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News briefsIcebreaker announces expansion of North American team
Icebreaker announced the expansion of its North American executive and marketing teams in the recently relocated Denver office, as part of the VF Corp. growth trajectory. Icebreaker was acquired by VF in early 2018 and made the move to join the parent company in their Colorado-based North American headquarters earlier ...
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VF appoints President of Greater China
Source: business wire Winnie Ma After the announcement in June of the change of its Asia-Pacific management structure, VF Corp. has now appointed Winnie Ma to the new position of president, Greater China. Ma will be based in VF’s Shanghai office and report to Kevin Bailey, executive ...
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Smith announces major executive changes
Smith, a Safilo Group brand, has appointed Francesco Rinaldi Ceroni as general manager. He joins the company after more than 13 years in both wholesale and retail eyewear, serving most recently as vice president of international strategy and business development at Costa Del Mar. In his new role, he will ...
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Hydro Flask expands management team
Hydro Flask, producer of insulated stainless steel flasks and soft good innovations and a Helen of Troy brand, announced three new additions to its leadership team. Besides having hired two former Nike managers – Jay Wilkins, joining Hydro Flask as vice president of product development, and David Brown, the new ...
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Canada Goose sends a signal with strategic hire of GM Footwear
Canada Goose appointed Adam Meek to the new role of general manager of footwear & accessories. Meek brings more than 20 years of global footwear experience to this role. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of product at Sperry (Wolverine Worldwide), where he led global product teams in ...
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Timberland hires new VP of global marketing
Timberland hired Drieke Leenknegt in June to be its vice president of global marketing and join its global leadership team. She is succeeding Argu Secilmis, who has become vice president of global apparel. Leenknegt will be liaising with the brand’s marketing regional teams, in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, the ...
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News briefsBig Agnes hires Senior Demand Planner to meet growing global demand
Big Agnes Inc., an outdoor equipment brand from Colorado, recently hired Eric Einfeld as senior demand planner and Jill Lewis as director of North American sales. The company has also completed the relocation of its headquarters to a new location in downtown Steamboat Springs. As the brand’s first senior demand ...
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Wolverine appoints VP of advanced concepts & innovation
Barry McGeough has been named Wolverine Worldwide’s new vice president for advanced concepts & innovation. McGeough has worked in the footwear and technical apparel industry for 20 years. Highlights of his career include innovation and product development for brands such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, The North Face and Speedo, ...
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Clim8 enters North American Market
The French company Clim8, founded in 2016, has announced its expansion into the North American market. Clim8 is the developer of an innovative, patented heating technology that has already been launched in collaboration with premium brands in Europe (Odlo, Ixon) and South Korea (K2 Korea). Having already established important partnerships ...
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VF restructures its China business
VF Corp. announced that it will soon appoint its first president for Greater China, responsible for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The name of the executive appointed to this role will be unveiled later this summer. Today, Greater China accounts for about 65 percent of VF’s total business in ...
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ArticleChanges in Deuter’s management
Just hours after he participated in a panel of experts on the topic of how to overcome the corona crisis at the Ispo Re.Start Days, the German backpack and sleeping bag specialist Deuter announced that Martin Riebel will step down from his position as managing director of the brand on ...
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Exped USA hires Tracy Collins as sales director
The American subsidiary of the Swiss outdoor adventure equipment brand Exped has hired Tracy Collins as sales director. Effective July 1, Collins will join the growing team at the brand’s U.S. office in Tacoma, Washington. For the past five years, Collins has worked as a senior category merchandise manager at ...
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Lenzing pays no dividend for 2019, elects Harris-Jensbach to the board
During Lenzing’s annual general meeting (AGM), which was held via livestream due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the decision was made not to distribute a dividend for the 2019 financial year (compared to €5 per share in the previous year). The Austrian fiber producer’s AGM also adopted a resolution discharging the ...
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Nixon announces Nancy Dynan as new CEO
Nixon, the watch and accessory brand from Encinitas, California, has promoted Nancy Dynan to the role of president. She takes over the position from Scott Kerslake, who has decided to pursue new opportunities outside the company. Kerslake joined Nixon in August 2017 from Prana, where he had been CEO since ...
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James McNamara succeeds Jim McNamara at Craghoppers
Various British media, including Drapers and the Birmingham Post, have reported that Jim McNamara, managing director of the outdoor clothing brand Craghoppers, will retire on July 31 after 25 years with the company. McNamara joined Craghoppers in 1995 from French footwear brand Line 7. He quickly rose up the hierarchy, ...
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Canada Goose names new president North America
Carrie Baker has been appointed president North America by Canada Goose. The Canadian premium parka specialist also appointed Kara MacKillop as chief of staff and executive vice president people & culture, reporting to Dani Reiss, the company’s president and chief executive. Carrie Baker joined Canada Goose in 2012, most recently ...
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Marmot Europe with new sales manager for Sweden and Denmark
After Marmot Europe and its Swedish distributor Granitbiten from Stockholm parted ways in March, Marmot recently appointed Anders Feuk Westhoff as new sales manager for Sweden and Denmark. From July 1, he will be responsible for business development as well as sales and marketing in the Swedish and Danish markets. ...
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ArticlePrimaLoft “adjusts business” in the crisis and dismisses European managers
Ingredient brand PrimaLoft has confirmed existing rumors about the separation from its president licensing and managing director Europe, Jochen Lagemann, as of May 31. Jochen Lagemann A PrimaLoft spokesperson said that Lagemann’s departure was a result of the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic: “Due to ...
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ArticlePatagonia CEO Marcario is stepping down
Rose Marcario is stepping down as chief executive of Patagonia on June 12, after 12 years with the company, the last six as CEO. She joined Patagonia as chief financial officer in 2008 after spending 15 years in private equity. Patagonia’s chief operating officer, Doug Freeman, will take her place ...
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News briefsOIA elects new board members
The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has completed its 2020 elections and announced one returning as well as four new incoming directors, who will officially begin their three-year terms at the upcoming board meeting on June 22. The new board consists of the returning director Scott Buelter, CEO of Ascent360, ...
