That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 76
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The Textile Institute has announced the appointment of Katie Greenyer...
The Textile Institute has announced the appointment of Katie Greenyer as its world president, effective May 17. Greenyer is creative talent and network director at Pentland Brands, and will maintain this full-time role throughout her tenure at the Institute. She joined Pentland Brands more than 20 years ago, when the ...
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Leif Holst-Liæker has resigned as chief executive at Bergans of...
Leif Holst-Liæker has resigned as chief executive at Bergans of Norway over disagreements with the board regarding the implementation of far-reaching strategic changes at the Norwegian outdoor brand. Holst-Liæker formally joined Bergans in December 2015, taking over the leadership from Ragnar Jensen, who retired after many years at the helm. ...
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Martin Benda has taken over from Jochen Lederhilger as general...
Martin Benda has taken over from Jochen Lederhilger as general counsel at Puma. Benda is reporting directly to Michael Lämmermann, the group's chief financial officer. Benda started his career as legal counsel at Mannesmann Mobilfunk, which has become part of Vodafone, and in 2001 he joined The Coca-Cola Company, as ...
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Felipe Oliveira Baptista is leaving as chief designer at Lacoste...
Felipe Oliveira Baptista is leaving as chief designer at Lacoste after eight years in the post
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Sophie Bambuck, whose has served as senior brand director for...
Sophie Bambuck, whose has served as senior brand director for Nike Sportswear for Western Europe for the past two years, has become chief marketing officer of Converse. She takes the place of Julien Cahn, who had moved to Converse from Nike in 2016. According to Bloomberg, he is going to ...
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Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...
Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of the joint venture recently formed by Pentland Brands and Lacoste for the management of Pentland's long-standing Lacoste footwear license. He has been working most recently for Coach. He was previously in charge of European operations for Deckers' Ugg brand.
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of corporate communications and Sara Bradshaw as corporate communications manager. Glynn comes from the public sector, where she worked, among other roles, as deputy press secretary and special assistant to President Bill Clinton and communications director for Ted Kulongoski, governor of ...
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Erik Tjerneld has been appointed as brand manager in Europe...
Erik Tjerneld has been appointed as brand manager in Europe for Royal Robbins, after the U.S. outdoor travel brand was purchased by Fenix Outdoor International and the Swedish-based company put an end to a European distribution agreement with Bradshaw Taylor. Tjerneld was previously the brand manager for Tierra, another outdoor ...
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Lululemon Athletica has announced the appointment of Patrick Guido as...
Lululemon Athletica has announced the appointment of Patrick Guido as its new chief financial officer. The appointment is effective April 30. Guido joins from VF Corp., where he served as treasurer and vice-president of corporate development. At Lululemon, he will report to the company's chief operating officer, Stuart Haselden. Guido ...
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Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns...
Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns as global vice president of marketing for Mountain Hardwear, with the task of redefining the way in which such an outdoor brand should connect with consumers in the new digital age. Burns spent ten years in Silicon Valley, running the ...
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John Cayer, a veteran of SC Johnson, Kimberly-Clarke and Abbott,...
John Cayer, a veteran of SC Johnson, Kimberly-Clarke and Abbott, has been named president of Mueller Sports Medicine
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Cory Long has joined DC Shoes as vice president of...
Cory Long has joined DC Shoes as vice president of footwear, after working for Supra, Asics and Mitchell & Ness
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Sportfack, the Swedish trade magazine, has a new chief editor,...
Sportfack, the Swedish trade magazine, has a new chief editor, Nicolas Jändel, who previously worked for a fishing magazine and then handled the magazine of Naturkompaniet, the Swedish outdoor retailer owned by Fenix Outdoor International. He takes the place of Martin Willness, who has been with Sportfack for 18 years, ...
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Rutger de Kort has been appointed as country manager for...
Rutger de Kort has been appointed as country manager for Mizuno Benelux from the start of April, Sport Partner reports. This comes after Jean-Paul van der Linden, who has held the job for the last six years, became the Japanese company's senior sales and marketing manager in Europe, the Middle ...
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Heinz Hackl has been appointed as management board member in...
Heinz Hackl has been appointed as management board member in charge of sales at Willy Bogner, the Germany skiwear company. He was previously chief executive at René Lezard, where he managed a financial restructuring plan, after other leadership positions at Marc O'Polo and Joop! Hackl started at Bogner earlier this ...
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Bench has announced that its chief executive and chairman, Bruno...
Bench has announced that its chief executive and chairman, Bruno Sälzer, has stepped down. Sälzer, who had held the position for three years, will reportedly retain his 15 percent stake in the company. He purchased that share of the business in 2014. Emeram Capital Partners, a private equity firm based ...
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2XU is setting up a new Nordic sales subsidiary, based...
2XU is setting up a new Nordic sales subsidiary, based in Oslo, with regional offices also in Sweden, Finland and Denmark. It will be led by Ellen Sorum, who worked previously for Bergans of Norway and Gresvig.
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Petri Kokko, a former general manager of Nike Finland who...
Petri Kokko, a former general manager of Nike Finland who is now running Google's operations in Germany, has become the 7th member of Amer Sports' board of directors
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Wolverine Worlwide has named Greg Tunney, former chief executive of...
Wolverine Worlwide has named Greg Tunney, former chief executive of RG Barry, as president of its Hush Puppies brand of shoes
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David Burroughs, president of Cascade Designs, will replace his father...
David Burroughs, president of Cascade Designs, will replace his father John Burroughs as chairman of the company, which John founded and led for 46 years (more in our Outdoor Industry Compass)
