JD separates roles of chair and CEO
U.K.-based JD Sports Fashion announced that as a result of an ongoing review of its internal corporate governance and control, it has decided to accelerate the separation of the roles of chairman and chief executive officer announced last year.
Mammut has found a new CEO
Mammut Sports Group AG has appointed Heiko Schäfer as its new CEO, effective Sept. 1, 2022. For Schäfer, who previously served as chief operating officer of Hugo Boss AG, Mammut represents a return to the world of sporting goods as he worked in various leadership positions at Adidas from 2008 ...
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Frisk to step down from all positions at Under Armour
Nearing the completion of a multi-year, $525 to $550 million restructuring, and 10 days after disclosing that short-term challenges will impact its sales, profitability, and margins for much of 2022, Under Armour late on May 18 appointed Colin Browne as its interim president and CEO, effective June 1. On that ...
Nike’s diversity chief to leave the company
The Financial Times reports that Felicia Mayo, who has served as Nike’s chief talent, diversity and culture officer since July 2020, will leave the company at the end of July 2022. Mayo joined Nike from Tesla in 2019. She succeeded Kellie Leonard, the company’s first-ever diversity and inclusion director, in ...
New brand director at Chiemsee
With immediate effect, Chiemsee has a new brand director in Alexander Timmers. He succeeds Lutz Mai, who is leaving the company at his own request at the end of June. Timmers has many years of experience in sales, marketing and product management. For the last two years, he has worked ...
JD Sports continues to strengthen its board
JD Sports Fashion has appointed Suzi Williams as a non-executive director, effective May 16. Williams has spent thirty years leading global consumer brands and businesses for blue-chip companies, including Procter & Gamble, Orange and the BBC. As chief marketing officer of BT Group, she led the transformational London 2012 Olympics ...
Wibe to step down as chief executive of XXL
The board of Nordic sports retailer XXL ASA and Pål Wibe agreed on May 13 that the latter will step down as CEO on Sept. 1 of this year. The Norwegian Sports Industry Association wrote in a statement that the reason was disagreement over XXL’s priorities and future path. Wibe ...
StockX appoints chief impact officer
Vintage sneaker and other collectibles auction platform StockX has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of its first-ever chief impact officer, Damien Hooper-Campbell. He will report directly to CEO Scott Cutler and oversee key functional areas, including Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and environmental, social and community engagement initiatives ...
Recommerce specialist Trove has a new CEO
Trove, the California-based branded e-commerce specialist that counts Allbirds, Lululemon, Patagonia, Arc’teryx and REI among its clients, announced that its president, Gayle Tait, who has also been a company board member since January 2021, was promoted to CEO. Andy Ruben, who has served as CEO since the company’s launch in ...
Héloïse Temple-Boyer is new chairwoman of Puma’s supervisory board
Puma has elected Héloïse Temple-Boyer as the new chairwoman of its supervisory board. The financial expert succeeds Jean-François Palus, who will remain on the board for an orderly handover. Palus had held the position since 2007. Temple-Boyer has been on the board since 2019 and is a member of the ...
LeFebvre takes over as HanesBrands’ president of global activewear
HanesBrands, the owner of the Champion brand, has appointed Vanessa LeFebvre as president of global activewear. In this role, LeFebvre will be responsible for the planned growth of Champion, focusing on product innovation, key markets and new distribution channels. She joins the group from Adidas, where she has been senior ...
Casall hires new CMO
According to Sportfack, Casall, the Swedish fitness and yoga apparel brand, has seen a 21 percent increase in sales in 2020/2021. Now the company is continuing its growth and announced that it is heading for another record year, with key growth markets said to be Norway, Spain and the DACH ...
Nike names new accounting officer
Nike appointed Johanna Nielsen to replace Chis Abston as the company’s principal accounting officer, effective Oct. 7. Abston is set to retire a day earlier. Nielsen joined Nike as senior director of finance, strategy, and operations in 2017. She is set to become the company’s VP of controlling on May ...
Spinnova appoints Allan Andersen as chief sales officer
The Finnish company Spinnova is underlining its growth ambitions with the onboarding of Allan Andersen as chief sales officer and a member of the management team. According to a company release, the position is newly created and will play an essential role in supporting Spinnova’s growth and scaling. Andersen started ...
Gordini expands sales and marketing team
Gordini has appointed Hanna Reichel, formerly in charge of its product strategy, as its new social and environmental impact director. Additionally, the Essex Junction, Vermont, company that specializes in cold-weather gear, has expanded its sales and marketing teams. Brett Wagenheim is Gordini’s marketing communications director, and Denver-based Adventure Labworks is ...
Internal promotions at K-Swiss
K-Swiss Global Brands (KSGB) has promoted Scott Boulton to global vice-president of trend and energy, a newly formed position. Additionally, Allison Bennett has been promoted to brand director of Palladium in the Americas region. Boulton served most recently as director of product and energy. He has more than 22 years ...
New Frasers CEO receives £21m up front
On May 1, Michael Murray, 32, accepted not only the reins of Frasers Group, becoming its new CEO, but also an up-front cash payment of about £21 million (€25m). The sum stems from Frasers’ deal with Murray’s firm, MM Prop Consultancy, which is entitled to as much as a quarter ...
Jordan appoints Shannon Watkins as CMO
Shannon Watkins is Jordan Brand’s new chief marketing officer, succeeding Sean Tresvant, who has left to join Taco Bell as global chief brand officer. The former director of brand and marketing for U.S. insurance company Aflac Inc. will begin her duties on May 16. Watkins, who joined Aflac in 2018, ...
New operational manager for Therm-ic and Sidas at STC for German-speaking countries
Since March 1, Katharina Spar has joined marketing manager Jan Otto as junior marketing manager at the Austrian company STC Distribution GmbH, which is responsible for sales of the Sidas and Therm-ic brands in the German-speaking region. Spar comes from a retail background and has spent the last 12 years ...
Ortholite hires chief brand officer
U.S. insole specialist OrthoLite has hired Kristin Kohler Burrows as its new chief brand officer, a newly created position. Burrows joins the OrthoLite and Cirql teams with experience at footwear brands including Converse, Keds, Adidas, Fila and G.H. Bass, and was most recently a management consultant in the consumer and ...