All Executive changes articles – Page 119
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Icebreaker has hired Cathy Quain, formerly in charge of...
Icebreaker has hired Cathy Quain, formerly in charge of direct-to-consumer sales at Burton Snowboards, as global vice president of retail
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Hamish Ogilvie will join Implus Corporation's European office as director...
Hamish Ogilvie will join Implus Corporation's European office as director of sales in August, coinciding with its takeover of the distribution of the group's brands in the U.K. Ogilvie comes from Grangers, which previously distributed Implus' brands in its home market. Meanwhile, Grangers' new joint venture with BNS in Germany ...
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The North Face has elevated Tony Erlick to the role...
The North Face has elevated Tony Erlick to the role of vice president of sales. Reporting to Todd Spaletto, president of the brand, he will be responsible for the leadership and execution of the brand's global sales and growth strategy. He began at TNF in 2005, handling sales in the ...
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On June 1, Thomas Kamm assumed the position of country...
On June 1, Thomas Kamm assumed the position of country manager for Austria and Germany at Merrell and Chaco, two of the brands of Wolverine Worldwide. He replaces Michael Dörner, who managed the sales of Merrell in central Europe for seven years. Dörner has left the group to become ...
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Schöffel has appointed Georg Kaiser, 48, to handle sourcing, logistics...
Schöffel has appointed Georg Kaiser, 48, to handle sourcing, logistics and quality control. Formerly with Frankenwälder, a German supplier of women's apparel, he reports directly to Peter Schöffel, chief executive of the company, who has taken over responsibility for the supply chain following the recent departure of another member of ...
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Mike Abbott will be the new president of Keen Footwear...
Mike Abbott will be the new president of Keen Footwear from July 8, 2013. He has nearly two decades of experience in global operations, most recently as chief operating officer of Specialized Bicycles, where he first joined as general manager in 2009. Before entering the bike industry, he acted as ...
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Fenix Outdoor North America has hired a footwear industry veteran,...
Fenix Outdoor North America has hired a footwear industry veteran, Steve Van Ruden, as sales director for its Hanwag brand. Based in Portland, he will report directly to John Walbrecht, chief executive of the North American subsidiary of Fenix. Van Ruden has been strategic account manager at Keen Footwear, among ...
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Hi-Tec has announced three new sales appointments in the U.K....
Hi-Tec has announced three new sales appointments in the U.K. David McIntosh is the new country sales manager rejoining the sports and outdoor brand, where he was previously the Scottish territory manager. McIntosh has worked in similar senior roles for leading sports, lifestyle and outdoor brands and his expertise covers, ...
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Tim Jasper has been appointed to the new position of...
Tim Jasper has been appointed to the new position of design director of Equip UK, the company that owns the Rab, Lowe Alpine and Outdoor Designs brands. He previously spent about 20 years at Rohan.
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Samson Wong has been appointed president of the new joint...
Samson Wong has been appointed president of the new joint venture for the Chinese market between Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources, effective next Jan. 1. The 54-year-old spent 23 years with Swire. He has been involved with Columbia since 2002, running Swire's operations as a distributor of the company in ...
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Patrick Pons-de-Vier, who has been running the rather successful footwear...
Patrick Pons-de-Vier, who has been running the rather successful footwear segment of Amer Sports for the past nne years, catapulting Salomon to the second spot on our rugged outdoor footwear chart, has been promoted vice president of the Salomon brand. His former duties have been taken over by Jean-Marc Djian, ...
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Oliver Robens has been promoted to the new position of...
Oliver Robens has been promoted to the new position of a European sales director of Craghoppers, the U.K. brand of outdoor apparel. The 50-year-old, who has been acting as area manager for German-speaking countries since 2007, will report to Jim McNamara, managing director, and will supervise, in addition to the ...
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Patagonia has promoted Doug Freeman to the position of chief...
Patagonia has promoted Doug Freeman to the position of chief operating offer, effective immediately, to replace Rose Macario, who now leads Patagonia Works, the new holding company set up by Yvon Chouinard for sustainable development in other sectors (see our previous issue). Freeman will report to Casey Sheahan, chief executive of Patagonia. ...
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The European operations of Icebreaker, led by Maximilian Hofbauer as...
The European operations of Icebreaker, led by Maximilian Hofbauer as general manager, have appointed Sven Baxmann country manager for Germany. The 35-year-old worked previously for other companies including IKO-Corratec, a German bicycle retailer and marketer of the Corratec brand of bikes, as well as for Triumph International, a huge group ...
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Markus Weinman will leave Lowa this summer to pursue other...
Markus Weinman will leave Lowa this summer to pursue other professional opportunities, after working for this German outdoor company owned by Tecnica Group for 21 years, most recently in charge of sales for Blizzard and other brands owned by Tecnica and distributed by Lowa in some of the German-speaking countries. ...
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Shaw Gorman, the 47-year-old great-grandson of Leon Leonwood Bean, who...
Shaw Gorman, the 47-year-old great-grandson of Leon Leonwood Bean, who founded L.L. Bean in 1917, will be the new chairman of the American company, where he has already worked for more than 20 years in various functions, including brand communication. He will take the place of his father Leon A. ...
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Bradshaw Taylor is taking over as the new sales agent...
Bradshaw Taylor is taking over as the new sales agent for Black Diamond Equipment in the U.K. and Ireland after its contract with First Ascent expires in June. The British firm will also take care of the Pieps brand recently acquired by Black Diamond, and it will provide localized technical ...
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Alys Diffusion has assumed the distribution in France of Tropicare,...
Alys Diffusion has assumed the distribution in France of Tropicare, the Dutch company that markets the Care Plus line of travel health products. Since a couple of years ago, the French company has been distributing the outdoor and survival equipment and survival products of brands such as Meteor, Highlander, Kupilka ...
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Cousin Trestec has appointed Amorini as its Italian distributor. The...
Cousin Trestec has appointed Amorini as its Italian distributor. The French company is a leader in the production of braided ropes for climbing and other uses, manufacturing 47,000 kilometers a year at its own facilities in the north of France.
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Shawn Cox as senior vice president...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Shawn Cox as senior vice president of retail, a newly created position that reports directly to Tim Boyle, president and chief executive officer. The 49-year-old Cox will be responsible for leading the company's brick-and-mortar retail and ecommerce operations in the U.S., Europe and Canada. Cox has ...
