That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 164
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Mike Vavak is the new sales manager for the surf,...
Mike Vavak is the new sales manager for the surf, wake and dive categories at Body Glove; he was previously at Ocean and Earth, where he restructured the national and international sales teams
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Alfico, which already distributes New Balance in Spain, is adding...
Alfico, which already distributes New Balance in Spain, is adding the distribution of Warrior, the brand of ice hockey and lacrosse equipment owned by the American company
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Ramo will become the new agent for Blizzard in Norway...
Ramo will become the new agent for Blizzard in Norway for the 2012-13 winter season, an account previously held by Peter Holm's Snowbiz
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Black Diamond Equipment, which is distributing Fritschi's alpine ski touring...
Black Diamond Equipment, which is distributing Fritschi's alpine ski touring bindings in the U.S. since 1996, will also act as its primary distributor in Canada by May 2012. Black Diamond has already been servicing the Canadian market with all its product lines for ski and climbing for nearly 20 years.
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Two executives of Amer Sports in Spain are extending their...
Two executives of Amer Sports in Spain are extending their responsibilities to other countries. Alvaro Camin is promoted as sales manager of Suunto for the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Jorge Salvans will take care of Suunto, Wilson Golf, Salomon Snowboard and Bonfire for the Iberian Peninsula as ...
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Another executive has stepped down at Li Ning Company. Xu...
Another executive has stepped down at Li Ning Company. Xu Maochun, the chief product officer, left the company because of “family matters,” a Chinese newspaper has reported. Last month, Zhang Xiaoyuan, the company's spokesman and public relations director, quit, and in May, three top executives left to pursue personal interests. ...
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Creating a new position, Billabong International has appointed Julien Duval...
Creating a new position, Billabong International has appointed Julien Duval European brand manager for the Element and Plan B brands. The 33-year-old Frenchman has worked for Circa in the U.S. and Europe, running its international and marketing operations and then handling the Europe, Middle East and Africa region since 2006.
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Asics has named Glenn Houston to be its new sales...
Asics has named Glenn Houston to be its new sales director for the U.K. He comes from Phillips Electronics, where he held various senior sales roles. He will work on developing Asics sales categories, including performance running, core performance sports and lifestyle.
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Ron Hill will be assuming the role of vice president...
Ron Hill will be assuming the role of vice president for merchandising at Keen, leaving his slot as vice president for global merchandising at Nike. His first job was selling shoes at Nordstrom at age 15; he ended up being a regional merchandiser for the company.
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Cratoni, a German company that is best known for its...
Cratoni, a German company that is best known for its bicycle helmets, is now pushing its ski helmets by creating the position of international sales manager for its snow division. The task will reportedly be handled by Lothar Heinisch, who has worked in the past for Spyder, O'Neill and Oakley.
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Boyd Rogers, a vice president at VF Corporation, president of...
Boyd Rogers, a vice president at VF Corporation, president of the supply chain and member of VF's operating committee, has announced that he will be retiring effective Dec. 31, ending his 40 years of service to the company. He started out at VF Corp. in 1971 at Blue Bell. He ...
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Grahame Jenkins, director and shareholder of Premium Golf Brands (PGB),...
Grahame Jenkins, director and shareholder of Premium Golf Brands (PGB), an Irish company with a slew of own brands, licenses and distribution rights in the golf business, left the company at the end of October, after he obtained a judicious offer to sell his shares to Alan Dwyer, one of ...
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Bruno Lenglart, who has worked for Head for many years,...
Bruno Lenglart, who has worked for Head for many years, running its operations in France and Spain most recently, has joined Sport 2000 France to take charge of its affiliated retailers in mountain resorts. The 52-year-old takes the place of Francis Charbonnel. Another official, Matthieu Meheut, will coordinate the other ...
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Elan, the Slovenian ski company, has formed a new two-member...
Elan, the Slovenian ski company, has formed a new two-member board after the departure of its chairman and chief executive, Robert Ferko, at the end of October. He was accused of mismanaging company funds and was briefly arrested, but was rapidly released as the allegations against him could not be ...
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Erich Weitzmann, the Italian company that took over the distribution...
Erich Weitzmann, the Italian company that took over the distribution of Reusch in France at the beginning of 2010, intends to boost is sales of Reusch goalkeeper equipment by setting up a partly integrated sales force in the country. Pierrick Lecharpentier will act as area manager for Reusch summer products ...
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DAC Sport Import takes over the distribution of Orage in...
DAC Sport Import takes over the distribution of Orage in Switzerland from The Source
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Dainese will distribute its winter sports products in Switzerland through...
Dainese will distribute its winter sports products in Switzerland through Catrade Sportmarketing
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Paul Gils has left Reebok, where he was vice president...
Paul Gils has left Reebok, where he was vice president and brand director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa since 2008, stationed in Amsterdam. His position is being taken on by Katrin Ley, a German executive who worked for Reebok at its U.S. head office as vice president of ...
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David Macher, who founded Therm-ic in 1987, quits the Austrian...
David Macher, who founded Therm-ic in 1987, quits the Austrian company, where he acted as chief executive. Urs Maron, the former marketing and sales manager of Atomic who became a partner in 2006, is taking over his place. At the age of 52, Macher is going into early retirement after ...
