That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 91
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Don Grimes, the former chief financial officer of Wolverine Worldwide...
Don Grimes, the former chief financial officer of Wolverine Worldwide who left last year to join Neiman Marcus in June 2015 as chief operating officer, executive vice president and CFO, has resigned now from this post
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Frederic De Beule replaces Trisha Hegg as direct of...
Frederic De Beule replaces Trisha Hegg as direct of product for Sanuk
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A long-time executive of Brooks Running, Dave Larson, has been...
A long-time executive of Brooks Running, Dave Larson, has been made general manager and senior vice president of Under Armour, in charge of the running category management
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Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become...
Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become the new director of global marketing for K-Swiss
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Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become...
Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become the new director of global marketing for K-Swiss
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We have yet to mention the appointment of Martin Margielka...
We have yet to mention the appointment of Martin Margielka as the new marketing director of Burton Europe, responsible for Burton Snowboards and its Anon brand. He is replacing Marian Kaeding. Margielka founded the magazine Streetwear Today and opened the iconic RAPX store in Bochum, Germany, at the age of ...
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Carsten Schmitz has been appointed as chief digital officer at...
Carsten Schmitz has been appointed as chief digital officer at Intersport Germany, a newly-created job, which is meant to transform the buying group into a digitally savvy business. This involves the continuation of the group's digitalization strategy, the development of its multi-channel model and the development of new digital services ...
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Chiemsee appointed Lutz Mai to the position of managing director...
Chiemsee appointed Lutz Mai to the position of managing director in charge of marketing and sales, succeeding Michael Doerell, who is leaving the company for personal reasons. The 50-year-old will be working together with Cornelia Schmidt, chief executive of the German action sports apparel company. Mai worked previously in business ...
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Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at...
Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at Primaloft, taking care of the company's sales and marketing strategy in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and reporting to Stefan Brandt, Primaloft's European sales manager. He will work out of the company's European headquarters in Taufkirchen near Munich. For the past eight ...
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Mizuno has appointed Indra Gunesekara, who has worked for Brooks...
Mizuno has appointed Indra Gunesekara, who has worked for Brooks and other companies, as creative director of its global performance running footwear, based at the company's office in Portland, Oregon
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Strengthening its management structure, Accell Group has appointed Wouter Jager...
Strengthening its management structure, Accell Group has appointed Wouter Jager as brand and marketing director of the company. Jager's current responsibilities as commercial managing director of Accell Nederland will be transferred to Huub Snellen, the group's managing director of operations. In the framework of Accell Nederland's integration into the group, ...
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The Cycling Sports Group (CSG), part of Dorel Sports, has...
The Cycling Sports Group (CSG), part of Dorel Sports, has promoted Henning Schroeder to the position of global vice president of product. In addition, David Guzik has been promoted to global vice president of engineering, while Brian Immel has been promoted to global vice president of marketing. CSG owns the ...
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Sport Partner reports that Matthijs de Vries, Odlo International's country...
Sport Partner reports that Matthijs de Vries, Odlo International's country manager for the Netherlands and Belgium, is leaving the company at the end of the year to become manager for the business unit in charge of export at the Oberalp Group, covering the Salewa and Dynafit brands. De Vries is ...
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Brian Moore, who served as vice president of global footwear...
Brian Moore, who served as vice president of global footwear for The North Face for four years until last May, has joined Tracksmith, an American brand of performance running apparel and accessories, as product manager. We understand that his appointment is intended to strengthen the sourcing capabilities of the company, ...
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Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, has recruited a new chief...
Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, has recruited a new chief executive, Jon Lööf, to help it to expand into new markets. He is credited with a broad background in international sales and marketing. Lööf has held various leadership positions at Nike's European headquarters in the Netherlands. He comes directly from ...
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Franck Riboud, chairman of Danone, has become an independent director...
Franck Riboud, chairman of Danone, has become an independent director of Quiksilver, whose board will be expanded from four to five members. Riboud is also a director of Renault, Rolex and Bagley Latinoamerica.
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Nik Baker, sales manager of Sole Technology Europe, will soon...
Nik Baker, sales manager of Sole Technology Europe, will soon take over as general manager of the Dutch-based operation, responsible for the brands Etnies, Emerica, Thirtytwo and Altamont Apparel. He is taking the place of Greg Cleghorn, who is returning to South Africa to develop his distribution business through Intende ...
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Keen Footwear has appointed Casey Sheahan as its next president,...
Keen Footwear has appointed Casey Sheahan as its next president, effective Nov. 14. He replaces Steve Meineke, who will retire in mid-November. Meineke will continue to collaborate with the company as an active member of the advisory council. Sheahan has a 35-year experience in the outdoor, athletic and publishing industry. ...
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Jeff Mechura has been appointed as Elan's director of brand...
Jeff Mechura has been appointed as Elan's director of brand development and managing director in North America, a new position for the Slovenian ski supplier. The appointment is chiefly meant to support the development of the Elan brand. While supervising the company's business in North America, Mechura will lead Elan's ...
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Pon has appointed Thomas Raith, the current chief executive of...
Pon has appointed Thomas Raith, the current chief executive of Derby Cycle, as head of all the e-bike activities of the Pon.Bike Group. In addition, Janco van der Heiden has been appointed as Derby Cycle's new co-chief executive. Raith will be based in Stuttgart, which is the official location of ...
