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News briefsGymshark will have a new chief people officer in 2023
U.K.-based activewear brand Gymshark has announced that Laura Hagan will join the company in Jan. 2023 as its new chief people officer (CPO). She will be joining from Tate & Lyle, where she held the role of chief human resources officer for four years. Prior to that, she worked at ...
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News briefsAllbirds announces promotions within its executive leadership team
Allbirds has announced promotions within its executive leadership Team. Kate Ridley, chief brand officer, has been promoted to chief brand and product officer. Benny Joseph, chief technology officer, has been promoted to chief technology and culture officer. Co-CEO Tim Brown will expand his focus to include leadership of Allbirds’s innovation ...
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News briefsMaria Valdes promoted to Puma chief product officer and board member
Source: Puma Maria Valdes Effective Jan. 1, 2023, Puma executive Maria Valdes will be promoted to chief product officer and a member of the board of management. Currently, Valdes is the GM of Puma’s largest business unit, sportstyle. In her new role, she will be responsible for ...
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News briefsBenoit Verdier no longer general manager of Go Sport
Less than a year after his appointment, Benoit Verdier has resigned as general manager of French sporting goods retailer Go Sport. The retailer’s 2,160 employees received the news of his departure on Dec. 1 “without any explanation,” according to French newspaper Le Monde. Verdier became general manager of Go Sport ...
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News briefsZwift appoints former Amazon executive as co-CEO
Zwift has announced that Kurt Beidler is to become the company’s co-CEO. He will be sharing duties with Eric Min, who will remain chairman of the company. Beidler joins Zwift from Amazon, where he spent 17 years, most recently leading the Amazon Kids+ subscription service.
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News briefsXXL announces new group CEO
Norwegian sporting goods retailer XXL has announced the appointment of Freddy Sobin as the next group CEO. He is expected to join XXL by May 2023 at the latest. Stein Eriksen, currently serving as interim CEO, will return to his position as CFO when Sobin joins XXL next year. He ...
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News briefsExecutive changes continue at Elevate Outdoor
Elevate Outdoor Collective (EOC) – the owner of K2, Völkl, Marker, Dalbello, Ride Snowboards, Line Skis, Backcountry Access, Atlas Snow Shoe, Tubbs Snowshoes and other brands – is promoting Dagmar Ruthert to director of sales for the European market. She will be reworking both customer service (to refocus it on ...
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News briefsOdlo DACH with new head effective 2023
Pascal Schweizer, current managing director of Odlo Germany, Austria and Switzerland, will leave the company on Jan. 31, 2023, after more than nine years. Schweizer joined the company in 2013 as managing director Germany from Kettler and took over the management of the DACH markets in 2018. Now he follows ...
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News briefsUnion and Capita open new European sales hub in Milan
Union Binding Company and CAPiTA Snowboarding will be opening a new European sales hub in Milan, operational as of Jan. 1, 2023. Based in the business and university district of Bicocca, this office will be home to European and Italian sales and marketing management. It will also be a hub ...
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ArticleRendle steps down as CEO, VF revises FY23 outlook
Source: VF Corp. Benno Dorer, interim president and CEO of VF, effective immediately VF Corp. announced that Benno Dorer, lead independent director of the VF board of directors, has been appointed interim president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Richard Carucci, who has served on the board ...
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ArticleFoot Locker continues to restructure its management
With Mary Dillion recently having taken over as CEO, Foot Locker, Inc. has appointed a new EVP/CCO from within its ranks and hired a new COO to help grow the company and improve operational efficiencies. The New York-based sports retailer also announced, among a few other executive changes, that their ...
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News briefsFESI renews president, elects board
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) held its general assembly at an unusual location, this year’s ISPO Munich, to mark the show’s post-lockdown reopening. At the meeting, FESI reappointed president Neil Narriman for a new three-year term and elected a new board, with representatives from five brands ...
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ArticleWSFGI elects new board of directors
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has elected a new Board of Directors for a three-year term at its General Assembly on Nov. 29, 2022, at ISPO Munich. Andy Rubin, deputy chair Pentland Group Ltd., has been elected the new chair of the board of the WFSGI. ...
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News briefsRoeckl Sports appoints new multisport division head of sales
Source: Roeckl Sports Sascha Degener, Head of Sales Sascha Degener, most recently sales manager in South Germany for the L-Fashion Group, was appointed head of sales in the multisport division of the Munich-based glove specialist Roeckl Sporthandschuhe in September 2022. Degener is in charge of the qualitative ...
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News briefsEppler to replace Høgberg as Odlo CEO
Source: Odlo Daniel Eppler, new Odlo CEO Monte Rosa Sport, owner of the Odlo, Henri-Lloyd and Janus brands, has appointed Daniel Eppler as new CEO of Odlo and Monte Rosa Sport, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Eppler joins the group from Nike, where he currently serves as VP ...
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News briefsFila reorganizes global design and creative teams
Following the global 5-year strategic plan ”Winning together” released in February this year, Fila Holdings Corp. is reorganizing key global teams, announcing a change in marketing and design leadership to strengthen the company’s organizational capabilities. The global design team is led by Torsten Hochstetter, and the new Futura innovation team ...
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News briefsOrthoLite Cirql names sales director in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Source: OrthoLite Juan Cutina U.S.-based insole specialist OrthoLite has introduced Juan Cutina as sales director for its recently launched OrthoLite Cirql division. Cirql – an EVA foam that is plastic-free, recyclable, biodegradable and industrially compostable – is a patented solution for footwear that helps brands and factories ...
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News briefsVon Preen and Storck to remain on Intersport Germany’s board
The supervisory board of Intersport Deutschland eG has extended the contracts of CEO Alexander von Preen and CFO Thomas Storck until 2026. In addition, Frank Geisler is also a member of the management board. Storck was also appointed deputy CEO.
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News briefsRip Curl appoints new wholesale manager for Europe
Rip Curl has promoted Pablo Gutiérrez to wholesale manager for Europe. Gutierrez has been with Rip Curl for nearly 30 years, first as a professional surfer and then in such posts as sales rep, country manager for Spain and country manager for Iberia. Iñigo Iraola, another former professional surfer for ...
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News briefsAdidas appoints new head of retail
Adidas has announced via LinkedIn that the appointment of Andrea Dorigo as senior vice president of global retail will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. Dorigo is currently Estée Lauder’s global retail and commercial director for North America. Prior to joining Estée Lauder in 2018, he was the CEO ...
