That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 162
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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
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Mizuno has appointed a new manager, Hartmut Junghahn, to act...
Mizuno has appointed a new manager, Hartmut Junghahn, to act as vice president of Latin America. He is expected to provide insight on local market conditions, working in cooperation with Alpargatas in Brazil and other business partners in the region. Junghahn has been vice president of sales at Diageo. He ...
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Marybeth Cobia has been hired by Ecco USA to act...
Marybeth Cobia has been hired by Ecco USA to act as territory manager for golf
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Grifone of Spain has placed Albert Vilana in charge of...
Grifone of Spain has placed Albert Vilana in charge of marketing
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Quiksilver has announced that Joe Scirocco, who has been its...
Quiksilver has announced that Joe Scirocco, who has been its chief financial officer since April 2007, is leaving to pursue other interests. He will remain in his current role for a while, pending the appointment of his successor. The company praised Scirocco for leading it through the difficult process ...
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Marcus Kossendey is leaving as chief executive of Wöhrl, another...
Marcus Kossendey is leaving as chief executive of Wöhrl, another generalist German retailer with a big sports department, after only two years in the job. A 31-year-old member of the family that owns the chain, Olivier Wöhrl is taking over the responsibility. He had been acting as chairman since November ...
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With the new year, Ottmar Barbian has become the new...
With the new year, Ottmar Barbian has become the new tennis boss at Head. After Dec. 31, he took the place of Robert Marte, who had served for 25 years as division manager for racquet sports. Barbian will also take over Marte's place in the group's top executive management team, ...
