All Executive changes articles – Page 111
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Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president...
Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president of global merchandising, a newly-created position in the company. Poole, who started her new role on Aug. 25, is based at the company's product creation and global shared-services center in Niwot, Colorado. She will report directly to Andrew Rees, president ...
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The Regatta Group has appointed Bill Lockwood, who comes from...
The Regatta Group has appointed Bill Lockwood, who comes from American Rec, to the position of North American sales director for its Craghopper and Dare 2b brands of technical apparel
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Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as...
Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as the chief executive of Dr. Martens at the end of this year. Suddens, who has led the company for 12 years, will act as non-executive chairman. Murray has lately been running Deckers Outdoor's operations in Europe, the Middle East and ...
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Keen has hired Michael Minter as its first in-house vice...
Keen has hired Michael Minter as its first in-house vice president of creative. Minter was most recently global creative director/global director of marketing at Sanuk. He brings years of experience from the outdoor, action sports, surf and footwear industries. At Sanuk, he led the design and development process as global ...
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In October, Haglöfs' product manager for hardware, Håkan Nyström, will...
In October, Haglöfs' product manager for hardware, Håkan Nyström, will be stepping down, triggering new management changes after the recent departure of the company's chief executive, Nicolas Warchalowski. Viktor Wramdemark, the current director of footwear, will take over Nyström's position and will thus be also responsible for hardware. For ...
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Ulf Michels, 35, has replaced Christoph Bösl as European marketing...
Ulf Michels, 35, has replaced Christoph Bösl as European marketing manager of Five Ten. Before joining the Adidas subsidiary, Michels worked for a Munich-based production company and was responsible among other things for the European Outdoor Film Tour.
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The Calida Group, which has acquired a 59.6 percent controlling...
The Calida Group, which has acquired a 59.6 percent controlling interest in the Lafuma Group, has hired ThorstenWalter as sales manager of the French company for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He previously worked for two Swiss companies, Toko and Wenger. He acted as brand manager of Toko, continuing after its ...
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Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports...
Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports for Central Europe, concentrating on digital marketing for the various brands of the group. He has taken the place of Stephan Hagenbusch, who recently became European marketing manager of Black Diamond. Weber had previously handled similar functions at Quiksilver Europe.
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Vasque, the U.S. marketer of outdoor footwear, has appointed John...
Vasque, the U.S. marketer of outdoor footwear, has appointed John Irvine director of international sales replacing George Brown, the long-time international executive of Vasque, who retired earlier this year. Irvine served Arc'teryx for the past three years in international sales, and before that in sports marketing.
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Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position...
Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position of vice president of global marketing services and communication. She will be a member of the executive team reporting directly to Helen Johnson-Leipold, chairperson and chief executive of the company. Penman has spent more than 30 years in the packaged ...
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Bill Conradt, former vice president of global sales at Cascade...
Bill Conradt, former vice president of global sales at Cascade Designs, has been hired by Sierra Designs to act as head of global sales. Before Cascade Designs, Conradt worked at Cannondale, running sales and operations in Japan and Australia among other roles. Sierra Designs belongs to American Rec, along with ...
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Nikwax has named Rick Meade as the new president of...
Nikwax has named Rick Meade as the new president of Nikwax North America, effective immediately. He joins Nikwax after a 15-year career with Recreational Equipment (REI). Most recently, he served at REI as director of merchandising management, leading teams in the Camping and Climb, Snowsports and Watersports businesses. Meade will ...
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Graham Rickard, managing director of Dare2b, the snow and action...
Graham Rickard, managing director of Dare2b, the snow and action sports apparel brand owned by the Regatta Group, was appointed managing director of the Regatta brand of outdoor apparel as well. This brand was previously supervised by Keith Black, the entire group’s chief executive and chairman. While Black is handing ...
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Timbuk2 has named Patti Cazzato as its new chief executive,...
Timbuk2 has named Patti Cazzato as its new chief executive, effective immediately. The veteran retail executive is stepping in as the 25-year-old company's third chief executive and the first woman to lead the brand. Cazzato spent more than 11 years at Gap, working her way up to senior vice president. ...
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Cascade Designs, the American company that owns a raft of...
Cascade Designs, the American company that owns a raft of outdoor equipment brands, rejigged its management structure earlier this year to focus more intensely on the development of each of its brands. Cascade Designs' management is no longer organized by product categories such as water, sleep and stoves. Instead it ...
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Montane has hired a new garment designer, Anna Munton, who...
Montane has hired a new garment designer, Anna Munton, who previously worked for Tog24, and joined the team three months ago. Joan Bowden, who previously worked for Barbour, joined the British brand as new garment technologist two months ago. Montane is currently recruiting a backpack designer. The climber Andy Kirkpatrick, ...
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Klean Kanteen, the family-owned Northern California company that produces a...
Klean Kanteen, the family-owned Northern California company that produces a line of reusable food-grade stainless steel “kanteens,” has appointed Martin Stokes as director of operations and quality, to streamline its processes and supply chain. Stokes has over 20 years of experience in operations, logistics, and manufacturing management. In his most ...
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Stefan Krause is the new head of product at Ortovox,...
Stefan Krause is the new head of product at Ortovox, the German brand of outdoor equipment and apparel. Effective June 1, he replaced Christoph Kirsch who left the company to pursue other job opportunities. Krause was previously in charge of quality management. He switched from Vaude, where he ran the ...
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VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president...
VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president of marketing for The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Eric Pansier who has left the group to pursue other interests. He reports to Arne Arens, vice president and general manager of TNF EMEA. De ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van der Vis as managing director for Teva's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will work from a new European headquarters for Teva in Rotterdam. Van der Vis previously acted as managing director for the Benelux countries for ...
