All Executive changes articles – Page 109

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    After nearly six years as sales manager at Zamberlan, the...

    2014-02-21T00:00:00Z

    After nearly six years as sales manager at Zamberlan, the Italian manufacturer of high-end outdoor footwear, Fabio Miotto has moved to another shoe company, Aku, where he now serves as export manager. Miotto, who previously spent six years at Tecnica, has collected much experience in exporting shoes from Italy, and ...

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    Norrøna, the Norwegian outdoor brand, has appointed Christian Marsch to...

    2014-02-21T00:00:00Z

    Norrøna, the Norwegian outdoor brand, has appointed Christian Marsch to the newly created position of sales manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The passionate 34-year-old freerider, cyclist and climber previously worked as key account manager for Canon. Jochen Hoffmann remains as account manager for Central and Northern Germany. ...

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    Shareholders of Conzzeta, the parent company of Mammut Sports Group,...

    2014-02-21T00:00:00Z

    Shareholders of Conzzeta, the parent company of Mammut Sports Group, will be asked on April 29 to approve the election of two new directors in addition to Ernst Bärtschi, the recently announced candidate for the chairmanship of the Swiss group (see issue 6-19+20 of The Compass, Oct. 16, 2013). The ...

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    Stephan Hagenbusch, 34, has been appointed European marketing manager for...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Stephan Hagenbusch, 34, has been appointed European marketing manager for Black Diamond Equipment, taking the place of Saskia Stock, who is joining Transa, the largest outdoor retailer in Switzerland, and its marketing manager. Hagenbusch comes from Amer Sports, where he took care of marketing for Salomon and Suunto in Germany ...

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    Casey Sheahan is leaving next Feb. 7, as chief executive...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Casey Sheahan is leaving next Feb. 7, as chief executive and president of Patagonia, a role that he held since March 2006, to return to his family in Colorado. His positions are being taken over by Rose Macario, CEO of the parent company, Patagonia Works. Both have been working closely ...

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    Mark Bryden, former president of Lucy Activewear, and Jack Gilbert,...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Mark Bryden, former president of Lucy Activewear, and Jack Gilbert, founder of Mountain Hardwear, have joined the advisory board of Hydro Flask

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    Chris Parkhurst, who has been running MSR's alpine and snow...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Chris Parkhurst, who has been running MSR's alpine and snow tools division, has been promoted to vice president of MSR, with profit and loss responsibility and tasked with creating new product, marketing and sales strategy for the brand, which belongs to Cascade Designs. Parkhurst is said to have been instrumental ...

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    Petzl America, the North American subsidiary of Petzl, has appointed...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Petzl America, the North American subsidiary of Petzl, has appointed Oliver McLeod to a new position as manager of the company's new Petzl Technical Institute (PTI) in Clearfield, Utah, which will develop and deliver technical training programs in verticality for its network of so-called Petzl Technical Partners, or PTPs. These ...

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    Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, has appointed Richard...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, has appointed Richard Leedham as brand president for Berghaus on an interim basis as the executive search for a successor to Richard Cotter continues. Leedham has been with Pentland for 18 years, and for the last nine years he has been a member ...

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    Claudio Angaran has been named international sales and marketing manager...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Claudio Angaran has been named international sales and marketing manager of Garmont. The Italian executive has worked in the past 15 years for three other Italian outdoor firms: Trezeta, La Sportiva and Aku. Angaran takes the place of Gian Luca Farinazzo, who has left the company to work for Lowa. ...

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    Vaude has announced that Peter Sontheimer, chief product officer, has...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Vaude has announced that Peter Sontheimer, chief product officer, has joined its executive board effective Jan. 1, 2014, in a move to anchor the Products segment at the executive level of the brand. In his 20 years with the German outdoor company, Sontheimer has significantly influenced the development of the ...

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    Kamik, a division of Genfoot, has appointed Michel Benoit as...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Kamik, a division of Genfoot, has appointed Michel Benoit as chief marketing officer. In his role, Benoit will oversee product development, sales and marketing initiatives. Benoit was previously at Boulart, makers of artisan bread, where he was vice president of global sales and business development since 2011. Prior to this, ...

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    Black Diamond's president and chief executive, Peter Metcalf, has been...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Black Diamond's president and chief executive, Peter Metcalf, has been named a director of the Salt Lake City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for a three-year term that began on Jan. 1, 2014. Metcalf replaces Scott Hymas, chairman of the board of the Salt Lake City ...

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    Brad Werntz, who has been working for many outdoor brands...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Brad Werntz, who has been working for many outdoor brands through his own agency in the U.S. for more than 20 years, has been appointed direct of sales for Buff USA

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    Icebreaker, the New Zealand company specializing in outdoor merino wool...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Icebreaker, the New Zealand company specializing in outdoor merino wool apparel, has hired Dion Taylor as the company's general manager for Europe. In this new position, Taylor will be responsible for the company's multi-channel strategy, including the expansion of digital marketing and the introduction of select retail stores across Europe, ...

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    Creating a new position, Curtlo, one of the major outdoor...

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    Creating a new position, Curtlo, one of the major outdoor brands in Brazil, has appointed Fernando Gonzalez as its sales director. He previously acted as sales manager for Hi-Tec Sports at the company's Brazilian distributor, DLD.

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    Ortholite has appointed Denny Cowger as chief administrative officer and...

    2013-12-27T00:00:00Z

    Ortholite has appointed Denny Cowger as chief administrative officer and general counsel. He will be focusing on the development and implementation of the strategic plans of this U.S.-based provider of comfort insoles, monitoring its management team and advising the company on global legal issues. Most recently, Cowger served as a ...

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    Wigwam, the American brand of socks, has promoted Natalie Stangl...

    2013-12-27T00:00:00Z

    Wigwam, the American brand of socks, has promoted Natalie Stangl to the position of brand marketing manager. She will report to Jim Einhauser, executive vice president of marketing and sales. Stangl has been traveling all over the U.S. and abroad as field marketing manager over the last four years. She ...

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    Mike Edwards has been appointed managing director of Burton McCall,...

    2013-12-27T00:00:00Z

    Mike Edwards has been appointed managing director of Burton McCall, the big U.K. distributor of outdoor products owned by the Bollin Group. He is taking the place of Steve Davey, who is leaving the company after nine years to run a bicycle distributor, Extra UK. Edwards has been most recently ...

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    Johnson Outdoors has appointed Christopher Martens to a new position...

    2013-12-27T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Outdoors has appointed Christopher Martens to a new position as business director for its camping unit, responsible for brand management, product management, marketing, R&D, quality control and customer service for Johnsons' Eureka!, Silva, and Jetboil brands. Besides acting as chief executive of Respect Your Universe, Martens served in numerous ...