All Executive changes articles – Page 18
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Jack Wolfskin appoints head of people and culture
Source: Aki Ben-Ezra Aki Ben-Ezra Aki Ben-Ezra has joined Jack Wolfskin as head of people and culture on Oct. 4. In this role, she uses her strategic leadership skills to create an environment in which Jack Wolfskin’s culture becomes a unique competitive advantage. She will also optimize ...
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Snow Peak USA announces new leadership structure
Snow Peak, the outdoor gear and apparel company originally from Japan and currently distributed in Asia, the U.S. and the U.K., has reorganized its leadership structure in the U.S. While the brand continues to grow in the territory – more than tripling its sales over the past four years – ...
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Fairpoint Outdoors makes three senior appointments
Tackle company Fairpoint Outdoors has made three senior appointments, Angling International reported. Thomas Sanotra has become chief operating officer, Robert Peetz has been named purchase manager, and Robert Valkeneer has become senior product manager. All three have joined Fairpoint from Svendsen Sport, which was acquired by Pure Fishing earlier this ...
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Houdini strengthens global leadership, opens U.S. office in Portland
Swedish outdoor brand and circular business pioneer Houdini has announced a strengthened global leadership team and the establishment of a U.S. office in Portland, Oregon. Niclas Bornling has been named general manager for North America, and Brian Anthony becomes director of sales and merchandising. Both are working out of the ...
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Rocky Brands has a COO
U.S. footwear company Rocky Brands, Inc. announced that its CFO, Tom Robertson, has been promoted to the newly created position of chief operating officer, responsible for overseeing business operations. Robertson, who is also currently the executive VP of the company, joined Rocky Brands in 2016 as a senior financial analyst ...
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Deuter hires new German head of sales for sport and outdoor
Source: Deuter Matthias Gumbrecht Matthias Gumbrecht, former distribution manager at Kübler Sport GmbH, is Deuter’s new head of sales for the Deuter sport and outdoor division in Germany since July 2022. Before his time at Kübler, Gumbrecht spent ten years at Erhard Sport International in the company’s ...
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The North Face's GM EMEA Van Leeuwen becomes GM Americas
Source: The North Face Jan Van Leeuwen After four years as general manager of The North Face EMEA, Jan Van Leeuwen has been promoted to the brand’s GM of the Americas. He follows Marissa Pardini, who has been filling the VP/GM role for the last two years ...
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Staff changes at POC for DACH region
Maximilian Werda is the new online account manager for the DACH region at POC, the Swedish winter and cycling specialist for helmets, goggles, clothing and protective equipment, effective Sep. 1, 2022. He is now responsible for the further development of the strategically most important e-tailers in the DACH region from ...
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Hagan strengthens its sales and marketing
Source: Hannah Siegesleuthner Florian Kollros-Farthofer, Sales Manager The Austrian family-owned company Hagan Ski, founded in 1924 and specializing specifically in the touring ski segment since the mid-1990s, is expanding its team with new international sales manager Florian Kollros-Farthofer and marketing manager Lisa Lenzenweger. As ski touring has ...
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Fischbein is RVRC’s new permanent CEO
The board of directors of RVRC Holding AB (RevolutionRace) has appointed Paul Fischbein as the company’s permanent CEO. He previously served as CEO of RevolutionRace and assumes his permanent position effective immediately. Fischbein has extensive experience working as CEO and serving on boards, both as chairman and as a member. ...
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Viper has a new director of outdoor
Manufacturas Deportivas Viper has hired Albert Berenguer to be director of the outdoor division, in replacement of the retiring David Matamoros, according to Diffusion Sport. A veteran of Intersport, Puma, Millet and Kappa, Berenguer ts taking charge of the Osprey, Rock Experience, Ocun, Fivefingers and Hydro Flask brands.
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ZyroFisher introduces its outdoor sales team
ZyroFisher, a distributor of sports and lifestyle brands in the U.K. and Europe with offices in the North East of England and France and over 60 brands in its portfolio, announced the hiring of two key new staff members following the expansion of its partnership with CamelBak to include distribution ...
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Advisor to Specialized takes charge of its marketing
Specialized has hired David Schriber to be its chief marketing officer. Schriber has been working with the components company as an advisor and has been, in the words of CEO Scott Maguire, a “friend of our brand for over a decade.” Schriber had been the chief marketing and revenue officer ...
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Bergfreunde adds new data and finance specialists to management team
German retailer Bergfreunde is expanding its management team: In October 2022, Christopher Barth joined the company to fill the newly created position of head of data and analytics at the online outdoor retailer. Barth, who most recently worked as an executive at Hugo Boss in the CRM, customer data and ...
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Rebecca Heard promoted evo's first CMO
Source: evo evo’s new CMO, Rebecca Heard evo, the Seattle-based outdoor retail and adventure brand, announces that Rebecca Heard, VP of brand, marketing, and e-commerce, has been promoted to the company’s leadership team as its first chief marketing officer. In her new role, Heard will oversee evo’s ...
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Myclimate splits business units in Germany, Switzerland and Austria
The Switzerland-based company Myclimate has restructured its organization. The restructuring includes a subdivision of the initiative into the business units Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The three new country units are headed by CEO Stephen Neff, as well as the cross-national areas of carbon offset projects, innovation and digitalization, and administration. ...
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Sea To Summit hires GM for EMEA
SGB reports that Australia-based adventure gear brand Sea to Summit has hired David Ledouble as general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Ledouble, an outdoor industry veteran, most recently worked at Helen of Troy as managing director for HydroFlask EMEA and senior director for OXO. Prior to that, ...
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Schöffel hires new sales manager for Germany
Ann-Katrin Schlemmer Source: Schöffel Schöffel’s German sales will be headed by Ann-Katrin Schlemmer from October. In her new role, she will drive the quantitative and qualitative expansion of the Schöffel brand and be responsible for the field sales force and the key account team in Germany. Schlemmer ...
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Adventure Travel Trade Association announces new board of directors
The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) has appointed a board of directors, marking a shift away from the advisory board it has had for the last 18 years. The change was initiated at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when traditional banks were reluctant to work with the private sector ...
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Tim Bantle appointed as Eddie Bauer CEO
Source: ABG/Sparc Group Tim Bantle New Eddie Bauer CEO, Tim Bantle, is a familiar face in the outdoor industry. He joins Sparc Group from VF Corporation, where he was GM of VF Canada. His résumé also includes positions at The North Face, Black Diamond and Patagonia. At ...