All Executive changes articles – Page 120
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The North Face has appointed Joe Vernachio vice president for...
The North Face has appointed Joe Vernachio vice president for global product. Vernachio was previously the company's vice president for operations. He succeeds Philip Hamilton, who has left the company. Vernachio has 25 years of experience in the market for outdoor products. Prior to joining The North Face, he held ...
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Jonathan Degenhardt has been named marketing operations manager at La...
Jonathan Degenhardt has been named marketing operations manager at La Sportiva North America as part of a promotion of the in-house staff. Degenhardt recently oversaw the distribution of Movement skis in North America. He previously worked at Scarpa and Nepture Mountaineering.
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Polartec has started the search for a new chief executive...
Polartec has started the search for a new chief executive as its shareholders, led by Versa Capital Management, are considering a sale of the performance fabrics supplier. Polartec's current president and chief executive, Andrew Vecchione, said he was stepping aside and he would leave the company once a replacement was ...
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Rinaldo Colombi is the new head of marketing at Lowe...
Rinaldo Colombi is the new head of marketing at Lowe Alpine, the British producer of backpacks acquired one year ago by the Equip Outdoor Technologies group, owner of Rab and other outdoor brands. Previously, he worked as brand manager for Petzl. Chris Harding, former managing director of Equip and head ...
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Reportedly, Mike Kaier, most recently country manager of Columbia for...
Reportedly, Mike Kaier, most recently country manager of Columbia for Slovenia, Germany and the Netherlands, will switch to Falke in an unspecified position, effective Sept.1
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The expanded and more segmented footwear line presented at the...
The expanded and more segmented footwear line presented at the OutDoor show by The North Face, which has begun to make some models of hiking shoes in Romania since the spring 2012 collection, is managed since a few weeks by a team of high-level executives with a cumulated 75 years ...
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After about 10 years in office, Christoph Schleidt has left...
After about 10 years in office, Christoph Schleidt has left Ortlieb, the specialty company for waterproof packs. He served as communication manager and is checking new business opportunities.
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Hanwag has appointed Uwe Vernaleken new buyer-in-chief. The 39-year-old mastered...
Hanwag has appointed Uwe Vernaleken new buyer-in-chief. The 39-year-old mastered in shoe and leather technology and spent six years in the Far East, where he built up the offices of European testing institutes that serve the leather and shoe industry. At Hanwag, he replaces Klaus-Peter Möhrlen, who quit after six ...
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Andreas Kessler, who left a few days ago as chief...
Andreas Kessler, who left a few days ago as chief executive of the Odlo Sports Group, has been hired by the Mammut Sports Group to act as its new chief sales officer, starting on Aug. 6. Born in 1965, Kessler worked for Unilever, Swatch and Rado before running Odlo. At ...
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Amer Sports is restructuring its management in central Europe, to...
Amer Sports is restructuring its management in central Europe, to split the functions of country manager and regional manager. Armin Fuchs, former country manager in Germany, was appointed general manager for Amer Sports in central Europe. His function as country manager for Germany is taken over by Daniel Sprung, former ...
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Guido Anderwert has taken the new position of marketing manager...
Guido Anderwert has taken the new position of marketing manager at Outdoor Research's Switzerland-based European operations. Over the past 16 years, the 40-year-old acted as chief executive and shareholder of John Doe, a Swiss sports and lifestyle brand. The U.S. brand will present a new look for itself at the ...
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Magnus McGlashan, co-founder and managing director of Pacsafe, the specialty...
Magnus McGlashan, co-founder and managing director of Pacsafe, the specialty brand of anti-theft travel equipment, has appointed Thomas Ryll new director of business development for its EMEA business (Europe, Middle East, Africa). Ryll has been in the sporting goods industry for 27 years. He spent the last 17 years at ...
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Keen has hired three new product managers. Jeff Dill takes...
Keen has hired three new product managers. Jeff Dill takes on the role of footwear business director of the trailhead category. Dill brings 20 years of experience in the athletic and outdoor footwear industry. He joins from Salomon, where he served as marketing and product category manager of trail-running. He ...
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Stefan Wahlén, former global sales director at Peak Performance, started...
Stefan Wahlén, former global sales director at Peak Performance, started as managing director for Patagonia Europe at the beginning of this month. After the untimely death of Holger Bismann last November, the European operation was run on an interim basis by Andrea Tomasini, the head of Patagonia in Italy, aided ...
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Martin van Urk, the general manager of Lafuma Nederland, has...
Martin van Urk, the general manager of Lafuma Nederland, has left the Dutch subsidiary of the French outdoor and action sports company, after it was restructured to focus entirely on the Lafuma and Oxbow brands. When it comes to the Lafuma brand, the Dutch team is to concentrate on camping ...
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Effective July 7, Tony Post, the longtime chief of Vibram's...
Effective July 7, Tony Post, the longtime chief of Vibram's recently expanded U.S. operation, will resign. His successor will be Mike Gionfriddo, who is currently Vibram USA's chief operating officer, with a history of 14 years with the brand. Post has served for the Italian-based company for 11 years, raising ...
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Amer Sports announced that Vincent Wauters has been appointed general...
Amer Sports announced that Vincent Wauters has been appointed general manager of Arc'teryx, starting immediately. Taking the place of Tyler Jordan, he will be based at the brand's head office in Vancouver. He will report to Andy Towne, president of Amer's sports apparel division, with the goal of driving faster ...
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Daniele Grasso, formerly with Sympatex Technologies, has been appointed senior...
Daniele Grasso, formerly with Sympatex Technologies, has been appointed senior product manager apparel shells at Jack Wolfskin. At Sympatex, he has been replaced by Haymo Strubel as director for apparel. Before joining Sympatex, Strubel worked for YKK, the zip company, as European key account manager.
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Jonas Ottosson, former chief executive of Peak Performance, will take...
Jonas Ottosson, former chief executive of Peak Performance, will take up a similar job at the Odlo Sports Group in mid-September at the latest. Ottosson takes over from Andreas Kessler, who joined the Swiss-based specialist in functional base layers in 2008 as marketing director and became its chief executive the ...
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Jeremy Moon, the founder and chief executive of Icebreaker, won...
Jeremy Moon, the founder and chief executive of Icebreaker, won the World Class New Zealand Award for Manufacturing, Design and Innovation. The World Class New Zealand Awards, given by Kea New Zealand, honor those who have contributed to the country's growth, development and reputation. Icebreaker was called “an iconic international ...
