All Executive changes articles – Page 117
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After 35 years with Vaude, many of them directing the...
After 35 years with Vaude, many of them directing the purchase and import department, Hubertus von Dewitz retired at the turn of the year. He is the brother of Albrecht von Dewitz, the company's founder, and uncle of Antje von Dewitz, the current managing director. When Vaude first started up, ...
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After four years with the British outdoor company, Matt Kemp...
After four years with the British outdoor company, Matt Kemp has quit Berghaus to accept another interesting challenge in retail. At Blacks Outdoor, Kemp has taken on the role of trading director, in which he reports directly to Ken Reeve, the retailer's managing director. Most recently, Kemp served as Berghaus' ...
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The parent company of Rab and Lowe Alpine has a...
The parent company of Rab and Lowe Alpine has a new U.S. sales manager. Chris Tennal will work for Equip Outdoor Technologies, managing two national sales teams for the two technical outdoor brands, working from the company's office in Louisville, Colorado. His previous experience includes a job as hardgoods buyer ...
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Cold Front Outdoor Clothing Systems & Arctic Expeditions is the...
Cold Front Outdoor Clothing Systems & Arctic Expeditions is the new U.K. distributor for Talus Outdoor Technologies, the maker of the ColdAvenger line of facemasks for cold weather. Cold Front, which provides clothing, equipment and systems to arctic expeditions, will distribute the ColdAvenger Classic, Pro, Expedition Balaclava and Hunter. Talus ...
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Bastian Jung has been appointed international marketing manager of Hanwag,...
Bastian Jung has been appointed international marketing manager of Hanwag, the German shoe manufacturer. The 29-year-old joined Hanwag's parent company, Fenix Outdoor, as a member of the Swedish group's trainee program. In his new role he replaces Mareike Lehmann, who is accepting new professional challenges.
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Johnson Outdoors continues to beef up the management of its...
Johnson Outdoors continues to beef up the management of its watercraft segment by hiring David Hadden as brand director, responsible for all its product lines including Necky and Ocean kayaks, Old Town canoes and kayaks, and Carlisle paddles. He previously worked at three other kayak companies ? Freedom Hawk, Emotion ...
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Tierra, the Swedish brand of outdoor wear, will be distributed...
Tierra, the Swedish brand of outdoor wear, will be distributed in the U.K. by Rosker starting in the autumn. Tierra, which is owned by the Fenix Outdoor Group, is making its first foray into Western Europe with the move. Rosker has added it to its portfolio, which also includes Fjällräven, ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of outdoor and snow wear...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of outdoor and snow wear apparel, has announce a change of distributors in Belgium The new company in charge is Antwerp-based G-Force, a distributor led by Gunther Heuvelmans, which also sells brands like Colmar, Icepeak and Timezone. Previously, Mountain Force was handled in Belgium by ...
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Oboz Footwear has brought in two new employees at its...
Oboz Footwear has brought in two new employees at its headquarters in Montana. Jen Radick is the new marketing coordinator, working with Sharon Gauding, vice president of sales and marketing. Radick has wide-ranging experience in interior design, arts, marketing, retail buying and store management. The American shoe company says she ...
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The German subsidiary of Original Buff has hired Mirjam Mergenthaler...
The German subsidiary of Original Buff has hired Mirjam Mergenthaler as brand manager for the Spanish specialty brand of head and neckwear, in charge of sales and marketing. The 33-year-old worked for Polar, the Finnish maker of sports electronics equipment, as event manager. In her new position at Buff she will ...
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Reima, the Finnish specialty company of outerwear for children, has...
Reima, the Finnish specialty company of outerwear for children, has named a country manager for the German market. Jan Mangold, 34, has held various positions in the distribution of larger fashion companies such as Joop!, René Lezard and Mustang Jeans.
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Columbia Sportswear has chosen Delta Galil Industries to be the...
Columbia Sportswear has chosen Delta Galil Industries to be the exclusive global licensee for its first men's and women's socks. It will develop, produce and distribute Columbia's socks designed for hiking, trail-running, hunting, skiing, snowboarding and outdoor lifestyle. The first socks from the new collaboration will be available for autumn ...
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Mountain Hardwear has promoted Chris Harges to the position of...
Mountain Hardwear has promoted Chris Harges to the position of director of global marketing for the Mountain Hardwear and Montrail brands. He will oversee a global marketing management team which also includes the two newly created positions of brand manager for product and brand manager for communications. These jobs have ...
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Effective Jan. 1, Clifton Pemble will be promoted president and...
Effective Jan. 1, Clifton Pemble will be promoted president and chief executive of Garmin. In this role he replaces Min Kao, one of the founders of the American GPS company, who will remain with the group as chairman of the supervisory board. Pemble joined Garmin as an engineer shortly after ...
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Inov-8, the fast-growing British company that is making its mark...
Inov-8, the fast-growing British company that is making its mark in trail running and other sports, has appointed Lee Cox as vice president of sales for the U.S. He worked for five years at Reebok and then spent one year at New Balance, leading its merchandising team in the U.S.
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After six years in office, Kay Steinbach has decided to...
After six years in office, Kay Steinbach has decided to step down from his job as managing director of Yeti, the specialty brand of sleeping bags and other down products. A successor has yet to be announced. The majority shareholder of Yeti is Nordisk, the Danish company of outdoor products, ...
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Alan Offenberg, founding partner of Compass Group Management, has been...
Alan Offenberg, founding partner of Compass Group Management, has been promoted chief executive of Compass Diversified Holdings, parent company of Camelbak and other firms. He had been made interim CEO after the former CEO, Joseph Massoud, took a protracted leave in February 2011. He has resigned from the position and ...
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Terramar Sports, the American producer of technical baselayers, is...
Terramar Sports, the American producer of technical baselayers, is going to be the new distributor of Bridgedale socks for the U.S. and Canada from next January. The British line has been distributed until now by Garmont North America, which is being dissolved. As previously reported, Scott Sports will distribute Garmont ...
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Edelrid will use Scarpa North America's facilities in Boulder, Colorado,...
Edelrid will use Scarpa North America's facilities in Boulder, Colorado, for warehousing and fulfillment. A local sales coordinator will continue to work with Edelrid for sales and customer service.
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Invista has hired Catherine Anderson Jones for its Cordura brand...
Invista has hired Catherine Anderson Jones for its Cordura brand as marketing communications manager for the performance and protective fabrics division. In her new role, the 46-year-old will be responsible for the management of all marketing communications activities for the European market. Anderson Jones has 25 years of experience in ...
