That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 168
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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.
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Kennith Barlow and Evan Torrance have been named directors on...
Kennith Barlow and Evan Torrance have been named directors on the board of Cape Union Mart, the South African retailer. Barlow is the team leader for Cape Union Mart Retail, and Torrance is group marketing manager. They've been executives of the company since 2004.
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Miguel Rangel, who has been working as marketing director of...
Miguel Rangel, who has been working as marketing director of Sport Zone, has left the Portuguese sporting goods retail chain to join the country's prime minister's office. Susana Barros, who has worked with him recently, will take over his place.
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Miranda Bol Hoofwiik, formerly with Veltec Benelux and with her...
Miranda Bol Hoofwiik, formerly with Veltec Benelux and with her own firm, is now head of product development at LK International, reporting to Nico Serena for the development of the company's Lasse Kjus line of activewear
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Birgit Delft, former product manager of Schöffel, is now doing...
Birgit Delft, former product manager of Schöffel, is now doing the same job at Wild Roses, replacing Claudio Pellegrini who is leaving the company
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Julia de Swert will be the new brand manager of...
Julia de Swert will be the new brand manager of Peak Performance in Spain and Andorra. De Swert organized the first two events of the Sports Unlimited trade show in Valencia. Later on, she was responsible for the key accounts at Privalia. She will now be joining the team of ...
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Masato Mizuno, the former chairman and representative director of Mizuno...
Masato Mizuno, the former chairman and representative director of Mizuno Corporation, has reached his goal to become the chief executive of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, appointed by the executive board of the Japanese Olympic Committee, where he already acts as vice president. To avoid conflicts of interest, the affable ...
