All Executive changes articles – Page 85
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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 ...
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Brian Small, who is now 62 years old, is retiring...
Brian Small, who is now 62 years old, is retiring as chief financial officer of JD Sports Fashion on Oct. 31 after 15 years with the company, which has made many important acquisitions lately, including those of Go Outdoors in the U.K. and The Finish Line in the U.S. Under ...
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Vibram North America has announced that Michael Gionfriddo will retire...
Vibram North America has announced that Michael Gionfriddo will retire as the company's president and chief executive effective Dec. 31, and that Fabrizio Gamberini has been hired as the new president of the U.S. operation. Also, the company has announced that Richard Riegel, currently a member of U.S. company's board ...
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The Mammut Sports Group has appointed Kris Kustler, formerly Swiss...
The Mammut Sports Group has appointed Kris Kustler, formerly Swiss managing director of the company, as managing director of Mammut North America, with immediate effect. The appointment follows the sudden departure of Joe Prebich after only about six months in the post. Mammut said the separation was made “professionally,” but ...
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Cascade Designs has appointed Dave McDonald as senior vice president...
Cascade Designs has appointed Dave McDonald as senior vice president and chief operations officer (COO), to supervise the supply chain, manufacturing, logistics and distribution. McDonald was previously president at Lakeside Metal Specialties, an international sourcing and manufacturing services firm, after leadership functions at several other public, private and family-owned companies. ...
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Haglöfs has appointed a new global product manager, Paul Cosrove,...
Haglöfs has appointed a new global product manager, Paul Cosrove, who was most recently the apparel category manager at Berghaus. He took office on Oct. 15, reporting to Carsten Unbehaun, the former Asics manager who became the company's new chief executive in January.
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Vasque Footwear has promoted a long-serving veteran of the company,...
Vasque Footwear has promoted a long-serving veteran of the company, Allison Gettings, to vice president and general manager of Red Wing Shoes
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Tina Rolén, former marketing director at Haglöfs, has joined VF...
Tina Rolén, former marketing director at Haglöfs, has joined VF Corp. to take the marketing lead at Vans in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Rolén has spent many years in the sports, outdoor and fashion industry, working with brands from Nike and Adidas to Mini Rodini and Haglöfs. ...
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Polygiene has hired Rebecka Harvyl as its new marketing manager....
Polygiene has hired Rebecka Harvyl as its new marketing manager. Prior to joining Polygiene, Harvyl served as a project manager and marketing coordinator at Hemmakväll, also in Sweden. Meanwhile, Bobby Howell has been hired as Polygiene's commercial director of North America, covering the West Coast region. He will work alongside ...
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Francisco Morales, co-founder and president of 5.11, will replace Tom...
Francisco Morales, co-founder and president of 5.11, will replace Tom Davin as chief executive of the company, which belongs to Compass Diversified. Davin will continue in an advisory role. Morales, a former president of Royal Robbins, started 5.11 in 2003.
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Mokhtar Benbouazza has been appointed as marketing director at Jack...
Mokhtar Benbouazza has been appointed as marketing director at Jack Wolfskin, after marketing assignments with other employers including S. Oliver and Universal Music Group. The appointment comes after the departure of Jan Erik van Dijk, who had been director of global brand marketing since August 2015. The German outdoor company ...
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As reported in our previous issue, Knut Are Høgberg has been...
As reported in our previous issue, Knut Are Høgberg has been appointed to take over as new chief executive at Odlo. After his appointment, the Swiss outdoor brand presented a new executive management team consisting of him along with Adrian Schürmann, chief finance officer and Barbara Hösli, chief people officer. The ...
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Jeremy Hale, former vice president for international development at Billabong,...
Jeremy Hale, former vice president for international development at Billabong, has been named president of an American brand of mountain lifestyle clothing, Mountain Khakis, otherwise known as MK. He is taking the place of Ross Saldarini, who founded the company 15 years ago. He has left, reportedly to pursue other ...
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Joe Hansen, who worked for Prana as international sales director...
Joe Hansen, who worked for Prana as international sales director for eight years, is now working as U.S. national sales manager of Tentree, the sustainable six-year-old outdoor company based in Vancouver
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Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp., the 30-year-old American supplier of knives...
Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp., the 30-year-old American supplier of knives and other tools based in Denver, has appointed three new top managers. Kirk Nichols is the new export manager, Michael Egan serves as hardware sales manager and Jonathan Stahlmann as key account sales manager. Nichols has joined the company after ...
