White quits as president of Salomon
Amer Sports announced the immediate departure of Michael White as president of Salomon, indicating that he has decided to “pursue other interests” and adding that it has initiated an external search for a permanent successor. We were unable to find out about his new plans by the time of going ...
Tecnica’s former CEO is now running Pinarello
Antonio Dus, the seasoned manager who has led Tecnica Group for the past five years, has become the new global CEO of Cicli Pinarello, with a financial stake in the iconic Italian brand of high-end bicycles, which came three years ago under the control of L Catterton, the private equity ...
Wolverine makes two big executive appointments
Wolverine Worldwide has made a couple of executive appointments to ring in the new year.
Vincent Wauters will lead Rossignol, boosting apparel and digital
The alpine ski industry is going through a major generational change as it seeks new avenues of diversification. After the retirement of Jean-Marc Pambet as chief executive of Salomon one year ago and the more recent resignation of the 50-year-old Antonio Dus as CEO of the Tecnica Group, it is ...
Lululemon expands its leadership team
Lululemon Athletica has promoted one of its managers, Celeste Burgoyne, and brought in an experienced manager, André Maestrini, who will join the company from Adidas in January to serve as executive vice president in charge of international operations. It has also appointed a new manager in charge of diversity and ...
Antonio Dus leaves Tecnica
The Tecnica Group says that its chief executive, Antonio Dus, is leaving in December 2020 “in order to be able to devote himself to other personal and professional projects.” The company’s chairman, Alberto Zanatta, will be acting as CEO on an interim basis with effect from Nov. 1.
Fogliato will run Columbia’s omni-channel activities in executive reshuffle
Columbia Sportswear Company has announced a series of senior leadership changes executing on transition plans while supporting the company’s omni-channel programs for growth and unlocking digital opportunities.
Reorganizing the top management, VF names Steve Murray president of TNF
VF Corporation is changing its management structure to suit changes in the way it does business, notably by dividing its brand portfolio into Core Brands and Emerging Brands and by getting them to be managed differently to help them achieve their full potential. Until now, the operations of its three ...
Stefan Rainer becomes Oberalp’s CSO
Justifying the introduction of a new sales structure with a shift to a “channel-driven approach” rather than a geographical basis under the management of Christoph Engl, the Oberalp Group has announced that Stefan Rainer will become its chief sales office on Oct. 1. Rainer, who has been the general manager ...
Anta’s president will run Amer Sports
Jie (James) Zheng, executive director and president of Anta Sports Products, is taking over the responsibilities of Heikki Takala, who has decided to resign from his role as president and chief executive of Amer Sports after ten years in the position. Takala, a former commercial director of Procter & Gamble, ...
Patagonia’s European chief will run the whole group
Ryan Gellert, an American who has been running Patagonia EMEA since the end of 2014, has been promoted to serve as chief executive of Patagonia Works, the parent company of Patagonia Inc. In addition, Jenna Johnson has been promoted from vice president of technical outdoor to a new post as ...
Tretorn boosts its management, pushes the pedal on DTC
Tretorn, the Swedish footwear and outerwear brand, continues to reinforce its management team as it seeks to overhaul its business model and develop direct-to-consumer channels.
Management reshuffle at Pentland
In an internal promotion, Chirag Patel is taking the place of Andy Long as chief executive of Pentland Brands, the owner of Berghaus, Canterbury, Ellesse, Speedo and other brands, overseeing a re-shaped executive team. Filling a new role, Long will become next January a director of Pentland Brands’ parent company, ...
Amazon’s European chief is stepping down
Xavier Garambois, who has been running Amazon’s European retail operations for the past eight years, is leaving the company. According to The Telegraph, he will be replaced by Jorrit Van der Meulen, Amazon’s vice president for Europe, who has also been in charge of Amazon Devices (Alexa, Vesta, etc.) outside ...
Intersport International elects new chairman, sets new goals
Held online in a virtual format, the annual general assembly of Intersport International Corp. (IIC) elected today a Canadian industry veteran, Rick White, as its new chairman. The 61-year-old manager, who is known for his operational efficiency, takes the place of the 65-year-old Jussi Mikkola from Finland, who retired as ...
Two prominent Adidas executives quit
Two prominent U.S.-based Adidas executives are leaving at the same time, but an official of the company says the two events are completely unrelated. Jon Wexler, a 20-year veteran of the company who has been leading its Yeezy business unit since last November as vice president and general manager, left ...
Nike realigns management for digital DTC, places EMEA under Grebert
Nike will be making several changes to its top management and operating model in keeping with the “Consumer Direct Acceleration” (CDA) policy it announced in June while releasing its latest financial results. The Nike brand’s regional divisions will remain as they stand, but two of them will be swapping out ...
Stefan Herzog is the new president of Fedas
The European Federation of Sports Retailers, Fedas, unanimously elected Stefan Herzog as its new president at its general assembly, convened via a videoconference. Herzog, who ran SportScheck for many years until 2016, will continue as secretary general of VDS, the German Sports Retailers’s Federation, which he has led since the ...
Primaloft dismisses European managers to adjust to the crisis
Primaloft has confirmed rumors about its separation from its long-time managing director for Europe and its recently appointed president of licensing, Jochen Lagemann, as of May 31. A spokesman for the ingredient brand said that Lagemann’s departure was triggered by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced ...
Melody Harris-Jensbach will leave Jack Wolfskin
Melody Harris-Jensbach, the seasoned executive who has been running Jack Wolfskin for the past six years, will soon be leaving the German outdoor brand. According to a press release, Callaway Golf Company, which took over Jack Wolfskin at the beginning of 2019 for around €418 million, and Harris-Jensbach had already ...