That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 68
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Accell Group has appointed Jasper Sundh as new regional director...
Accell Group has appointed Jasper Sundh as new regional director for the Nordics region, one of the six key regions of the group, together with Benelux, Southern Europe, U.K. & Ireland, DACH countries, and North America. Sundh, 51, has several years of experience in sales, marketing and omni-channel strategy implementation. ...
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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 ...
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Many new executives have started working for Royal Robbins since...
Many new executives have started working for Royal Robbins since the American brand of travel and adventure gear was taken over last March by Fenix Outdoor International, the Swedish group, formally based in Switzerland, that owns Fjällräven, Tierra and other outdoor brands as well as Globetrotter and other outdoor specialty ...
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Jörg Tichy will be serving as marketing director at Löffler as of...
Jörg Tichy will be serving as marketing director at Löffler as of February 2019. He succeeds Reinhard Hetzeneder, who is retiring. Tichy worked previously as marketing director for Komperdell, the Austrian manufacturer of ski poles. Before joining Komperdell, the 43-year-old worked for several years in Fischer Sport's marketing department. In his new position ...
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Microban, which develops chemical treatments for textiles to control odor...
Microban, which develops chemical treatments for textiles to control odor and prevent the spread of microbes, has appointed Maté Dzakula to the post of business development manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Dzakula was born in Croatia and raised in Sydney. He will be working out of ...
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Vista Outdoor, the parent company of Camelbak, has confirmed the...
Vista Outdoor, the parent company of Camelbak, has confirmed the appointment of Dirk Ostertag as its new senior sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The German executive is taking over the responsibility for the region from a British executive, Andy Shand, who was based in London, ...
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Timberland continues to hire new people in a bid to...
Timberland continues to hire new people in a bid to regain some momentum. As of Feb. 1, Chris McGrath is Timberland's new vice president of global footwear design, for men's, women's and children's footwear. He reports directly to Jim Pisani, the company's global brand president, and will be relocating from ...
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Tom Ceulemans has been hired by Nemo Equipment to serve...
Tom Ceulemans has been hired by Nemo Equipment to serve as its first European sales manager, reporting to a newly appointed vice president of global sales, Mike Welch. Both have already been connected with the rather original American brand of camping equipment, which has been growing rapidly in recent years, ...
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Early this year, Uwe Gottschalk became a member of the...
Early this year, Uwe Gottschalk became a member of the executive board at Vaude, the German maker of mountain-sports gear. For the past three years, Gottschalk has led the Products Division at Vaude, focusing on sustainability and innovation. During his tenure, the proportion of sustainable Green Shape products in apparel ...
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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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Fjällräven assigned Dean Polic to the position of country manager...
Fjällräven assigned Dean Polic to the position of country manager for Germany at the beginning of this year. He succeeds Lars Ryslev, who is taking the newly created position of head of global sales for Central Europe at Fenix Outdoor, parent company of Fjällräven. Polic, 47, will be leading Fjällräven's German ...
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Head has announced the launch of Head Winter Sportswear in...
Head has announced the launch of Head Winter Sportswear in North America and the promotion of Julia Couperthwait to business manager of Sportswear North America. Couperthwait has extensive experience in the outdoor and fashion industries, specifically in brand marketing, merchandising and design. She will oversee all aspects of the Winter ...
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Li & Fung has named Joseph Phi as the company's...
Li & Fung has named Joseph Phi as the company's new president. He will lead the company's supply chain solutions operating groups, including business development. He replaces Marc Compagnon, who will now work as senior adviser across the Fung Group of companies, Li & Fung's major shareholder, leading its initiative ...
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At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz...
At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz to the new position of country manager for Germany. Thomas Gröber, chief executive of Hanwag, has until now been responsible for the German market. Volz has worked for Hanwag since 2013. He spent four years as a sales representative and ...
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Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear,...
Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear, maker of outdoor apparel and accessories, and plans to grow the brand in North America. Novak is coming off nine years – first as head of national accounts, more recently as vice president of sales – with 5.11 Tactical, which ...
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Ironman, a subsidiary of Wanda Sports Holdings, has promoted Jennifer...
Ironman, a subsidiary of Wanda Sports Holdings, has promoted Jennifer Mocerino to chief merchandise officer. She will be retaining her seat on Ironman's Executive Committee. Mocerino joined the company in 2010 as vice president of merchandise for North America, where she developed a business unit in Tampa, Florida. She has ...
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Rob DeMartini, who stopped working as president and chief executive...
Rob DeMartini, who stopped working as president and chief executive of New Balance at the end of 2018, is set to become the new CEO of USA Cycling, an association that promotes the sport
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In a bid to stimulate innovation and diversification, particularly in...
In a bid to stimulate innovation and diversification, particularly in its important sports segment, Superdry has appointed a new creative director, Phil Dickinson, who held a number of senior roles at Nike, including global creative director for football and for Nike Sportswear. He was a creative director for Umbro while it ...
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Jon Rucker has been promoted to president of the Winter...
Jon Rucker has been promoted to president of the Winter Sports Division at Head/Tyrolia USA, located in Boulder, Colorado. Rucker has been with Head for more than nine years and has spent the last seven as vice president of Winter Sports. According to Kevin Kempin, chief executive and president of ...
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Klaus Wurmseder has come back to Roeckl as head of...
Klaus Wurmseder has come back to Roeckl as head of sales, occupying a post that he had held from 2006 to 2012
