That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 61
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Stephan Drake, who founded DPS Skis together with Peter Turner...
Stephan Drake, who founded DPS Skis together with Peter Turner in 2005, left the company this fall. Now serving as president and chief executive is Alex Adema, who has been the chief operating officer of the Utah-based ski company since 2015. The reasons for Drake's departure from the company have ...
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Ulrik Schultz will resign at the end of this year...
Ulrik Schultz will resign at the end of this year as chief executive of Bonvita, the Danish distributor, which also owns the growing Bundgaard label of children's shoes. The group's chief commercial officer and main owner, Herik Hammer, will become the new CEO. He will also take over the management ...
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Lululemon has announced that Stuart Haselden, chief operating officer and...
Lululemon has announced that Stuart Haselden, chief operating officer and executive vice-president, will leave the company on Jan. 10, 2020. Haselden joined Lululemon in 2015 as chief financial officer. He will become the chief executive of Away, an American lifestyle-oriented travel luggage start-up. Lululemon said the regional heads of the ...
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Chuck Ponthier has been appointed by VF Corp. as the...
Chuck Ponthier has been appointed by VF Corp. as the new senior director of sales for Altra, the brand of running shoes that it recently acquired. He is described as an experienced executive who has been in charge of sales strategy at major global brands, including Toms, where he served ...
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England Golf has appointed Jeremy Tomlinson, previously vice-president and managing...
England Golf has appointed Jeremy Tomlinson, previously vice-president and managing director of Acushnet Europe and a founding director of jamgolf.com, as its new chief executive
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Archroma, the Swiss producer of chemicals and dyes, has made...
Archroma, the Swiss producer of chemicals and dyes, has made Heike van de Kerkhof its chief executive. She is replacing Alexander Wessels, the founding CEO, who is becoming both vice chairman of the board and a senior adviser to the company's owner, SK Capital. The latter acquired the textile chemicals, ...
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Lem Helmets has hired Ken Baker, previously at Bell Helmets...
Lem Helmets has hired Ken Baker, previously at Bell Helmets and Giro, as global product manager
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Sarah Bany has resigned from Columbia Sportswear, where she was...
Sarah Bany has resigned from Columbia Sportswear, where she was a member of the board of directors, in order to administer the estate of her late mother, the company's long-time leader, Gert Boyle
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Bogner is making several new changes at the top management...
Bogner is making several new changes at the top management level and in the supervisory board. The German company will now be managed under the oversight of a trust company. Arndt Geiwitz, managing partner of a law firm, SGP Schneider Geiwitz & Partner, will take over the shareholders' role from ...
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Pelican International, the maker of stand-up paddleboards, canoes, kayaks, pedal...
Pelican International, the maker of stand-up paddleboards, canoes, kayaks, pedal boats and fishing boats, based in Quebec, has appointed Danick Lavoie as its new chief executive. Lavoie brings 20 years of broad management experience in the U.S. and Canada. During his career, he has held senior roles in the areas ...
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Hannes Rumer, chief financial officer at Intersport Germany, will leave...
Hannes Rumer, chief financial officer at Intersport Germany, will leave the company at the end of March 2020. He will be taking on new professional challenges. Rumer joined Intersport in November 2015 and was responsible for finances, IT, supply chain and participation management. He played an important part in the ...
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Marker Dalbello Völkl has promoted Greg Trip to president of...
Marker Dalbello Völkl has promoted Greg Trip to president of its U.S. subsidiary. The appointment follows the recent retirement of Mike Noonan, the long-time president of the subsidiary. Grip most recently served as vice-resident of sales for Marker Dalbello Völkl's U.S. subsidiary.
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After a 10-year stint, Günter Althaus, 51, will be stepping...
After a 10-year stint, Günter Althaus, 51, will be stepping down as chief executive of the ANWR Group, earlier than planned on Nov. 30 for personal reasons. He had informed the German buying group's board of directors in August that he would not renew his contract after it expires at ...
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Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods...
Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods stores operating under banners such as Schuhhaus Dielmann and Sporthaus Robert Hübner, has appointed a retail expert, Manuel Farrokh, as its new executive manager, responsible for project and risk management. In his new role, he will work closely with the ...
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Nike has added Thasunda Brown Duckett, the chief executive of...
Nike has added Thasunda Brown Duckett, the chief executive of Chase consumer banking, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., to its board of directors
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Hi-Tec Sport South Africa will welcome Gary de Vogel as...
Hi-Tec Sport South Africa will welcome Gary de Vogel as its new chief executive in December. The current CEO, Mickey Mallet, will depart to pursue new property-development projects. Mallet has worked for High-Tec for 28 years, holding the CEO position for 15 years. De Vogel has a strong financial background, ...
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Vista Outdoor has announced the promotion of four new executive...
Vista Outdoor has announced the promotion of four new executive officers to its corporate leadership team. Brad Crandell will become chief human resources officer; Mark Kowalski will be the company's controller and chief accounting officer; Dylan Ramsey will be vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary; and Kelly Reisdorf will ...
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Intersport CCS, the Spanish master licensee of Intersport, has appointed...
Intersport CCS, the Spanish master licensee of Intersport, has appointed Xavier Alomar to the post of chief executive. In doing so, it has eliminated the post of managing director, whose former, long-time holder, Ignasi Puig, has accordingly been promoted to chairman and legal representative of the buying group. Puig remains ...
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Woolrich International has appointed two new executives, recruiting them from...
Woolrich International has appointed two new executives, recruiting them from VF Corp. Federico Manno will serve as general manager of global direct-to-consumer and digital key accounts, and Gaetano Coccopalmeri as export sales director. Both roles are new. Stefano Saccone, another former executive of VF, became chief executive of Woolrich last ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Pierre Drui as its new director...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Pierre Drui as its new director for Western Europe for the Columbia and Sorel brands. Drui, who has worked for the group for the last 14 years, served most recently as apparel sales manager for Columbia in Europe. Meanwhile, the company has named Bruno Moalic as ...
