All Executive changes articles – Page 101
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Roman Stepek, chief executive at Mountain Force, has left the...
Roman Stepek, chief executive at Mountain Force, has left the Swiss winter sports apparel company and is preparing to divest the remainder of his shares to existing shareholders in April. His job was taken over on an interim basis by Werner Matzner, Mountain Force's chief financial officer and one of ...
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Dan Trapp has joined Salomon as global commercial director for...
Dan Trapp has joined Salomon as global commercial director for apparel and gear, based in Annecy. He had been previously the sales manager for Hoka One One in Northern Europe since January 2015, based at Deckers Brands' office in London. Prior to that, he had spent nearly three years at ...
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Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Toye Fritzell -...
Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Tove Fritzell - have joined Vista Outdoor's eyewear & sport protection unit at Suresnes near Paris, reporting to its president, Olivier Ciaravino. Delarue-Quairel has been named global sport marketing & communication manager for the Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti brands. Fritzell will act as ...
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ESM Sport will distribute Gabel poles in France
ESM Sport will distribute Gabel poles in France
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As we reported in our last issue, the Tecnica Group...
As we reported in our last issue, the Tecnica Group has appointed new managers for all its brands as part of a reorganization intended to speed up its growth. The company has now announced the appointment of an industry veteran, Federico Sbrissa, in the role of strategic marketing manager of ...
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Mathias Hedström has taken the place of Mikael Sundstöm, the...
Mathias Hedström has taken the place of Mikael Sundstöm, the outgoing president of Nordic Kidswear. The 34-year-old manager was one of the founders of Addnature, the leading Swedish internet store. He will help Maria Frykman, founder, owner and chief executive of Nordic Kidswear, which is the company behind Isbjörn of ...
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Petzl's North America sales director, Kenneth Thomas (Tom) Adams, has...
Petzl's North America sales director, Kenneth Thomas (Tom) Adams, has been chosen by Utah's Office of Economic Development as the new director of the state's Office of Outdoor Recreation. Adams has worked in Utah's outdoor recreation industry for more than 20 years. In addition to Petzl, he has worked in ...
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Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board...
Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board of JD Sports Fashion as a non-executive director to support the British retailer's international expansion, thanks especially to his experience in brand development outside Europe. The Pentland Group, which is controlled by the Rubin family, owns 57.47 percent of the ...
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Kelty has promoted Anne Miltenberg to the position of operations...
Kelty has promoted Anne Miltenberg to the position of operations manager. The American company says she played key roles in product development and testing to enhance the Kelty Built for Women initiative. She has worked for the company for almost three years, most recently as sales coordinator. A special adventurer, ...
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Jason Zhu has been appointed as general manager of...
Jason Zhu has been appointed as general manager of Columbia Sportswear's joint venture in China with Swire Resources. He replaces Alice Lai who returned to a position withg Swire as part of a planned transition. A native of Shanghai, he spent the last 13 years with Nike in China and ...
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Icebreaker has appointed Carla Murphy as its new chief marketing...
Icebreaker has appointed Carla Murphy as its new chief marketing and strategy officer. In this role she will be responsible for developing the brand's strategy, at a time when Icebreaker aims at growth both in and outside of its outdoor core market. Murphy was most recently vice president of the ...
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As part of increased investments in the British market, Patagonia...
As part of increased investments in the British market, Patagonia has hired Lisa Douglas as marketing manager for the U.K. and Ireland, starting from the beginning of March. Previously at Musto and Bench, Douglas will be based at the office and showroom opened by the outdoor brand in a Victorian ...
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Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence...
Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence from this property of VF Corporation, in the position of European key account manager, concentrating on the sports and outdoor retail channels. He also worked in sales and marketing positions at Berghaus, Bergans of Norway and Norrøna. In the U.S., ...
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Tim McCool, who has been active in the U.S. sports...
Tim McCool, who has been active in the U.S. sports and outdoor industry for many years, has been appointed vice president of global sales at Leatherman Tool Group. He started working for the outdoor tools and lights supplier from Oregon at the beginning of this month. McCool's assignment is to ...
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Nora Stowell has left the Amer Sports group to join...
Nora Stowell has left the Amer Sports group to join W. L. Gore & Associates as its global sales leader for footwear, gloves and accessories. Stowell was previously vice president of U.S. sales for the Finnish group's winter, outdoor and cycle divisions, encompassing brands from Atomic and Salomon to Arc'teryx, ...
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Wolverine Worldwide announced yet another change in the top management...
Wolverine Worldwide announced yet another change in the top management with the appointment of Pat O'Malley as president of the Saucony brand. Reporting to Jim Gabel, president of the company's Performance Group, he takes the place of Richie Woodworth, who was recently named president of Wolverine's Lifestyle Group. O'Malley has ...
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Petra Hilleberg has been appointed as chief executive of the...
Petra Hilleberg has been appointed as chief executive of the Hilleberg Group, taking over from her father, Bo Hilleberg, who established Hilleberg the Tentmaker in Sweden in 1971. Petra Hilleberg was previously the president of Hilleberg Inc., the company's subsidiary in Seattle, which takes care of all sales outside of ...
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Arne Strate, who has been responsible for marketing at Volcom...
Arne Strate, who has been responsible for marketing at Volcom in Germany and Austria for ten years, is joining the growing European Outdoor Group (EOG) in the new position of marketing and business development manager. He previously worked for Reef. More in The Outdoor Industry Compass.
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Vincent Wauters, who has been driving the strong development of...
Vincent Wauters, who has been driving the strong development of Arc'teryx, is leaving the Amer Sports group, where he had been recently appointed president of apparel and member of its executive board. Heikki Takala, president and chief executive of Amer, says he is taking direct responsibility for the development of ...
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Peter Metcalf, the founder and chief executive of the Black...
Peter Metcalf, the founder and chief executive of the Black Diamond group, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors for the Salt Lake City branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for 2016. Two years ago he became a board member for the same branch in ...
