That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 172
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James Lillie has become chief executive of Jarden Corporation, the...
James Lillie has become chief executive of Jarden Corporation, the owner of many brands including Coleman, Marmot and K2, as part of the company's plans to split the functions of chairman and CEO. Martin Franklin, who previously held both jobs, will remain as executive chairman, supervising the company's strategy. This ...
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Shimano Europe Bike will start distributing Vittoria and Geax tires...
Shimano Europe Bike will start distributing Vittoria and Geax tires from September in France, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Benelux countries
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Jill K. Conway and Ralph D. DeNunzio have decided to...
Jill K. Conway and Ralph D. DeNunzio have decided to retire from Nike's board of directors, which will thus be reduced from 14 to 12 members after the company's next shareholders' meeting
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Matt Kaplan has joined Footbalance, the Finnish maker of custom-molded...
Matt Kaplan has joined Footbalance, the Finnish maker of custom-molded insoles, as its president and managing director for the North American market. He was previously vice president and business director in North America for Suunto, the brand of sports and outdoor instruments owned by the Amer Sports group. This is ...
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Wolverine World Wide has hired Joe Filipas, formerly with Hi-Tec...
Wolverine World Wide has hired Joe Filipas, formerly with Hi-Tec Sports, Columbia and Sorel, as senior footwear developer for its Chaco brand of shoes
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Rapala and Shimano, the leading manufacturers of fishing rods and...
Rapala and Shimano, the leading manufacturers of fishing rods and reels, have agreed to merge their existing U.K. distribution activities into an equal joint venture, Shimano Normark UK. This joint venture will enter into a distribution agreement with Rapala and its subsidiary, Dynamite Baits, regarding Rapala's current product offering in ...
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Formerly with W.L. Gore and then at the helm of...
Formerly with W.L. Gore and then at the helm of his own agency, Bartosz Lassak has been appointed sales agent for PrimaLoft in the Eastern European market, which is a new position
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Simon Walker, who previously worked for Peak Performance and J....
Simon Walker, who previously worked for Peak Performance and J. Lindeberg, is going to act as U.K. country sales manager for Victorinox Fashion
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Richard Prenderville, a former Adidas executive who has been running...
Richard Prenderville, a former Adidas executive who has been running global marketing for Reebok since September 2006, has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Viktoria Wallner, who headed up the digital marketing operations of the brand, will take over his place.
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Marcus Kuerner, senior environmental manager at Adidas, is the new...
Marcus Kuerner, senior environmental manager at Adidas, is the new chairman of the product safety committee of Fesi, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry. Bruno Alves, government and public affairs director at Nike, has been elected chairman of Fesi's intellectual property rights committee. Alves will be assisted by ...
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Ralf Pütman quits as buying director of Galeria Kaufhof after...
Ralf Pütman quits as buying director of Galeria Kaufhof after 20 years with the German retail group, owned by Metro. Speculation is that the 46-year-old had been keen on replacing Lovro Mandac as chief executive in 2009, when the latter's contract was extended for another three years. Joachim Nowak remains ...
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Bert Stokman quits Gazelle after working for the Dutch bike...
Bert Stokman quits Gazelle after working for the Dutch bike company as purchasing manager for four years
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Amer Sports has created a new position of export director...
Amer Sports has created a new position of export director to supervise the distributors of all its brands throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. It will be filled by Pascal Perrigaud, who had a similar job at Pentland Brands as vice president for international business development, handling ...
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Falke, the big German brand of socks, underwear and apparel,...
Falke, the big German brand of socks, underwear and apparel, has created the new position of division manager for its sportive ESS (Ergonomic Sport System) line. The position has been filled by Oliver Daniel Bogatu, who most recently ran the German operations of Vente Privée.
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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 ...
