That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 80

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    Tim Bauer has been assigned to the newly created position...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Tim Bauer has been assigned to the newly created position of retail manager at Intersport Germany. The position was created in order to focus on the restructuring of Intersport into a more retail-oriented retail organization. The 41-year-old will be responsible for the further development of Intersport's Future Stores in Berlin ...

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    Christoph Engl will be the new chief executive of the...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Christoph Engl will be the new chief executive of the Oberalp Group from Sept. 1, taking the place of Massimo Baratto who has become the European manager of Under Armour, as we have already reported. Engl comes from a marketing agency that has been promoting the brand of South Tyrol, ...

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    DPS Skis has named an industry veteran, Sergio Kiehl, to...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    DPS Skis has named an industry veteran, Sergio Kiehl, to serve as vice president of global sales. He spent more than two decades with brands such as Uvex, Reebok, Nike and Puma. The American company has also appointed Steve Kroft as sales director for North America. He previously worked for ...

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    Fanatics has opened a German office in Hamburg. It is...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Fanatics has opened a German office in Hamburg. It is headed up by Joachim Hilke, former general manager of HSV and Sportfive.

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    John Cayer, a veteran of SC Johnson, Kimberly-Clarke and Abbott,...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    John Cayer, a veteran of SC Johnson, Kimberly-Clarke and Abbott, has been named president of Mueller Sports Medicine

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    Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    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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    Lululemon Athletica has announced the appointment of Patrick Guido as...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    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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    Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    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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    Erik Tjerneld has been appointed as brand manager in Europe...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    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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    Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    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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    Sophie Bambuck, whose has served as senior brand director for...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    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,...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-03-28T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-03-28T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-03-28T00:00:00Z

    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 ...