That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 96

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    Christophe Weissenberger has been appointed chief executive officer in charge...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Christophe Weissenberger has been appointed chief executive officer in charge of marketing and sales at the Uvex Sports Group, an arm of the Uvex Group that sells goggles and glasses with the Uvex and Alpina brands. He will join the company at the end of August and fill the position ...

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    Timo Fleischmann was appointed to the position of international sales...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Timo Fleischmann was appointed to the position of international sales manager at Uhlsport at the beginning of June. He has been working for the German team sports company since 2002, taking responsibility for the sales and product management department of Spalding, a licensed brand. In his new position, Fleischmann reports ...

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    Sebastian Lund has been appointed as chief human resources officer...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Sebastian Lund has been appointed as chief human resources officer and member of the executive board at Amer Sports, the Finnish sports equipment group that owns Salomon and Arc'teryx along with Atomic, Wilson, Precor and other brands. He will join Amer Sports at the beginning of October after 20 years ...

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    Antoine Haincourt has been appointed expert associate at the EM...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Antoine Haincourt has been appointed expert associate at the EM Lyon Business School, in charge of its international master's degree course on the sports industry. He takes the place of Pascal Aymar, who has decided to work for another university-level program in the same sector, as we have already reported. ...

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    Andreas Stenman has been appointed as the new managing director...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Andreas Stenman has been appointed as the new managing director of the XXL ASA chain in Sweden, with effect from Sept. 1. He will take the place of Marcus Wibergh, who left the fast-expanding Norwegian-based sports retailer in April. Stenman is currently still head of sales at Rusta Sweden. He ...

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    Renaud Vaschalde, sporting goods market analyst with the NPD Group,...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Renaud Vaschalde, sporting goods market analyst with the NPD Group, has left the company, but his successor has not yet been announced

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    Reynolds Cycling has hired Alexander Mai as sales and marketing...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    Rolf Reinschmidt, who has driven the Adidas brand's business in...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    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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    Gerald Evans, a 30-year veteran of Hanesbrands who is currently...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    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 Schmid, one of the most prominent executives in the...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Rolf Schmid, one of the most prominent executives in the European outdoor industry, is to relinquish his job as chief executive of Mammut Sports Group. The departure has been agreed “by mutual consent,” says a statement from Conzzeta, the Swiss company that controls Mammut. Schmid has been with Mammut since ...

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    Toi Ka Ho has resigned as chief financial officer of...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Toi Ka Ho has resigned as chief financial officer of Peak Sport Products. His duties will be assumed by Xu Zhihua, chief executive of the Chinese company, until the appointment of his successor.

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    Bogner has set up a new sales structure with three...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Bogner has set up a new sales structure with three sales divisions instead of independent country subsidiaries. Christian Ender, who has worked for Bogner since January, will be the company's international sales director, responsible for sales in the EMEA region, the U.S. and Asia. Christian Wiesender, who worked for 13 ...

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    Marc Nicolai Pfeifer, head of sports marketing for Germany, Austria...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Marc Nicolai Pfeifer, head of sports marketing for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at Hummel, has left the Danish sporting goods brand after five years. Olaf Steen, up to now sports marketing coordinator at Hummel, will replace him. Pfeifer will be manager for finance and marketing at the Stuttgarter Kickers, a ...

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    Henry Stafford, who has been with Under Armour for six...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Henry Stafford, who has been with Under Armour for six years, plans to leave the company in July. He has been most recently UA's chief merchandising officer, and Kip Fulks, the global marketing manager, will take on his responsibilities on an interim basis. The chief digital officer of the group, ...

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    Fiona Laird has been appointed executive vice president and chief...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Fiona Laird has been appointed executive vice president and chief human resources and communications officer at Newell Brands, the new company formed by the recent merger of Jarden Corp. into Newell Rubbermaid. Laird, who started as a lawyer in the U.S., has worked for Unilever in various parts of the ...

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    K-Swiss Global Brands has appointed the former Puma head of...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    K-Swiss Global Brands has appointed the former Puma head of design, Sean O'Shea, as the new creative director of K-Swiss with immediate effect. In his new role he will oversee all facets of K-Swiss design and development globally, from concept to finished product, reporting directly to Barney Waters, K-Swiss president. ...

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    Patxi Fernández Allende is the new managing director of the...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Patxi Fernández Allende is the new managing director of the Spanish Intersport CCS buying group. He worked previously for various retailers including Lidl and Perfumerias If. He acted as managing director of Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain owned by the Eroski group. Reporting to Ignasi Puig, chief ...

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    Björn Borg, the Swedish underwear and sportswear brand, has acquired...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Björn Borg, the Swedish underwear and sportswear brand, has acquired full ownership of its subsidiary in the U.K. The company has bought out a minority shareholder who owned 20 percent of Björn Borg U.K. The shareholder was Callum Sneddon, managing director of Björn Borg U.K., who left the company at ...

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    Mike Shedivy, who worked previously at the Mercury Marine subsidiary...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Mike Shedivy, who worked previously at the Mercury Marine subsidiary of Brunswick Corp., has been appointed by Life Fitness as vice president of global commercial category management and product development