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Recommerce specialist Trove has a new CEO
Trove, the California-based branded e-commerce specialist that counts Allbirds, Lululemon, Patagonia, Arc’teryx and REI among its clients, announced that its president, Gayle Tait, who has also been a company board member since January 2021, was promoted to CEO. Andy Ruben, who has served as CEO since the company’s launch in ...
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News briefsHéloïse Temple-Boyer is new chairwoman of Puma’s supervisory board
Source: Puma Héloïse Temple-Boyer Puma has elected Héloïse Temple-Boyer as the new chairwoman of its supervisory board. The financial expert succeeds Jean-François Palus, who will remain on the board for an orderly handover. Palus had held the position since 2007. Temple-Boyer has been on the board since ...
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News briefsLeFebvre takes over as HanesBrands’ president of global activewear
HanesBrands, the owner of the Champion brand, has appointed Vanessa LeFebvre as president of global activewear. In this role, LeFebvre will be responsible for the planned growth of Champion, focusing on product innovation, key markets and new distribution channels. She joins the group from Adidas, where she has been senior ...
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News briefsCasall hires new CMO
According to Sportfack, Casall, the Swedish fitness and yoga apparel brand, has seen a 21 percent increase in sales in 2020/2021. Now the company is continuing its growth and announced that it is heading for another record year, with key growth markets said to be Norway, Spain and the DACH ...
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News briefsNike names new accounting officer
Nike appointed Johanna Nielsen to replace Chis Abston as the company’s principal accounting officer, effective Oct. 7. Abston is set to retire a day earlier. Nielsen joined Nike as senior director of finance, strategy, and operations in 2017. She is set to become the company’s VP of controlling on May ...
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News briefsSpinnova appoints Allan Andersen as chief sales officer
The Finnish company Spinnova is underlining its growth ambitions with the onboarding of Allan Andersen as chief sales officer and a member of the management team. According to a company release, the position is newly created and will play an essential role in supporting Spinnova’s growth and scaling. Andersen started ...
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Gordini expands sales and marketing team
Gordini has appointed Hanna Reichel, formerly in charge of its product strategy, as its new social and environmental impact director. Additionally, the Essex Junction, Vermont, company that specializes in cold-weather gear, has expanded its sales and marketing teams. Brett Wagenheim is Gordini’s marketing communications director, and Denver-based Adventure Labworks is ...
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Internal promotions at K-Swiss
K-Swiss Global Brands (KSGB) has promoted Scott Boulton to global vice-president of trend and energy, a newly formed position. Additionally, Allison Bennett has been promoted to brand director of Palladium in the Americas region. Boulton served most recently as director of product and energy. He has more than 22 years ...
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ArticleNew Frasers CEO receives £21m up front
On May 1, Michael Murray, 32, accepted not only the reins of Frasers Group, becoming its new CEO, but also an up-front cash payment of about £21 million (€25m). The sum stems from Frasers’ deal with Murray’s firm, MM Prop Consultancy, which is entitled to as much as a quarter ...
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News briefsJordan appoints Shannon Watkins as CMO
Source: Jordan Brand at Nike Shannon Watkins, CMO Jordan Brand Shannon Watkins is Jordan Brand’s new chief marketing officer, succeeding Sean Tresvant, who has left to join Taco Bell as global chief brand officer. The former director of brand and marketing for U.S. insurance company Aflac Inc. ...
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News briefsNew operational manager for Therm-ic and Sidas at STC for German-speaking countries
Source: STC Distribution GmbH Markus Haid, new operational manager for Therm-ic and Sidas, DACH Since March 1, Katharina Spar has joined marketing manager Jan Otto as junior marketing manager at the Austrian company STC Distribution GmbH, which is responsible for sales of the Sidas and Therm-ic brands ...
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ArticleOrtholite hires chief brand officer
Source: Ortholite Kristin Kohler Burrows U.S. insole specialist OrthoLite has hired Kristin Kohler Burrows as its new chief brand officer, a newly created position. Burrows joins the OrthoLite and Cirql teams with experience at footwear brands including Converse, Keds, Adidas, Fila and G.H. Bass, and was most ...
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Stravito hires key executives, accelerates expansion
Stravito, an AI-powered platform for businesses that democratizes access to market research, continues to expand its global leadership team following its $14.6 million Series A financing last fall. Stravito has appointed Laura Lockley as VP of customer success and Will Gardiner as VP of marketing. These appointments will help Stravito ...
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FIFA appoints new director of member associations for Europe
FIFA has announced the appointment of Elkhan Mammadov as director member associations Europe, effective May 1. Mammadov, who is currently the executive vice-president of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA), will assume the role vacated by Nodar Akhalkatsi, who has been named FIFA director of strategic projects and ...
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News briefsIIC elects CEO of Intersport Finland to board of management
Source: Intersport Sami Kiiski, CEO Intersport Finland and Member of the IIC Board of Management The shareholders of Intersport International Corporation (IIC) have unanimously elected Sami Kiiski, CEO of Intersport Finland, to the IIC board of management during an extraordinary general meeting of the IIC shareholders. Kiiski ...
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News briefsAdidas India brings on new brand director from Reebok
Kanika Nijhawan is the new brand director at Adidas’ Indian head office near New Delhi. She previously spent seven years at Reebok, first as head of marketing and most recently as brand director of retail and e-commerce for India. Before that, she had worked with brands such as Walmart, HT ...
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News briefsNew Vice President and General Manager for The Athlete’s Foot EMEA
The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) has appointed Romano Cinelli as its new vice president and general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The seasoned executive brings over 25 years of global growth experience in premium brands, sports and retail management. Cinelli will be responsible for managing the business’s day-to-day ...
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News briefsCrocs appoints Deanna Bratter as vice president and global head of sustainability
Source: Crocs Deanna Bratter Following Crocs’ announcement of its ambitious sustainability strategy in July 2021, under which it aims to achieve a net-zero footprint by 2030 and become a more sustainable brand overall, the company has now announced that Deanna Bratter has joined the company as vice ...
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News briefsAdidas names VP for Southern Europe
Adidas appointed Arnaud Jeangirard as vice president for Southern European markets (France, Italy and the Iberian Peninsula) earlier last month. Jeangirard has been with Adidas since 2016, first as director of the Adidas Originals, Yeezy and action sports in Dubai and then as the brand’s vice president for emerging markets. ...
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News briefsNike hires VP of digital design
Nike has hired Dantley Davis, previously chief design officer at Twitter, as VP of digital design. Davis is a tech industry veteran, having served as director of product design at Facebook (2016-2019), design director at Netflix (2009-2016), and product designer at PayPal, SAP, Yahoo and other companies. Nike’s move can ...
