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VF Corp. has announced the appointment of Jan Van Mossevelde...
VF Corp. has announced the appointment of Jan Van Mossevelde as vice-president and general manager of Icebreaker for the EMEA region, effective with this coming autumn. He will replace Peter Ottervanger, who has decided to leave the brand to pursue new opportunities. Van Mossevelde joined VF in 2015, and since ...
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The former chief executive officer of the Adidas Group, Herbert...
The former chief executive officer of the Adidas Group, Herbert Hainer, will replace Uli Hoeness as chairman of the supervisory board of the FC Bayern Munich, the company controlling the homonymous football club, according to the business monthly Manager Magazin. Hainer, a passionate supporter of the team, in which Adidas ...
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The supervisory board of the Adidas Group has extended the...
The supervisory board of the Adidas Group has extended the contracts of Karen Parker, the executive board member responsible for human relations, and Harm Ohlmeyer, chief financial officer, for five years to 2025
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Robert Markovitch, a former president or chief executive of Ride,...
Robert Markovitch, a former president or chief executive of Ride, Coleman and K2, has been made interim CEO of CannTrust Holdings, a licensed Canadian producer of medical and recreational cannabis, following an investigation into the non-compliance with health regulations of his predecessor, Peter Aceto
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Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief...
Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief executive. He takes over the role from Paolo Corinaldesi, who has served as Woolrich International's chief executive for the past three years. Saccone joins from VF Corp., where he was most recently vice-president and general manager of the Vans EMEA ...
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Dynafit, a brand belonging to Oberalp, has appointed Silvia Loher...
Dynafit, a brand belonging to Oberalp, has appointed Silvia Loher to the newly created position of international trade marketing manager. Dennis Forte was appointed to the position of e-commerce and digital-marketing manager, replacing Sabrina Raab, who will be on maternity and paternity leave for one year, in June. Loher, 30, was ...
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Freemotion has appointed Apostolos Seintis as sales director for Europe,...
Freemotion has appointed Apostolos Seintis as sales director for Europe, and Leopoldo Torres as sales director for Latin America. Seintis has been hired to drive the growth of the commercial fitness manufacturer in Europe. Freemotion is headquartered in Logan, Utah. Seintis spent 15 years at All Sport, where he helped ...
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VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice...
VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice president and general manager in charge of Vans in the EMEA region, starting in October. He will replace Stefano Saccone, who had taken on the responsibility in April but is instead going to run Woolrich International (see the following article). ...
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Spy has announced that Tony Larson is returning to the...
Spy has announced that Tony Larson is returning to the company as creative director. Larson was part of Spy's branding and artistic direction from 2012 to 2015, which included the launch of the Happy Lens campaign. Earlier in his career, he served as designer and art director for Girl Skateboards ...
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Andreas Rudolf, one of the two managing directors of Sport...
Andreas Rudolf, one of the two managing directors of Sport 2000 Germany, has announced that he will not renew his contract. He has worked for the German buying group for the past 13 years, serving most recently as joint managing director as joint managing director alongside Hans-Hermann Deters, overall manager of ...
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Mark King, a former president of Adidas North America who...
Mark King, a former president of Adidas North America who is now 60 years old, has been made chief executive of Taco Bell, one of the American fast-food chains owned by Yum! Brands
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Helge Mankowski, a former professional football player and up-to-date managing...
Helge Mankowski, a former professional football player and up-to-date managing director at Intersport Voswinkel, has left the executive board of the sports retail chain, which filed for insolvency protection proceedings under its own administration on April 24 and is currently up for sale. In January 2017, Intersport Germany appointed Mankowski as ...
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Nautilus has named James “Jim” Barr IV as its new...
Nautilus has named James “Jim” Barr IV as its new chief executive, effective July 29. He will also join Nautilus' board of directors. Barr is a digital/e-commerce veteran, with 12 years of experience as an executive in Microsoft's online businesses. Most recently, he served as group president at Ritchie Bros., ...
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Life Fitness has made a number of executive appointments. Chris...
Life Fitness has made a number of executive appointments. Chris Clawson has succeeded Jason Worthy as chief executive. Clawson was originally hired by the American gym-equipment brand in 1994 as an executive in product development. He worked there for ten years before departing for Matrix Fitness Systems, where he served ...
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Fischer Ski has appointed a new general manager, Valter Bozzetto,...
Fischer Ski has appointed a new general manager, Valter Bozzetto, for its Fischer Footwear subsidiary in Montebelluna, taking the place of Andrea Carraro. Bozzetto, who has worked for other sporting goods brands, says he was convinced that he could engineer Fischer's alpine and cross-country ski boots in a more updated ...
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The North Face has appointed Tina Rolén as its new...
The North Face has appointed Tina Rolén as its new marketing director for the EMEA region, taking the place of Kathy Hines. Rolén joined VF last September as EMEA marketing director for Vans. Prior to that, she had worked for two years as worldwide marketing director for Haglöfs, the Swedish ...
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Tretorn has appointed a new chief executive, Magnus Månsson, who...
Tretorn has appointed a new chief executive, Magnus Månsson, who worked for the New Wave Group, Nike and Puma before running a Swedish fashion brand, Gina Tricot, in the past two years. He takes over the responsibilities of Joakim Appelqvist and Vasko Markovski, who took over a license for the ...
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PrimaLoft has appointed Jim Frazier as vice-president of global marketing....
PrimaLoft has appointed Jim Frazier as vice-president of global marketing. Frazier has extensive experience in the outdoor apparel sector. Most recently, he served as vice-president of United Sports Brands, the parent company of Nathan Sports, Shock Doctor, McDavid, Cutters and XO Athletic. He previously served as product development director for ...
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Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently...
Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently created position of sales and business development director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Scandinavia. Simultaneously, Perry Laukens was appointed to the newly created position of sales and business director for the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and nine ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of its...
VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of its global supply chain, effective June 1. He replaces Tom Glaser, who has left VF after 18 years to take over the role of chief operations officer at Tapestry, formerly known as Coach Inc. Bailey has spent his entire career in ...
