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    Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of John Soh as...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of John Soh as vice-president and general manager of China. The appointment will be effective in mid-February 2019. In his new role, he will report to Doug Morse, senior vice-president of emerging brands and APAC. Soh joins Columbia from Lego, where he was a ...

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    Manuele Barbon has been appointed as the new export manager...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Manuele Barbon has been appointed as the new export manager of MGM, the Italian parent company of Kayland and Trezeta, which is also the licensee for Fila inline skates. While focusing on some key foreign markets, he will also serve as general sales manager of the company's footwear division, helping ...

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    VF Corp. has appointed Todd Dalhausser to the position of...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. has appointed Todd Dalhausser to the position of brand president of the Altra brand, effective immediately. He will report to Steve Murray, VF's vice-president of strategic products. Dalhausser joins VF from Wolverine Worldwide, where he served as senior vice-president of sales for Saucony North America. Dalhausser is a ...

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    Thule has appointed Nis Gjendal as vice-president of global purchasing,...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Thule has appointed Nis Gjendal as vice-president of global purchasing, effective Jan. 7, 2019. Gjendal has more than ten years of experience in various management positions in the area of global purchasing, including the position of global vice-president of procurement and sourcing at Nilfisk. He also has experience in complex ...

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    Peter Ruppe, who recently left as Under Armour's senior vice...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Peter Ruppe, who recently left as Under Armour's senior vice president of footwear, is joining Columbia Sportswear to help double sales of Columbia branded shoes within three years, according to the Oregonian. Mark Nenow will continue to be in charge of Sorel, another brand of the group. Ruppe joined UA ...

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    Verena Stwa, former assistant managing director of Bergans Outdoor's subsidiary...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Verena Stwa, former assistant managing director of Bergans Outdoor's subsidiary in Germany, has been promoted to managing director, replacing Sven Mostgl

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    Stefan Mues has assumed the newly created position of chief...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Stefan Mues has assumed the newly created position of chief digital officer and become a member of the executive board at the Calida group, which owns the Calida, Aubade, Millet, Oxbow, Eider and Lafuma brands. The 44-year-old will be responsible for the digitization of the group. He will report directly ...

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    Christopher “Chris” H. Peterson will become executive vice president and...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Christopher “Chris” H. Peterson will become executive vice president and chief financial officer of Newell Brands on Dec. 3. He will be reporting Michael Polk, the president and chief executive, replacing Ralph Nicoletti, who will be retiring at the end of the year. Peterson has held senior roles in financial ...

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    Victoria Payne has been promoted to chief financial officer and...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Victoria Payne has been promoted to chief financial officer and vice president, in charge of company finances and operations, at Mountain Khakis, the American outdoor-apparel company. Payne has been with the company for nearly 12 years, serving as controller and director of finance and administration, and previously worked at the ...

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    Ulrich Dausien, the founder and chief executive of McTrek, has...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Ulrich Dausien, the founder and chief executive of McTrek, has decided to step back from its operations after the previously announced nomination at the beginning of next year of a new CEO, Domink Poley, who will take care of the German outdoor retail chain's operations with those of A.S. Adventure ...

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    Michael Robinson, former chief digital officer and head of customer...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Michael Robinson, former chief digital officer and head of customer experience at Macy's, has joined the board of directors of Vista Outdoor

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    Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design and innovation at Keen, the Portland-based maker of outdoor shoes. He will oversee the Outdoor, Lifestyle and Kids departments. Pawlus joins Keen from Timberland, where he spent 21 years, most recently as creative director and vice president of global product ...

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    Troy Sicotte will be Columbia Sportswear's vice president of North...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Troy Sicotte will be Columbia Sportswear's vice president of North American sales for the Mountain Hardware brand as of Oct. 22, 2018. He will report to Joe Vernachio, the brand's president. Sicotte has spent well over a decade in the footwear and outdoor industries, first at Birkenstock USA and then ...

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    William D. Perez, founder of a firm specializing in consulting...

    2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

    William D. Perez, founder of a firm specializing in consulting for family-owned businesses, has become an independent director of Johnson Outdoors

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    Evan Engel, who is said to have 11 years of...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Evan Engel, who is said to have 11 years of experience in dealing with complex financial, operational and merger & acquisition processes, has joined the board of directors of Cherokee Global Brands, the owner of the Hi-Tec brand. Engel worked with Cherokee's chief executive, Henry Stupp, on its recent refinancing.

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    XXL ASA announced a major change of leadership after publishing...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    XXL ASA announced a major change of leadership after publishing relatively weak results for the third quarter. As of Dec. 1st, Ulf Bjerknes will become the new chief executive of the leading Nordic sporting goods retailer, replacing Hans Fredrik Steenbuch. Bjerknes was the CEO of the Swix Sport group between ...

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    Albert Habsburg was recently appointed to the position of commercial...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Albert Habsburg was recently appointed to the position of commercial director at Schöffel, responsible for controlling, finances, legal issues and all financial matters linked to the company's operative business. For the past 17 years, Habsburg had been working for Kunert, the sock specialist based in Germany. Schöffel has restructured its ...

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    James Curleigh, the former head of Salomon North America and...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    James Curleigh, the former head of Salomon North America and Keen, has left Levi Strauss & Co. to be the chief executive of Gibson Brands, a well-known maker of guitars that just emerged from bankruptcy proceedings

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    Mizu, the American brand of reusable bottles, has hired two...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Mizu, the American brand of reusable bottles, has hired two new executives while it is introducing a new water filtration and purification category. Craig Smith, who has been most recently the European sales and marketing manager of Dragon, will serve as European sales and marketing manager of Mizu Europe. Scott ...

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    Outdoor Research has hired Andy Burke as head of commercial...

    2018-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Outdoor Research has hired Andy Burke as head of commercial sales and Dan Petersen as senior manager of corporate and group sales. Both are seasoned executives, and their appointment follows the departure late last year of Dave Mahoney, who was Outdoor Research's vice president of sales. For the past eight ...