That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 88
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Polygiene has appointed Haymo Strubel, who previously worked for YKK...
Polygiene has appointed Haymo Strubel, who previously worked for YKK and Sympatex Technologies, as director of commercial operations for Europe. The company has also appointed a new technical director for textile applications, Paul Middleton, who comes from Courtaulds. Polygiene has announced a collaboration with 2XU for use of its odor-control ...
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Bruno Sälzer has been elected chairman of the Amer Sports...
Bruno Sälzer has been elected chairman of the Amer Sports group's board of directors, as part of a new board of seven. Sälzer previously worked as chief executive for many years at Hugo Boss and Escada, and currently at Bench. He is also a supervisory board member at Lacoste Holding ...
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Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago,...
Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago, will replace Gregg Ribatt as chief executive on June 1, consolidating the two functions. Ribatt, who will remain on the board of directors, said the company was ready for the change after the progress it had made in 2016 in ...
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After working in executive positions at Ortlieb for the past...
After working in executive positions at Ortlieb for the past 25 years, Wolfgang Paulus will leave the German company, which specializes in the supply of bicycle panniers and backpacks, at the end of June. The 60-year-old manager worked as sales and marketing director before he shared the management of Ortlieb ...
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A 20-year veteran of General Motors, Caly Dean, has joined...
A 20-year veteran of General Motors, Caly Dean, has joined Under Armour in the new position of chief innovation officer, reporting to Kevin Haley, president of category management and innovation at UA. Dean was most recently the head of GM's global advanced design organization. He has been a chief design ...
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Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North...
Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North Face after six years in the role, is joining Wolverine Worldwide to be the president of its Outdoor and Lifestyle Group, which comprises Merrell, Chaco, Cat Footwear, Hush Puppies and Sebago. Jim Zwiers, a 19-year veteran of the group who ...
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Frank Voit is stepping down as global general manager of...
Frank Voit is stepping down as global general manager of Element to take up an unspecified position within the GSM group, which also owns Billabong, RVCA and Von Zipper. He is being replaced by David Brooks, who comes from a communication agency, Wassermann, where he worked for brands such as ...
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Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over...
Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over its move from Switzerland to Austria, has become chief executive of Safe Mountain, a two-year-old firm in Lausanne associated with the International Snow Training Academy that is involved in mountain safety education
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Bob Philion, who has been president and chief executive at...
Bob Philion, who has been president and chief executive at Cobra Puma Golf for the last seven years, has been appointed to take over from Jay Piccola as president of Puma North America. Puma had already announced last year that Piccola would retire around the middle of 2017 after nearly ...
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Roger Spatz, who has been the president of Eagle Creek...
Roger Spatz, who has been the president of Eagle Creek since 2011, will also serve as president of Reef, another brand of VF Corp. He had already been the chief financial officer of Reef for a brief period during his 12-year tenure at VF.
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Pou Sheng International has appointed Lee Shao-Wu as chief executive...
Pou Sheng International has appointed Lee Shao-Wu as chief executive officer. He replaces Kwan Heh-Der, who resigned in January after accounting irregularities were discovered at the sportswear retailer. Pou Sheng is owned by Yue Yuen Industrial Limited. Prior to his new appointment at the head of Pou Sheng, Shao-Wu served ...
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Adidas has promoted Arthur Hoeld to the position of senior...
Adidas has promoted Arthur Hoeld to the position of senior vice president of brand strategy and business development. The manager, who has been with the group since 1998, is getting rewarded for his successful work as general manager of its fast-growing Adidas Originals segment since 2011, first as senior vice ...
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A precursor in the market for performance stand-up paddling (SUP)...
A precursor in the market for performance stand-up paddling (SUP) products and the founder of Rogue SUP in 2008, Rock Karr has been appointed as general manager of Boardworks. This surf and SUP brand from Carlsbad belongs to Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. company specializing in water sports equipment. Karr is ...
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The Faction Collective, the Swiss company specializing in freeride skis,...
The Faction Collective, the Swiss company specializing in freeride skis, has reinforced its team with the appointment of Olivier Gouby as global sales director. The appointment was made in May last year and revealed a few days ago as part of another announcement. Gouby was previously European sales manager for ...
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While reporting the resignation of Mads Ryder as chief executive,...
While reporting the resignation of Mads Ryder as chief executive, IC Group announced today a new structure, which is intended to increase the independence of the group's core brands and to redefine the functions that have been managed centrally up to now. The group's core brands include Peak Performance, Tiger ...
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Ortlieb Sportartikel, the German company specializing in bicycle panniers and...
Ortlieb Sportartikel, the German company specializing in bicycle panniers and backpacks, hired Falco Schott from the start of this year as product manager for backpacks. Previously product manager for equipment at Jack Wolfskin, Schott intends to focus on integrated design, product development and production facilities at Ortlieb's head office in ...
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XXL ASA has appointed Robert Iversen as its new training...
XXL ASA has appointed Robert Iversen as its new training director, responsible for the training of its employees throughout the Nordic countries. He was the co-founder of XXL and served as its first chief executive from 2000 to 2007. He was responsible for training during the subsequent four years. Janicke ...
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Stefan Hahne has been appointed as sales manager for Brunotti,...
Stefan Hahne has been appointed as sales manager for Brunotti, in charge of field sales in the German-speaking countries, from the start of this year. For the last three years he was sales representative for the Dutch-based action sports brand in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, which he will continue ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Travis Campbell as brand president of...
VF Corp. has appointed Travis Campbell as brand president of Smartwool, effective Jan. 30. Campbell, who has 16 years of experience in the outdoor industry, most recently served as president and chief executive of Far Bank Enterprises, a maker and distributor of fly fishing products, owner of the Redington, Sage ...
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Wim Neels has been appointed territory sales manager of Primaloft...
Wim Neels has been appointed territory sales manager of Primaloft for the Benelux countries, the U.K. and Denmark. He will be based in Belgium and will report to Stefan Brandt, European sales manager of Primaloft. Neels was previously the sales manager of Gaastra. He has also worked for Peak Performance ...
