That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 64
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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, ...
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On Aug. 12, Anton Magnusson became managing director of Hestra-Handsken...
On Aug. 12, Anton Magnusson became managing director of Hestra-Handsken and Martin Magnusson & Co. He has been working for the Swedish family-owned glove maker since 2013, with oversight of its factories in various parts of the world. He was notably managing director of the factory in Hungary and recently ...
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Günter Althaus, the 51-year-old German executive who has been the...
Günter Althaus, the 51-year-old German executive who has been the chief executive of the ANWR Group for the past ten years, has informed the board of directors that he will not renew his contract after it expires at the beginning of 2021, as he is envisaging new professional challenges. ANWR ...
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Altra, the running brand recently acquired by VF Corp., has...
Altra, the running brand recently acquired by VF Corp., has hired Andrew Conley as its director of global product. Conley has spent his entire career in running shoes. He was most recently with Hoka One One, helping to expand the women's line and overseeing the launch of the Carbon X ...
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Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has...
Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has appointed Ivo van Ierland Fred Gregarek to the recently created position of sales manager for Central Europe. For the past five years, the 42-year-old Gregarek has been sales manager for Germany and Austria at Toms. He has also worked in ...
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Armada Skis, the American manufacturer of ski gear and apparel...
Armada Skis, the American manufacturer of ski gear and apparel acquired by Amer Sports two years ago, has appointed Matt Rihm as director of product & innovation. Rihm will be laying out the global product roadmap and design strategy; heading up all R&D, product development, manufacturing and operations; and coordinating ...
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Milliken & Co. has appointed Chad McAllister as president of...
Milliken & Co. has appointed Chad McAllister as president of its Performance & Protective Textiles division, which includes the Polartec brand
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Julbo has appointed Stefano Finazzi as its new country manager...
Julbo has appointed Stefano Finazzi as its new country manager for Italy, where the French company took over the distribution in April. He worked previously for an Italian importer of sports products, Socrep. He then took care of the Italian market for two of Oberalp's brands, Dynafit and Pomoca, before ...
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Canada Goose has appointed Woody Blackford to oversee global design...
Canada Goose has appointed Woody Blackford to oversee global design and merchandising, with a focus on category expansion and innovation, as the company is considering opportunities in new product categories, including footwear. Blackford will join Canada Goose this autumn as executive vice-president of design and merchandising. He has more than ...
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Prana has appointed Marcie Peters as vice-president of global sales....
Prana has appointed Marcie Peters as vice-president of global sales. Peters has 20 years of sales and leadership experience in the wholesale apparel, footwear and accessories sectors. Before joining the American brand owned by Columbia Sportswear, she served as director of department store sales at Under Armour. Prior to that, ...
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Emma Stjernlöf will be taking charge of Röhnisch Sportswear as...
Emma Stjernlöf will be taking charge of Röhnisch Sportswear as chief executive in 2020. She will be replacing Fredrik Röhnisch, who is relinquishing his operational duties after 19 years with the Swedish sports apparel company, nine of them as CEO. He will remain a partner and board member. Stjernlöf has ...
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Lennart Mauritzson will be stepping down as chief financial officer...
Lennart Mauritzson will be stepping down as chief financial officer of the Thule Group, giving six months' notice from August. He has accepted the post of chief executive at Backahill, a privately owned family company in Ängelholm, Sweden. Mauritzson, who will soon have been with the company for eight years, ...
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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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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 ...
