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    Colin Lantz, former president of La Sportiva North America, has...

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Colin Lantz, former president of La Sportiva North America, has been appointed by Brandforce to the new position of vice president for North America. Based in Boulder, Colorado, he will support the existing brand partners of HeiQ and handle the development of new business in the western half of the ...

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    Five Seasons announced this week the recruitment of Saila Härkki...

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Five Seasons announced this week the recruitment of Saila Härkki as its new head designer, describing the move as an important step in its bid to double its turnover over the next three years. Härkki has been the head designer for the Swedish brand's direct competitor, Icepeak, whose sales have ...

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    Pentland Brands has announced a series of senior leadership appointments....

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Pentland Brands has announced a series of senior leadership appointments. Sean Hastings, vice president of product and marketing for Speedo, has been appointed Pentland's global marketing director. Jamie Cornforth, currently Speedo's head of category strategy & planning, product & marketing, becomes Speedo's interim vice president of product and marketing. Carl ...

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    Joe Prebich has been appointed by Fjällräven to the new...

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Joe Prebich has been appointed by Fjällräven to the new position of director of marketing for North America. He is going to report to Nathan Dopp, vice president of marketing and sales for Fjällräven North America, one of the fastest-growing operation of the Fenix Outdoor group worldwide. Prebich has been ...

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    ExOfficio, part of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, has appointed...

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    ExOfficio, part of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, has appointed Julie Snow as vice president of design and product development. Snow has over 20 years of experience in the apparel industry. She was vice president of design and merchandising for eight years at Cutter & Buck and prior to that, ...

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    Liberty Interactive Corporation, parent company for Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com, has...

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Liberty Interactive Corporation, parent company for Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com, has announced the extension of the employment contract of its president and chief executive, Gregory B. Maffei, through 2019. Last November, Liberty Interactive indicated that it was planning to expand further the European operations of Backcountry.com in 2015, entering two or ...

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    Schuyler Horton, who has been with the Thule Group in...

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Schuyler Horton, who has been with the Thule Group in the U.S. as director of national accounts since 2006, has been promoted to the position of vice president of sales and service for its outdoor and bags business in the Americas. He replaces Tripp Wycoff, who is leaving the Swedish ...

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    Taking over some of Christian Benedikt's functions (see the previous...

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Taking over some of Christian Benedikt's functions (see the previous article), Maxime Guillaumond, who comes from Raidlight, is joining Bridgedale as business development manager, based in Eurasburg, Germany. One key focus of his role will be to support OSC, the group's distributor for Germany, Austria and Italy. He will also ...

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    Walter Wiesinger replaces Sylvia Berghammer as Oberalp's sales manager for...

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Walter Wiesinger replaces Sylvia Berghammer as Oberalp's sales manager for Salewa and Wild Country in Austria

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    Gerber has a new chief financial officer, John Capasso, who...

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Gerber has a new chief financial officer, John Capasso, who comes from Varel International Energy Services

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    Achim Löffler, a 12-year veteran of W.L. Gore & Associates...

    2014-12-31T00:00:00Z

    Achim Löffler, a 12-year veteran of W.L. Gore & Associates who has been running its sports and outdoor footwear business since May 2013, is now officially in charge of Gore-Tex' global shoe business, including casual and formal shoes. The 43-year-old took charge of the whole sector a few months ago, ...

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    John Sanchez has left as president of Zeal Optics after...

    2014-12-31T00:00:00Z

    John Sanchez has left as president of Zeal Optics after two years with the company, which was acquired by Maui Jim three years ago, to join Costa Sunglasses, the U.S. company recently purchased by Essilor International, in the position of vice president of product development. He will gradually take over ...

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    Massimo Fregonese, who resigned six months ago as international sales...

    2014-12-31T00:00:00Z

    Massimo Fregonese, who resigned six months ago as international sales and marketing director of Camelbak, has joined Masters in the new role of brand director, charged of developing the Italian brand of ski, trekking and Nordic walking poles, and to increase its international presence. Masters is already a leader in ...

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    Alchemy Equipment, a supplier of outdoor luggage and apparel based...

    2014-12-31T00:00:00Z

    Alchemy Equipment, a supplier of outdoor luggage and apparel based in New Zealand, has appointed Frank Spiewack as vice president of global sales & marketing.  He worked previously for two other kiwi companies, acting as U.K. and European sales manager for Macpac and as Icebreaker's manager in charge of international ...

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    Isbjörn of Sweden, the ten-year-old specialty brand of functional apparel...

    2014-12-31T00:00:00Z

    Isbjörn of Sweden, the ten-year-old specialty brand of functional apparel for children, has created the new position of export manager. The job will be done by Martin Eisele. The 41-year-old spent 17 years at Adidas in Scandinavia, most recently as head of sales coordination for the Scandinavian markets. At Isbjörn, ...

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    Patrick Boom has been appointed global director of marketing and...

    2014-12-31T00:00:00Z

    Patrick Boom has been appointed global director of marketing and e-commerce for Hi-Tec and Magnum. He has been running Clockwork, a Dutch advertising agency specializing in digital marketing and based. He has participated in the development of global marketing campaigns for brands such as Ikea, McDonalds and Senseo.

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    Ward Collins has been appointed by Icebug to the newly created...

    2014-12-31T00:00:00Z

    Ward Collins has been appointed by Icebug to the newly created position of U.S. national sales and key project manager, in response to the Swedish company's continued growth in the U.S. market. He reports to Evan Wert, president of Icebug USA. Collins comes from a shoe insole company, Superfeet, where he worked for ...

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    Ryan Gellert has been named chief executive of Patagonia Europe,...

    2014-12-31T00:00:00Z

    Ryan Gellert has been named chief executive of Patagonia Europe, responsible also for the Middle East. He spent the last 15 years with Black Diamond in various roles including that of brand manager, vice president for supply chain management and managing director for Black Diamond Asia. Described as a dynamic ...

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    Nelson Chan, a former chief executive of Magellan, has been...

    2014-12-31T00:00:00Z

    Nelson Chan, a former chief executive of Magellan, has been appointed to Deckers Brands' board of directors, replacing Maureen Conners. Chan is currently chairman of Outerwall, the company behind the well-known Redbox and Coinstar operations. He acts as chairman or director at various other companies including Synaptics, described as a leading developer ...