That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 61
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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 ...
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Fifa has appointed Arsène Wenger, the French football manager who...
Fifa has appointed Arsène Wenger, the French football manager who was Arsenal's manager from 1996 to 2018, as the organization's chief of global football development
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ArticleHaglöfs chief is now running Asics EMEA
Carsten Unbehaun, the German-born executive who became the chief executive of Haglöfs at the beginning of 2018, returned to the European subsidiary of the brand’s Japanese parent company, Asics Corp., as its new chief executive on Nov. 20. Unbehaun will continue to run Haglöfs until a successor is found.
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Paul Batsch has returned to Salomon as brand manager of...
Paul Batsch has returned to Salomon as brand manager of its snowboard division, after working for Scott Sports as product manager and in marketing. Batsch already worked for Salomon as an intern six years ago. He reports to Jeremy Joire, business unit director for Salomon Snowboards.
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The New Wave Group of Sweden, parent company of Craft...
The New Wave Group of Sweden, parent company of Craft and many other apparel brands, has appointed Yann Guinand as account manager for its Craft brand. Guinand, who has a lot of experience in the Swiss sporting goods industry, will be reporting directly to Urs Strahm, brand director of Craft ...
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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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Mike Kerbage, 35, joined Sport 2000 International in September in...
Mike Kerbage, 35, joined Sport 2000 International in September in the new position of marketing manager. In addition to serving as the nexus between Sport 2000 countries and Sport 2000 International, Kerbage has taken charge of international brand management, brand development and brand communications. He is also developing Sport 2000's ...
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Dahu, the Swiss brand of ski boots recently acquired by...
Dahu, the Swiss brand of ski boots recently acquired by the Swiss company NB NewBoots, has engaged Progression Brands Group (PGB), the Minnesota-based equity investment and operating company, as its global operating partner. As a part of the partnership, PGB has appointed Clark Gundlach as executive director of Dahu and ...
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Polygiene, the Swedish anti-odor technology provider, has appointed Nina Forsvall,...
Polygiene, the Swedish anti-odor technology provider, has appointed Nina Forsvall, previously of Bühler Nordic, as its new chief financial officer
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Sigma Sports, the German specialist in sports electronics, has appointed...
Sigma Sports, the German specialist in sports electronics, has appointed Thomas Seifert as general manager, responsible for sales, marketing, finances and administration. Until the end of 2017, Seifert worked for four years as chief executive for Polar Electro Germany, responsible for the Finnish company's business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ...
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Gore Wear appointed Erman Aykurt to the position of creative...
Gore Wear appointed Erman Aykurt to the position of creative lead on Nov. 1. The 46-year-old was previously a creative director for Puma's sportstyle division. His successor at Puma has not yet been announced. Aykurt has spent the past 20 years in the sporting goods business, working for such companies ...
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Julbo has appointed Stéphanie Dugas as its new marketing director,...
Julbo has appointed Stéphanie Dugas as its new marketing director, replacing Benjamin Thaller who left a few months ago to become the managing director of Outdoor Sports Valley, the French cluster of outdoor companies. Dugas spent the last 20 years at Nikon Corporation, starting as product manager in France before ...
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Julbo has appointed Erhard Kappel as its new sales manager...
Julbo has appointed Erhard Kappel as its new sales manager for Germany. Kappel has worked at Julbo since 2012, initially as account manager and from 2016 as key account manager Germany. In his new position, he will be responsible for Julbo's sales team in Germany and brand development in the ...
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Hervis Sport, one of the major Austrian sporting goods chains,...
Hervis Sport, one of the major Austrian sporting goods chains, with operations in various East European countries, appointed Werner Weber as its new chief executive on Nov. 1. Until June, Weber was chief executive of Leder & Schuh, the Austrian parent company of the Humanic and Shoe4You retail chains, with ...
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Trek Bicycle has promoted Harald Schmiedel from sales director for...
Trek Bicycle has promoted Harald Schmiedel from sales director for Europe to vice president for Europe. He is replacing Malcolm Davies, who is due to retire at the end of this year and will in the meantime oversee the retail department. Schmiedel has been with Trek since 2003, when he ...