It's people's business and we cover it. Find here the latest updates about personnel changes and read interviews with influential movers and shakers from the sports business.
Pentland Brands is on a mission to get people moving. Discover how their sports brands like Speedo and Canterbury want to help 100 million people to be more active.
Dennis Schröder’s vision takes Snipes beyond retail. Discover how community engagement drives the company’s success.
Puma’s Chief Product Officer talks in an exclusive SGI Europe interview about overcoming biases in the sporting goods industry.
Discover how Kari Traa’s General Manager navigates gender equality, community-building and the empowerment of women.
We spoke to Polygiene-CEO Ulrika Björk. She says ”I encourage diversity, but it will never come with a cost of performance or for the sake of.”
Puma is facing a crucial year in a difficult market environment. Sharpening the brand profile and raising consumer awareness in two difficult markets is key for the brand in 2024.
A former Salesforce executive was hired to fill the new position of Chief Information Officer at Nike.
Altra Running, part of VF Corp., has hired Kylee Barton, a nearly 20-year Nike veteran, as its new Global Head of Product.
French sustainable sneaker brand Veja has appointed a new Sales Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Salomon has appointed Guillaume Meyzenq as the new Global Chief Product Officer for its new softgoods business unit.
British luxury skiwear and lifestyle brand Perfect Moment lowered its annual operating loss by 11 percent to $7.7 million for the 12 months ended March 31.
Diadora has hired Ryan Eckel, previously Brand President of Tracksmith, as Chief Marketing Officer for the US.
Franco Vaccari, a former shareholder of the Tecnica Group, passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2023, at 83, according to Tecnica Group information. Vaccari was one of the most important entrepreneurs in the history of the so-called Sportsystem district of Montebelluna in the Northern Italian Treviso province.
Former German ski racer Rosi Mittermaier has died. With her two gold medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, “Gold Rosi,” as she was subsequently known, mesmerized all of Germany. Her family told Bayerischer Rundfunk that Mittermaier fell asleep peacefully at the age of 72 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Jan. ...
Ken Block, the co-founder of DC Shoes, died in a snowmobile accident in Utah. He was 55 years old.
New Balance and the Women’s National Basketball Association signed a multi-year agreement
Skechers has contracted American beach volleyball pros Andy Benesh and Miles Partain, who will be competing for a medal at the Paris 2024 Games this summer, to wear the brand’s performance apparel and headwear.
Adidas and Sportsshoes.com have announced a joint three-year sponsorship deal with the British Milers’ Club (BMC), the UK’s largest athletics club.