That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 158
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TP Sports will market the boots of LaCrosse Footwear in...
TP Sports will market the boots of LaCrosse Footwear in Germany. The agency, run by Daniel Trapp, also markets the Colmar Originals sportswear line and the clothing of 66° North from Iceland.
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Groupe Go Sport has hired Michel Dailly to take care...
Groupe Go Sport has hired Michel Dailly to take care of its new store franchising project in France. He reports to Dénès Almasy de Zsadany, secretary general and financial director of the French retail group. Dailly, 48, worked for Intersport in France between 1988 and 2010 as its marketing director ...
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Steve Furniss, the swimming champion who founded TYR and owned...
Steve Furniss, the swimming champion who founded TYR and owned the company for a while, has rejoined the American swimwear and triathlon brand as director of team sales. Ryan Dolan has become director of sports specialty sales, and Brent Smith is taking on the position of team sports and sponsorship ...
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Mitch Edwards has decided to resign as chief financial officer...
Mitch Edwards has decided to resign as chief financial officer and general counsel of Skullcandy, effective on April 1, to pursue other opportunities, including charitable and humanitarian action. Edwards was instrumental in taking the company public and in closing two important acquisitions. Ron Ross, vice president of finance, will assume ...
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Nike Golf has named Simon Parkhill to be its new...
Nike Golf has named Simon Parkhill to be its new sales director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. He steps in for Angus Moir, who was promoted to general manager of Nike Golf EMEA at the end of last year. Parkhill started with Nike in the U.K. ...
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Kettler has hired Hans-Martin Reh as a member of its...
Kettler has hired Hans-Martin Reh as a member of its executive board, in charge of sales and marketing at the national and international levels for all its business segments: sports, bikes, garden furniture and children's playgrounds. He takes on many of the responsibilities previously held by Hans-Hermann Deters, who left ...
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Torsten Schmidt is leaving Head, where he held the position...
Torsten Schmidt is leaving Head, where he held the position of business manager for shoes and bags. Simon Brenneis, product manager for the division, will take over some of his responsibilities until a successor is on board.
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James Gilbert South Africa is expanding its licensing and distribution...
James Gilbert South Africa is expanding its licensing and distribution agreement with Everlast to comprise all apparel, footwear and equipment sold under the brand in South Africa
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Asics has appointed Stefan Heinrich country manager of its Austrian...
Asics has appointed Stefan Heinrich country manager of its Austrian sales subsidiary, responsible also for the markets of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia. He has already worked as marketing manager at the regional office of Asics in Germany for the past four years, after doing a similar job ...
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Peter Jan Stormmesand has been named managing director of Halfords...
Peter Jan Stormmesand has been named managing director of Halfords Netherlands by the board of Macintosh Retail Group, Halfords' parent company. The 50-year-old has been working in the automotive business since 1983, most recently at Brezan. His declared goal at Halfords is to increase its market share in the Netherlands ...
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Newton Running has brought Stuart Johnson on board to be...
Newton Running has brought Stuart Johnson on board to be its new vice president for marketing. He has worked in global marketing for 20 years for companies including Reebok, Starbucks and Microsoft.
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Skechers USA is going to start handling its own business...
Skechers USA is going to start handling its own business in Japan with its own subsidiary, Skechers Japan. Hirokazu Iwasaki, who has worked previously with Nike, Adidas and Puma, will lead the Japanese operations, which plans to fully enter the market with the coming fall/winter collection. Skechers hopes to double ...
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John Zopfi takes over the responsibility of European sales director...
John Zopfi takes over the responsibility of European sales director for Sole Technology, the parent company of Etnies, Emerica, Altamont and ThirtyTwo. Zopfi, 44, has been working for Patagonia for the last eight years. The Dutchman will oversee all EMEA sales activities.
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Haglöfs will open a new sales subsidiary this spring for...
Haglöfs will open a new sales subsidiary this spring for the Benelux markets. It will be the third new subsidiary set up by the Swedish company in just one year, following its takeover by Asics, in line with an export and distribution strategy that calls for improved proximity, service and ...
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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 ...
