All Executive changes articles – Page 110
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Ibex Outdoor Clothing, the Vermont-based designer of Merino outdoor and...
Ibex Outdoor Clothing, the Vermont-based designer of Merino outdoor and cycling clothing, has hired Daniel Betts as vice president of finance and operations, effective immediately. Most recently, Betts served as the director of financial planning and analysis at SmartWool. Prior to that, he worked as the principal financial analyst at ...
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As of December, Haglöfs has a new sales representative for...
As of December, Haglöfs has a new sales representative for the Austrian market. Daniel Mühlbacher has replaced Thomas Blau who has left the Swedish marketer of outdoor gear. Mühlbacher, 28, has been involved in Nordic sports - most recently as category manager Nordic at Salomon and before as international key ...
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Nicolas Pelletier is set to replace Stéphane Saigre in March...
Nicolas Pelletier is set to replace Stéphane Saigre in March as general manager of Décathlon France, according to sport-guide.com. Pelletier has been involved with Décathlon's private running brand, Kalenji, since its launch ten years ago. He has been the brand's manager for the past six years. Saigre, who has been ...
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Patrik Frisk, 51, has left VF Corporation to become the...
Patrik Frisk, 51, has left VF Corporation to become the new chief executive of the Aldo Group, a big international, Montreal-based chain of more than 1,700 corporate and franchised shoe shops. A former manager of Peak Performance and W.L. Gore & Associates, Frisk joined VF in 2004 as regional manager ...
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The Swedish outdoor retailer Addnature has a new chief executive....
The Swedish outdoor retailer Addnature has a new chief executive. Starting on Nov. 25, David Rönnberg will be responsible for leading Addnature's online business and its three physical stores, including bikester.se. Addnature's founder and former CEO, Mathias Hedstrom, will now concentrate on sales and purchasing, two areas that have been ...
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Primaloft has named Mats Jengard sales & marketing territory manager...
Primaloft has named Mats Jengard sales & marketing territory manager for Scandinavia. In this function, Jengard will be responsible for expanding the Primaloft brand in Norway, Finland, Iceland and Sweden. Jengard is an established expert in the outdoor market, with many years of experience in the Scandinavian outdoor industry and ...
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Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined...
Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined the company board. Hedblom has worked for over 30 years at Haglöfs, including 17 years as chief executive, during the period 1993-2010. The other board members of Sätila of Sweden currently include Lennart Grebelius, also a director, and Fredrik Helgesson, ...
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Wolverine has announced the appointment of a new member of...
Wolverine has announced the appointment of a new member of its board of directors, Roxane Divol. The 42-year-old is senior vice president of Alliances for Symantec Corporation, one of the world's largest software companies that specializes in personal and organizational security, storage and availability solutions. She previously worked for McKinsey ...
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Peter Fabrin is starting as the new chief executive of...
Peter Fabrin is starting as the new chief executive of Haglöfs, taking the place left vacant last March by the abrupt departure of Nicolas Warchalowski, who then became CEO of Peak Performance in September, replacing Anders Cleemann. Fabrin has worked in the past for Peak Performance and other parts of ...
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Go Outdoors has named Claire Webb as its new chief...
Go Outdoors has named Claire Webb as its new chief financial officer. Webb joins the U.K.-based outdoor equipment and clothing retailer from Maplin, an electronics retailer, where she was responsible for the finance, legal and human resources functions. Earlier this year, at Maplin she oversaw re-financings and the sale of ...
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Hydro Flask has hired Dennis Conner as the company's new...
Hydro Flask has hired Dennis Conner as the company's new vice president of operations, effective Oct. 13. Additionally, Rocco Villano has been promoted to director of sourcing and planning, from his previous role as senior operations manager, while Rob Mitchell, a veteran of the outdoor industry, has joined the company's ...
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Magnum has promoted Glen Richards, its former sales director in...
Magnum has promoted Glen Richards, its former sales director in the U.K., to global brand director. He will be responsible for leading global product development and marketing strategy and will be based at the company's headquarters in Amsterdam. Additionally, the company has announced that Brent Smith has joined as sales ...
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Flemming Kruse Henriksen has left Peak Performance, where he was...
Flemming Kruse Henriksen has left Peak Performance, where he was in charge of emerging markets, to take care of business development for products and marketing in the apparel division of LTP, an international sourcing company. His functions are being taken over by Martin Netinder, sales director for exports and Canada.
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Nemo has hired Andrew Milkovits from EMS as product-line manager...
Nemo has hired Andrew Milkovits from EMS as product-line manager and Tom Bath from REI as senior product developer. As product-line manager, Milkovits is in charge of developing and executing the strategy that drives the product line from concept to market. He will work with Nemo's internal teams, outside reps ...
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VF Corporation has announced that Robert K. Shearer, the group's...
VF Corporation has announced that Robert K. Shearer, the group's senior vice president & chief financial officer, will retire in March 2015, after 28 years with the company. VF has named Scott A. Roe, currently vice president, as controller and chief accounting officer, to replace Shearer in the role of ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Melissa A. Howell to the position...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Melissa A. Howell to the position of senior vice president of global human resources. She will report directly to Blake Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president of the group. Howell had recently a similar position at General Motors Company, where she spent more than 24 years ...
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Two heavyweights have joined the board of directors of Johnson...
Two heavyweights have joined the board of directors of Johnson Outdoors, chaired by Helen Johnson-Leipold, who also acts as chief executive of the group. One is Casey Sheahan, former CEO of Patagonia, and the other one is Katherine Button Bell, former chairwoman of the Business Marketing Association of the U.S. ...
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VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as vice president, global...
VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as vice president, global innovation, performance apparel and footwear, a newly-created role. In this position, Cherian will oversee VF's Global Performance Apparel and Footwear Innovation Centers, where the company focuses on product innovation for the apparel, footwear and accessories of its brands. Cherian joins ...
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Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced...
Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced a new European sales team. Liam Gallagher will take the helm in the U.K. He brings more than 20 years of experience across different textile industries and markets. He worked for 12 years at Polartec, where he held a number of ...
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Brian Thomson has been appointed general manager of Ex Officio,...
Brian Thomson has been appointed general manager of Ex Officio, one of the technical apparel brands of Jarden Corporation. He brings 15 years of industry experience, most recently as director of sales and marketing at Toad & Co., the American firm previously called Horny Toad. He previously spent 13 years ...
