build up its presence throughout the Iberian Peninsula in the last years. It started in Portugal in 2002 and added the southern part of Spain in 2004. Norgolfe will continue to handle distribution ...
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WeSC is taking over the distribution of its products in...
WeSC is taking over the distribution of its products in the U.K. from Lateral Corp.
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Golfsmith International Holdings has named Sue E. Gove as its...
Golfsmith International Holdings has named Sue E. Gove as its new president, adding on to her current duties as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. She has been with the company since 2008, and was named CFO in March 2009. Before joining Golfsmith, she was an independent consultant, and ...
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Frank Koch is leaving as general manager of Green Fitness,...
Frank Koch is leaving as general manager of Green Fitness, the company that markets Greenmaster's licensed line of Reebok fitness equipment in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He will be replaced by Erik von Delius, who is also a shareholder in the company, where he had been in charge mainly of ...
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66° North (66° Norður) has recruited Styrmir Bjartur Karlsson...
66° North (66° Norður) has recruited Styrmir Bjartur Karlsson for the new position of international sales director. A native of Iceland, he served as retail consultant for various retail companies in Sweden and will now work for the Icelandic outdoor company. Daniel Niddam left as the company's as export manager ...
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Accell Group, the leading European bike producer based in the...
Accell Group, the leading European bike producer based in the Netherlands, has appointed one of its senior executives, Uwe Kalliwoda, as president of Accell Asia. Based at Accell's office in Taiwan, he will seek to seize opportunities in the region in both procurement and sales. Accell markets for the moment ...
