All Executive changes articles – Page 51
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News briefsAccell Group sets May meeting date on KKR offer
The Dutch Accell Group has established May 20 as the date for the extraordinary general meeting on the recommended all-cash, €1.56 billion (€58.00 a share) offer for the company by a consortium led by U.S. financial investor Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). The offer, initially revealed in late January, was formally ...
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ArticleSwiss Ski Pool CEO to lead Lowa Switzerland
Source: Swiss Ski Pool Christian Zingg The Bernese Oberland trading company Lowa Schuhe AG Schweiz will see a new boss in mid-2023: After more than 22 years at the helm, CEO René Urfer will retire and hand over the management to Christian Zingg in mid-2023 after a ...
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News briefsCake appoints Jens Stark as chief commercial officer
Source: Cake Jens Stark, CCO Cake Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric motorcycles, has appointed Jens Stark as chief commercial officer. Stark will lead the continued expansion of Cake’s sales team globally and take the sales organization from start-up to scale-up. He joins Cake from Apple, ...
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ArticleRestructuring of SRAM’s European OE sales team
After seven successful years as director of OE sales Europe at bicycle component manufacturer SRAM Group (brands Avid, Hammerhead, Quarq, Rockshox, SRAM, Time Sport, Truvativ, Zipp), Uwe Reichelt is entering his well-deserved retirement. The German company has already used the last few months to reorganize and expand the European OE ...
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News briefsPelican with new head of international business
Source: Pelican Products Piero Marigo Pelican Products, a U.S.-based manufacturer of protective cases, has promoted Piero Marigo to president of international business, effective March 30. In his new role, he reports directly to CEO Phil Gyori. Marigo joined Pelican Products in 2010 as managing director for the ...
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ArticleFrasers Group expands its leadership team with new managing director for cycling
U.K.-based Frasers Group has announced the appointment of Russell Merry as managing director for cycling. The group, which claims to be aiming for market leadership in the U.K. cycling sector, currently operates more than 70 stores across the country and a website with Evans Cycles, founded in 1921. This, along ...
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News briefsChanges in marketing and sales at POC's Salzburg office
The Swedish winter and cycling specialist for helmets, eyewear, clothing and protective equipment, POC, has expanded its team in the areas of marketing DACH and Europe and sales in Germany and Austria. Already on Feb. 15, Anja Boch joined POC in Salzburg, Austria, as marketing assistant Europe. She previously worked ...
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Nemo starts European expansion plan with new director of international sales
Source: Nemo Chris Griffin Nemo, an American outdoor equipment brand based in New Hampshire with a portfolio of tents, sleeping bags and furniture, has hired Christopher Griffin as its new director of international sales. Before joining Nemo, Griffin has been carrying the same job title for over ...
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News briefsAugust Stangl retires from Therm-ic global brand director role
Source: Therm-ic August Stangl August Stangl, the global brand director of Therm-ic, a brand specializing in heating systems and part of the French Sidas group, is retiring from his role by the end of April but will still be available as a consultant for Sidas in the ...
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News briefsBastian Dietz appointed Director Global Business Development at SQlab
Source: SQlab Bastian Dietz After a three-month sabbatical following a three-year stint at Messe München, which included a role as cycling and new mobility category manager for IAA Mobility, bicycle specialist Bastian Dietz is returning to one of his former employers, Boards & More, where he joins ...
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News briefsCanada Goose bolsters executive team with Carrie Baker as new president
Source: Business Wire Carrie Baker Canada Goose Holdings Inc. has promoted Carrie Baker, a long-term company manager, to president, a new role at the company. In this role at the Toronto-based company, she will be reporting to Dani Reiss, who has been president and CEO in a ...
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News briefsTernua Group appoints new HR director
Ternua Group, the owner of Ternua, Lorpen, Loreak Mendian and Astore, has hired Nerea Burutarán as the new group’s human resources director. Prior to joining Ternua, Burutarán was head of human resources and communication at Basque technology center Ikerlan since 2015. She previously spent most of her career at Mondragón ...
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News briefsEvo hires head of vertical product
Source: Evo Xandy Anderson Evo, the Seattle-based outdoor retail and adventure brand, has hired Xandy Anderson as head of vertical product to lead the Evo private label product lines. Anderson brings more than a dozen years of experience to the role and joins the team from Dakine, ...
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News briefsRumpl with new executive hires
U.S.-based technical outdoor blanket brand Rumpl has named Ellyn Craven vice president of finance and David Visnack vice president of product and marketing. These new additions round out Rumpl’s leadership team as the brand enters an important phase of growth, the brand said in a press release. Craven brings more ...
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News briefsMerrell appoints Chief Merchant Officer
Source: Merrell Sumi Scott, Chief Merchant Officer Merrell Merrell has announced the appointment of industry veteran Sumi Scott as the brand’s chief merchant officer. With nearly 20 years of experience in product development and retail merchandising, Scott will drive the development of Merrell’s global growth strategies while ...
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News briefsOIA appoints new chairman
The British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) announced that Robert Brigham’s time as OIA chairman has come to an end after serving an extra year than anticipated due to the challenges posed by the pandemic. At a recent meeting, the OIA board of directors voted unanimously to invite current OIA director ...
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Camber Outdoors seeks new CEO
Colorado-based nonprofit Camber Outdoors announced that its co-CEOs Emily Newman and Renita Smith will step down on April 1. Newman and Smith have served since 2019 and 2021, respectively, for the organization, which was founded in 1996 and works to advance workplace inclusion, equity and diversity in the U.S. outdoor ...
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News briefsFormer Dyson COO is Specialized Bicycles’ new CEO
Source: Specialized Scott Maguire, Specialized’s new CEO California-based mountain bike brand Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. has appointed industry newcomer Scott Maguire as the company’s new CEO. Forty-eight years after he started the company, founder and CEO Mike Sinyard is calling himself “chief rider advocate.“ As a visionary ...
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News briefsCanyon Bicycles hires Ben Hillsdon as new global communications manager
Source: Canyon Bicycles Ben Hillsdon German DTC bicycle supplier Canyon Bicycles GmbH has hired Ben Hillsdon as its new global communications manager. He will be based out of a new Canyon location in Amsterdam. Hillsdon brings more than ten years of experience in public and private sector ...
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News briefsErem bolsters marketing team
Erem, a Nevada-based company founded in 2021 that calls itself “the first outdoor brand focused on desert performance,” has added four new marketing positions to its team. Sofia DeWolfe joins Erem as digital marketing manager. She was previously marketing manager at Chums, where she was responsible for developing campaigns, social ...
