That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 64
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Lacoste has promoted Marco Dippe to chief executive for Europe,...
Lacoste has promoted Marco Dippe to chief executive for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and global travel retail. He was previously CEO of Central and Northern Europe. Over the past three years, Dippe has been repositioning Lacoste in Europe. He helped consolidate the management of the German, Austrian, ...
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Timo Perschke, the founder and chief executive of Pyua, left...
Timo Perschke, the founder and chief executive of Pyua, left the German company on Sept. 1. His departure took place a few weeks after some of the company's retail partners expressed concerns about the planned sale of its products on the web store of Tchibo, a Hamburg-based retail chain known ...
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Jens Werner is stepping down as creative director of J....
Jens Werner is stepping down as creative director of J. Lindeberg after not quite two years. The post was created for him in December 2017 and included oversight of the Swedish brand's fashion and sports sections. At the time, Werner was a director of design at the company, working on ...
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A former professional snowboarder, David Pitschi, has joined the Nidecker...
A former professional snowboarder, David Pitschi, has joined the Nidecker Group as brand manager for its Yes snowboards subsidiary. He will be working with one of the brand's ambassadors, Alex Warburton, and with its owners, David Carrier-Porcheron, Romain de Marchi and Jan Petter Solberg. Warburton will be retaining the post ...
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Marty Pomfry, a former executive of Nike and Fossil, has...
Marty Pomfry, a former executive of Nike and Fossil, has been appointed by Patagonia as general manager of its Japanese subsidiary
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Jack Wolfskin, which was recently acquired by Callaway Golf Co....
Jack Wolfskin, which was recently acquired by Callaway Golf Co. at the end of last year, has appointed Diana Seung as general manager for its North American subsidiary in Salt Lake City. She was previously executive vice president of merchandising at Backcountry.com. She also worked as vice president of e-commerce ...
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Frank van Ven has returned to Life Fitness, after a...
Frank van Ven has returned to Life Fitness, after a brief stint at Asics, to become vice president of international sales. He had been with Life Fitness for 23 years, running its international business. Tim McCarthy has also come back to Life Fitness, which was recently spun off by Brunswick ...
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Marie Ahlstrand has been made sales manager of Daily Sports....
Marie Ahlstrand has been made sales manager of Daily Sports. She previously served as a business export manager at another Swedish golfwear brand, Röhnisch. Daily Sports had annual turnover of around 80 million Swedish kronor (€7.5m-$8.2m), a quarter of that from Sweden.
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Targeting international expansion, Pentland Brands announced a new executive team...
Targeting international expansion, Pentland Brands announced a new executive team structure today. Richard Newcombe, who is now in charge of the group's footwear division, will add the responsibility of president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) across the whole brand portfolio, which includes Berghaus, Ellesse and Speedo, among ...
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The Hohenstein Group has announced Lutz Lehmann as chief executive...
The Hohenstein Group has announced Lutz Lehmann as chief executive of global strategies. In his new role, he will directly oversee Hohenstein's sales, marketing and business-development teams. For the past eight years, Lehmann served as chief executive of Hermes Hansecontrol Group. Prior to Hansecontrol, he held various roles at TÜV ...
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Kosaka Takeshi, a former chief operating officer, has been appointed...
Kosaka Takeshi, a former chief operating officer, has been appointed as chief executive of Li-Ning Company alongside its founder, Li Ning. He will focus on operations and the supply chain, where the Chinese company has encountered some difficulties.
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Garneau has appointed Claude Loblond as business development director for...
Garneau has appointed Claude Loblond as business development director for Europe and the Middle East. The manager is joining the Canadian cycling company with more than 30 years of experience in the cycling industry and the sporting goods industry in general. He was most recently global vice president of sales ...
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Lacoste has appointed Catherine Spindler as executive vice-president of marketing...
Lacoste has appointed Catherine Spindler as executive vice-president of marketing and branding, and Jean-Louis Delamarre as executive vice-president of markets and distribution. Spindler was most recently vice-president of customer experience at GM France. She started her career at LVMH, and has held various marketing and communication roles at Yves Rocher. ...
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StockX has appointed Deena Bahri as its first chief marketing...
StockX has appointed Deena Bahri as its first chief marketing officer to oversee the marketing, content and design teams as well as the overarching consumer-facing strategy for the Detroit-based online sneaker retailer
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Matthieu Bazil has taken over as chief executive officer at...
Matthieu Bazil has taken over as chief executive officer at Aqua Lung. The new CEO comes with experience from Fox Racing, Oxbow and Boardriders, with leadership roles at DC Shoes and Quiksilver and key account management at Adidas. Based at the watersports equipment maker's offices in Carros, France, the self-professed ...
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Futbol Emotion, one of Spain's top retail chains for the...
Futbol Emotion, one of Spain's top retail chains for the sport of football, has named Iván Abad Iglesias as its chief executive. The appointment took effect on Sept. 2. Javier Sánchez Broto – the chain's founder and a former professional football player, with the Real Zaragoza, Villareal, Málaga, Airdie, Celtic, ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of...
Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of global brand manager of Merrell, the largest brand in its portfolio. He replaces Sue Rechner, who is leaving the company after two years in the post. Hufnagel is a 10-year veteran of the American group. Among other roles, he served ...
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NHS, the skateboard company, has promoted Jeff Kendall to president...
NHS, the skateboard company, has promoted Jeff Kendall to president and chief marketing officer. He will continue to oversee sales, marketing and branding, as he has done for the past 12 years as vice president. During his career in professional skateboarding, which lasted from 1986 to 1992, Kendall was sponsored ...
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Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution,...
Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution, sales and marketing operations. Parcel took on the role at Sportalm on Sept. 2. The former VF Corp. manager oversaw the American group's outdoor label Napapijri in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Dorel Sports has modified the marketing team that oversees the...
Dorel Sports has modified the marketing team that oversees the cycling brands Cannondale, GT and Fabric, promoting Nick Larsen to the position of vice president of global creative and Dennis Kim to vice president of global marketing. Larsen has spent the past 18 months setting a new course for Cannondale, ...
