That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 160
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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.
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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
