That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 98
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mike Shedivy, who worked previously at the Mercury Marine subsidiary...
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
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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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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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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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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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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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Women will represent 64 percent of the 12 members of...
Women will represent 64 percent of the 12 members of the board of directors of Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom and several luxury goods brands, after its annual meeting, scheduled for April 29. Three women have been nominated to join four other directors on the new board in connection ...
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Intersport France has promoted Emmanuelle Bahuaud, 47, to marketing, commercial...
Intersport France has promoted Emmanuelle Bahuaud, 47, to marketing, commercial and communication director. At Intersport France, she had been at the head of commercial activities for a year. In her expanded role, she will oversee marketing, external and internal communications, sponsoring, CRM, e-commerce and digital. She will report to François ...
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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 ...
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Saucony, a division of Wolverine World Wide, has appointed Thomas...
Saucony, a division of Wolverine World Wide, has appointed Thomas Hartge as senior vice president of global footwear for the Saucony brand, with immediate effect. He succeeds to Patrick O'Malley, who was recently appointed president of Saucony. In his new role, he will report directly to O'Malley. Hartge brings more ...
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The shareholders of Grifone have appointed a new chief executive,...
The shareholders of Grifone have appointed a new chief executive, Emili Sabadell, replacing Eugeni Padrós, who continues to hold shares in the Catalunyan brand of sports apparel. Sabadell was previously the chief operating officer of the FC Barcelona football team. Sandro Rosell, former president of the club, is one of ...
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Investcorp has appointed Federico Minoli as one of its corporate...
Investcorp has appointed Federico Minoli as one of its corporate investment advisory director in Europe, helping to assess potential investment opportunities and provide support to its portfolio companies. Minoli, who formerly ran Ducati, joined Dainese as chief executive in the spring of 2013, and his position was taken over by ...
