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Odlo has appointed Sara Canali new head of product development...
Odlo has appointed Sara Canali new head of product development and design, replacing Andrea Eichinger. New product managers are Pär Westerlind for cross-country and cycling, and Roberta Lazzarotto for running. 37-year-old Canali was in charge of the design of Odlo's outdoor collection before. Westerlind, also 37, served as product manager ...
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Arc'teryx has expanded its team in Europe with Lisa Salzer,...
Arc'teryx has expanded its team in Europe with Lisa Salzer, sales support, joining in December and Veronika Kraler, marketing coordinator, coming on board this month. Salzer, 33, will work on shop-in-shop and partner store programs. Her background is in trade and product design, including trade marketing with Wolford, the luxury ...
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Columbia Sportswear has created two new positions at its Geneva-based...
Columbia Sportswear has created two new positions at its Geneva-based European headquarters: Dan Trapp, formerly Columbia's sales manager for the U.K. and Ireland, has been appointed European category sales manager for apparel. Trapp's counterpart for footwear is now Urs Bamert, until recently sales manager for Austria and Switzerland. In this ...
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Quim Tomàs is the new country manager of The North...
Quim Tomàs is the new country manager of The North Face for Spain and Portugal. He takes the place of Oscar Bél, who left the post a few months ago to work for Diesel in Madrid. Tomàs, 44, participated in the establishment of Puma's new Spanish subsidiary in the last ...
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Hanwag has created the new position of a marketing manager,...
Hanwag has created the new position of a marketing manager, which has been filled by Mareike Lehmann. The 33-year-old mountaineer has previously worked in the media industry, including Focus, the German news magazine.
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Diane Woods, the vice president and general manager of Timberland...
Diane Woods, the vice president and general manager of Timberland PRO, has been named the company's vice president and general manager of the whole company for North America. She will oversee all of Timberland's operations in the U.S. and Canada. Before she joined the company, she was the general manager ...
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Michael Jakob, formerly with the marketing management of W.L. Gore...
Michael Jakob, formerly with the marketing management of W.L. Gore & Associates, has switched to Salewa Germany as marketing manager, replacing Rupert Fischer, who has joined the brand's sales force
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Happy birthday, Sepp! On December 21, Josef Wagner, the former...
Happy birthday, Sepp! On December 21, Josef Wagner, the former owner and still helping hand of Hanwag, celebrated his 90th birthday shortly after the company partied the anniversary. Wagner joined the company in 1936 when it was controlled by his uncle, Hans Wagner, whose name was the inspiration for the ...
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Trekmates has announced the departure of Jonathan Clayton, founder...
Trekmates has announced the departure of Jonathan Clayton, founder of the British supplier of outdoor accessories, and the appointment of Steve Richards as a non-executive director. Richards has served at two sporting goods retail chains in the U.K., Lillywhites and Allsports. Clayton had been the company's managing director ...
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For its German and Austrian operations, Fjällräven has created a...
For its German and Austrian operations, Fjällräven has created a new position to strengthen its hunting business in the two countries. Inga Maushake-Chelius, a passionate hunter herself, will take care of marketing in this segment. At his own request, Lothar Lotterer is leaving Fenix Outdoor after eight years in service. ...
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Carine Maubon has joined the European team of Icebreaker as...
Carine Maubon has joined the European team of Icebreaker as its go-to-market manager. The French executive is in charge of coordinating the synergies between the various distributors in Europe and of controlling best practice sharing across the continent. She has worked for Lafuma and was part of the sales team ...
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Jeffrey P. Cartwright is the new president and chief operating...
Jeffrey P. Cartwright is the new president and chief operating officer at Igloo, an American firm specializing in coolers for outdoor and sports enthusiasts. In addition, David Thornhill has been promoted to executive vice president and chief product officer.
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A veteran of the Italian sporting goods industry, Robert Demetz,...
A veteran of the Italian sporting goods industry, Robert Demetz, recently joined La Sportiva to run all its sales and marketing activities. Following his appointment, Claudio Angaran, who was in charge of marketing, has left the company. Demetz worked most recently in product management (cycling) and sales at Diadora, Zero ...
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Fjällräven concentrates its Austrian key account management under the responsibility...
Fjällräven concentrates its Austrian key account management under the responsibility of Gerhard Liebl. He continues to be the Swedish brand's sales representative in the western part of the country while Hannes Kocher remains in the field for the eastern regions.
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Two executives of Amer Sports in Spain are extending their...
Two executives of Amer Sports in Spain are extending their responsibilities to other countries. Alvaro Camin is promoted as sales manager of Suunto for the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Jorge Salvans will take care of Suunto, Wilson Golf, Salomon Snowboard and Bonfire for the Iberian Peninsula as ...
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Brasher, the leading outdoor walking brand, is appointing an operations...
Brasher, the leading outdoor walking brand, is appointing an operations manager, a sales manager and a finance manager to beef up its management team as it tries to promote future growth. Dave Ballantine will handle customer service, supply chain, planning and after sales in his role as operations manager. Neil ...
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Ariane Maria Malfertheiner is Salewa's new manager in charge of...
Ariane Maria Malfertheiner is Salewa's new manager in charge of public relations. She will act from the new headquarters in Bolzano, Italy, whereas this job used to be managed from the group's branch in Munich. Malfertheiner has worked for large PR agencies such as Edelman, handling big accounts including Motorola, ...
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Ron Hill will be assuming the role of vice president...
Ron Hill will be assuming the role of vice president for merchandising at Keen, leaving his slot as vice president for global merchandising at Nike. His first job was selling shoes at Nordstrom at age 15; he ended up being a regional merchandiser for the company.
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Ryan Gellert has been promoted to be brand president of...
Ryan Gellert has been promoted to be brand president of Black Diamond, effective Jan. 2. He succeeds Peter Metcalf, who continues to be chief executive and president of the holding, Black Diamond Inc., which also has run the Gregory backpack brand since last year's merger of the two companies. Gellert ...
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Boyd Rogers, a vice president at VF Corporation, president of...
Boyd Rogers, a vice president at VF Corporation, president of the supply chain and member of VF's operating committee, has announced that he will be retiring effective Dec. 31, ending his 40 years of service to the company. He started out at VF Corp. in 1971 at Blue Bell. He ...
