Under Armour announces two new board members
Under Armour will be appointing Carolyn Everson and Patrick Whitesell to its board of directors on Feb. 1. In addition, the Baltimore-based sportswear firm has announced that longtime board member Harvey Sanders, who has served on the board since November 2004 and is currently chair of the Human Capital and ...
Vista sets course for action sports division, led by Fox Racing’s president
According to Shop Eat Surf, Jeff McGuane, president of Fox Racing, has been promoted at Vista Outdoor to lead a restructured Action Sports division, which includes Fox Racing, Bell, Giro, Blackburn, Krash, Copilot and Raskullz. Vista Outdoor acquired Fox Racing in August 2022.
The Athlete’s Foot expands marketing team
Specialty footwear and lifestyle chain The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) has announced the expansion of its marketing team and the promotion of two key executives: Darius Billings has been promoted to VP of marketing, community engagement and StAART and Cassidy Dansberry has been promoted to marketing manager, effective immediately.
France has a new Ambassador for Sport
Samuel Ducroquet is the new French Ambassador for Sport, a diplomatic position within the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He takes over from Laurence Fischer, who had been in place since 2019. The role of ambassador for sport was created by Laurent Fabius, at the time Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...
Rakuscha named head of international brand experience at Blizzard-Tecnica
Blizzard-Tecnica, part of the Italian Tecnica Group, has announced that Markus Zeman-Wurzer, most recently working 18 years in various positions at Salomon, has succeeded Tom Rakuscha as sales and marketing manager at Blizzard-Tecnica in Austria. Rakuscha has since taken on an international and strategic role as head of international brand ...
More new staff at Elevate Outdoor Collective
After the rebranding of the group and several executive changes in 2022, Elevate Outdoor Collective (EOC) – the owner of K2, Völkl, Marker, Dalbello, Ride Snowboards, Line Skis, Backcountry Access, Atlas Snow Shoe, Tubbs Snowshoes and other brands – is heading into the new year with more staff appointments due ...
Todd Klein named president of Fila USA
Former Adidas and Reebok executive Todd Klein is the new president of Fila USA, replacing Jennifer Estabrook, who took the job in 2019 following the sudden death of Jon Epstein.
Gymshark taps CSCO from Lacoste
British fitness community and activewear brand Gymshark has announced the appointment of Laurent Madelaine as its new chief supply chain officer (CSCO), a new position within the company. Madelaine joins Gymshark after more than five years at Lacoste, where he was EVP of operations for the last three years, responsible ...
Authentic Brands Group appoints new CFO
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced the appointment of Jessica Holscott as CFO. She succeeds Kevin Clarke, founding partner and longtime leader of the company. Holscott joins ABG from Warner Media, where she served as EVP and CFO of studios and networks. She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in ...
Peloton hires new CMO
Connected fitness company Peloton has hired Leslie Berland, the former CMO of Twitter, as its new chief marketing officer. She reports to CEO Barry McCarthy and joins the senior leadership team. Berland ended her six-year stint at Twitter in November, shortly after the company’s acquisition by Elon Musk was completed. ...
Anta Sports shuffles roles and responsibilities, Ding Shizhong hands over CEO role
To facilitate the implementation of the group’s “multi-brand” and “globalization” strategies, Anta Sports separated the roles of chairman and CEO and implemented several other executive changes.
Lululemon creates chief merchandising officer position
Lululemon has named Elizabeth Binder its first chief merchandising officer. Most recently, Binder was chief product officer at Boden, a U.K.-based apparel company, which she joined in October 2020. Prior to that, she spent 12 years at Burberry and also held merchandising positions at J. Crew, Club Monaco and Ann ...
HanesBrands raises Q4 outlook and announces CFO departure
HanesBrands, the parent company of Champion and other apparel brands, has announced that it expects fourth-quarter 2022 sales to be slightly above the top end of its outlook range. The company has also adjusted operating profit at the midpoint of the range. Its fourth-quarter investor conference is scheduled for Feb. ...
Salomon appoints global chief brand officer
Scott Mellin has been named global chief brand officer by Salomon, a new role at the company following the departure of Salomon’s VP of brand, Eric Pansier, last year. Mellin will lead the company’s global marketing organization from its headquarters in Annecy in the French Alps.
Ceferin is set to be re-elected as UEFA president
Aleksander Ceferin, the current UEFA president, is set to be re-elected as he has emerged as the only candidate for the role, the organization has announced. Presidential elections at the European football governing body are scheduled to take place at its congress in April. Ceferin, 55, is standing for a ...
VF with new appointment to Timberland executive team and more
VF Corporation has announced new appointments to its leadership team in the EMEA region, including for the Timberland brand, effective Jan. 31.
Head’s pádel team has a new international tour manager
Head has promoted Jordi Vives from marketing and promotion manager, his post for the last two years, to international tour manager for pádel. He will now be working with Thomas Bischof, director of pro players. Vives hails from Barcelona but studied in the U.S., where he also established a background ...
Pentland appoints new president for the Americas
Pentland Brands Limited has announced that Matt Rock has assumed the role of president - Americas, Pentland Brands. In this role, he is responsible for Speedo as well as Pentland’s entire portfolio, including Endura and Mitre, in the Americas region.
Intersport Germany strengthens digitalization strategy at management level
Katja Burkert, head of the IT department at Intersport Deutschland eG, will be appointed to the management board of Intersport Digital GmbH, the buying’s digital unit that develops and successfully implements the digital and data-driven business models as part of the omnichannel strategy, on Jan. 1, 2023. With this step, ...
Under Armour appoints new president and CEO from Marriott
Under Armour (UA) announced that Stephanie Linnartz will join the company as president, chief executive officer and member of the board of directors, effective Feb. 27, 2023. The company said the appointment follows a “thorough and deliberate search led by a committee of independent members of Under Armour’s Board of ...