That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 53
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Fiske rejoins the industry as head of Marquee Brands
Marquee Brands, the parent company of Body Glove, Dakine and various fashion brands, has appointed Neil Fiske as its first chief executive. Sam Porat, managing director of Neuberger Berman, the investment company behind Marquee Brands, noted that Fiske is joining the group with “world-class multi-brand operational experience” and “a track ...
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A single managing director for Derbystar
Andreas Filipovic, one of the two managing directors of Derbystar, has been dismissed from the German team sports company with immediate effect, without any reasons being given. The other managing director, Joachim Böhmer, will remain with the company, taking over Filipovic’s responsibilities in the areas of sales and sponsoring. Derbystar, ...
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ArticleManagement reshuffle at Pentland
In an internal promotion, Chirag Patel is taking the place of Andy Long as chief executive of Pentland Brands, the owner of Berghaus, Canterbury, Ellesse, Speedo and other brands, overseeing a re-shaped executive team. Filling a new role, Long will become next January a director of Pentland Brands’ parent company, ...
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ArticleAmazon’s European chief is stepping down
Xavier Garambois, who has been running Amazon’s European retail operations for the past eight years, is leaving the company. According to The Telegraph, he will be replaced by Jorrit Van der Meulen, Amazon’s vice president for Europe, who has also been in charge of Amazon Devices (Alexa, Vesta, etc.) outside ...
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Li & Fung appoints chief customer officer
Li & Fung of Hong Kong has appointed Deepika Rana to the new post of chief customer officer. A 17-year veteran of at the international sourcing group, Rana will retain the titles of president of supply chain solutions, president of the executive office, and executive vice president and country director ...
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A special director joins Under Armour’s board after a new shareholders’ complaint
Under Armour has announced that Wes Moore, the chief executive of the Robin Hood Foundation, has joined its board of directors. The foundation has distributed more than $3 billion to organizations that address disparities in education, housing, food insecurity and workforce development. Moore, 41, has worked in investment banking and ...
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ArticleIntersport International elects new chairman, sets new goals
Held online in a virtual format, the annual general assembly of Intersport International Corp. (IIC) elected today a Canadian industry veteran, Rick White, as its new chairman. The 61-year-old manager, who is known for his operational efficiency, takes the place of the 65-year-old Jussi Mikkola from Finland, who retired as ...
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Adidas’ former Yeezy boss will work for Shopify
The mystery about the recent departure of the former head of the successful Yeezy business unit at Adidas is solved. Shopify has just announced that Jon Wexler will be joining the global, Canadian-based e-commerce company on Sept. 14 as vice president of its creator and influencer program. As he did ...
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New management for Kesko’s resilient sports unit
Sami Kiiski, a 44-year-old manager who left as chief executive of Halti at the end of July after turning the company around, has taken the leadership of Kesko’s Leisure Trade division, which includes Intersport Finland, the major player in the Finnish sporting goods market. One of his tasks will be ...
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Two prominent Adidas executives quit
Two prominent U.S.-based Adidas executives are leaving at the same time, but an official of the company says the two events are completely unrelated. Jon Wexler, a 20-year veteran of the company who has been leading its Yeezy business unit since last November as vice president and general manager, left ...
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Betterguards has a new CEO
Betterguards Technology – a start-up headquartered in Berlin whose “safety belt for joints” can be incorporated into athletic supports and shoes – has hired Jocelyn Robiot to be its chief executive. The company’s founder, Vinzenz Bichler, is stepping down from the post to become chief technology officer. Robiot has spent ...
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Zalando hires three SVPs
Zalando has promoted an executive and hired two more. Andreas Antrup, who has been with the European internet fashion platform since April 2011, is moving to a new post as senior vice president of advertising. Antrup has been leading a five-year-old department called Zalando Marketing Services (ZMS). Andrew Watts came ...
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Polygiene is reorganizing the management
Polygiene is strengthening its corporate management team due to increased demand for the company’s anti-viral technology, ViralOff. Andreas Holm, who was brought in as a temporary resource during the launch of ViralOff, will assume the position of chief commercial officer on Sept. 1 at the company head office in Malmö, ...
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New chairman for Adidas
Thomas Rabe, 55, has been appointed as the new chairman of Adidas AG’s supervisory board. He succeeds the 76-year-old Igor Landau after 16 years in that position. Rabe became chief financial officer of Bertelsmann in 2006 and was promoted to chief executive of the global media company six years later. ...
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New president for Wolverine
On Sept. 8, Wolverine Worldwide will have a new president and member of the board, Brendan Hoffmann. He brings over 30 years of experience in merchandising, digital marketing and omni-channel retail experiences. Among various stations, he served as president and chief executive of Bon-Ton Stores and Lord & Taylor. Earlier, ...
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Footway replaces Sportamore’s CEO with an integration specialist
Johan Ryding is leaving as chief executive of Sportamore, the Swedish-based online sports retailer, following the company’s acquisition by another Swedish e-tailer, Footway, in the spring, as part of the integration process. Henrik Martin took over his place as interim CEO on Aug. 12. Described as an integration specialist, Martin ...
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Carl Sterner sets up Shimano’s new fishing organization for the Nordics
Shimano has appointed Carl Sterner to build and lead a new sales organization for its fishing tackle products in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway. It will be based in Uppsala, Sweden. Sterner was previously responsible for the hunting and wilderness segment in Sweden at XXL, the big Nordic sporting goods ...
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News briefsPuma appoints Ben Hughes as general manager for UKIB
Source: Puma Ben Hughes Puma has appointed Ben Hughes as general manager for the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Benelux countries (UKIB), with immediate effect. He succeeds Paul Spencer, who moved to the position of regional sales director for Europe at the beginning of July, as previously ...
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Rorsted to head Adidas for another five years
The supervisory board of Adidas has extended Kasper Rorsted’s term as chief executive officer by five years – through July 31, 2026. Rorsted joined the company’s executive board in August 2016 and became CEO two months later. Meanwhile, Thomas Rabe will be moving up from deputy chairman to chairman of ...
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Bogner’s design director resigns
The German trade magazine Textilwirtschaft reports that the German sports fashion label Bogner is once again seeing some movement in its management. Design director Frauke Schelkes will be leaving the company on Oct. 31. According to Bogner, she is leaving at her own request. Schelkes joined the company three years ...
