That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 165
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Oxbow has lost its general manager, Matthieu Bazil, who said...
Oxbow has lost its general manager, Matthieu Bazil, who said he was leaving the company, owned by Lafuma Group, because of differing points of view. He replaced Eric Bonnem in the position at the end of 2009. Further details were not available at the time of going to press.
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Blue Beat Distribution has become the new distributor for Eastpak...
Blue Beat Distribution has become the new distributor for Eastpak in Sweden
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Ryan Gellert has been promoted brand president of Black Diamond,...
Ryan Gellert has been promoted brand president of Black Diamond, effective Jan. 2 of next year. He succeeds Peter Metcalf, who continues to be chief executive and president of the holding company, Black Diamond Inc., which also runs the Gregory backpack brand since last year's merger of the two firms. ...
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Kurt Jugl has joined the board of Uvex Sports Group...
Kurt Jugl has joined the board of Uvex Sports Group as commercial managing director, succeeding Jürgen Cappell, who quit the company after more than a decade by mutual agreement with the group's top management. Jugl has held various positions with Siemens and Pfleiderer, a German company specializing in wood processing, ...
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Bradshaw Taylor of the U.K. continues to widen its European...
Bradshaw Taylor of the U.K. continues to widen its European footprint with a distribution deal for Sherpa Adventure Gear covering most Western European markets with the exception of Italy and Austria (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass)
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The Maier Sports and Gonso brands will be run from...
The Maier Sports and Gonso brands will be run from the start of next year by a new managing director: Sascha Kautschitsch, an executive from the fashion business, will take over the helm of Maier Sports, the German snow, outdoor and bicycle apparel company. Kautscitsch was a founder of Dirty ...
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Spalding has chosen Paul Sherratt and his Solutions for Sport...
Spalding has chosen Paul Sherratt and his Solutions for Sport to handle its business in the U.K. Solutions for Sport already handles McDavid protective baselayers and Uhlsport football teamwear in the country. The Uhlsport team will additionally handle Spalding, the world's largest provider of basketball equipment, with deliveries starting as ...
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Suzanne Schäfer, who comes from Strenesse, will run the Escada...
Suzanne Schäfer, who comes from Strenesse, will run the Escada Sport department of Escada, replacing Ilka Bennewitz, who is leaving at the end of this year for personal reasons
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Øyvind Lauritzen, former owner and managing director of Skigutane, a...
Øyvind Lauritzen, former owner and managing director of Skigutane, a group of Norwegian sports brands, has been appointed chief executive at Dale of Norway, the Norwegian knitwear company. He will replace Ole-Bjørn Gjerde, Dale's chairman and shareholder, who temporarily took charge a few months ago after the departure of Dale's ...
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The German subsidiary of Salewa is taking on the distribution...
The German subsidiary of Salewa is taking on the distribution of Silva in the country. It's a further step in the internationalization of the distribution activities of Oberalp, the Italian-based parent company of Salewa, which recently announced a similar deal for Briko in Austria, France and Poland (more in The ...
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Uvex' Swiss operations have taken on the distribution of Roeckl...
Uvex' Swiss operations have taken on the distribution of Roeckl gloves in the country
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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.
