That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 79
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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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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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Bic Sport saw its turnover decline by around 5 percent...
Bic Sport saw its turnover decline by around 5 percent at constant currencies in 2017. Sales had already declined at a double-digit rate, in 2016. Bic Sport was founded in 1979 by the Bich family, best known for the Bic pen, out of the family's passion for watersports and expertise ...
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Adidas says it has launched a new “employer branding campaign”...
Adidas says it has launched a new “employer branding campaign” as part of recruitment efforts aimed at strengthening its in-house digital expertise and talent. It is looking in particular for software engineers. The campaign follows the creation of more than 200 new positions at the end of 2017 in the ...
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Vario Sport has just purchased all shares of Ullfrotté Original,...
Vario Sport has just purchased all shares of Ullfrotté Original, which is the Norwegian distributor of two Swedish brands, Woolpower and Gränfors Bruk. According to Ullfrotté's chief executive, John Sveen, the acquisition is the result of a long and thorough process, with both companies having had the need for a ...
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Andrés de la Dehesa, chief executive of Codesport and currently...
Andrés de la Dehesa, chief executive of Codesport and currently vice president of Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, has filed his candidacy to become its new president. The election will take place on March 15, and as of a few days ago, he was the only candidate that ...
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Ping Europe has announced that Lisa Lovatt, its current operations...
Ping Europe has announced that Lisa Lovatt, its current operations director, has been appointed as general manager, a newly-created position that is meant to enhance the future position of Ping Europe in the U.K. and European golf markets. Lovatt has been with Ping Europe for more than 20 years.
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Barry Mellis has been appointed general manager of Asics South...
Barry Mellis has been appointed general manager of Asics South Africa, taking the place of Brian Kerby, and as general manager of Asics EMEA. Mellis had been serving as managing director of the brand for the U.K. and Ireland since 2011, but this position was eliminated late last year along ...
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Fred Perry has appointed Richard Gilmore as the brand's new...
Fred Perry has appointed Richard Gilmore as the brand's new managing director, effective Feb. 2018. He takes over the position left vacant by Barry Webb last May. Gilmore served as chief operating officer at Jigsaw, the British fashion retailer, for the past four years. He is now re-joining Fred Perry, ...
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Peter Fabrin, former chief executive at Haglöfs, has been appointed...
Peter Fabrin, former chief executive at Haglöfs, has been appointed in the same function at Piste Group, a Danish holding company for several Nordic brands of ski holiday organizations and other tourist services. Fabrin became chief executive at Haglöfs in November 2014 and it was announced last September that he ...
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Axel Brosch has been appointed general manager for Central Europe...
Axel Brosch has been appointed general manager for Central Europe at Oberalp, starting on March 1. He succeeds Christoph Mannel, who resigned unexpectedly from his position in May last year. Benedikt Böhm, general brand manager at Oberalp, assumed Mannel's responsibilities on an interim basis. From Alpbach, a village in the Tirol ...
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Poc Sweden has appointed Ben Coates, a former executive of...
Poc Sweden has appointed Ben Coates, a former executive of Trek Bicycle, as managing director for North America
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Vans has boosted its design team with the appointment of...
Vans has boosted its design team with the appointment of Erwin Federizo to the position of global executive creative director, who was previously engaged as art director in the New York office of Wieden + Kennedy. Federizo will report to Jaimie Reilly, Vans' global vice president of creative operations.
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Pascal Jacquemoud will take the place of Fabrice Arbey at...
Pascal Jacquemoud will take the place of Fabrice Arbey at the head of Schöffel's French subsidiary, according to sport-guide.com. Jacquemoud has been with the company for ten years
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David Wiley, a veteran of Helly Hansen, has become the...
David Wiley, a veteran of Helly Hansen, has become the U.K. managing director of Polar
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Charles Tyrwhitt, a British clothing retailer, has poached Michael Stanier...
Charles Tyrwhitt, a British clothing retailer, has poached Michael Stanier away from Adidas as its new chief executive. Stanier was placed in charge of consumer-direct operations as “head of concept to consumer” at Adidas in 2013. He had joined Adidas in 2009 as chief retail officer. Before that, he worked ...
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Pentland Brands has announced the appointment of Chirag Patel as...
Pentland Brands has announced the appointment of Chirag Patel as chief operating officer. This veteran of the group takes over some of the responsibilities of Andy Long, the company's chief executive, who served as COO between 2012 and 2014 and retained the post after his appointment of CEO in 2014. ...
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Cristiano Portas, the former chief executive of Arena, is now...
Cristiano Portas, the former chief executive of Arena, is now running a big Italian fashion company, Stefanel
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Last October, Jens Jaumann assumed the position of sales manager...
Last October, Jens Jaumann assumed the position of sales manager for Germany and Austria at Icon Health & Fitness, the American fitness equipment brand based in Logan, Utah. The 46-year-old manager previously worked as sales representative for Kettler's home fitness equipment and as purchasing manager for various sports retailers, like ...
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K2 has appointed a new brand president, John Colonna, who...
K2 has appointed a new brand president, John Colonna, who worked for Burton, Nike and other companies
