All Executive changes articles – Page 70
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News briefsMerrell names new chief marketing officer
Merrell, a division of Wolverine Worldwide entering its 40th anniversary year, has announced the appointment of Janice Tennant to the position of chief marketing officer, reporting directly to Merrell’s global brand president, Chris Hufnagel, and joining the brand’s senior leadership team. Tennant has more than 18 years of global brand-building ...
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News briefsNew marketing director for IWA OutdoorClassics
Luisa Seibt was appointed marketing manager for IWA OutdoorClassics on May 1 and is now sharing responsibility for this industry-leading international trade show alongside Rebecca Schönfelder, the event manager. Seibt has been working for one of IWA’s major exhibitors in the field of digital marketing for hunting and sports. Through ...
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ArticleMelody Harris-Jensbach to leave Jack Wolfskin
Melody Harris-Jensbach, who has been running Jack Wolfskin for the past six years, will soon be leaving the German outdoor brand. According to a press release, Callaway Golf Company, which took over Jack Wolfskin at the beginning of 2019 for around €418 million, and Harris-Jensbach had already agreed on her ...
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GoPro’s VP of design steps down
According to Bloomberg, GoPro’s vice president of design, Danny Coster, departed “earlier this year” after four years with the company. As reported earlier, GoPro had a turnover of $119 million in its first quarter of this year, down from $243 million in the year-ago period. Partly in response to ...
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ArticleInuheat appoints Thiel, Schmid and Wennerholm to the board
Johan Thiel has been appointed chairman of the board of Inuheat Group, a Swedish developer of novel solutions for embedding wearable heating into clothing. Thiel served as chief executive of MIPS AB from 2013 to 2019. In 2017, he successfully guided MIPS to a public offering on the NASDAQ exchange ...
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Arc’teryx creates position of VP creative, recruits adidas designer
Katie Becker has joined Arc’teryx Equipment as the Canadian outdoor brand ’s first vice president creative. Becker comes from Adidas, where she had worked for 12 years, most recently as senior global design director. Prior to that, she held various design positions at Merrell, Helly Hansen and O’Neill. In her ...
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Sami Kiiski is leaving Halti
Sami Kiiski is resigning at the end of July as the chief executive of Halti, the Finnish producer of ski and outdoor clothing and a member of Scandinavian Outdoor Group since 2005. He did not reveal his next step at this stage, and Halti has launched a search for his ...
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Former Nike executive hired by Higg Co.
Higg Co., the developer of the Higg Index for the measurement of the sustainability of textile products, has hired Del Hudson, a former executive of Nike, as its new vice president of marketing and communications. Hudson spent 20 years at Nike on communication and sustainability at various locations. He then ...
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News briefsNew additions to Vista Outdoor’s board of directors
Vista Outdoor, the owner of several outdoor sports and recreation brands, including CamelBak, Bell and Giro, has added two independent members, Fran Philip and Lynn Utter, to its board of directors as part of the company’s ongoing corporate rejuvenation efforts. Fran Philip was most recently chief merchandising officer for L. ...
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Icebreaker promotes Gene Piccotti
Icebreaker, a VF Corp. brand, has promoted Gene Piccotti to senior director of wholesale and retail for North America. He was previously head of U.S. wholesale after joining the brand in 2018. Prior to that, Piccotti worked for Volcom, Quiksilver and Hurley/Nike.
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ArticleVista’s earnings to top guidance
In a business update, Vista Outdoor said that adjusted earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter will exceed its own guidance, adding that it has the support and financial flexibility required to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Vista expects to enter its fiscal year 2021 with more than $150 million in available ...
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Rossignol Group names global director
(SGI) The Rossignol Group has made François Goulet its global director, according to sport-guide.com. The appointment follows the departure of the vice president for Europe, François Benaben, after more than eight years with the group. Goulet has been serving as Rossignol’s president for North America for a little less than ...
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Merrell names new VP of U.S. sales
Merrell has appointed Alex Brown as its new vice-president of U.S. sales. He joins Merrell from The North Face (TNF), a division of VF Corp., where he most recently served as senior sales director for the brand. Brown has spent his entire career in the outdoor and active lifestyle industry. ...
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News briefsOrtovox appoints new mountainwear manager
Philipp Mattes is the new head of mountainwear at Ortovox. He succeeds Thomas Moe, who left the company last autumn. Mattes previously worked for 15 years at Reusch in Bolzano, Italy, where he most recently served as head of product & design. He will now lead the mountain wear team ...
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News briefsSchimeck takes over international sales at Equip
As of May 31, Andy Schimeck will assume the position of director international sales at Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd, owner of the Rab and Lowe Alpine brands, based in Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. Schimeck, currently director European sales at Equip, succeeds Neil McAdie, who is retiring after 17 years ...
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New GM for Icebreaker North America
Icebreaker, a VF Corp. brand, has appointed Cameron Walker as general manager North America. Walker joined VF three years ago and was most recently responsible for new models and partnerships including the development of new purpose-led, user-centric models like The North Face Renewed. Walker was also in charge of centrally ...
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News briefsFjällräven has a new global marketing director
The Swedish outdoor specialist Fjällräven announced that Alexander Matt has been appointed as the new global marketing director for the brand effective April 15. He succeeds Leif Öhlund who left the company in 2019 to pursue other opportunities. For the last four years, Matt held the position of chief marketing ...
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News briefsColumbia expands team at MOC in Munich
Columbia Sportswear is expanding its sales and marketing team at the Munich Order Center in Germany for the German, Austrian, BeNeLux and Eastern European markets. In April 2019, Julia Bauer joined Columbia as marketing manager for Germany, Austria, BeNeLux and Eastern Europe. She is an experienced marketing professional after positions ...
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Bollé Brands hires digital director
Bollé Brands has recently appointed Damien Hars as digital director. He will be responsible for the development of the B2B and B2C online platforms of the holding company that comprises Bollé, Bollé Safety, Serengeti, Cébé, H2Optix and Spy Optics. Hars’ task will be to roll out all of the company’s ...
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New managing director at Polar Germany
Eva Hilf, an internationally experienced expert in digitalization and transformation, took the helm of Polar Germany and has been managing the entire DACH region for the brand since March. Hilf has been working for the wearables manufacturer and fitness app developer in global roles for six years. With her expertise, ...
