That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 172
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Foot Locker has moved around some of its executives as...
Foot Locker has moved around some of its executives as part of its efforts to improve the performance of its retail and direct business operations. Richard Johnson, the president and chief executive for Foot Locker US, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker and Footaction, is being promoted to executive vice ...
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Gordon Baird is returning to Timberland to run its European...
Gordon Baird is returning to Timberland to run its European operations, starting next week. Stationed in the U.K., he basically takes over the previous responsibilities of Richard O'Rourke, a veteran of the company who has been promoted to senior vice president for international operations, adding Asia to his territory. Baird ...
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Johan Bolhuis, who had been in charge of the sports...
Johan Bolhuis, who had been in charge of the sports business unit at the Bos Groep in the Netherlands, dealing with the distribution of Babolat, Arena and Brooks, is leaving the company as well as the industry, to pursue other opportunities in the waste disposal business
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Craghoppers, the British brand that belongs to the Regatta group,...
Craghoppers, the British brand that belongs to the Regatta group, has launched its business in the U.S.
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Bruce Cazenave, a former chief operating officer of Timberland Europe...
Bruce Cazenave, a former chief operating officer of Timberland Europe and president and chief executive of Dorel Juvenile Group, has become chief executive of Nautilus. At the same time, Carl Johnson, a former top executive of Campbell Soup and Kraft Foods, has been named non-executive chairman of the recently reorganized ...
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Hans Molenkamp has returned to Osiris Shoes in California to...
Hans Molenkamp has returned to Osiris Shoes in California to act as international marketing director for its line of skate, surf and motocross shoes. He will attempt to build up the brand through the internet, through collaborations with artists and in other ways. Molenkamp was in charge of marketing at ...
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Skins, the maker of compression garments, is going to reorganize...
Skins, the maker of compression garments, is going to reorganize its operations in Germany. Skins GmbH is moving to the Munich Order Center from its current home in Starnberg to establish a facility that will support the growing German market. Some of its back-office and support functions will be consolidated ...
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Mizuno France has hired a new dedicated sales manager for...
Mizuno France has hired a new dedicated sales manager for its golf products, Arnaud Bourdon, a former golf professional who previously worked for US Golf and MacGregor Golf
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Mike Dietz returns to Kettler as senior product manager for...
Mike Dietz returns to Kettler as senior product manager for its bike segment, where he was already involved between 1992 and 2008. He subsequently acted as product manager at Derby Cycle and Abus. At Kettler, Dietz is now taking the place of Thomas Kaiser, who will concentrate on pedelecs and ...
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Dunatrack takes over the distribution of Elle Sport in Spain...
Dunatrack takes over the distribution of Elle Sport in Spain from Bewitch
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Jay Li, the general manager of the international marketing division...
Jay Li, the general manager of the international marketing division at Li Ning as well as the chief representative of the company's U.S. creativity center, has joined the trade committee of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry. He was elected to the board in February as a successor ...
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Three top executives of Li Ning have resigned from the...
Three top executives of Li Ning have resigned from the company, which says they left to pursue personal interests. They are Guo Jian Xin, chief operating officer; Fang Shih Wei, chief marketing officer; and Lin Li, head of the company's e-commerce department. The company's statement to the Hong Kong stock ...
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From the start of this month, Greg Nieuwenhuys is the...
From the start of this month, Greg Nieuwenhuys is the new chief executive of Bever, the leading Dutch outdoor retailer, which is owned by the same investors as A.S. Adventure in Belgium and Cotswold Outdoor in the U.K. (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Robert Kröger, head of marketing at Sympatex for the last...
Robert Kröger, head of marketing at Sympatex for the last four years, has quit the company to join the German Sky TV channel. Kröger has been replaced by Beate Hoerl, who continues to run the marketing of Sympatex' parent company, Plouquet.
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Puma has set up a joint venture with The Wheat...
Puma has set up a joint venture with The Wheat Group in the U.S. to design, develop, sell and distribute Puma bags, headwear and other accessories for the U.S. market
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Invista has made three internal promotions. After more than 15...
Invista has made three internal promotions. After more than 15 years with the company in South America, the U.S. and Europe, Denise Sakuma is made global and North American brand communication director. She was previously segment director for legwear, a position in which she is going to be replaced by ...
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StudioGolf, founded in 2010 in Moscow, is the first Russian...
StudioGolf, founded in 2010 in Moscow, is the first Russian dealer picked up by Miura Golf, the golf club company named after its Japanese manufacturing and product development director, Katsuhiro Miura
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Roeckl announces the appointment of Katharina Naehr, 36, as manager...
Roeckl announces the appointment of Katharina Naehr, 36, as manager of PR and marketing
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Trek Sweden AB, the Swedish subsidiary of the American bicycle...
Trek Sweden AB, the Swedish subsidiary of the American bicycle giant, will be responsible for the Finnish market as well, starting on July 1. To ensure top-quality service, a Finnish department will be opened at the Trek Sweden AB office in Halmstad. Recruitment is now under way. This summer, Trek ...
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Aspom, the new European recruitment agency specializing in action sports,...
Aspom, the new European recruitment agency specializing in action sports, says its website has counted 45,000 visitors per month since its launch one year ago. Job-seekers enjoy free access to the offers posted on the site, which are run both in French and in English. Based on the Basque coast ...
