That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 96
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Musto has appointed Steve Jepson as its new head of...
Musto has appointed Steve Jepson as its new head of sales. He will manage the U.K. and Eire sales team and will take responsibility for all wholesale channels. He will report to Simon Busby, Musto's commercial director. Jepson was previously head of sales for Hunter, the British heritage brand best ...
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Coolcore, the company specializing in chemical-free cooling fabrics, has appointed...
Coolcore, the company specializing in chemical-free cooling fabrics, has appointed David Lund as vice president of global marketing. Lund has served in senior marketing positions for over 20 years, working for brands such as Levi's, Nike, Timberland, MBT and Converse.
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Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive of Sympatex Technologies, taking the place of Michael Kamm, who is leaving by mutual consent after six years in the post. Like Kamm, he will also act as speaker for the management. Haiko Stüting will remain as joint managing director ...
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Cornelis Hendrik (Cees) de Witte will start a new assignment...
Cornelis Hendrik (Cees) de Witte will start a new assignment on Aug. 1 as chief executive of X-Bionic, the Swiss developer of high-tech sportswear and socks. He will take the place of the company's 66-year-old founder and owner, Professor Bodo Lambertz, who will become chairman. De Witte recently left Spyder ...
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Sally Pitkin is resigning as a director of Billabong International...
Sally Pitkin is resigning as a director of Billabong International to dedicate her time to her recent appointment as a member of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
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Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with...
Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with 29 highly motivated members at its new headquarters in Innsbruck. Run by Tim Bantle, the top management includes Craig Foster, Georg Hoffberger and Stephan Hagenbusch. Foster, who has been with BD since 2009, is taking over the role of director ...
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In the framework of an internal restructuring process, Head Sport...
In the framework of an internal restructuring process, Head Sport appointed Roman Stepek as chief executive for its sportswear division with effect from July 1. Stepek, who replaces Daniel Gottschall, reports directly to Head's controlling shareholder and chief executive, Johan Eliasch. He will be responsible for the realignment of Head's ...
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Nike has promoted Steve Lesnard as vice president and general...
Nike has promoted Steve Lesnard as vice president and general manager for global running, with effect from Aug. 1. He takes the place of Patrick Seehafer, who will become vice president of merchandising for Europe. Lesnard, who is currently in charge of running for North America, has spent 19 years ...
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In its third high-profile hire in recent months, Keen has...
In its third high-profile hire in recent months, Keen has appointed Tyler LaMotte to the new position of global vice president of brand marketing. Prior to Keen, LaMotte served as Apple's senior marketer, in charge of worldwide product marketing. He also worked at Patagonia as global business unit director for ...
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Oliver Pabst, the 50-year-old German manager who left as executive...
Oliver Pabst, the 50-year-old German manager who left as executive board member in charge of sales and marketing at Willy Bogner a few months ago after nine years with that company, will take up the role of chief executive of the Mammut Sports Group on Sept. 1. He will replace ...
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Florian Grocs, who has been acting as German country manager...
Florian Grocs, who has been acting as German country manager for J.Lindeberg, has been appointed sales director for the whole Region Central Europe, as the Swedish company is taking over its former independent distributors in the Benelux countries. The former country manager for Switzerland, Mario Messerli, will be in charge ...
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Jean-Michel Granier, who has been heading up the Adidas Group...
Jean-Michel Granier, who has been heading up the Adidas Group in South Korea for the last two years, has been appointed as the group's managing director for Latin America from the start of July. Granier previously ran the Adidas Group's subsidiary in Italy and then became managing director for south ...
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Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal,...
Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal, changed its status to that of the brand's exclusive distributor in the country on July 1. Run by a Portuguese industry veteran, Carlos Alemão, Bedivar has been distributing foreign footwear brands since 1990. Crocs said the change was meant to ...
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XXL ASA has announced the appointment of Anders Kjellén as...
XXL ASA has announced the appointment of Anders Kjellén as the new managing director of its operations in Norway, starting in the 4th quarter of 2016. He has been the chief executive of Mammut Ajungilak since 2012, and he is currently the managing director of Mammut for all the Nordic ...
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Creating new positions, Bergans of Norway appoints Bart Meijers...
Creating new positions, Bergans of Norway appoints Bart Meijers as international sales director and Karl Henrik Felde as international marketing manager (more in our Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Björn Hamacher is taking the place of Michael Price at...
Björn Hamacher is taking the place of Michael Price at Asics Europe as director of marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reporting to Alistair Cameron, chief executive of Asics EMEA. He will be responsible for Asics' performance brands as well as its lifestyle brands, Asics Tiger and Onitsuka ...
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Gerald Evans, a 30-year veteran of Hanesbrands who is currently...
Gerald Evans, a 30-year veteran of Hanesbrands who is currently its chief operating officer, will replace Rich Noll, chief executive and executive chairman, on Oct. 1. Among other recent feats, Evans spearheaded the company's development of a low-cost global supply chain and some of its recent acquisitions. Champion Europe was ...
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Reiner Gerstner is reportedly planning to leave on Sept. 30...
Reiner Gerstner is reportedly planning to leave on Sept. 30 as group brand and marketing director of the Oberalp Group
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Rolf Reinschmidt, who has driven the Adidas brand's business in...
Rolf Reinschmidt, who has driven the Adidas brand's business in the outdoor market since 2007, has relinquished this leadership role to become an internal consultant in the Adidas brand team from the start of June. Reinschmidt will not be replaced as outdoor general manager because the division was integrated into ...
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Reynolds Cycling has hired Alexander Mai as sales and marketing...
Reynolds Cycling has hired Alexander Mai as sales and marketing manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Prior to joining the Utah-based maker of premium carbon fiber bicycle wheels, Mai spent four years at Lezyne USA as European sales and marketing manager, managing accounts in around 30 ...
