That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 166
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Thomas Zettler has left as managing director in charge of...
Thomas Zettler has left as managing director in charge of marketing and sales of the Blizzard ski brand, after five years with this subsidiary of Tecnica Group. The departure was rather abrupt and the 57-year-old Zettler confirmed that it was Tecnica's wish to let him go after the integration of ...
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Uhlsport and WRC Sport, the German company's longtime distributor in...
Uhlsport and WRC Sport, the German company's longtime distributor in the Benelux countries, have agreed to set up a subsidiary that will handle sales of Uhlsport and Kempa in the same market from the start of next year. Alex Smet, general manager of WRC, will become country manager of Uhlsport ...
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Kant is going to be the new exclusive distributor of...
Kant is going to be the new exclusive distributor of Elan for Russia from next month. The Russian company replaces Sporty, which is going to concentrate on imports of motorcycles. Vsevolod Kurguzov, who worked with Sporty, is moving to Kant to keep the same brand strategy. Kant also distributes Blizzard ...
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Tobias Jungk, 40, will be the new European sales and...
Tobias Jungk, 40, will be the new European sales and marketing director for Spyder Active Sports, replacing Edi Kaiser who has become German country manager of Skins. Jungk has been most recently a key accounts manager for Reebok in Austria. He will be based at Spyder Europe's office in Switzerland, ...
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Eric Leemans, chief executive of A.S. Adventure, the Belgian outdoor...
Eric Leemans, chief executive of A.S. Adventure, the Belgian outdoor retailer, was dismissed from the company earlier this month, due to strategic disagreements with Frederic Hufkens, chief executive of the A.S. Adventure Group, which includes the Belgian chain as well as Bever in the Netherlands and Cotswold Outdoor in the ...
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Remo Ruffini, the creative director of Moncler, is again fully...
Remo Ruffini, the creative director of Moncler, is again fully in charge of the company. Alberto Lavia, a top-notch fashion executive who was appointed at the head of Moncler in July 2010 to prepare it for a public offering, has left due to the recent change of plans in this ...
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Amer Sports' winter and outdoor sports division for the Americas...
Amer Sports' winter and outdoor sports division for the Americas (ASWO), comprising the U.S. operations of Salomon, Suunto and Atomic, has updated its marketing management structure to focus on retailers and consumers instead of products. As part of the reorganization, Courtney Vermaas has been promoted from her previous slot as ...
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Sheena Brady, the creative director of Weiden & Kennedy...
Sheena Brady, the creative director of Weiden & Kennedy who has worked for the Nike account for many years, is on the verge of leaving the advertising agency, according to the Agency Spy website
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Black Diamond Equipment has appointed more people to its apparel...
Black Diamond Equipment has appointed more people to its apparel design and development team as the American company gears up for the launch of its first range of clothing in the autumn of 2013. Cheryl Knopp will be the design lead for Black Diamond's apparel initiative. She has been a ...
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Jérôme Valentin has been appointed general manager of Cycleurope. The...
Jérôme Valentin has been appointed general manager of Cycleurope. The 53-year-old executive, who was most recently the general manager of Uniross Batteries, based in Paris, takes the place of Tony Grimaldi, who remains president of the Cycleurope and vice chairman of its family-owned parent company in Sweden, Grimaldi Industry Group, ...
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Magellan has appointed Pascal Darré as country manager for France....
Magellan has appointed Pascal Darré as country manager for France. He has worked for Philips Semiconductors and other firms. Notably, he became in 2006 marketing director of a GPS company, CompeGPS, before acting as a freelance consultant and journalist in the sector. FFRP, the French hiking and trekking association, has ...
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Ian Bradley, based in the U.K., has joined Invista...
Ian Bradley, based in the U.K., has joined Invista as EMEA business manager of Cordura in charge of performance and protective fabrics after more than 20 years in the textile industry
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Jürgen Berauer has become central buyer for Sport Fundgrube,...
Jürgen Berauer has become central buyer for Sport Fundgrube, the German chain of off-price sporting goods stores, filling a void of two and a half years
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The board of VF Corporation welcomes a new director, Laura...
The board of VF Corporation welcomes a new director, Laura W. Lang, an expert in digital media who runs a billion-dollar enterprise in the sector called Digitas
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As part of its strategy to develop its brand worldwide,...
As part of its strategy to develop its brand worldwide, Golfsmith International has entered a partnership with The MoreGolf Group, the largest golf retailer in South Africa, adding to the deals that Golfsmith has struck in the last year in Europe, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. The MoreGolf Group ...
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Cees van de Meeberg is the new director of development...
Cees van de Meeberg is the new director of development at Brunotti Europe, charged with buying and styling the Brunotti apparel collection. His previous experience includes three years with Gaastra and 14 years with O'Neill.
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Eckhard Cordes has unexpectedly decided to leave as chief executive...
Eckhard Cordes has unexpectedly decided to leave as chief executive of Metro Group in the next year, feeling that there was no longer trust between him and the rest of the group's management. Retracting a previous statement, one month ago Metro's major shareholder, Franz Haniel & Cie., supported the extension ...
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Robert Ferko will step down as chief executive of Elan...
Robert Ferko will step down as chief executive of Elan at the end of this month. He will be replaced on an interim basis by the only other member of the executive board of the Slovenian ski and snowboard company, Andreja Kosir, who has been its finance director since 2008. ...
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Marker Dalbello Völkl Ski, the German distribution company for the...
Marker Dalbello Völkl Ski, the German distribution company for the three snow sports brands, has appointed Karin Schächinger marketing manager, replacing Eveline Christl, who left the company last month. Schächinger, 28, has worked for Völkl as junior marketing manager since August. The new product manager for Völkl Snowboards as well ...
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David Ward, who ran the U.K. subsidiary of Deckers Corporation...
David Ward, who ran the U.K. subsidiary of Deckers Corporation before the parent company of Teva and other brands took over the distribution in the country, has joined JD Sports Fashion as brand distribution director, reporting to one of the company's top executives, Sir Peter Cowgill
