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News briefsRYU appoints CFO
Vancouver-based sportswear brand RYU Apparel Inc. has hired Robert Lelovic as its new chief financial officer. Lelovic brings two decades of experience building publicly traded companies in various industries, from technology companies in Silicon Valley to the energy sector in Canada’s oil fields and Toronto’s financial district. During his time ...
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Peloton appoints CFO
Peloton Interactive has appointed Liz Coddington as chief financial officer, effective June 13. She succeeds Jill Woodworth, who took the position on a transitional basis as a consultant and resigned earlier this year. Coddington has more than 20 years of finance experience, most recently as VP of finance at Amazon ...
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Meta’s COO steps down
Sheryl Sandberg, who joined in 2008, is stepping down as COO of Facebook’s new incarnation, Meta. CEO Mark Zuckerberg writes in his “Note” of June 1 that rather than “replace Sheryl’s role in our existing structure,” he will be bringing the hitherto separate product and business groups closer together. Sandberg’s ...
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News briefsNew CFO for Pou Sheng
The board of directors of Pou Sheng International (Holdings) Limited announced that Liao Yuang-Whang has resigned as the company’s chief financial officer, effective June 1, as he has relocated to the headquarters of Pou Chen Corporation, a majority shareholder of Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited. Liao will continue to serve ...
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News briefsPolygiene hires Frank Stevens as its first COO
Source: Polygiene Frank Stevens The Swedish Polygiene Group has hired Frank Stevens in the newly created role of chief operating officer, aiming to facilitate scalability and support processes within the company. Stevens is a textile chemicals specialist with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. ...
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ArticleNew Frasers Group CEO reorganizes leadership team
Michael Murray, the new CEO of Frasers Group, posted on LinkedIn on May 31 that five weeks into his tenure, part of his commitment is to “get the right people on board, to lead Frasers Group into the future and build on our solid foundations.” According to the posting (there ...
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News briefsNew HR and sustainability director at Stadium
Source: Stadium Ida Törneke, new HR and sustainability director at Stadium Ida Törneke will join Stadium, Sweden’s largest sports and sports fashion retail chain, as the new HR and sustainability director on Aug. 15, 2022. She has more than 15 years of experience in HR, the last ...
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News briefsJD separates roles of chair and CEO
U.K.-based JD Sports Fashion announced that as a result of an ongoing review of its internal corporate governance and control, it has decided to accelerate the separation of the roles of chairman and chief executive officer announced last year. As a result, Peter Cowgill, executive chairman since 2004, will step ...
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News briefsMammut has found a new CEO
Source: Mammut Heiko Schäfer Mammut Sports Group AG has appointed Heiko Schäfer as its new CEO, effective Sept. 1, 2022. For Schäfer, who previously served as chief operating officer of Hugo Boss AG, Mammut represents a return to the world of sporting goods as he worked in ...
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ArticleFrisk to step down from all positions at Under Armour
Nearing the completion of a multi-year, $525 to $550 million restructuring, and 10 days after disclosing that short-term challenges will impact its sales, profitability, and margins for much of 2022, Under Armour late on May 18 appointed Colin Browne as its interim president and CEO, effective June 1. On that ...
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News briefsNike’s diversity chief to leave the company
The Financial Times reports that Felicia Mayo, who has served as Nike’s chief talent, diversity and culture officer since July 2020, will leave the company at the end of July 2022. Mayo joined Nike from Tesla in 2019. She succeeded Kellie Leonard, the company’s first-ever diversity and inclusion director, in ...
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News briefsNew brand director at Chiemsee
Source: Chiemsee GmbH & Co. KG Alexander Timmers With immediate effect, Chiemsee has a new brand director in Alexander Timmers. He succeeds Lutz Mai, who is leaving the company at his own request at the end of June. Timmers has many years of experience in sales, marketing ...
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JD Sports continues to strengthen its board
JD Sports Fashion has appointed Suzi Williams as a non-executive director, effective May 16. Williams has spent thirty years leading global consumer brands and businesses for blue-chip companies, including Procter & Gamble, Orange and the BBC. As chief marketing officer of BT Group, she led the transformational London 2012 Olympics ...
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ArticleWibe to step down as chief executive of XXL
Source: XXL ASA Pål Wibe, CEO XXL ASA The board of Nordic sports retailer XXL ASA and Pål Wibe agreed on May 13 that the latter will step down as CEO on Sept. 1 of this year. The Norwegian Sports Industry Association wrote in a statement that ...
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News briefsStockX appoints chief impact officer
Source: StockX Damien Hooper-Campbell, CIO at StockX Vintage sneaker and other collectibles auction platform StockX has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of its first-ever chief impact officer, Damien Hooper-Campbell. He will report directly to CEO Scott Cutler and oversee key functional areas, including Diversity, Equity ...
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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 ...