All Executive changes articles – Page 82
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Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager...
Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager for Central Europe at Ecco. From July, the 41-year-old replaces Annette Wächtler, who will continue to work as senior category manager for Ecco's shoe collection for women at the company's headquarters in Denmark. Before joining Ecco, Fischer worked for the ...
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Christina Völlinger has been appointed as head of marketing at...
Christina Völlinger has been appointed as head of marketing at Deuter, after about ten years at the Adidas Group. She spent nearly five years as senior global communication manager in the group's outdoor division, and briefly worked as brand communication strategy consultant for Adidas Terrex. Völlinger joined the German backpack ...
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Dam, a brand of Svendsen Sport, has appointed Michael Unger...
Dam, a brand of Svendsen Sport, has appointed Michael Unger as its new managing director. Unger is a well-known name within the European fishing tackle industry. He has previously served as general manager of Pure Fishing Deutschland for the Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) region.
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Haglöfs has reinforced its global marketing department with the appointment...
Haglöfs has reinforced its global marketing department with the appointment of Amanda Kähler as Nordic marketing manager, and Spencer Shander as global public relations and social media specialist. Both are new positions at the Swedish outdoor company. Kähler previously worked as business manager at Valio, after other leading functions at ...
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In the autumn, Jens Nyström will make a switch from...
In the autumn, Jens Nyström will make a switch from Haglöfs to Björn Borg, where he will assume the comparable position of chief financial officer at the Swedish sportswear and underwear brand. Nyström has a varied resumé, having held the same position with a pharmaceutical company, Sanofi, in Sweden. Previously, ...
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Bernd Wodarz, formerly a senior executive at Mammut Sports Group,...
Bernd Wodarz, formerly a senior executive at Mammut Sports Group, has become interim brand development manager for Berghaus. Providing maternity cover for Elisabeth Greiner, his home-based assignment is to support the British outdoor brand's sales in Germany and Austria, particularly with key accounts. Wodarz is a high-caliber executive in the ...
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Kyle Gendreau, former executive director and chief financial officer at...
Kyle Gendreau, former executive director and chief financial officer at Samsonite International, has been appointed as chief executive for the owner of the Gregory and High Sierra brands. He takes over from Ramesh Dungarmal Tainwala, who resigned after about four years in charge. This came after an attack from a ...
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Matthias Jendryschik is leaving the position of German marketing manager...
Matthias Jendryschik is leaving the position of German marketing manager for all the brands of Amer Sports, which he has held for three years, to return to Salomon as the new brand manager for Central Europe. He will be replaced by Julia Schehl, who has been working as Salomon brand ...
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Michael Kunz, who has worked for Amer Sports in various...
Michael Kunz, who has worked for Amer Sports in various roles in the last few years, has joined Chris Sport to take care of the Daehlie and Mountain Hardwear brands in the German part of Switzerland. He replaces Andy Kopp, who is now working for Löffler in Switzerland.
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Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and...
Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and Dare2B brands earlier this year, following the departure of Laurent Houlier. Reynolds previously spent nearly six years with the Pentland group, as multi-channel business director for Speedo International and then interim group digital director for Pentland Brands. He has dealt ...
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Osprey Packs has appointed new managers in the U.S., while...
Osprey Packs has appointed new managers in the U.S., while elevating Chris Graham, the company's vice president of innovation, to the position of senior vice president of product. The new managers hired by Osprey are Ed Gavin, vice president of operations; Michael Meyer, director of design; and Guillaume Schweitzer, director ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at Gap, as its new vice-president for global merchandising. The appointment is effective immediately. Richardson has 30 years of retail experience. Most recently, he was Gap's vice-president of franchise product. At Gap, he spent around 20 years. His background also includes ...
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Patrick Schmollinger has been appointed to the newly created position...
Patrick Schmollinger has been appointed to the newly created position of country manager for the German market at Schöffel. Previously, the 44-year-old worked as sales manager for Schöffel. He will continue as sales manager, but will also be responsible for trade marketing, stationary and digital services as well as communication ...
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Christoph Engl will be the new chief executive of the...
Christoph Engl will be the new chief executive of the Oberalp Group from Sept. 1, taking the place of Massimo Baratto after 17 years at its helm. As we have already reported, Baratto has become the European manager of Under Armour. Engl worked for 12 years with a marketing agency ...
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Judd Salvas has joined Oboz Footwear as marketing manager, reporting...
Judd Salvas has joined Oboz Footwear as marketing manager, reporting to Christian Mason, vice president of sales and marketing
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Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns...
Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns as global vice president of marketing for Mountain Hardwear, with the task of redefining the way in which such an outdoor brand should connect with consumers in the new digital age. Burns spent ten years in Silicon Valley, running the ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of corporate communications and Sara Bradshaw as corporate communications manager. Glynn comes from the public sector, where she worked, among other roles, as deputy press secretary and special assistant to President Bill Clinton and communications director for Ted Kulongoski, governor of ...
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Polygiene says that its former chief executive, Christian von Uthmann,...
Polygiene says that its former chief executive, Christian von Uthmann, has left the company. He had resigned the post in January, retaining a position as vice president of new venture and strategies, which has now been taken over by Peter Sjösten, chief commercial officer of Polygiene. In March, Polygiene said ...
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Eagle Creek is strengthening its European sales structure with the...
Eagle Creek is strengthening its European sales structure with the appointment of Björn Jansen to the new position of sales manager for European wholesale, directly reporting to Oliver Messing, executive managing director for Eagle Creek Europe. The 34-year-old comes from Uhlsport, where he served as international area sales manager for ...
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Peter Fresia, 51, is strengthening Leki's product development team, working...
Peter Fresia, 51, is strengthening Leki's product development team, working together with Christian Nordhaus. He will be responsible for hardware products. Fresia worked most recently as senior buyer at SportScheck for technical hardware, outdoor shoes and skis. The certified mountain and ski guide previously worked for Sport Schuster and as ...
