That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 159
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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 ...
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William Ng, director of Rapala VMC's manufacturing activities in China,...
William Ng, director of Rapala VMC's manufacturing activities in China, has resigned. He also quits the company's executive committee. Ng held both positions since 2001. He will continue as a board member of group's Hong Kong subsidiary.
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Shortly after striking new distribution deals for Poland, Slovenia and...
Shortly after striking new distribution deals for Poland, Slovenia and Croatia, Schöffel is expanding even further into Eastern Europe. The German sports and outerwear brand has picked Kiev-based Mantis Ltd. to introduce it on the Ukrainian market, starting with pre-orders for the winter 2012-13 season. Mantis and its sales team, ...
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JCP, the French agency that markets brands such as Ferrino,...
JCP, the French agency that markets brands such as Ferrino, FiveFingers and CamelBak in its domestic market, has taken on board Alpina's line of snow boots
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Andreas Kessler, the chief executive of Odlo, is resigning...
Andreas Kessler, the chief executive of Odlo, is resigning at his own request. The 48-year-old joined the Swiss company in September 2008 and was promoted to CEO effective May 2009. Kessler will leave on June 30 and told this publication that the management and the supervisory board are working on ...
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Unicorn, the British company specialized in cue sports, has appointed...
Unicorn, the British company specialized in cue sports, has appointed Escalade Sports to distribute its darts and dartboards in the U.S. market. Based in Indiana, Escalade is a large-scale sporting goods company selling a vast array of products for many sports, from table tennis to archery and basketball, as well ...
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Erica Palese's Premium Brand Distribution will be selling the Think...
Erica Palese's Premium Brand Distribution will be selling the Think Pink and Slam labels in Germany and Austria
