All Executive changes articles – Page 101
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Todd Gordon, former director of sales for Chaco, has been...
Todd Gordon, former director of sales for Chaco, has been promoted to vice president of sales for this fast-growing brand of Wolverine Worldwide
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Sportringen is boosting its staff, creating new category management positions...
Sportringen is boosting its staff, creating new category management positions following its strong development over the past three years, going from 70 to 200 stores. Jonas Hellentin, a veteran of the outdoor industry who worked in the past for the Scandinavian Outdoor Group, will act as business area manager for ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has a new chief financial officer. Michael D....
Wolverine Worldwide has a new chief financial officer. Michael D. Stornant, a 49-year-old executive who has been with the group for 19 years, assumes the role of senior vice president, CFO and treasurer, with effect from June 12. He served most recently as vice president of corporate finance, after handling ...
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Osprey Packs has invested in its marketing department with two...
Osprey Packs has invested in its marketing department with two appointments: Rob BonDurant has become director of marketing at the U.S. backpack company, while Kurt Metternick has taken up the new position of web manager. BonDurant joins from Harman International, where he was director of global marketing, and he previously ...
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Paul Leonard, former sourcing and product development manager at Eastern...
Paul Leonard, former sourcing and product development manager at Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS), the U.S. outdoor retailer, has been hired by Johnson Outdoors Gear as product manager for its Eureka camping brand. Leonard, who spent more than ten years at EMS, is to drive the Eureka brand's entire product development. ...
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Hydro Flask has hired Mike Wallenfels as vice-president of worldwide...
Hydro Flask has hired Mike Wallenfels as vice-president of worldwide sales. Wallenfels previously served as president of Mountain Hardwear and Montrail, where he guided product expansion and rapid development in new foreign markets. In 2009, he stepped away from Mountain Hardwear and Montrail as well as the chair of the ...
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Antonio Dus has resigned as chief executive of Vibram, after...
Antonio Dus has resigned as chief executive of Vibram, after three years of collaboration, expressing gratitude for the “human and professional experience” gained at the company. Marco Bramani, president of Vibram and grandson of its founder Vitale Bramani, will act as interim CEO. Dus will provide his support for the ...
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Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for...
Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for the U.S. market, effective April 2. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, the FootBalance store concept is based on providing comprehensive foot-analysis and individually molded insoles made directly on-site. Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100% custominsoles and sandals as ...
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Johnson Outdoors has announced the appointment of two new executives...
Johnson Outdoors has announced the appointment of two new executives at its camping division, which includes Jetboil, Silva and Eureka! Dina Sutin has been named marketing specialist for the division, bringing over experience in graphic design, photography, video production and social media marketing. Sara Lawhead will work as product manager ...
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Dean Polic has been appointed as country manager for Mammut...
Dean Polic has been appointed as country manager for Mammut in Germany, starting from June. He has been with the company for 14 years and is currently head of marketing for the Swiss outdoor brand in Germany. His predecessor, Ernst Schweble, who has been building up Mammut in Germany since ...
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Jörg Aumüller is reportedly taking over as country manager for...
Jörg Aumüller is reportedly taking over as country manager for German and Austria at Helly Hansen in the middle of May. The job was previously handled by Harry Schedlbauer, who has left in January to become global commercial manager at Atomic Austria. Aumüller has been in the outdoor and sports ...
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Patrick Pons de Vier, former brand manager for Salomon, is...
Patrick Pons de Vier, former brand manager for Salomon, is head of global footwear at Brooks, the U.S. running footwear company, starting last month. Pons de Vier spent about 18 years at Salomon, starting in 1996 in marketing for snowboarding products. He was leading strategic business development for Salomon's winter ...
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Patagonia has hired Dean Carter as vice president for human...
Patagonia has hired Dean Carter as vice president for human resources and shared services. Carter is to report directly to Rose Marcario, the outdoor company's chief executive. Described as an avid hiker, snowboarder and swimmer, he was previously chief human resources officer at Sears Holdings and at Fossil Inc. Carter ...
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Heather Jackson, described as an expert in IT and change...
Heather Jackson, described as an expert in IT and change management, has become a non-executive director of JD Sports Fashion, parent company of Blacks, Millets and other outdoor retail chains in the U.K. She is also a non-executive director of Ikano Bank from Sweden, where she chairs the remuneration and ...
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Crocs has eliminated the positions of chief operating officer and...
Crocs has eliminated the positions of chief operating officer and senior vice president of the supply chain in connection with the departure of its COO, Scott Crutchfield. The company has appointed Phil Blake to the new position of senior VP of global sourcing and promoted Dennis Sheldon to VP of ...
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Keen has hired Chris Heffernan, a seasoned executive in the...
Keen has hired Chris Heffernan, a seasoned executive in the footwear industry, as general manager of Keen Utility. Heffernan previously spent three years at Honeywell International, as general manager of safety footwear and vice president of global product. He also worked for seven years at Timberland as global brand manager ...
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Sergio Morales, who recently left as a regional sales manager...
Sergio Morales, who recently left as a regional sales manager for Polartec, has joined Noble Biomaterials to help boost European sales of its anti-microbial solution, X-Static
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Wendy Yang will join Deckers Brands on May 1 in...
Wendy Yang will join Deckers Brands on May 1 in the role of president of the Teva brand, reporting to the new president of the group, Dave Powers. Yang has been with New Balance since 2009, working as general manager for wellness, and subsequently for women's training, lifestyle and walking. ...
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Jack Wolfskin has appointed a new retail director, Stefan Kopp,...
Jack Wolfskin has appointed a new retail director, Stefan Kopp, replacing Philipp Prechtl after two years of service. Kopp has led Marc O'Polo's retail operations for several years. He previously worked at Gerry Weber and Esprit, a company where Melody Harris-Jensbach, the new chief executive of Jack Wolfskin, occupied a ...
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Vincent Wauters, who has been the general manager of Arc'teryx...
Vincent Wauters, who has been the general manager of Arc'teryx since 2012, has been made president of Amer Sports' apparel business. He will again become a member of the group's executive board, and he will continue to run the Canadian-based brand. In connection with Wauters' appointment, Andy Towne will leave ...
