That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 92
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Kim Anderson, former chief executive of Reading Room, has joined...
Kim Anderson, former chief executive of Reading Room, has joined Billabong's board of directors, where she will replace Howard Mowlen as chair of the company's resources and remuneration committee
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Andy Steel has started as international sales manager in charge...
Andy Steel has started as international sales manager in charge of the U.K. and the European Union at Bern Unlimited, the U.S. supplier of action sports helmets. Steel is based in the U.K. and he is already familiar with the brand since he has been the Bern brand manager for ...
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Marmot has appointed Patrice Christensen as its new director of...
Marmot has appointed Patrice Christensen as its new director of brand. Most recently, Christensen managed key components of marketing at VF Corp.'s Lucy brand, which specializes in women's athleisure apparel. She has also served in marketing management positions at The North Face, PowerBar and Chevron. Christensen is herself an outdoor ...
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K-Swiss has appointed Mike Miringoff as its new global director...
K-Swiss has appointed Mike Miringoff as its new global director of tennis. He will report directly to Barney Waters, K-Swiss' brand president. In his new role, Miringoff will be responsible for the sales, marketing, products and all aspects of the performance tennis business in North America. He brings to K-Swiss ...
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Poc, the Swedish producer of innovative helmets, eyewear, body armor...
Poc, the Swedish producer of innovative helmets, eyewear, body armor and apparel, will have a new chief executive, Jonas Sjögren, from next Feb. 1. He will join the company, which was bought by Investcorp and merged with the Dainese group in October 2015, after 15 years of experience in the ...
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In a further change of management at Rapala VMC, Arto...
In a further change of management at Rapala VMC, Arto Nygren will become executive vice president in charge of lure manufacturing as of Jan. 1, taking the place of Juhani Pehkonen and reporting to Stanislas de Castelnau, executive vice president of manufacturing operations and global supply chain development for the ...
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Corinne Gensollen has been confirmed as the new general manager...
Corinne Gensollen has been confirmed as the new general manager of Intersport France, responsible also for Belgium. She has taken the place of François Neukirch, the French industry expert, who is planning to open the biggest Intersport store in the Paris region, located at Herblay. Gensollen, 48, started her career ...
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Frank Doherty, chairman of Reydon Sports, the British sports wholesaler,...
Frank Doherty, chairman of Reydon Sports, the British sports wholesaler, and Nigel Carter, managing director, are both retiring. Doherty's son, whose name is also Frank, will take over as chairman. David Sanderson will replace Carter. Richard Vimpany will remain in his role as finance director.
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Two executives will share the management of Burton Europe in...
Two executives will share the management of Burton Europe in Innsbruck upon the retirement next Jan. 31 of Hermann Kapferer, general manager and senior vice president, after more than 30 years with the group. His responsibilities will be divided between Oliver Zaletel and Franck Waterlot. Zeletel, who is currently vice ...
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Ralf Kindermann, chief operating officer at Internetstores, informed his business...
Ralf Kindermann, chief operating officer at Internetstores, informed his business contacts that he would be leaving at the end of the year. He spent eight years with the online retailer specializing in cycling and outdoor products, which was taken over a few weeks ago by Signa Retail, the Austrian holding ...
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Olivier Cantet, a former top executive of Lafuma, Rip Curl...
Olivier Cantet, a former top executive of Lafuma, Rip Curl and Oakley, is going to be the new managing director of Jules, a French chain of about 400 apparel stores owned by the Mulliez family
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Thule Group has hired Jim Matthews as director of product...
Thule Group has hired Jim Matthews as director of product development of soft goods. In his new role, he will lead product development and execution of all soft goods under the Thule and Case Logic brands. Matthews brings more than 25 years of product management and development, marketing and sales ...
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Intersport Germany has rearranged its product management functions, splitting private...
Intersport Germany has rearranged its product management functions, splitting private labels and strategic brands between two executives at the same level. The buying group has thus created two new functions: Thomas Scheck is in charge of product management for private labels, while Tim Bielohoubeck holds the same function for strategic ...
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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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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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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 ...