That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 167
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Wolverine World Wide's president of global operations, Michael McBreen, is...
Wolverine World Wide's president of global operations, Michael McBreen, is stepping down after more than three years in the job. The company said his replacement has been chosen, but the name remains under wraps. He will join the company by Jan. 1. McBreen was hired by Wolverine in June 2008 ...
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Effective Nov.1, Hilmar Bolle will act as new country manager...
Effective Nov.1, Hilmar Bolle will act as new country manager of Rossignol in Germany, replacing Nicki Bauer, who will take her maternity break by the end of October. The 48-year-old has been with the group for 18 years as a regional sales representative for northern Bavaria and Munich. While he ...
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Lars Gullikson, Silva's chief executive for the last 13 years,...
Lars Gullikson, Silva's chief executive for the last 13 years, has left the Swedish maker of outdoor lamps, compasses and accessories after its sale to Karnell in July. The Swedish investment fund has yet to find another chief executive but it has appointed several heavyweights from the outdoor industry to ...
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Schöffel is expanding its top management by adding a chief...
Schöffel is expanding its top management by adding a chief operating officer to its executive board. In this position, Torsten Müller will oversee production and human resources effective Oct. 1. For the past two years, Müller was in charge of the European logistics and distribution at VF Corporation and based ...
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Philippe Dugarin is the new international sales director of Aigle,...
Philippe Dugarin is the new international sales director of Aigle, the French brand of outdoor and lifestyle shoes and clothing owned by Maus Frères, taking the place left vacant by Alexander Hagen after he left one year ago to work for Puma. Dugardin himself worked most recently for Puma, handle ...
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Phil Knight, chairman and co-founder of Nike, has been chosen...
Phil Knight, chairman and co-founder of Nike, has been chosen as an economic adviser to Jon Huntsman, the former governor of Utah who is now seeking the Republication nomination for president of the U.S.
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Marc Lombardo, the chief financial officer of the Blacks Leisure...
Marc Lombardo, the chief financial officer of the Blacks Leisure Group, has decided to leave the British retailer by Dec. 16 at his own request. There is a nomination committee in place which commences the process to find an appropriate successor.
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The entire board of Intersport International Corporation was confirmed for...
The entire board of Intersport International Corporation was confirmed for another three years at the general meeting of the retail organization in Oslo. Klaus Jost, the 50-year-old general manager of Intersport Deutschland, remains chairman of IIC's supervisory board. The vice presidents are still Jussi Mikkola from Finland, François Bariaud from ...
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John Rangel has left his position as chief financial officer...
John Rangel has left his position as chief financial officer of Specialized Bicycle Components to take the same job at Tria Beauty, a California-based specialist in light-based skin care products
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Schorsch Nickaes will concentrate in the future on his responsibilities...
Schorsch Nickaes will concentrate in the future on his responsibilities as product coordinator at Dynafit, Salewa's ski-touring brand, along with his new position as product line manager of Pomoca, the recently acquired Swiss producer of ski skins and related accessories. Effective in October, he will be discharged from the other ...
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Seth Darling, who left Volcom as senior vice president for...
Seth Darling, who left Volcom as senior vice president for strategic development and general counsel shortly after the company was bought was PPR in July, is moving over to Nike. He will be the new head of strategy and planning for the giant's affiliate brands, such as Cole Haan and ...
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Nike has named Howard Taylor managing director and vice president...
Nike has named Howard Taylor managing director and vice president of the Nike Foundation, the company's arm that promotes the participation of adolescent girls in society as a way to eradicate poverty in developing countries. He will take over the position in January, leaving his current job at the Department ...
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On June 1, André Jaffory took over the job as...
On June 1, André Jaffory took over the job as director of sport marketing for Adidas France. He replaces Marc Le Roux, who was named director of marketing for Adidas in Russia. Jaffory has been with Adidas since 1998, working in various positions in France and Belgium.
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Black Diamond Europe is boosting its marketing staff to 10...
Black Diamond Europe is boosting its marketing staff to 10 persons. The newest recruit is Nicole Räber, a passionate 36-year-old climber who former worked for Belowzero and Montana Sport.
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Sport 2000 Austria has hired Bernd Fürtbauer to fill the...
Sport 2000 Austria has hired Bernd Fürtbauer to fill the unoccupied position of head buyer for hardware, footwear and cycling products. Starting off at Intersport Eybl, he worked his way up to head buyer and product manager of Sport Eybl & Sports Experts before working for an Austrian wholesaler of ...
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Matthias Fuchs will run the online marketing activities of Planet...
Matthias Fuchs will run the online marketing activities of Planet Sports, the German-based multi-channel retailer
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Markus Hamm, who has already worked for JanSport, has become...
Markus Hamm, who has already worked for JanSport, has become sales director of Eastpak for Germany and Austria, replacing André Bortz who has been placed in charge of Scandinavia and emerging markets
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JD Sports Fashion has appointed Jean-Baptiste Bessone, a former manager...
JD Sports Fashion has appointed Jean-Baptiste Bessone, a former manager of Puma and Guess, to run its new network of JD stores in France. The British company has also hired Stéphanie Dal, who comes from the fashion retail sector, to replace José Moreira as French sales manager for JD and ...
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Following the appointment of Jon Fernández as the new general...
Following the appointment of Jon Fernández as the new general manager of Orbea, three other executives have changed jobs at the Spanish bicycle company. Gabriel Bazaga, who handled sales on the Spanish market, has now global responsibilities. Joseba Arizaga takes care of outdoor projects, a new function intended to promote ...
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Kip Fulk, a founding partner of Under Armour, is now...
Kip Fulk, a founding partner of Under Armour, is now chief operating officer of the company, replacing Wayne Marine. In addition to product development, he will oversee sourcing and information technology. A director of Under Armour, Chip Adams, will act as chief performance officer.
