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ArticleElevate Outdoor Collective appoints chief operations officer
Source: Elevate Outdoor Collective Josee Larocque Executive appointments continue at Elevate Outdoor Collective (EOC) following the group’s rebranding in 2022. Effective immediately, Josee Larocque is the company’s new chief operations officer, leading global operations from manufacturing to distribution. As a key member of the leadership team, she ...
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News briefsXponential Fitness appoints first chief legal officer
Xponential Fitness, Inc., the world’s largest franchisor of boutique fitness brands, announced the appointment of Andrew Hagopian as the company’s first chief legal officer, effective March 1, 2023. Hagopian began his career as a staff attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He then served in various internal roles at MGM ...
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News briefsUEFA announces candidates for executive committee election
UEFA has announced the list of candidatures for the positions of president and executive committee members to be elected at the 47th ordinary UEFA Congress in Lisbon on April 5, 2023. Aleksander Čeferin (Slovenia) is standing for re-election for a four-year term as UEFA president. The sole candidate for one ...
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News briefsHanesBrands appoints global supply chain expert to board of directors
Source: HanesBrands Mark Irvin HanesBrands has appointed Mark Irvin to the company’s board of directors. Bobby J. Griffin, who has served on the board since 2006, plans to retire from the board when his current term ends at the 2023 annual meeting. Irvin is executive vice president ...
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News briefsDecathlon promotes Javier López to chief global value chain officer
Decathlon has appointed Javier López as chief global value chain officer. López has been with the company for over 23 years, holding executive roles and positions in logistics, IT and retail. For the past seven years, he served as CEO of Decathlon Spain. This role will be taken over by ...
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News briefsFoot Locker announces interim CFO
Following the appointment of a new CEO and the continued restructuring of its management, the New York-based sports retailer Foot Locker has announced Robert Higginbotham has been appointed interim CFO, effective March 1. Higginbotham, former VP of investor relations, was recently promoted to SVP of investor relations and financial planning ...
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News briefsWilson Golf president to leave
Tim Clarke has stepped down as president of Wilson Golf, according to mygolfspy.com. Clarke first joined Wilson in the 1990s and became president in 2007. Bob Thurman, global R&D director, is reportedly stepping in as interim golf GM. Wilson Golf is part of Wilson Sporting Goods and has been owned ...
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ArticleKim Scholze appointed to Sympatex' executive board
Kim Scholze has been appointed to Sympatex’s executive board, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2023. As chief sales and marketing officer (CSMO), she will be responsible for Sympatex’s global sales and marketing strategy. The division of the management board in this form is a novelty at Sympatex. Scholze joined the company ...
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News briefsFormer NikeWomen exec expected to run English women’s football
Source: LinkedIn Nikki Doucet A NewCo will likely be formed to run the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Women’s Championship in English women’s football, and Nikki Doucet has been appointed by The Football Association (The FA) as a consultant to explore this plan, the Telegraph has revealed. ...
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News briefsStrava adds a new role to its executive team
Source: Strava Anita Butler, Chief Design Officer Strava has announced the appointment of Anita Patwardhan Butler as its first-ever chief design officer (CDO). In this role, Butler will oversee all of Strava’s design and innovation aspects, including brand and marketing design, product design, research, and content design. ...
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News briefsAlpargatas elects new VP finance and investor relations
Following the resignation of Julian Garrido Del Val Neto, vice president of finance and investor relations, effective April 1, the board of directors of Alpargatas S.A., the Brazilian owner of the Havaianas flip-flop sandal brand, has elected André Corrêa Natal as his successor. His term will begin on April 1 ...
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News briefsFoot Locker appoints new GM for EMEA
Earlier this month, Foot Locker appointed Tomas Petersson as its new senior vice president and general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is based at the company’s headquarters in Vianen, Netherlands. Petersson is a familiar face at Foot Locker: for the past year and a half, he ...
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News briefsSnipes invests in new and bigger logistic center
The sports and lifestyle retailer Snipes is building a new service and logistics center in Bedburg, Germany, in order to be positioned for the planned expansion of the company. The construction is the largest logistics investment ever made by the sneaker and streetwear retailer. According to the company, Snipes is ...
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News briefsSuunto with new head of brand
Nicolas Holtzmeyer, new head of brand for Suunto Nicolas Holtzmeyer was appointed head of brand of Suunto on Dec. 1, 2022, moving to the company’s headquarters in Vantaa, Finland. In his new role, he is responsible for Suunto’s global brand presence. His focus will be on building ...
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News briefsStrava CEO steps down for a second time
Strava’s co-founder, Michael Horvath, is stepping down from the CEO role for a second time. Horvath co-founded the platform with Mark Gainey in 2009. He left the helm in 2013 to support his wife when she battled cancer, then returned in 2019. “I have decided that Strava needs a CEO ...
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ArticleGrosz appointed CEO of Precor
Peloton’s board of directors has appointed Dustin Grosz as chief executive officer of Precor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Peloton, effective immediately. Grosz had served as interim CEO since Dec. 12, 2022. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the fitness industry. He will report to Dion Camp ...
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News briefsSnipes now has a COO
Peter Buse has been appointed chief operating officer of Snipes, a new role at the Cologne-based sneaker and streetwear retailer. Most recently, Buse held the same role at Momox, from July 2019 to July 2022. He previously worked at Netrada, also as COO, and at Arvato as logistics manager. This ...
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News briefsSport Voswinkel replaces half of its management duo
On August 1, 2023, Ralf Lehmkuhl will join the management of Intersport member Sport Voswinkel (a German retail company currently operating 35 stores) as a co-CEO together with Marcus Neul. Lehmkuhl joins Voswinkel from Karstadt Sports, where he was most recently responsible for SportScheck’s controlling. According to Voswinkel, a particular ...
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News briefsYniq appoints new CEO to further sports luxury brand status
Swedish-headquartered Yniq, manufacturer of snow goggles, has appointed Moss Bemis as CEO.
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ArticleUnder Armour announces two new board members
Under Armour will be appointing Carolyn Everson and Patrick Whitesell to its board of directors on Feb. 1. In addition, the Baltimore-based sportswear firm has announced that longtime board member Harvey Sanders, who has served on the board since November 2004 and is currently chair of the Human Capital and ...
