All Executive changes articles – Page 85

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    Jamie Marchbank has been appointed vice president of product at...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Jamie Marchbank has been appointed vice president of product at Eagle Creek. He served most recently as vice president of merchandising and design for Randa's accessories and luggage division, managing product development in the same sector for brands such as Columbia Sportswear, Nautica and Timberland. Prior to that, he led ...

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    Polygiene has appointed Haymo Strubel, who previously worked for YKK...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Polygiene has appointed Haymo Strubel, who previously worked for YKK and Sympatex Technologies, as director of commercial operations for Europe. The company has also appointed a new technical director for textile applications, Paul Middleton, who comes from Courtaulds. Polygiene has announced a collaboration with 2XU for use of its odor-control ...

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    Buff has appointed Kristin Moynihan Greenbaum as director of sales...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Buff has appointed Kristin Moynihan Greenbaum as director of sales for its U.S. subsidiary. Moynihan has previously worked at Eddie Bauer, Starbucks, Unionbay and Coal Headwear. She has also served as vice-president of sales at Pow.

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    Christian Triquet, who has been most recently president of Merrell...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Christian Triquet, who has been most recently president of Merrell in Canada, will act as interim executive in charge of the Canadian market for Inov-8, the British footwear brand taken over by Descente two years ago. Triquet has been in the sporting goods industry for 30 years, working also for ...

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    Christy Raedeke has been promoted from vice president of global...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Christy Raedeke has been promoted from vice president of global brand to executive vice president of global marketing and sales at Cocona, the company behind the 37.5 and Eco-Dri textile technologies

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    Stefan Bernard, who was the German country manager for Garmin...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Stefan Bernard, who was the German country manager for Garmin between the end of 2011 and the end of 2015, will be in charge of strategy and sales and marketing operations for Hoka One One and Teva across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will be based in London. ...

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    Bernat Clarella is leaving as Spanish country manager for Millet...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Bernat Clarella is leaving as Spanish country manager for Millet after 23 years to start some new, unspecified projects

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    Zhejiang Haers Vacuum Containers, the Chinese company that bought Sigg...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Zhejiang Haers Vacuum Containers, the Chinese company that bought Sigg Switzerland Bottles a year ago, appointed a new chief executive for the Swiss-based supplier of drink bottles, Antonio Villacampa, last December. Reports indicate that the previous CEO, Stefan Ludewig, left Sigg over differences about its strategic orientation. Villacampa is a ...

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    Schöffel has a new person in charge of the product...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Schöffel has a new person in charge of the product management division, Stefan Späth, succeeding German Käsmeier who is leaving the company after 12 years by mutual agreement. He will report directly to the chief executive, Peter Schöffel. Späth worked for 11 years in purchasing and sales for Sport Förg, ...

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    Roland Wagner is retiring as chief executive of his own...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Roland Wagner is retiring as chief executive of his own Munich-based sales agency, Die Sportsspezialisten (SO!), which represents brands such as Elan, Buff, Laken, Smellwell, Runtastic and Fila Skates, but he will continue to be its owner, while consulting for sports-related brands. The helm will go over to Marc Hasenstein, ...

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    Damien McConville will be the new country manager of Haglöfs...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Damien McConville will be the new country manager of Haglöfs in the U.K. as of May 2, focusing on retail buying, merchandising and product management. Most recently he served as senior category manager at Scotmid, the British retail cooperative. He previously worked at Tiso, which is part of the JD ...

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    An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global operations, Joe Vernachio, will have the task of finding a new strategy to revamp Mountain Hardwear, the struggling brand of Columbia Sportswear. He has been hired to be the next president of the brand, starting on April 3. He will ...

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    Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corp. , where he spent nine years as area manager for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, Heyderreplaces Ibrahim Can, who ...

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    After working in executive positions at Ortlieb for the past...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    After working in executive positions at Ortlieb for the past 25 years, Wolfgang Paulus will leave the German company, which specializes in the supply of bicycle panniers and backpacks, at the end of June. The 60-year-old manager worked as sales and marketing director before he shared the management of Ortlieb ...

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    Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago,...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago, will replace Gregg Ribatt as chief executive on June 1. Among other management changes, Ann Chan, senior vice president and general manager for Europe, will move to the U.S. as SVP and GM for the Americas. The current SVP for ...

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    A former showroom manager for Lululemon Athletica, Alena Diduch has...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    A former showroom manager for Lululemon Athletica, Alena Diduch has been appointed as brand manager for Prana in Germany at Flashline C&Y. This German-based company distributes Prana, the Californian yoga and outdoor brand acquired by Columbia Sportswear in 2014, in Germany and Austria. Diduch is taking over from Wolfgang Rösch, ...

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    Hydro Flask has announced the appointment of Yiorgos Makris as...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Hydro Flask has announced the appointment of Yiorgos Makris as director of marketing and John Cupit as director of design. Makris most recently served at Icebreaker as head of U.S. marketing. Prior to Icebreaker, he worked at Columbia as international marketing manager, and at Salomon as e-commerce manager. Cupit was ...

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    Black Diamond has appointed Radhika Ray, a former consultant for...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Black Diamond has appointed Radhika Ray, a former consultant for McKinsey & Company who has been with Cerberus Capital since 2012, to the newly created position of vice president of strategy and investor relations. In addition, the group has hired Robert Fry to serve as vice president of merchandising and ...

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    Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over its move from Switzerland to Austria, has become chief executive of Safe Mountain, a two-year-old firm in Lausanne associated with the International Snow Training Academy that is involved in mountain safety education

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    Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corp. , where he spent nine years as area manager of The North Face for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, ...