That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 160
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BB Sport, a Danish company that became the Scandinavian agent...
BB Sport, a Danish company that became the Scandinavian agent for Bogner Sport last August, is taking the exclusive German skiwear brand to Norway. Bent Jensen, chief executive of BB Sport, is reported to be in negotiations with 20 to 25 select retailers in Norway as part of a selective ...
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Alessandro Carpignano has resigned as general manager of Arena Italia,...
Alessandro Carpignano has resigned as general manager of Arena Italia, the Italian branch of Arena International, after 12 years in the position, for personal reasons. While looking for his successor, the company indicates that orders from the U.S. have been higher than expected following the appointment of Tim McCool as ...
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Amer Sports is closing down its subsidiary in Brazil, which...
Amer Sports is closing down its subsidiary in Brazil, which was selling the Wilson and Salomon brands. It was decided earlier this month that the office in São Paulo would be shuttered, and that distribution of Salomon in Brazil would be attributed to Winner, the outdoor brand's longtime distributor in ...
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Reef has appointed Eric Gigler, senior designer for men's wear,...
Reef has appointed Eric Gigler, senior designer for men's wear, as chief design and merchandising officer for the brand, which belongs to VF Corporation
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While Asics sets up new subsidiaries in India and Singapore...
While Asics sets up new subsidiaries in India and Singapore (see the full results story in the issue), Brooks Sports is boosting its presence in Japan, the world's second-largest running market, with the opening of its new subsidiary there, Brooks Sports K.K., in partnership with Custom Produce. This is another ...
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David Valentin has been promoted to international operations manager of...
David Valentin has been promoted to international operations manager of Blast, succeeding Karl Acham, who now acts as division manager for snowboards and protective equipment
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Icebug, the Swedish brand that focuses on footwear with grip...
Icebug, the Swedish brand that focuses on footwear with grip for icy conditions, is to be launched in South Korea and China in the next months. The company has teamed up with Seven Summits in South Korea and Go Rising in China. This comes as Icebug continues to expand rapidly, ...
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Marketed as jackets to keep women's buttocks warm, the striking...
Marketed as jackets to keep women's buttocks warm, the striking winter sports skirts made by Skhoop earned the Swedish company several distribution deals at Ispo. Skhoop was launched 10 years ago by Sissi Kewenter, a former designer at Peak Performance, starting with a calf-length winter skirt – equipped with a ...
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Orage has switched its German distribution from Chris Sports Europe...
Orage has switched its German distribution from Chris Sports Europe to Vista Sport
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Lars Rafn, the leading executive of the Columbia Sportswear subsidiary...
Lars Rafn, the leading executive of the Columbia Sportswear subsidiary in Denmark, who has been involved with the brand for many years as its former Danish agent, has left the company for personal reasons
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Crocs is strengthening the management at its European office in...
Crocs is strengthening the management at its European office in the Netherlands with three new senior managers. Besides Ann Chan, who has already been reported as joining the operation as European retail manager, Adrian Holloway will act as chief financial officer of Crocs Europe, and Michael Marshall-Clarke as marketing director. ...
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Lars Kutter, the longtime managing director of Schmidt Sports, a...
Lars Kutter, the longtime managing director of Schmidt Sports, a German distributor of fitness gear including Aicon, has founded his own distribution company called Sportsnwear based in Düsseldorf. Kutter's first customer is Harbinger, the American brand of fitness gloves. He previously handled Harbinger under the helm of Schmidt Sports.
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Edgar Tremmel, the German distributor of Houdini and Mons Royale,...
Edgar Tremmel, the German distributor of Houdini and Mons Royale, has taken over the distribution of Sweet Protection, the Norwegian brand of helmets, protective equipment, outerwear and canoes. Previously, the German market was covered by Martin Schwaiger and his agency, which will continue to serve Austrian retailers.
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Ross Hastings is joining Fletcher Leisure Group Europe as the...
Ross Hastings is joining Fletcher Leisure Group Europe as the sales director for the U.K. and Ireland. He comes from Rukka Golf, and also has experience with Callaway, Galvin Green, Srixon, Zero Restriction, and Fairway and Green. Fletcher Leisure Group is the owner of Sunice and the global licensee for ...
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Effective Feb.1, Franz Jakobi is the new manager in charge...
Effective Feb.1, Franz Jakobi is the new manager in charge of sponsoring and athletes at Skins in Germany, replacing Denny Moll, who takes on a similar role at Skins' European headquarters in Switzerland
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Bonfire and Salomon, which together make up The Alliance, have...
Bonfire and Salomon, which together make up The Alliance, have promoted Amy Eichner and Kevin Stevenson within the organization. Eichner, the global marketing manager for the two brands for eight years, will now be product line manager, in charge of the product creation process at Bonfire. Stevenson, who has been ...
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Bench is now also selling its product line in the...
Bench is now also selling its product line in the U.S. and opened an office in New York at the end of the last year for this purpose. It is managed by Burt Damsky, a vice president of the British company run by Peter McGuigan, a veteran of Reebok. The ...
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Bert Hoyt, a longtime Nike executive, has been appointed as...
Bert Hoyt, a longtime Nike executive, has been appointed as the brand's vice president and general manager for Western Europe, one of the company's six geographical units. He replaces Brent Scrimshaw, who is retiring and returning to his native Australia. Hoyt, 56, has been with Nike for more than 10 ...
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Odlo has appointed Sara Canali new head of product development...
Odlo has appointed Sara Canali new head of product development and design, replacing Andrea Eichinger. New product managers are Pär Westerlind for cross-country and cycling, and Roberta Lazzarotto for running. 37-year-old Canali was in charge of the design of Odlo's outdoor collection before. Westerlind, also 37, served as product manager ...
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Arc'teryx has expanded its team in Europe with Lisa Salzer,...
Arc'teryx has expanded its team in Europe with Lisa Salzer, sales support, joining in December and Veronika Kraler, marketing coordinator, coming on board this month. Salzer, 33, will work on shop-in-shop and partner store programs. Her background is in trade and product design, including trade marketing with Wolford, the luxury ...
