All Executive changes articles – Page 79
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Ulrich Dausien, the founder and chief executive of McTrek, has...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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Pentland Brands has appointed Katrina Nurse as the company's new...
Pentland Brands has appointed Katrina Nurse as the company's new chief finance officer. She is replacing Sam Gilburd, who took a career break in 2017, after ten years with the group, and Mandy Venters, who had been serving as interim CFO since March of last year. Nurse is coming off ...
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Timberland has appointed Christopher Raeburn, the British fashion designer, to...
Timberland has appointed Christopher Raeburn, the British fashion designer, to be its first global artistic director. He will be splitting his time between his own Christopher Raeburn brand, based in London, and Timberland's offices in New Hampshire, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Known for his green philosophy and use of recycled ...
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Ingrid Fonteiner has been appointed by Ortlieb to the newly...
Ingrid Fonteiner has been appointed by Ortlieb to the newly created position of head of its development department
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David Loechner has resigned as president, chief executive and board...
David Loechner has resigned as president, chief executive and board member of Emerald Expositions Events, owner of the Outdoor Retailer trade shows and others. He will, however, remain with the company through the end of the year to help with the transition. Emerald's chief financial officer, Philip Evans, has stepped ...
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The board of directors of Columbia Sportswear has elected Sabrina...
The board of directors of Columbia Sportswear has elected Sabrina Simmons to direct its Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees. Simmons will also be a candidate for full-term board membership at the company's 2019 annual shareholders meeting. Currently, Simmons sits on the boards of Williams-Sonoma and ELF Cosmetics, chairing ...
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David Labistour is planning to leave as chief executive of...
David Labistour is planning to leave as chief executive of Mountain Equipment Co-op next June. In the 11 years that he spent in this position, the Canadian outdoor retail chain raised the number of its stores from 12 to 23. The number of members of the cooperative rose from 2.7 ...
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Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design...
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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Patrick Daniels, a former regional director of Esprit, recently joined...
Patrick Daniels, a former regional director of Esprit, recently joined Aigle as vice president of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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Victor Duran, the forward-looking executive who replaced Franz Julen at...
Victor Duran, the forward-looking executive who replaced Franz Julen at the helm of Intersport International Corp. (IIC) at the beginning of 2017, has stepped down as chief executive of the international retail organization with immediate effect. IIC's board has appointed a 52-year-old Dutch executive, Steve Evers, to take his place ...
