That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 161
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Sonia Bunte will become a buyer of SportScheck in charge...
Sonia Bunte will become a buyer of SportScheck in charge of outdoor products, textiles and hardgoods, starting in mid-February. The 34-year-old has been working since last April as managing director of Fashiongalerie, a German online retail portal. She previously worked for Tom Tailor and eBay. Bunto is taking the place ...
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BH, Spain's largest bicycle maker, has set up BH Bikes...
BH, Spain's largest bicycle maker, has set up BH Bikes Francia to help boost its position on the French market. The new subsidiariy, in Biarritz, will be led by Benoit Rigamonti, formerly the national manager in France for BMC. The new inroad into France is the latest move toward globalization ...
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Todd Hymel is filling the new position of chief operating...
Todd Hymel is filling the new position of chief operating officer for PPR's new sport and lifestyle division. He will work to expand the division's existing brands, such as Puma and Volcom, as well as integrate new brands. He was formerly the deputy director of mergers and acquisitions. PPR has ...
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Columbia Sportswear has created two new positions at its Geneva-based...
Columbia Sportswear has created two new positions at its Geneva-based European headquarters: Dan Trapp, formerly Columbia's sales manager for the U.K. and Ireland, has been appointed European category sales manager for apparel. Trapp's counterpart for footwear is now Urs Bamert, until recently sales manager for Austria and Switzerland. In this ...
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Diadora has signed a new distribution contract with JD Sports...
Diadora has signed a new distribution contract with JD Sports Fashion for the distribution of its products in the U.K., where it has not been selling for five years, as it aims to re-enter the British market where it was very strong once. Two other Italian sports brands, Lotto and ...
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Dolomite recently signed several new distribution contracts for the sale...
Dolomite recently signed several new distribution contracts for the sale of its product line in other markets. In Belgium, the brand is now being distributed by N.V. Amigo, which is going to start selling Dolomite's product line for the first time in the coming fall/winter season. Euroline will from now ...
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Quim Tomàs is the new country manager of The North...
Quim Tomàs is the new country manager of The North Face for Spain and Portugal. He takes the place of Oscar Bél, who left the post a few months ago to work for Diesel in Madrid. Tomàs, 44, participated in the establishment of Puma's new Spanish subsidiary in the last ...
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After an absence of a couple of years, Alpina ski...
After an absence of a couple of years, Alpina ski boots will come back to the Iberian market from the next season through Gregal Sport, which has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with the Slovenian brand for Spain, Portugal and Andorra. The Spanish company is already the local distributor of ...
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Paul Lange & Company of Stuttgart is now selling Vredestein...
Paul Lange & Company of Stuttgart is now selling Vredestein bicycle tires; Batavus Bäumker will still sell the brand's products in Germany
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Two new executives have joined Sugoi Performance Apparel, a Dorel...
Two new executives have joined Sugoi Performance Apparel, a Dorel Industries company. Charles Russell is the new senior vice president of global sales. He has more than 15 years of experience in sales, including a previous four-year stint as Sugoi's vice president for sales that ended when he left in ...
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Invista Apparel, maker of Lycra, is revamping its global structure...
Invista Apparel, maker of Lycra, is revamping its global structure in the hope of fostering innovation and strengthening customer relationships. It has created two new regions – western and eastern – to serve customers. The western region will combine EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) with the company's North, ...
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Icebreaker, the specialty brand of apparel made of merino wool...
Icebreaker, the specialty brand of apparel made of merino wool from New Zealand, has signed an agreement for its distribution in the Japanese market with Goldwin. This company markets its own brand of outdoor apparel under the same name and represents a wide range of Western brands such as The ...
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Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Brad Gebhard chief executive of its...
Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Brad Gebhard chief executive of its U.S. operations. The U.S. industry veteran will oversee Hi-Tec's sports division as well as Magnum, the specialty brand of work footwear. Bill Berta will continue to manage Hi-Tec Sports, but he will report to Gebhard, who is expected to set ...
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Jörg Aumüller has left Rip Curl Germany, where he served...
Jörg Aumüller has left Rip Curl Germany, where he served as sales manager for about one year. We hear that he will join Chiemsee as head of sales for the German-speaking countries with the start of Ispo. At Rip Curl he has been replaced by Florian Ascher, who has been ...
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Cameron McNeish, the Scottish outdoor author and broadcaster, has joined...
Cameron McNeish, the Scottish outdoor author and broadcaster, has joined the board of the British Outdoor Industries Association. His goal is to help promote the new Independent Outdoor Professional membership category, designed to expand membership to commercial sales agents, journalists, photographers, guides and instructors in the trade. McNeish is a ...
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Ogio is bringing Mark Talarico on board to be its...
Ogio is bringing Mark Talarico on board to be its new director of international sales. The maker of sport and lifestyle bags, apparel and accessories wants to expand internationally on the heels of a good year in 2011, when its performance set records. Talarico has worked as a sales executive ...
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Jorcani is boosting its portfolio of water sports brands by...
Jorcani is boosting its portfolio of water sports brands by becoming the new distributor of Bic Sport on the Spanish market, joining brands such as Mystic, Liquid Force, Loft Sails and Takoon. Specializing in kayaks and stand-up paddle boards, Bic Sport produces some 65,000 units of nautical gear at its ...
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Melody Harris-Jensbach is returning to Esprit in the new position...
Melody Harris-Jensbach is returning to Esprit in the new position of chief product and design officer, effective immediately. She previously worked for Esprit in various senior management roles between 1998 and 2007. Ronald van der Vis, the new chief executive of the company, said that her product and design strategy ...
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Garmin, which opened an office in Brazil in 2006, is...
Garmin, which opened an office in Brazil in 2006, is consolidating its commitment to the Latin American market by acquiring Centro GPS, its distributor of automotive, outdoor recreation, fitness and marine devices in Chile.
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Killtec, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, is entering the...
Killtec, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, is entering the French market via the agency of Georges Péquignot, with showrooms in Annecy and Grenoble
