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ArticleTodd Klein named president of Fila USA
Former Adidas and Reebok executive Todd Klein is the new president of Fila USA, replacing Jennifer Estabrook, who took the job in 2019 following the sudden death of Jon Epstein.
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News briefsGymshark taps CSCO from Lacoste
British fitness community and activewear brand Gymshark has announced the appointment of Laurent Madelaine as its new chief supply chain officer (CSCO), a new position within the company. Madelaine joins Gymshark after more than five years at Lacoste, where he was EVP of operations for the last three years, responsible ...
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ArticleAuthentic Brands Group appoints new CFO
Source: Authentic Brands Group Jessica Holscott Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced the appointment of Jessica Holscott as CFO. She succeeds Kevin Clarke, founding partner and longtime leader of the company. Holscott joins ABG from Warner Media, where she served as EVP and CFO of studios and networks. ...
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News briefsPeloton hires new CMO
Source: Peloton Leslie Berland Connected fitness company Peloton has hired Leslie Berland, the former CMO of Twitter, as its new chief marketing officer. She reports to CEO Barry McCarthy and joins the senior leadership team. Berland ended her six-year stint at Twitter in November, shortly after the ...
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ArticleAnta Sports shuffles roles and responsibilities, Ding Shizhong hands over CEO role
To facilitate the implementation of the group’s “multi-brand” and “globalization” strategies, Anta Sports separated the roles of chairman and CEO and implemented several other executive changes.
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News briefsLululemon creates chief merchandising officer position
Lululemon has named Elizabeth Binder its first chief merchandising officer. Most recently, Binder was chief product officer at Boden, a U.K.-based apparel company, which she joined in October 2020. Prior to that, she spent 12 years at Burberry and also held merchandising positions at J. Crew, Club Monaco and Ann ...
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News briefsHanesBrands raises Q4 outlook and announces CFO departure
HanesBrands, the parent company of Champion and other apparel brands, has announced that it expects fourth-quarter 2022 sales to be slightly above the top end of its outlook range. The company has also adjusted operating profit at the midpoint of the range. Its fourth-quarter investor conference is scheduled for Feb. ...
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News briefsSalomon appoints global chief brand officer
Source: Salomon Scott Mellin, new global chief brand officer Scott Mellin has been named global chief brand officer by Salomon, a new role at the company following the departure of Salomon’s VP of brand, Eric Pansier, last year. Mellin will lead the company’s global marketing organization from ...
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News briefsCeferin is set to be re-elected as UEFA president
Aleksander Ceferin, the current UEFA president, is set to be re-elected as he has emerged as the only candidate for the role, the organization has announced. Presidential elections at the European football governing body are scheduled to take place at its congress in April. Ceferin, 55, is standing for a ...
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News briefsVF with new appointment to Timberland executive team and more
Source: VF Corp Nina Flood VF Corporation has announced new appointments to its leadership team in the EMEA region, including for the Timberland brand, effective Jan. 31. Nina Flood — current president VF Global Packs (Eastpak, JanSport, and Kipling) — is to be the new general manager ...
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News briefsHead’s pádel team has a new international tour manager
Head has promoted Jordi Vives from marketing and promotion manager, his post for the last two years, to international tour manager for pádel. He will now be working with Thomas Bischof, director of pro players. Vives hails from Barcelona but studied in the U.S., where he also established a background ...
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News briefsPentland appoints new president for the Americas
Pentland Brands Limited has announced that Matt Rock has assumed the role of president - Americas, Pentland Brands. In this role, he is responsible for Speedo as well as Pentland’s entire portfolio, including Endura and Mitre, in the Americas region. Rock, who was previously president for Asia Pacific, began his ...
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ArticleUnder Armour appoints new president and CEO from Marriott
Source: Under Armour Stephanie Linnartz Under Armour (UA) announced that Stephanie Linnartz will join the company as president, chief executive officer and member of the board of directors, effective Feb. 27, 2023. The company said the appointment follows a “thorough and deliberate search led by a committee ...
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News briefsIntersport Germany strengthens digitalization strategy at management level
Source: Intersport Katja Burkert Katja Burkert, head of the IT department at Intersport Deutschland eG, will be appointed to the management board of Intersport Digital GmbH, the buying’s digital unit that develops and successfully implements the digital and data-driven business models as part of the omnichannel strategy, ...
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News briefsTravisMathew announces appointments for its European office
Californian sportswear brand TravisMathew, part of Topgolf Callaway Brands, has appointed Matt Freeland as general manager for the EMEA region and Matt Cox as strategic key account manager EMEA. Freeland joined TravisMathew in October. Most recently, he served as commercial director of the sportswear brand Champion. He also previously worked ...
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News briefsHead of XXL Norway to step down next May
Source: via Norsk Sportsbransjeforening Stine Trygg-Hauger Stine Trygg-Hauger will step down as managing director of XXL Sport & Villmark in May 2023. At the same time, the new XXL group CEO Freddy Sobin will take over from Pål Wibe, who stepped down earlier this year. Trygg-Hauger has ...
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News briefsVolare announces new international sales executive and expansion
Australian brand Volare Sports has appointed Andrew Pirie as European sales and international business development manager. Pirie will be based in the U.K. Alongside this appointment, the company has announced international expansion into the U.K., EU and Asia. Volare designs triathlon wetsuits, swim skins, clothing and accessories for performance athletes ...
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News briefsSimon Whitmarsh-Knight hired as Hyosung global marketing director, textile
Source: Hyosung Simon Whitmarsh-Knight Seoul, South Korea-based fiber manufacturer Hyosung has hired Simon Whitmarsh-Knight as its new global marketing director for textiles. In his most recent roles as managing director at HD® Wool Active Insulation, EMEA marketing director for Hyosung, and marketing director and later director EMEA ...
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News briefsNew management at Havaianas’ European hub
Havaianas has made several changes to the executive suite at its European hub in Madrid, according to Modaes. The Alpargatas-owned brand has promoted Vanessa Sosa, a 12-year brand veteran formerly with Tommy Hilfiger, from head of Spain to sales director for Europe, the Middle East and India. To succeed Sosa ...
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ArticleZalando reappoints Schröder as COO, Freeman to leave company
Zalando’s supervisory board has reappointed David Schröder as chief operating officer. According to the company, he will continue to expand Zalando’s European multi-channel logistics network and develop new growth opportunities, such as helping partners increase their direct-to-consumer business across various channels. Chief business and product officer Jim Freeman is leaving ...
