All Executive changes articles – Page 118
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International Sportswear Company (ISC) has become the Swedish distributor...
International Sportswear Company (ISC) has become the Swedish distributor of Barigo, makers of watches and altimeters for mountaineers and skydivers
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Sport Depot, the leading sporting goods retailer in Bulgaria and...
Sport Depot, the leading sporting goods retailer in Bulgaria and a major wholesaler, has signed distribution contracts with Keen and Trezeta (more on this company in SGI Europe)
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Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of...
Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of Craft, the sports apparel specialist owned by the Swedish New Wave Group. Peterson already worked at Craft a few years ago as sales and marketing manager but in May 2010 he became chief executive of Cross Sportswear, another Swedish brand, ...
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Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and...
Polartec has appointed Gary Smith as chief executive and Joe Robinson as chief financial officer, completing a management succession process announced in July. Smith, 49, is to succeed the current chief executive, Andrew J. Vecchione, as of Nov. 1. An expert in the outdoor and apparel industries, Smith previously served ...
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Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the appointment...
Jack Wolfskin will boost its executive board with the appointment from next Feb. 1 of Elke Stein to the newly created position of joint managing director in charge of marketing and product development. The 45-year-old spent 16 years at Adidas, first as key account manager and marketing director for Central ...
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Bridgedale, the U.K. specialty brand of functional socks, wants to...
Bridgedale, the U.K. specialty brand of functional socks, wants to intensify its presence on the European continent: It has hired Christian Benedikt as business development manager for Europe. In this newly created position, the 33-year-old will be working on strengthening Bridgedale's market position in Germany, Austria and Italy. Therefore, Benedikt ...
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Jonathan Petty, European marketing manager at Patagonia, is preparing to...
Jonathan Petty, European marketing manager at Patagonia, is preparing to move to London to become regional manager for the same brand in northern Europe, encompassing the U.K., Ireland, the Nordics and the Baltics. To reinforce its business in all of Europe, Patagonia has carved the continent into four regional units. ...
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Effective with the spring collection 2013, Exped, the Swiss brand...
Effective with the spring collection 2013, Exped, the Swiss brand of outdoor equipment, will split its North American distribution. While the U.S. market continues to be covered by Exped's Seattle-based subsidiary, which was founded in 2009, the Canadian distribution will be in new hands: Montreal-based In-Sports Fashion will be in ...
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Keen, the American outdoor footwear brand, which has been working...
Keen, the American outdoor footwear brand, which has been working with distributors throughout Europe so far, will be taking care of its own sales and marketing in the Netherlands starting from the autumn 2013 season. Hans Feenstra, who has served at Keen in different functions since 2004, will take charge ...
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Vibram has appointed Antonio Dus for the newly created position...
Vibram has appointed Antonio Dus for the newly created position of consultant to Marco Bramani, the group's chief executive and president. The 42-year-old's job will be to improve leadership of the company as a supplier of shoe soles as well as driving innovation and quality within the company. He will ...
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Reportedly, Northland Professional, the Austrian brand of outdoor apparel, has...
Reportedly, Northland Professional, the Austrian brand of outdoor apparel, has created the new position of a sales director in charge of Germany. The job will be done by Alois Koeberl, who worked for Levi's for some years. He will not operate from the German sales field, but from Northland's headquarters ...
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Patrick Baboin, a 16-year veteran of Timberland, has retired...
Patrick Baboin, a 16-year veteran of Timberland, has retired as part of a reorganization of the management. Aged 62, he plans to continue to be involved in the sporting goods and outdoor sector as a consultant. As general manager of Timberland's French subsidiary, he relocated its office from the ...
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G3, a Canadian company specializing in ski mountaineering equipment, has...
G3, a Canadian company specializing in ski mountaineering equipment, has hired Gord Bailey for the new position of vice president in charge of sales and marketing. For 15 years Bailed worked for Garmont North America in various positions, among them vice president of sales and marketing. Before his time at ...
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Evelyne Langenegger, a 38-year-old former manager of Adidas, has joined...
Evelyne Langenegger, a 38-year-old former manager of Adidas, has joined Jack Wolfskin in Switzerland to take care of key accounts, replacing Jürg Lüthi who has moved to Outdoor Trading
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Urs Egli will join, effective Nov. 5, LK International as...
Urs Egli will join, effective Nov. 5, LK International as product manager for skiwear. In that position, the 36-year-old will oversee the strategy of the Kjus brand in regard to both the collections and the brand. He will report to Nico Serena, chief of design and product development. Most recently, ...
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66° North sealed a distribution deal for Canada with Rick...
66° North sealed a distribution deal for Canada with Rick Lalande, a long-time sales director of Head in the same country. Besides North America and Iceland, 66° North sells into ten European countries (including Greenland and the Faröe Islands). Fizan, the Italian brand of poles, is now covering the German ...
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Helly Hansen has restructured its North American management structure by...
Helly Hansen has restructured its North American management structure by promoting Gary Davis to vice president of Canadian operations and appointing Filio Francke to the new position of vice president of U.S. operations. Davis had been acting as general manager of Helly Hansen North America. Francke served most recently ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of snow and outdoor apparel,...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of snow and outdoor apparel, has created the new position of international sales manager. Effective Oct. 1, the new job will be handled by Sabine Weissbacher. Previously, the 51-year-old ran the international sales of Airfield, a brand of higher-end sports fashion and skiwear. Before her ...
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Arc'teryx Equipment has appointed two new top managers to its...
Arc'teryx Equipment has appointed two new top managers to its Vancouver-based team: Jon Hoerauf is new vice president and senior director of global commercial sales, while Adam Ketcheson is vice president and senior director of global marketing and B2C, both reporting to Vincent Wauters, general manager. In his previous career, ...
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Daniel Rothmeier has been appointed coordinator for marketing and PR...
Daniel Rothmeier has been appointed coordinator for marketing and PR at Maier Sports, the German snow and outerwear company, replacing Claudia Steeb who has left for a maternity break. Most recently, Rothmeier was part of the sports communication division at Mercedes-Benz.
