That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 97
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Claes Meldgaard will take over as the new chief executive...
Claes Meldgaard will take over as the new chief executive of Team Sportia, the Swedish voluntary group, in August. He will replace Anders Edvardsson, who left the CEO post back in December, and Richard Westerlund who became the interim CEO afterwards. Westerlund will resume his previous position as deputy CEO. ...
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Kettler has dismissed Bert van der Velden, who had been...
Kettler has dismissed Bert van der Velden, who had been appointed sales and marketing manager last June
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Dorel Sports has appointed Dean Stojanovic as vice president of...
Dorel Sports has appointed Dean Stojanovic as vice president of international sales operations. Dorel Sports, a segment of Dorel Industries, owns a large portfolio of brands in the cycling and recreational industries including Cannondale, Caloi, Schwinn, GT, IronHorse, Kid Trax, Mongoose, Charge, Guru, Fabric, and Sugoi. Stojanovic, who will be ...
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Jan Rosenberg has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Jan Rosenberg has been appointed as the new chief executive of Silhouette International, the eyewear licensee of Adidas, taking the place of David Rogger after two years in service. He will work together with Thomas Windischbauer, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of the big Austrian-based company founded and ...
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Surftech has appointed a new chief executive, John Vance, who has occupied...
Surftech has appointed a new chief executive, John Vance, who has occupied key executive positions at Quiksilver, Sanuk and Freewaters
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Performance Sports Group (PSG) has announced that Rich Wuerthele, its...
Performance Sports Group (PSG) has announced that Rich Wuerthele, its hockey executive vice president, is leaving on May 20. PSG is the parent company of several brands including Bauer, Cascade, Combat, Easton, Mission, Maverik and Inaria. Wuerthele joined PSG in 2014. He will now return to Newell Brands, where he ...
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Anna Sió, who has contributed to the repositioning of Reebok...
Anna Sió, who has contributed to the repositioning of Reebok in the fitness segment, has been promoted as brand manager for Spain and Portugal
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Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales...
Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales for Vista Outdoor, reporting to the company's chairman and chief executive, Mark DeYoung. He was most recently the president of Coleman USA. He was previously in charge of sales and marketing in the Americas for this brand of Jarden Corp., ...
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Felix Sulzberger, former chief executive of Calida Group, failed to...
Felix Sulzberger, former chief executive of Calida Group, failed to be elected as a member of the board at the annual meeting of the company, which controls Lafuma
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Yoshihiro Katsuto, who has been the logistics manager of Goldwin...
Yoshihiro Katsuto, who has been the logistics manager of Goldwin Europe for many years, has been promoted chief executive of the operation, based in Switzerland. He takes over from Ryoji Sekito, whose future role could not be determined.
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Pure Fishing Europe has announced the retirement of Jacques Prallet,...
Pure Fishing Europe has announced the retirement of Jacques Prallet, its director general for the past six years. He will be replaced by Grant Harris, who will be responsible for Europe alongside his current role as managing director in the U.K. Prallet started his career in the fishing industry in ...
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Phil Knight has told the American CNBC network that he...
Phil Knight has told the American CNBC network that he plans to step down in June as chairman of Nike, the company that he co-founded will Bill Bowerman in 1964. The successful 77-year-old entrepreneur, who remains one of the richest men in the U.S., will keep a position on the ...
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Daniela Pörner, 57, has reportedly decided to resign as head...
Daniela Pörner, 57, has reportedly decided to resign as head designer for Willy Bogner for “reasons of age.” It's not sure who will take her place after her departure on April 30. She will subsequently consult for Bogner in the area of home shopping, retail and styling. Two other managers, ...
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Volcom has for the first time a global head of...
Volcom has for the first time a global head of women's, Lyndsey Roach, who is coming to the California-based subsidiary of Kering with 15 years of experience in strategy, marketing, development and sales. She was already vice president of women's marketing at Hurley, the action sports brand owned by Nike, ...
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GoPro's stock exchange quotation has gone up and down lately....
GoPro's stock exchange quotation has gone up and down lately. It jumped by 19 percent after the company announced the nomination of a new vice president of design, Daniel (Danny) Coster, who has been a core member of Apple's industrial design team for over 20 years. He will directly report ...
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A highly publicized trio of former Nike designers, Denis Dekovic,...
A highly publicized trio of former Nike designers, Denis Dekovic, Marc Dolce and Mark Milner has finally joined Adidas. Dolce posted a photo of their three new Adidas badges on Instagram, on March 30. The trio's non-competition agreement with Nike went into effect when the group left the company, in ...
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Evasion Running, the Spanish sporting goods chain specializing in road...
Evasion Running, the Spanish sporting goods chain specializing in road running, trail running and triathlon, closed two of its three corporate stores in the last few months. The Barcelona store, covering 600 square meters, closed its doors at the end of the year, while another store in Valencia, measuring 380 ...
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Black Diamond had originally intended to recruit a dedicated European...
Black Diamond had originally intended to recruit a dedicated European sales manager at its new office in Innsbruck. After talking to many candidates, the company has finally decided to extend the responsibilities of Stephan Hagenbusch, naming him as director of sales and marketing. He will work with a new strategic ...
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Karsten Möhrer has been promoted by Bushnell to the role...
Karsten Möhrer has been promoted by Bushnell to the role of country manager for Germany and Austria. He had been in charge of marketing and key accounts since 2012. Möhrer takes the place of Gernot Trebsche, who is also European sales director for eyewear and sport protection as well as ...
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Puma has appointed Matthias Mecking as new general manager for...
Puma has appointed Matthias Mecking as new general manager for its team sports division from the start of April. He is taking over from Filip Trulsson, who will help with the transition and then move on to another as yet unannounced position at Puma. Mecking started in the sports industry ...
