All Executive changes articles – Page 77
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Andy Schimeck, the former European director of Marmot Mountain who...
Andy Schimeck, the former European director of Marmot Mountain who became the European director of Equip Outdoor Technologies last year, has taken on the temporary position of country manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland following the departure of Andreas Ried, but a search has started for the latter's successor. Meanwhile, ...
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Primaloft has announced the appointment of Zoltan Kelemen as the...
Primaloft has announced the appointment of Zoltan Kelemen as the new territory sales manager for the U.K., Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg) and Denmark. He replaces Wim Neels, who has become vice-president of business development of fashion and lifestyle global, still at Primaloft. In his new role, Kelemen will report to ...
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Kathmandu is splitting the functions of chief operating officer and...
Kathmandu is splitting the functions of chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Chris Kinraid has been promoted to CFO and company secretary. Reuben Casey will continue as COO and add responsibility for international business development, sourcing, merchandise planning, supply chain management and property.
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JD Sports Fashion has an experienced non-executive director on its...
JD Sports Fashion has an experienced non-executive director on its board. Kath Smith, the former executive of the Adidas Group who served as general manager and vice president of The North Face EMEA until last year, has joined the board of directors of the fast-growing U.K.-based retailer. She wanted to ...
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Samsonite International has re-appointed Fabio Rugarli as president of Europe,...
Samsonite International has re-appointed Fabio Rugarli as president of Europe, taking the place of Arne Borrey from May 6. Rugarli, who has been working for Samsonite for more than 27 years, already held that role between 2009 and 2016.
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Skylotec, the leading German producer of fall protection and safety...
Skylotec, the leading German producer of fall protection and safety systems for sports, industry and tactical operations, announced that Marco Neutard has been appointed chief digital officer of the company. He worked for McKinsey for several years and most recently as an independent management consultant. Prior to that, the business ...
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Big Agnes has made several executive hires. Robert Fry has...
Big Agnes has made several executive hires. Robert Fry has taken the new post of director of product and will be leading the development and sourcing teams. Fry formerly held senior posts in product design and merchandising at Black Diamond Equipment, Mountain Hardware, The North Face and Simms Fishing Products. ...
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Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of...
Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of boosting the proportion of online transactions with consumers and through retailers and internet marketplaces. The long-term goal is for online sales to account for 40 percent of total sales. To achieve it, a new team of three employees has been ...
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Scarpa North America has hired Matt Ginley and Danny Ciavarro...
Scarpa North America has hired Matt Ginley and Danny Ciavarro for its sales team. Ginley joins as the new North American sales manager. He previously worked as an account manager at Rock and Ice Magazine. Before then, he worked as a sales rep for brands in the outdoor and climbing ...
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Mountainsmith, the American brand of outdoor gear, has hired Josh...
Mountainsmith, the American brand of outdoor gear, has hired Josh Kerns as national sales manager and Jeff Popp as product line manager. Kerns will be heading up the outdoor brand's independent sales representatives in North America and oversee sales strategy. He serves in the Army National Guard and he previously ...
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Salomon appointed George Egan, a former buyer for Backcountry.com, as...
Salomon appointed George Egan, a former buyer for Backcountry.com, as U.S. commercial director for outdoor footwear
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VF Corp. is moving Jeremie Blondel from Vans to The...
VF Corp. is moving Jeremie Blondel from Vans to The North Face. Filling a newly created role, he will serve as vice president of sales for TNF in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with responsibility for the entire wholesale business in the region. Blondel will work under Jan van ...
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Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German...
Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German sales team by hiring Christoph Schröder. The 30-year-old was most recently sales manager for Northern Germany at Kübler Sport. Also, Karolin Krohn will strengthen the marketing team at Craghoppers’ European headquarters in Hamburg under the leadership of Oliver Robens. The ...
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Equip Outdoor Technologies has hired Jonathan Frederick as U.S. country...
Equip Outdoor Technologies has hired Jonathan Frederick as U.S. country manager for the Lowe Alpine and Rab brands
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Some media reported in the last few weeks that Antoine...
Some media reported in the last few weeks that Antoine Sathicq, formerly with Adidas, Le Coq Sportif and Odlo, has been appointed chief sales officer of Babolat, where he would be taking the place of Giovanni Pietra, who left the post several months ago. That's what his LinkedIn profile says, ...
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Creating a new position, Asolo has appointed Marco Sancandi as...
Creating a new position, Asolo has appointed Marco Sancandi as European sales manager, effective from Feb. 1. The 56-year-old manager reports directly to the Italian company's chief executive, Luca Zanatta, who will continue to take care of sales in the rest of the world. Sancandi was most recently in charge ...
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Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear,...
Peter Novak has been appointed president of Sherpa Adventure Gear, maker of outdoor apparel and accessories, and plans to grow the brand in North America. Novak is coming off nine years – first as head of national accounts, more recently as vice president of sales – with 5.11 Tactical, which ...
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At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz...
At the beginning of this year, Hanwag appointed Albrecht Volz to the new position of country manager for Germany. Thomas Gröber, chief executive of Hanwag, has until now been responsible for the German market. Volz has worked for Hanwag since 2013. He spent four years as a sales representative and ...
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Amy Beck will become president of Oboz/Kathmandu North America, based...
Amy Beck will become president of Oboz/Kathmandu North America, based in Bozeman, Montana, on April 1. Beck has been vice president of North American sales at Smartwool, in Colorado, for almost eight years and previously held an executive post at another brand owned by VF Corp., Lucy Activewear (Lucy has ...
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Schöffel has appointed Peter Sontheimer to lead product development. Before...
Schöffel has appointed Peter Sontheimer to lead product development. Before joining Schöffel, Sontheimer worked for Ziener, where he was chief executive and head of product management, design and purchasing. Sontheimer also worked for over two decades at Vaude. At Schöffel, he will both lead the product management, design, technical development ...
