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Martin Vergien has been appointed as vice president and managing...
Martin Vergien has been appointed as vice president and managing director of Coleman in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He formally takes over from Marc Hill, after several months in the same position on an interim basis. Vergien is taking charge on a regional basis of the Coleman, ...
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Bernd Mayer, international sales manager at Leki, has left at...
Bernd Mayer, international sales manager at Leki, has left at his own request after 30 years with the German supplier of poles. Mayer was responsible for Leki's sales in Asia and Eastern Europe. Leki aims to focus more intensely on North America, Asia and Scandinavia in the near future. Michael ...
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Cascade Designs has appointed John Bowen as supply chain manager for Europe, replacing Derrick...
Cascade Designs has appointed John Bowen as supply chain manager for Europe, replacing Derrick Jones. Bowen, who was previously supply chain manager at EMC Corporation and Apple, started at Cascade Designs in May, handling also customer service, planning and purchasing. He is based at the company's European office and factory in Cork, Ireland.
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Ivo Richaers has been appointed chief executive of Vrijbuiter, a...
Ivo Richaers has been appointed chief executive of Vrijbuiter, a Dutch group of four megastores for camping, outdoor and other leisure products, from the start of July. He takes over from Steven de Raat, a former executive in sports and footwear retailing, who led Vrijbuiter for four years in a ...
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Morten Mosland has been appointed as marketing and business development...
Morten Mosland has been appointed as marketing and business development manager at Viking Footwear, after a few months working with the Norwegian footwear brand on a consultancy basis. Mosland previously spent nearly ten years with the Carlsberg Group. He is replacing Karl Henrik Felde, who left to become international marketing ...
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Anne Leidenfrost, who worked previously as marketing director at Edelrid, joined Skylotec in...
Anne Leidenfrost, who worked previously as marketing director at Edelrid, joined Skylotec in the newly created position of brand manager on June 1. Skylotec won this year's OutDoor Gold Award in the climbing equipment category for its Rider 3.0 via ferrata set.
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Andi and Heidi Brun, the founders of Exped, will be...
Andi and Heidi Brun, the founders of Exped, will be retiring by the end of the year. Andi Brun is head of innovation and IT and responsible for the development of mats, hammocks, bivy bags and ponchos, while Heidi Brun is the company's general manager. They will continue to work as consultants ...
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Thomas Brock, former country manager for the Mammut Sports Group...
Thomas Brock, former country manager for the Mammut Sports Group in Switzerland, started at the beginning of June as country manager for Germany and Austria at Genfoot Marketing Europe. Genfoot is the Canadian footwear company that owns the Kamik brand, and Genfoot Marketing Europe sells Kamik and Aku in Germany ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Jim Swanson as its senior vice...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Jim Swanson as its senior vice president and chief financial officer from the start of July. He takes over from Tom Cusick, who will become executive vice president and chief operating officer. Swanson has been the outdoor group's vice president of finance for the past two ...
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Jonathan Petty has been appointed to the position of head...
Jonathan Petty has been appointed to the position of head of marketing at Osprey, starting on June 26 and replacing François Esmenjaud, who left the company after one year. Petty has worked previously as brand manager at Montane since March 2015, responsible for product management and strategic planning. Petty spent ...
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Confluence Outdoor has appointed Greg Cattrano as vice president of...
Confluence Outdoor has appointed Greg Cattrano as vice president of sales, replacing Shelly Moore. He worked for 15 years for Warrior Sports and for Brine Lacrosse, which are owned by New Balance, rising from the position of sales rep to that of general manager.
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Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa Technology,...
Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa Technology, a company that works with more than 300 firms with its own closure system. The seasoned executive was most recently chief executive and chairman of an American shoe company, Aerosoles. Among other stations, he previously ran Reebok International's operations in ...
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Blaise Agresti, who has been global sales director at Petzl...
Blaise Agresti, who has been global sales director at Petzl for the last two years, is leaving the company at the end of August. The decision was taken in agreement with the company, as Agresti decided to focus on a promising start-up project. A French mountain guide and former commander ...
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Osprey has named Scott Maslen to head up its design,...
Osprey has named Scott Maslen to head up its design, development and manufacturing operations in Vietnam, replacing Chris Graham who is moving to the U.K. to become senior vice president for products. Maslan previously held similar roles for Timberland and Columbia Sportswear.
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Salomon has a new manager in charge of e-commerce and...
Salomon has a new manager in charge of e-commerce and digital operations, Axel Dutreil, with global responsibilities. The 37-year-old has worked for Kusmi Tea, The Kooples, L'Oréal and most recently for Célio, a French chain of apparel stores.
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Christoph Mannel, who was taking care of sales and marketing...
Christoph Mannel, who was taking care of sales and marketing for the Oberalp group's brands in the German-speaking countries as general manager for Central Europe, left the company at the end of April. Benedikt Böhm, general brand manager for the group's Dynafit brand, has taken over his place on an ...
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Implementing a previously conceived succession plan, Rocky Brands has promoted...
Implementing a previously conceived succession plan, Rocky Brands has promoted Jason Brooks to the role of president and chief executive of the company, which owns brands such as Durango, Georgia Boot, Lehigh and Creative Recreation, besides a license for Michelin footwear. The 46-year-old manager takes the place of his father, ...
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Gabe Schroder, who previously ran Smith Optics' ski and bike...
Gabe Schroder, who previously ran Smith Optics' ski and bike marketing programs for ten years, has been appointed mountain bike marketing manager for Dakine
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Richard Tooby has been designated as the new chairman of...
Richard Tooby has been designated as the new chairman of Polygiene, the Swedish developer of odor control solutions for garments. Tooby, who comes from the chemicals industry, has been an independent director of the board since October 2015. He will take the place of Lennart Holm, who became chairman at ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as...
Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as president of Merrell, reporting to Todd Spaletto, the former executive of The North Face who was recently named president of Wolverine's broader Outdoor & Lifestyle Group. Rechner has been more than 25 years in the outdoor industry. After working as ...
