All Executive changes articles – Page 109

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    (Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Columbia Sportswear has...

    2013-07-29T00:00:00Z

    (Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Columbia Sportswear has appointed Russ Hopcus senior vice president in charge of North American sales, effective July 29. In this newly created position, Hopcus will report directly to Tim Boyle, president and chief executive. Hopcus, 54, will be responsible for sales in both the ...

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    (Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Ladislav Masek, former...

    2013-07-29T00:00:00Z

    (Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Ladislav Masek, former Eastern Europe sales manager at Mammut, switched to the same job at Icebreaker at the start of July. He takes over from Branislav Adamec, who left to become general manager for the Czech Republic and Slovakia at Salewa. Adamec already ...

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    (Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Lars-Ola Brolinson has...

    2013-07-29T00:00:00Z

    (Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Lars-Ola Brolinson has become the new chief executive of Primus, replacing Andreas Jakabffy who is leaving the company. Brolinson has been with Fenix Outdoor, parent company of Primus, for more than ten years in various positions. He started with the Swedish group in ...

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    Piotr Swiech, former key account manager for Nike in Poland,...

    2013-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Piotr Swiech, former key account manager for Nike in Poland, has taken the helm of The North Face in the country. He joined the company at the beginning of June. The brand's Polish business was previously headed by Michal Sojka, who left at the end of December and was recently ...

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    Sigg Switzerland has assigned Hans Rafael Meier to the newly...

    2013-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Sigg Switzerland has assigned Hans Rafael Meier to the newly created position of head of marketing. Meier previously worked for 10 years as head of advertising at Swatch, before joining Sigg in June this year. In March last year, Sigg appointed Petric Zing, previously head of international communication at Swatch, as ...

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    Compass Diversified Holdings, parent company of Camelbak, Fox, Liberty Safe...

    2013-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Compass Diversified Holdings, parent company of Camelbak, Fox, Liberty Safe and other firms, has promoted Ryan J. Faulkingham from director of financial reporting to chief financial officer, starting next Nov. 30. He will take the place of James J. Bottiglieri, who is due to retire on the same date after ...

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    Boa Technology has appointed Alois Badegruber to run its sales,...

    2013-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Boa Technology has appointed Alois Badegruber to run its sales, marketing and customer service operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, after several years of steady growth in the region. The Austrian manager started off at W.L. Gore Associates and worked for eight years at Salomon, where he was ...

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    Wolverine Worldwide has declared a two-for-one stock split, with effect...

    2013-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Wolverine Worldwide has declared a two-for-one stock split, with effect from Nov. 1. The directors of Wolverine also declared a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share.

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    SportScheck has appointed Steven Mattwig, 28, as the German sporting...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    SportScheck has appointed Steven Mattwig, 28, as the German sporting goods chain's new buying director for sportstyle products and outdoor clothing and equipment. Mattwig, who has already spent ten year in the Otto Group, which owns SportScheck, succeeds Sonja Bunte, who has left the company.

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    Inov-8, the fast-growing British brand of sports shoes specializing in...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Inov-8, the fast-growing British brand of sports shoes specializing in trail running, has appointed Tim Parkin as head of European sales. He spent the last eight years at Asics. The company, which is celebrating its tenth year in business, previously appointed Rob Maynard as group finance director. He had previously ...

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    Adriano Zuccala has left Vibram, where he had served as...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Adriano Zuccala has left Vibram, where he had served as general manager and head of operations since 2007, reporting to Marco Bramani. The latter resigned earlier this year as chief executive of the Italian company, after 25 years in the post, and transferred this role to Antonio Dus, formerly with ...

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    Andrea Nalesso, a former executive of Geox, Dolomite and Diadora...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Andrea Nalesso, a former executive of Geox, Dolomite and Diadora who acted most recently as commercial director of Dainese, has joined the Salewa Group as general manager of its footwear division, replacing Antonio Dus who is now running Vibram.Michael Levi, who was born in the U.S., is joining the Italian-based ...

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    Polartec has announced the appointment of Doug Kelliher to the...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Polartec has announced the appointment of Doug Kelliher to the position of vice president of product development after working for over 20 years with such companies as Timberland and Velcro Industries, where he recently acted as product manager for outdoor and hardware products. In Europe, meanwhile, Polartec has overhauled its ...

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    Icebreaker has appointed Rob Fyfe as its new executive chairman...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Icebreaker has appointed Rob Fyfe as its new executive chairman to replace Noel Todd, who is stepping down after 18 years. Fyfe will assume the new role at the outdoor clothing brand in September, after serving on the company's board for 12 months. Fyfe led Air New Zealand as chief ...

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    Martin Berendsen, a well-known Dutch industry veteran, is appointed by...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Martin Berendsen, a well-known Dutch industry veteran, is appointed by Hi-Tec Sports as president of its Magnum brand. He ran Reebok's operations in the Netherlands for many years in the 1990s before moving to the U.S. to run the local Dr. Martens business. After various stations, he ran the European ...

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    PrimaLoft has appointed David Newey as global manager of partnership...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    PrimaLoft has appointed David Newey as global manager of partnership marketing, responsible for developing marketing programs with North American and Asia brand partners. He previously worked for Valspar Corporation, a manufacturer of coatings, and for Polarmax.

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    Eagle Creek has assigned Mathias Kahle to the position of...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Eagle Creek has assigned Mathias Kahle to the position of sales director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Previously, he was working as sales representative for Eagle Creek in Northern and Eastern Germany. He will report directly to Oliver Messing, executive managing director of Eagle Creek Europe.

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    At the beginning of July, Lukas Binder assumed the position...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    At the beginning of July, Lukas Binder assumed the position of commercial manager in Germany and Austria for the Wild Country brand , which has belonged to the Oberalp group since 2012. Binder is a professional climber and was member of the expedition squad of the DAV, the German Alpine ...

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    Johnson Outdoors has hired Ken Avery as the new brand...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Outdoors has hired Ken Avery as the new brand manager for Jetboil, the group's outdoor cooking brand. Avery previously worked as brand manager for Vittoria Industries, the manufacturer of bicycle tires. Prior to that, he worked on product development for Maxxis International, also a tire brand. As a professional ...

  • Short stops

    Tim Bartels, former vice president of sales at Keen...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Tim Bartels, former vice president of sales at Keen Footwear, is now vice president of global footwear sales at Columbia Sportswear