EXECUTIVE CHANGES
+++ FIS has announced Susanna Sieff as its new sustainability director
+++ USA Pickleball, the national governing body for pickleball, named Mike Nealy as CEO, effective mid-June, replacing Stu Upson
+++ Fanatics has appointed Gregg Winiarski as Chief Legal Officer of Fanatics Holdings, Inc., responsible for overseeing all legal matters for Fanatics’ global business, including retail, collectibles and betting and gaming
+++ U.S. lifestyle and workwear label Carhartt has announced the appointment of Tara Roemke, who previously worked at Ariat International, Levi Strauss and Gap Inc, as vice president of global merchandising
+++ Under Armour has hired Surya Kiran, most recently head of brand marketing and social media at Infinix, as head of marketing in India +++
CORPORATE AND M&A
+++ Bala Footwear, a nursing footwear company founded in 2020 in Portland, Oregon, by former Nike executives Brian Lockard and John Eberle and former Under Armour executive Caprice Neely, has been acquired by medical apparel, footwear and accessories company Careismatic Brands +++
MARKET STATISTICS
+++ Bangladesh’s exports of readymade garments rose 10.7 percent in the first 11 months of fiscal 2023, hitting $42.6 billion, according to provisional data by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) +++
LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL
+++ Jean-Louis Rodrigues has been reelected as the president of EuroSIMA, the European surf industry association, for a new two-year term
+++ Catalonia’s General Secretary of Sports and Physical Activity has announced that it will allocate €5.4 million to the promotion of school sports
+++ The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on June 8 for discussions in preparation for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 +++
TRADE FAIRS & CONFERENCES
+++ The 2024 edition of the French professional bike and running show Prodays, which usually takes place in Paris, will be held in Toulouse as France’s capital city hosts the XXXIII Olympic Games next year +++
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
+++ PSG has unveiled a new permanent store location in Miami, run and operated by Lids
+++ Dagg will distribute the Australian brand 2XU in France in a new exclusive distribution agreement, Sport Guide has reported
+++ With the store in Melbourne’s DFO South Wharf shopping center, Reebok’s Australian partner, Brand Collective, has opened its third freestanding store in the country in the past two months +++
PRODUCT & MARKETING
+++ The Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) has announced a partnership with Puma as the official shoe and apparel sponsor of the organization
+++ Fashion and sportswear retailer Footasylum will become the official new back-of-shirt sponsor of Exeter City FC in a two-season deal, with an option to extend for a third year
+++ Joma has extended its deal with Swansea City, which competes in the English Football League (EFL), as the club’s official technical and sportswear partner into the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons
+++ Castore has signed 23-year-old German pro golfer Nick Bachem as a brand ambassador
+++ American golfer Sam Bennett, who has just made his PGA Tour debut as a professional, has joined Ping’s tour staff
+++ Italian teamwear brand Macron is the new technical partner of St. Mirren FC, a historic Scottish club that boasts 146 years of history and competes in the Scottish Premiership
+++ Hoka has signed Swiss triathlete Daniela Ryf, the only athlete to have won the Ironman World Championship and Ironman 70.3 World Championship double five times
+++ Eleiko, a Swedish provider of weightlifting equipment, has become the official fitness equipment supplier of the Ladies European Tour for the 2023 and 2024 seasons
+++ Lululemon has renewed its partnership with workout content provider Xponential Fitness, adding more digital workouts from Pure Barre, Rumble, AKT and YogaSix to Lululemon Studio
+++ Golf footwear brand FootJoy is celebrating its centennial this year with a limited edition red, white and blue Premiere Series Wilcox shoe, which will be worn by its ambassadors at the US Open at Los Angeles Country Club on June 15-18
+++ 2016 Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Lorie Kane has joined the Xonic Golf team as brand ambassador as the RBC Canadian Open kick off +++
