All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 23-24 – Page 4
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Under Armour has signed a deal that makes it...
Under Armour has signed a deal that makes it the title sponsor of the TransRockies Run, a stage race for 350 runners across the continental divide between Buena Vista and Beaver Creek, through the Colorado Rockies
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Life Fitness has made a number of executive appointments. Chris...
Life Fitness has made a number of executive appointments. Chris Clawson has succeeded Jason Worthy as chief executive. Clawson was originally hired by the American gym-equipment brand in 1994 as an executive in product development. He worked there for ten years before departing for Matrix Fitness Systems, where he served ...
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PrimaLoft has appointed Jim Frazier as vice-president of global marketing....
PrimaLoft has appointed Jim Frazier as vice-president of global marketing. Frazier has extensive experience in the outdoor apparel sector. Most recently, he served as vice-president of United Sports Brands, the parent company of Nathan Sports, Shock Doctor, McDavid, Cutters and XO Athletic. He previously served as product development director for ...
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Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently...
Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently created position of sales and business development director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Scandinavia. Simultaneously, Perry Laukens was appointed to the newly created position of sales and business director for the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and nine ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of its...
VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of its global supply chain, effective June 1. He replaces Tom Glaser, who has left VF after 18 years to take over the role of chief operations officer at Tapestry, formerly known as Coach Inc. Bailey has spent his entire career in ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Denny Bruce as global brand president...
VF Corp. has appointed Denny Bruce as global brand president of Williamson Dickie Mfg. Co. (Dickies), replacing Philip Williamson, who will move into a brand ambassador's role
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Fischer Ski has appointed a new general manager, Valter Bozzetto,...
Fischer Ski has appointed a new general manager, Valter Bozzetto, for its Fischer Footwear subsidiary in Montebelluna, taking the place of Andrea Carraro. Bozzetto, who has worked for other sporting goods brands, says he was convinced that he could engineer Fischer's alpine and cross-country ski boots in a more updated ...
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The North Face has appointed Tina Rolén as its new...
The North Face has appointed Tina Rolén as its new marketing director for the EMEA region, taking the place of Kathy Hines. Rolén joined VF last September as EMEA marketing director for Vans. Prior to that, she had worked for two years as worldwide marketing director for Haglöfs, the Swedish ...
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Tretorn has appointed a new chief executive, Magnus Månsson, who...
Tretorn has appointed a new chief executive, Magnus Månsson, who worked for the New Wave Group, Nike and Puma before running a Swedish fashion brand, Gina Tricot, in the past two years. He takes over the responsibilities of Joakim Appelqvist and Vasko Markovski, who took over a license for the ...
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Hurley, Nike's boardsports apparel brand, has appointed John Schweitzer as...
Hurley, Nike's boardsports apparel brand, has appointed John Schweitzer as its chief executive and chief financial officer. Schweitzer is replacing Bob Coombes, who was made general manager in 2015, with the departure of Hurley's founder and CEO, Bob Hurley. Schweitzer has been with Nike since 2000 and first served in ...
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Pentland Brands has launched an ethical trade app called “Everyone's...
Pentland Brands has launched an ethical trade app called “Everyone's Business,” in collaboration with Carnstone Partners, a sustainability and corporate responsibility consultancy. The app is designed to encourage responsible labor sourcing by educating employees on the risks of modern slavery, while allowing them to report any potential issues. The app ...
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Milliken has announced the appointment of one of its own...
Milliken has announced the appointment of one of its own executives, Steve Layton, as president of Polartec, who will take the place of Gary Smith and lead the integration process. Leyton joined Milliken in 2012, serving most recently as vice president of sales and marketing for Westex, the flame-retardant fabric ...
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Marquee Brands has announced a partnership with Global Brands Group...
Marquee Brands has announced a partnership with Global Brands Group (GBG) as the official apparel partner and distributor for the Dakine brand, overseeing all apparel categories including sport performance, lifestyle, outerwear and swim. The Sports & Lifestyle division of GBG will focus specifically on the design, development and distribution of ...
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Nike and the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club have announced...
Nike and the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club have announced that they are extending their technical partnership until 2032. Nike will provide the kit for the PSG's men's and women's sections as well as their handball team. The exact figure of the new deal has not been unveiled. Nike has ...
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Julbo Eyewear has announced an exclusive eyewear partnership with the...
Julbo Eyewear has announced an exclusive eyewear partnership with the Garmin Dirty Kanza, the bicycling challenge held on the gravel roads through the Flint Hills of central Kansas
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Nike has announced that it is signing on to the...
Nike has announced that it is signing on to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, an environmental commitment under the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Charter, which was launched at COP24 in Katowice, Poland, in December 2018, goes beyond previous industry-wide commitments. It targets a ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association based in Annecy,...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association based in Annecy, has appointed Benjamin Thaller as its new managing director. He replaces Anne Schott, who has left the organization to pursue other professional opportunities after 30 months in the role. Thaller was previously marketing director at Julbo and, prior to that, ...
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Andrea Tomat, president of Lotto Sport Italia and Stonefly, has...
Andrea Tomat, president of Lotto Sport Italia and Stonefly, has settled a legal dispute with Gianni Lorenzato, a former shareholder and vice president of Lotto. Lorenzato has agreed to sell his remaining stake of 24 percent in a holding company, NexTB, to Tomat on undisclosed terms. Tomat will thus be ...
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OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as...
OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as chief financial officer and Mark Coffield as general manager for Vietnam, where OrthoLite has recently inaugurated a manufacturing plant. Brice has previously worked for The Hershey Company in Asia and South America. Coffield, who will lead Ortholite's new Vietnamese factory, ...
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Sergio Tacchini is set to become American
A group of American investors has signed an agreement in principle for the takeover of the Sergio Tacchini brand from Chinese interests, with the final deal now expected to be closed within a couple of weeks. The American group is led by Stefano Maroni, who previously signed a contract to ...
