That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 78
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Peter Fresia, 51, is strengthening Leki's product development team, working...
Peter Fresia, 51, is strengthening Leki's product development team, working together with Christian Nordhaus. He will be responsible for hardware products. Fresia worked most recently as senior buyer at SportScheck for technical hardware, outdoor shoes and skis. The certified mountain and ski guide previously worked for Sport Schuster and as ...
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Stefan Jentzsch announced that he will resign as a member...
Stefan Jentzsch announced that he will resign as a member of Adidas' supervisory board at the company's annual meeting on May 9. He has been serving on the board since Nov. 7, 2007. At its latest meeting on March 6, the board decided to propose Frank Appel as his successor. ...
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Thomas A. George has announced his resignation as chief financial...
Thomas A. George has announced his resignation as chief financial officer of Deckers Brands, after nine years with the company, remaining in the role until a successor is found
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Antoine Tinel, formerly in charge of international sales at Le...
Antoine Tinel, formerly in charge of international sales at Le Coq Sportif, has become sales and marketing director at The Lifestyle Company, a French fashion distribution firm. Le Coq had appointed Tinel just over two years ago to handle the French brand's business in international markets, consisting of 30 distributors, ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Velia Carboni as chief digital officer,...
VF Corp. has appointed Velia Carboni as chief digital officer, a new position which has been created by the company in view of expanding its investments across its digital platform. Carboni will report directly to Steve Rendle, the group's chairman, president and chief executive. She will serve on VF Corp.'s ...
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DC Shoes has appointed Michel Minter, former vice president of...
DC Shoes has appointed Michel Minter, former vice president of creative operations at Keen Footwear, as global head of marketing
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Peter Lops, a former executive of Viacom, has become the...
Peter Lops, a former executive of Viacom, has become the new chief financial officer of Sequential Brands
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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)
