All Executive changes articles – Page 59
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Giro with marketing hires and promotions
California-based Giro Sport Design, part of Vista Outdoor since 2016, announced several changes to its brand and marketing team. Peter Nicholson has been hired as brand manager for Giro Bike. He was most recently a partner at True Communications, the company’s PR agency. During his 11-year tenure at True, he ...
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Burton appoints Chief Strategy Officer
Ali Kenney, previously SVP of strategy & insights, has been promoted to chief strategy officer at Burton, a new position within the company. Kenney will lead key work around brand purpose, corporate strategy, consumer centricity, sustainability, equity/diversity/equality/inclusion and prioritization of key growth opportunities. Her defining moment early in her career ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin's COO is leaving
Alexander Hauser Alexander Hauser, COO of Jack Wolfskin, will leave the German outdoor company at the end of June 2021. According to a company spokeswoman, it was decided not to recruit a successor for the position in Germany in this form. Among other things, Hauser was responsible ...
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ArticleColonna takes the helm at K2-MDV
Source: K2 Sports John Colonna After three years as president of K2 Sports, John Colonna has been named president and CEO of K2-MDV Holdings. He will be responsible for the Marker Dalbello Völkl (MDV) and K2 Sports businesses, overseeing the global presence of the K2 Skis, K2 ...
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Authentic Brands Group creates new role of president EMEA
New York City-based Authentic Brands Group (ABG), whose large portfolio of brands includes outdoor brand Eddie Bauer and skiwear brand Spyder, has hired Henry Stupp as president, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), a newly created position at ABG. Stupp will drive ABG’s brand and business expansion in EMEA and ...
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News briefsChanges in Canyon Bicycles’ communications team
After four and a half years as global communications manager at Canyon Bicycles GmbH, Thorsten Lewandowski will officially leave the German D2C provider at the end of June, but is currently already on residual leave. Lewandowski will, however, remain with the industry. We expect more information in July. Prior to ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin hires Selim Say as VP Footwear
Source: Jack Wolfskin Selim Say As part of the strategic realignment under new CEO Richard Collier, Jack Wolfskin is strengthening its footwear division and making it a key focus with the hiring of footwear expert Selim Say as vice president footwear, a newly created position. Say will ...
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Accell Group’s CSCO to leave the company
At its 2015 annual general meeting, Europe’s leading premium bicycle supplier Accell Group N.V. announced that the newly created position of chief supply chain officer (CSCO) would be filled by industry newcomer Jeroen Both, who would also join the management board as its fourth member. Now, the group’s supervisory board ...
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News briefsHartje hires export sales manager for international market expansion
Source: HARTJE Coen Bosch Hermann Hartje KG welcomes bicycle industry veteran Coen Bosch as a new executive to its ranks. Since May 1, he has been responsible for the export business of the northern German bicycle wholesaler, importer and supplier in the area of bicycles/bicycle parts. As ...
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ArticleNew boss and new structures for Dachstein’s parent
Juha Luhtanen, 51, became the new managing director of the Luhta Sportswear Company on May 4, taking the place of his older brother, Vesa Luhtanen, who has retired after many years at the helm of the Finnish-based family-owned company, previously known as the L-Fashion Group. The change of management has ...
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News briefsCypad Group with new CEO
In early April, investor PM&Partners SGR S.P.A. and its PM&Partners III Fund became majority shareholders of Cytech S.r.l. (aka Cypad Group). The Italian investor announced at the time that it wanted to strengthen the existing management team around the well-established Cytech founding duo, Marino De Marchi and Stefano Coccia (now ...
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News briefsNew global sales and e-commerce managers at Smartwool
In preparation for the upcoming retirement of Smartwool VP U.S. sales, Scott Bowers, the company has just announced two changes to its top management team. Corey Stecker, who was promoted to international general manager of sales and marketing last January, has been named global head of sales. Stecker has been ...
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MacNeill Pride Group, the new owner of GCI Outdoor, with new CEO and board
MacNeill Pride Group (MPG) appointed Keith Bornholtz as its new CEO. MPG is a portfolio company of Centre Partners, a middle-market private equity firm. Bornholtz, who has more than 30 years of experience in branded consumer products, joins MPG from Central Garden & Pet, where he was president of the ...
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Gregor Common takes over Pally’Hi sales management
Gregor Common, global sales manager for Amplid Snowboards, has taken on the additional role of global sales manager for Pally’Hi. The merino clothing brand was founded in 2013 by former professional snowboarder Peter Bauer, who is also the founder of Amplid. Unit manager Johannes Ritter, who was previously responsible for ...
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News briefsHoka One One with new marketing executives
Source: Hoka One One Norma Delaney Hoka One One has named Norma Delaney VP global brand marketing. Hoka has already been a client of Delaney’s own company, Delaney Brand Consulting, which she has been running for about three and a half years. Prior to that, she had ...
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Bluesign Technologies has a new CEO
Daniel Rüfenacht has been appointed CEO of Bluesign Technologies, effective June 1. He replaces Jill Dumain, who has become global vice president for sustainability solutions at SGS Group, the global testing, inspection and certification company of which Bluesign is a part. Rüfenacht began his career with the Swiss government, identifying ...
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CEO Jason Brooks appointed Rocky Brands’ chairman of the board
U.S. footwear and apparel company Rocky Brands announced that the company’s CEO, Jason Brooks, has been named chairman of the board of directors, following the decision of his father, Mike Brooks, to step down from this position he had held since 2005. Mike Brooks will continue to serve as a ...
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Moncler hires a chief brand officer away from Nike
Gino Fisanotti will be filling the new position as chief brand officer for Moncler as of June 7. Fisanotti has been with Nike for the past 24 years, occupying a series of executive posts in retail and brand marketing and moving through various geographic sectors: Latin America, North America, EMEA ...
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News briefsCanyon welcomes new CFO
Source: Canyon Winfried Rapp While current business is humming along with new records, German D2C bicycle supplier Canyon Bicycles has announced a change in its top management. Winfried “Winni” Rapp will assume the position of CFO. At the same time, current CFO Lothar Arnold (brother of Canyon ...
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News briefsHyosung strengthens marketing teams in Europe and U.S.
Hyosung, a Seoul-based textile solutions provider, has appointed Claire O’Neill and Julia Nam as European and U.S. marketing managers, respectively. Source: Hyosung Claire O’Neill O’Neill, based in the U.K., has extensive experience in intimate apparel, swimwear and global textile markets. She joins Hyosung from The Lycra Company, ...
