That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 68
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Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German...
Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German sales team by hiring Christoph Schröder. The 30-year-old was most recently sales manager for Northern Germany at Kübler Sport. Also, Karolin Krohn will strengthen the marketing team at Craghoppers' European headquarters in Hamburg under the leadership of Oliver Robens. The ...
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John C. Lechleiter – the former chairman, president and chief...
John C. Lechleiter – the former chairman, president and chief executive of the pharmaceuticals company Eli Lilly – will not be standing for re-election to Nike's board of directors at the annual shareholders' meeting in September, although he will continue to serve until then. Lechleiter will be yielding his chairmanship ...
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Wilco Prins is leaving as chief executive of Rip Curl...
Wilco Prins is leaving as chief executive of Rip Curl Europe. His responsibilities will be taken over by Matthieu Lefin, the brand's head of group operations, who is already based in France. Lefin will continue to report to Michael Daly, the chief executive of the company. Prins first joined Rip ...
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Scott Dunlap will be the new general manager of Runtastic,...
Scott Dunlap will be the new general manager of Runtastic, the Austrian-based fitness tracking system owned by Adidas, as of May 27. He will be working out of the company's head office in Linz alongside Mathis Gerkensmeyer, vice president of finance and operations, and two of the company's founders, Alfred ...
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Saucony has named Shawn M. Hoy vice president of global...
Saucony has named Shawn M. Hoy vice president of global product. He will be in charge of design, development and strategy for the brand's footwear and apparel, which has not been performing well lately, especially in the U.S. Hoy reports to Anne Cavassa, who was appointed by Wolverine Worldwide as ...
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Nixon, the American brand of watches and accessories, has appointed...
Nixon, the American brand of watches and accessories, has appointed Tom “TK” Kattus to the post of global brand sales director for Adidas Watches. Kattus has just spent ten years as general manager and chief operating officer at Campagnolo North America, the manufacturer of bicycle components. Before that he was ...
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Storm Care Solutions of the U.K., which produces aftermarket waterproofing...
Storm Care Solutions of the U.K., which produces aftermarket waterproofing and cleaning fluids, has appointed Lauren Kirk to the post of export sales manager. The appointment follows a company-wide rebranding and recent distribution deals for Germany, Austria, the Benelux countries, Chile and the U.S. Kirk's experience includes posts at Terra ...
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Unifi has announced that Kevin Hall has stepped down as...
Unifi has announced that Kevin Hall has stepped down as chief executive and company director. Albert Carey has been named as the new executive chairman of the U.S. yarn manufacturer, effective April 1, while Thomas Caudle is the new principal executive officer, with immediate effect.
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Shimano has announced that Satoshi Yuasa has stepped down from...
Shimano has announced that Satoshi Yuasa has stepped down from the company's board and will continue to work as an advisor, while remaining vice-president of the Japan Bicycle Association
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Nike Spain has announced the appointment of three new members...
Nike Spain has announced the appointment of three new members to its executive board: Ignacio Serrat, Gavin Lindberg and Bill Berner
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Boardriders, the mother company of Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong and other...
Boardriders, the mother company of Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong and other brands, has announced the departure of Thomas Chambolle, who is currently responsible for the EMEA region. Chambolle was appointed after the tragic disappearance of Pierre Agnès, Quiksilver's chief executive, who was lost at sea on Jan. 30, 2018. Greg Healy, ...
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Columbia Sportswear has elected Kevin Mansell to serve as a...
Columbia Sportswear has elected Kevin Mansell to serve as a director and a member of its nominating and corporate governance and audit committees. Mansell began serving in that capacity on March 25 and will be standing for election to full-term board membership at this year's annual shareholders' meeting. Ed George, ...
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This month, four managers will be joining the sales team...
This month, four managers will be joining the sales team at Bianchi, the Italian bicycle manufacturer. They are Michael Wilpert, the new export manager; Zoe Wang, the new area manager for Asia-Pacific; Diego Caccia, the new area manager for Italy; and Federico Zanet, the new manager of key customer accounts. ...
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Adidas has named the candidates standing for election to its...
Adidas has named the candidates standing for election to its supervisory board at the annual general meeting on May 9, as Frank Appel, Katja Kraus and Willi Schwerdtle will not be standing for reelection. New on the board would be Jing Ulrich, managing director and vice chairman for Asia-Pacific at JPMorgan ...
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The Oberalp Group has appointed Andrea Carraro to the post...
The Oberalp Group has appointed Andrea Carraro to the post of general manager for footwear and technical equipment. He will be leading the development team for this products at the office in Montebelluna, and thereby working to increase the market share of the Salewa and Dynafit brands in the categories ...
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Babolat has finally confirmed the appointment of Antoine Saticq as...
Babolat has finally confirmed the appointment of Antoine Saticq as chief sales officer of the company. Saticq had served most recently as chief sales officer of Odlo International since the end of 2015. He ran Le Coq Sportif for three years until the end of 2008 before spending nearly four ...
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Tim Turnbull is retiring from Aquapac, a British maker of...
Tim Turnbull is retiring from Aquapac, a British maker of waterproof bags and cases, after 22 years as chief executive. Mike Malavasi, the current special accounts director, and John Kelly, the current sales director, will be taking charge of the company. Malavasi's son, Gianluca, will be taking charge of Trunbull's ...
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Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach...
Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach lifestyle brand recently divested by VF Corp. He was most recently the general manager and brand manager of DC Shoes at Boardriders. He previously worked for Asics, Spy and Converse. Jensen will report directly to Gregg Ribatt, the new chief ...
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Brooks Running has promoted Dan Sheridan to the new post...
Brooks Running has promoted Dan Sheridan to the new post of executive vice president and chief operating officer. In heading up the sales, e-commerce, digital, supply-chain and IT teams, Sheridan will be spearheading the enterprise and digital platforms as well as the wholesale business and distributor partnerships worldwide. Sheridan's two ...
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On Feb. 1, Armin Landgraf became chief operating officer at...
On Feb. 1, Armin Landgraf became chief operating officer at Germany's Canyon Bicycles. He has also become the third member of the Canyon's management board, alongside Roman Arnold, founder and chief executive, and Lothar Arnold, chief financial officer. Until last year, Landgraf was the chief executive of Pon Bike, the ...
