That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 48
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Arc’teryx appoints Karl Aaker as brand vice president
Arc’teryx Equipment, the Canadian sports brand inherited by Anta Sports Products and other interests through their investment in Amer Sports in 2019, announced the appointment of Karl Aaker to the role of VP brand, effective immediately. In his new role, Aaker will be responsible for leading the global brand strategy, ...
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Rip Curl CEO steps up to lead Kathmandu Group
Kathmandu Holdings has appointed the CEO of the Rip Curl brand, Michael Daly, to head the whole group, which includes the Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz brands. Daly replaces the former CEO and managing director, Xavier Simonet, who left the company on April 9 to take the helm at the ...
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Management reshuffle at Sequential Brands Group
William Sweedler has resigned as executive chairman of the struggling Sequential Brands Group, which has been granted a waiver on its credit covenant defaults until June 7. He had taken the place of the former CEO, David Conn, after his departure in autumn. The board of directors has elected one ...
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Angling Direct’s former CEO, Darren Bailey, is leaving
Darren Bailey, the former CEO and managing director of Angling Direct, is leaving the company. Bailey, who moved from CEO to non-executive director in 2019, informed the board that he would not stand for re-election at the May 11 annual meeting. He has been with the leading British online and ...
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Shankland to stay with Adidas until 2027
Adidas’ executive board has extended the appointment of Martin Shankland as a member of the company’s executive board, responsible for global operations, for an additional five years, making his contract run until 2027. He has been an executive board member since 2019, playing a key role in the areas of ...
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News briefsPuma has a new marketing head for Europe
Puma has made Benoît Menard its regional marketing manager for Europe. He will be working out of the Puma group’s headquarters in the Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach. Menard has been with the company since 2018, having previously spent five years with Adidas and another five with a French TV channel, ...
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ArticleFormer ISPO chief quits Boardriders
Peter Knoll, a former manager of the ISPO trade show in Munich, has left Boardriders, where he was most recently general manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The 55-year-old executive says his departure was mutually agreed due to differing views on organizational and strategic changes within the company. His position ...
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No change planned in JD’s top management
In response to our inquiry, a spokesman for JD Sports Fashion denied a report in The Sunday Times that Peter Cowgill, the company’s dynamic executive chairman and CEO, was planning to step down from its day-to-day functions, hiring a CEO to help manage the group’s growing range of operations. He ...
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ArticleMarkus Hefter leaves ISPO
After working for Messe München for 18 years, Markus Hefter has left the company, where he held the position of exhibition director for the ISPO Munich and OutDoor by ISPO trade shows, apparently to pursue a new opportunity with a yet unnamed Swedish company later in September. We understand that ...
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Andy Long replaces Andy Rubin on JD’s board
JD Sports Fashion has announced the departure of Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, as a non-executive director of the retailer, which is controlled by the Pentland Group with a stake of 51.9 percent. He was replaced on May 6 by Andy Long, an executive director of Pentland Group that ...
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New HR director for Lacoste’s parent
MF Brands, the holding company of Lacoste, Tecnifibre, Aigle, Gant and The Kooples, has hired Gaelle Petit-Perrin as director of human resources, starting on May 10. After spending more than eight years inside the Rocher beauty and fashion group, where she ran its digital marketing operations, she joined Russel Reynolds ...
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ArticleTwo new members on Puma’s executive board
Puma has promoted two executives to its board of management, effective June 1, to oversee the company’s finances and sales. Taking the place of Michael Lämmermann, Hubert Hinterseher has been promoted to the role of chief financial officer. Lämmermann, 59, has decided to retire after 28 years with the company ...
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ArticleMathias Boenke will lead New Balance EMEA
Returning to New Balance after a dynamic journey on the other side of the fence at Intersport, Mathias Boenke has been appointed as senior vice president of the American sports brand for the EMEA region, starting in June. Based at New Balance EMEA’s office in Amsterdam, he will take the ...
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Former Gore associate will run Bloom foams
Chuck Mason has left W.L. Gore & Associates after nearly three years to become president and CEO of Algix, the parent company of Bloom Sustainable Materials, whose sustainable cushioning foams are used by a dozen industry brands including Adidas, Puma, Billabong, Merrell and Oboz. Mason, who also worked for Burton, ...
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Burton creates a new chief business officer role
Source: Burton Elysa Walk Burton Snowboards has promoted Elysa Walk, previously senior vice president for the Americas & International, to be the company’s first ”chief business officer.” In her new role, Walk will oversee the company’s direct-to-consumer and wholesale channels, regional marketing, finance and operations on a ...
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Nike veteran to lead Amazon's live sports marketing
Marc Patrick has been appointed global head of sports marketing for Amazon Prime Video. Patrick, who was most recently senior vice-president of marketing at Beyond Meat, previously spent two decades at Nike, where he served as head of brand marketing for golf, tennis, baseball, athletic training, skateboarding and football. In ...
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New CFO for Champion’s parent
Hanesbrands, the parent company of Champion, has hired a new chief financial, Michael Dastugue, who previously served in a similar position at Walmart and J.C. Penney. He will report to the group’s new CEO, Steve Bratspies, as he is implementing a new “Full Potential” strategic restructuring plan, which calls for ...
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Columbia creates leadership position for omni-planning & fulfillment
Columbia Sportswear announced the appointment of Emily Rompala to senior vice president for omni-planning & fulfillment operations. In this newly created position, Rompala will lead the global omni-planning team for all brands – Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and prAna – and all channels, and drive the company’s ongoing omni-planning processes ...
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News briefsVF Corp. appoints new CFO
Source: VF Corp. Matt Puckett VF Corp. has promoted Matt Puckett to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer, reporting to VF’s CEO, Steve Rendle, and serving on the company’s executive leadership team. Puckett joined VF in 2001 as a senior accountant in the ...
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New global marketing manager for Vans
Vans has appointed Kristin Harrer as chief marketing officer. Described by the company as a “true brand expert in digital and direct to consumer experiences,” Harrer held senior marketing positions in the last four years at Samsung Electronics and the Dollar Shave Club of Los Angeles. Prior to that, she ...
