That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 159
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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
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Worldwide Golf Brands has named Stuart Wilson to be its...
Worldwide Golf Brands has named Stuart Wilson to be its new sales director. He will help the company reposition its brands, Stuburt, Ram Golf and Macgregor Golf. He has previously been sales director for Mizuno Golf and for Powakaddy.
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Brett Burgess is Reebok SA's new head of sales and...
Brett Burgess is Reebok SA's new head of sales and brand marketing for the Western Cape area of South Africa, working to boost sales. He has worked in sales and brand marketing for Canterbury and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf.
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John-Åre Lindstad, who has built up Fjällräven in Norway in...
John-Åre Lindstad, who has built up Fjällräven in Norway in the last three years, has been appointed European manager and deputy general manager for the Swedish outdoor brand. This came after Alex Koska's function was widened to become vice president for global sales at the level of the Fenix Outdoor Group, ...
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Christian Mann is leaving as head of corporate communications of...
Christian Mann is leaving as head of corporate communications of Intersport Austria by mutual agreement after five years in the job, and he is now looking for other options. His responsibilities are being taken over by Gabriele Fenninger, president of the company. Mann contributed to Intersport Austria's successful development in ...
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Collective Licensing International has signed two licensing deals for its...
Collective Licensing International has signed two licensing deals for its Vision Street Wear brand. Templar of France will handle Vision Street Wear in most of Europe, and Asian Winner Corporation will take care of it in Taiwan. Templar's first line will be out this summer and include skateboards, inline skates, ...
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Didier Hamm is the new general manager for the...
Didier Hamm is the new general manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region for Bushnell Outdoor Products. The 41-year-old is the former general manager of the outdoor division of the Lafuma Group, and has also worked for Procter & Gamble, Vitago, Nurun and Lindt & Sprungli France. He ...
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Trond Evald Hansen has resigned as managing director of the...
Trond Evald Hansen has resigned as managing director of the Norwegian sporting goods organization, Sportsbransjen AS. After five years leading the group, which has represented both suppliers and retailers since 2006, Hansen has decided to return to the fitness sector, where he will become product and concept director for Friskhuset ...
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Paul Rutherford, a former professional football player in the U.S....
Paul Rutherford, a former professional football player in the U.S. who has worked for more than 20 years for Reebok, has been appointed to the new position of general manager of Shock Doctor EMEA. Based in the Netherlands, he will managed and develop markets in the European Union by managing ...
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Puma has named Richard Teyssier to be its new general...
Puma has named Richard Teyssier to be its new general manager for Puma France. He succeeds Olivier Lorans, who held the position for five years but is now moving on to be general manager for Puma Korea. Teyssier has been with Puma France since last year, joining as sales manager. ...
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Nico van Offeren relinquished his job as of the start...
Nico van Offeren relinquished his job as of the start of this month as managing director of Masai Benelux, which handles sales of MBT shoes in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. He will be replaced by Hans Horn, who spent the last years working for Lexmark in the Netherlands and ...
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Sport 2000 Austria has received the exclusive rights to sell...
Sport 2000 Austria has received the exclusive rights to sell Fischer apparel through its affiliated retail partners. One year ago, Fischer sealed a license agreement deal with Halti to market Fischer-branded snow wear. Meanwhile, Florian Schönleitner, marketing director of Sport 2000 for more than a decade, is leaving both the ...
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D3O, a British company that markets a patented technology for...
D3O, a British company that markets a patented technology for a shock-absorbing material used in sports products, footwear, motorcycling and electronics, has added some staff to its office in Brighton, England. Eric DeGolier is the new design and product development manager, who comes from Vortex Sport Design where he was ...
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Lindsay Stewart, vice president of Nike for corporate affairs, is...
Lindsay Stewart, vice president of Nike for corporate affairs, is going into retirement. Hilary Krane, who left Levi Strauss & Co. in 2010 to join Nike, is taking his place as the top legal affairs executive in the company. The 47-year-old is the first woman to have joined Nike's executive ...
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After establishing a partnership for the Chinese market, Haglöfs, the...
After establishing a partnership for the Chinese market, Haglöfs, the brand acquired by Asics in 2010, has set up its own operations in Japan, along with a subsidiary in South Korea. More on this brand in The Outdoor Industry Compass.
