All Corporate articles – Page 74
-
News briefs
Lyon Equipment, one of the leading distributors of outdoor products...
Lyon Equipment, one of the leading distributors of outdoor products in the U.K., has acquired Totaloption, a much smaller British distribution firm specializing in water sports products. Lyon is the employee-owned company that sells brands from Petzl to La Sportiva, Exped, Ortlieb, Julbo and more, while Totaloption has distribution agreements ...
-
Short stops
Slackline Industries relocated to Boulder, Colorado following an agreement by...
Slackline Industries relocated to Boulder, Colorado following an agreement by the city to allow slacklines in some of its public parks
-
News briefs
Sport Partner, Hike & Trekking, Bike & Trekking, E-Bike &...
Sport Partner, Hike & Trekking, Bike & Trekking, E-Bike & Trekking, The Right Size and other Dutch trade magazines are been published by a new company, 333 Media, following the bankruptcy in November of Maruba Sports & Travel Publishers. The new company was started by Maas van Drie, former owner ...
-
News briefs
Heiner Oberrauch, president of the Oberalp Group and Salewa, has...
Heiner Oberrauch, president of the Oberalp Group and Salewa, has reportedly decided to help refugees by giving them work in the fields that belong to his family. They will help cultivate organic fruits and vegetables that will be sold locally. He will start with about 20 refugees with the idea ...
-
News briefs
Newell Brands has agreed to acquire Sistema Plastic, a producer...
Newell Brands has agreed to acquire Sistema Plastic, a producer of food storage containers based in New Zealand, for 660 million New Zealand dollars (€790.8m-$839.2m). Founded 34 years ago, Sistema has an annual turnover of around US$145 million, growing above the rate of Newell's core assets. It has diversified into ...
-
News briefs
GoPro has announced a reorganization program that will involve the...
GoPro has announced a reorganization program that will involve the elimination of about 200 jobs, or 15 percent of its staff, and the closing of its entertainment division, in a bid to reduce operating expenses by $650 million and return to profitability in 2017. The entertainment division was supposed to ...
-
News briefs
Boa Technology, the company known for its unique closure system,...
Boa Technology, the company known for its unique closure system, has broken ground in the Denver area for the construction of a new 140,000-square-foot office building. Targeting LEED Silver certification, it will have one of the largest private green roofs in the city. The building will house the Boa Fit ...
-
News briefs
Sports Direct International (SDI) is working to implement a “more...
Sports Direct International (SDI) is working to implement a “more tailored approach” for its European stores. Combined with unfavorable exchange rates, these unspecified changes are expected to result in a continued weak performance from this division in the medium term, the company reports as part of its results for the ...
-
News briefs
Canada Goose would like to go public sometime in 2017....
Canada Goose would like to go public sometime in 2017. Bain Capital, which acquired a majority stake in the Canadian company three years ago, is said to be seeking a valuation of $2 billion in the planned initial public offering. Credit Suisse, the Canadian Imperial Bank and Goldman Sachs have ...
-
News briefs
In May 2017, Columbia Sportswear will relocate the headquarters of...
In May 2017, Columbia Sportswear will relocate the headquarters of Sorel and 45 employees to the downtown area of Portland, Oregon, but it will keep its own global head office in Washington County, where it moved from downtown Portland in 2001. Columbia bought Sorel in 2000. Tim Boyle, chief executive ...
-
News briefs
Anke Stärk, 28 years old, and Karin Roth, 45, are...
Anke Stärk, 28 years old, and Karin Roth, 45, are supporting Lowa's marketing department, led by Michael Frank, since Oct. 1. Stärk is responsible for public relations and corporate publishing, supporting Frank with Lowa's print and online communication. Stärl previously worked in the PR department of Bruckmann, J. Berg and ...
-
News briefs
Veraison Capital, a Swiss investment firm, has reportedly acquired a...
Veraison Capital, a Swiss investment firm, has reportedly acquired a 16.31 percent stake in Calida Holding, the Swiss clothing company that is the majority shareholder of the Lafuma group. Established two years ago, Veraison is known as an active shareholder, specializing in what it describes as companies that are under-rated ...
-
News briefs
Sports Direct is facing parliamentary demands for explanations after a...
Sports Direct is facing parliamentary demands for explanations after a group of members of Parliament turned up unannounced at its head office and warehouse in Shirebrook, and alleged that an attempt was made to record a private discussion in one of the group's meeting rooms. Ian Wright, head of the ...
-
News briefs
Amer Sports has promoted Bill Kirchner to vice president and...
Amer Sports has promoted Bill Kirchner to vice president and general manager for the Americas. Most recently, he served as vice president of U.S. sales for Wilson Sporting Goods, prior to his added responsibilities at the parent company, Amer Sports. Kirchner has worked at Wilson for 32 years. In his ...
-
News briefs
SOG Specialty Knives & Tools has appointed Joe McSwiney as...
SOG Specialty Knives & Tools has appointed Joe McSwiney as its new chief executive. For the past 10 years, McSwiney has served as president and chief executive of Cascade Designs, a Seattle-based outdoor equipment maker where he started his career in 1995. While at the helm of Cascade Designs, he ...
-
News briefs
OluKai has announced a strategic investment in Melin, a lifestyle...
OluKai has announced a strategic investment in Melin, a lifestyle headwear brand based in Southern California. The move is part of OluKai's plan to establish itself as an incubator for quality-driven consumer product brands. Melin, which was founded by longtime friends Brian McDonell and Corey Roth in 2013, derives its ...
-
News briefs
eVent fabrics has announced the appointment of Dave Wilson as...
eVent fabrics has announced the appointment of Dave Wilson as its new sales account manager. Wilson returns to the company after a nine-year break. He joins from Garmin International, where he served as senior product designer and developer, managing soft goods and accessory lines for multiple product categories. During his ...
-
News briefs
Mammut UK has appointed Neil Bradley, former country manager for...
Mammut UK has appointed Neil Bradley, former country manager for Haglöfs in the U.K., to take over as managing director for the Swiss outdoor brand's British subsidiary from the start of December. He takes over from Chris Roberts, who left the company at the end of September. Apart from heading ...
-
News briefs
Bluesign Technologies has appointed Jill Dumain as its new chief...
Bluesign Technologies has appointed Jill Dumain as its new chief executive, effective January 2017. She replace Peter Waeber, who will retire at the end of the year, while remaining a member of Bluesign Technologies' advisory board. Dumain is currently Patagonia's director of environmental strategy. She has been with Patagonia for ...
-
Short stops
Polygiene had appointed a European commercial director, Haymo Strubel, who...
Polygiene had appointed a European commercial director, Haymo Strubel, who was formerly with Sympatex Technologies
