That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 74

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    Michael Zeuch replaces Dennis Aubermann as manager of Sport 2000...

    2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Michael Zeuch replaces Dennis Aubermann as manager of Sport 2000 Germany's team sports division, taking care of affiliated retailers that specialize in team sports under the voluntary group's new Absolute Teamsports banner. Zeuch reports directly to Hans-Hermann Deters, overall manager of the group's specialist retail formats. From 1998 to 2005, Zeuch ...

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    Thomas Lange, who started Keen Europe together with Richard Litzel...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Thomas Lange, who started Keen Europe together with Richard Litzel and two other managers 13 years ago, is leaving the company in mid-October to become the new general manager of GEB, a German voluntary group of shoe retailers specializing in higher-end footwear. The members include big names like Prange and ...

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    Calvin McDonald, who has spent the last five years as...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Calvin McDonald, who has spent the last five years as president and chief executive of Sephora in the Americas, has been appointed as Lululemon Athletica's chief executive from Aug. 20. Lululemon said that Sephora, the perfume and cosmetics retailer in the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton group, delivered double-digit growth ...

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    Cathleen Benko, vice chairman and managing principal of Deloitte Consulting,...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Cathleen Benko, vice chairman and managing principal of Deloitte Consulting, has joined Nike's board of directors to help the group in its new digital transformation strategy. The 59-year-old expert has spent more than 30 years with the consultancy. She was appointed by Deloitte in 1998 as its first global e-business ...

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    Ulf Santjer, who has been in charge of Puma's corporate...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Ulf Santjer, who has been in charge of Puma's corporate communications for more than two decades, is leaving the company as part of the re-organization of its global communications department. Santjer built up this entity as he accompanied Puma's rise, slump and rise again over the years, working under three ...

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    Michael D. Christensen has become the new general manager of...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Michael D. Christensen has become the new general manager of Ecco for Central Europe, taking over from Frank Dissmann who had been responsible for the region since January 2017. He will work with new product manager for Central Europe, Christian Fischer, who comes from the Mammut Sports Group, replacing Annette ...

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    Karen Reuther has been assigned to the position of global...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Karen Reuther has been assigned to the position of global creative director at Reebok, responsible also for brand identity and design implementation. Reuther will work together with the product development and marketing teams of Reebok. From 1998 to 2010, Reuther worked for Nike, ending up as its global creative director. ...

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    Cristiano Portas, who left as chief executive of Arena in...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Cristiano Portas, who left as chief executive of Arena in 2016 after working for the company since 1999, has now left as CEO of Stefanel, an Italian fashion company, after only six months in the role

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    Christoph Frechen has been appointed as global general manager of...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Christoph Frechen has been appointed as global general manager of marketing at Intersport International Corporation (IIC), after nearly 16 years in the Adidas Group. The function was previously held by Franz Penka. Frechen has held several positions at the Adidas Group, mostly working as brand director and marketing manager, at ...

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    Nike has appointed Noel Kinder as vice president and chief...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Nike has appointed Noel Kinder as vice president and chief sustainability officer from Sept. 5. He has already been with the company for the last 19 years, most recently as vice president in charge of sustainable manufacturing and sourcing. Kinder was also general manager at Nike Vietnam, in charge of ...

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    Poc Sweden has appointed David DeMartini as global chief marketing...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Poc Sweden has appointed David DeMartini as global chief marketing and digital officer, Cornelia Lenz as global digital director and Lina Elfstrand as creative brand and marketing director

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    O.Mustad & Son has announced the appointment of Anders Nygård...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    O.Mustad & Son has announced the appointment of Anders Nygård as global brand manager, to further develop the brand's offering in the global recreational fishing tackle market. Nygård has spent the last six years with Mustad and Rapala VMC.

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    Eric Cuenot, general manager at Nike France since October 2012,...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Eric Cuenot, general manager at Nike France since October 2012, has been appointed to lead several key sports categories in Latin America and Asia Pacific, Sport-guide.com reports. Cuenot already obtained extra responsibilities as vice president and general manager for Nike France as well as Northern Europe from October 2016. He ...

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    Matthias Jendryschik is leaving the position of German marketing manager...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Matthias Jendryschik is leaving the position of German marketing manager for all the brands of Amer Sports, which he has held for three years, to return to Salomon as the new brand manager for Central Europe. He will be replaced by Julia Schehl, who has been working as Salomon brand ...

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    Klaus Jost, the very religious former joint chief executive of...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Klaus Jost, the very religious former joint chief executive of Intersport Germany and chairman of Intersport International, is now running the sales and marketing operations of a German publishing house for religious books, SCM Verlagsgruppe, that published his own book, “Jost läuft,” last February

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    Hummel has a new footwear buying and product manager, Lone...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Hummel has a new footwear buying and product manager, Lone Kier Droob who worked previously for Dansk Supermarked and Salling

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    Neil Fiske, who recently resigned as chief executive of Billabong,...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Neil Fiske, who recently resigned as chief executive of Billabong, has been named as global brand director of Gap

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    Kant, the big Russian retailer and wholesaler of sporting goods,...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Kant, the big Russian retailer and wholesaler of sporting goods, has agreed to take over from Sportmaster as the exclusive distributor for Saucony in the Russian Federation, starting with the third quarter of 2018. It is already offering free training in running to its customers, and many of its employees ...

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    In the autumn, Jens Nyström will make a switch from...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    In the autumn, Jens Nyström will make a switch from Haglöfs to Björn Borg, where he will assume the comparable position of chief financial officer at the Swedish sportswear and underwear brand. Nyström has a varied resumé, having held the same position with a pharmaceutical company, Sanofi, in Sweden. Previously, ...

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    Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager for Central Europe at Ecco. From July, the 41-year-old replaces Annette Wächtler, who will continue to work as senior category manager for Ecco's shoe collection for women at the company's headquarters in Denmark. Before joining Ecco, Fischer worked for the ...