All Executive changes articles – Page 87
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Joel Lee has been appointed as international sales manager for...
Joel Lee has been appointed as international sales manager for Vasque Footwear, the outdoor footwear brand of the Red Wing Shoes group. He started at the U.S. company in December, supervising international distributors and the company's own business in Canada. Lee started his career in outdoor retailing as a buyer ...
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Marmot has appointed Patrice Christensen as its new director of...
Marmot has appointed Patrice Christensen as its new director of brand. Most recently, Christensen managed key components of marketing at VF Corp.'s Lucy brand, which specializes in women's athleisure apparel. She has also served in marketing management positions at The North Face, PowerBar and Chevron. Christensen is herself an outdoor ...
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Charly Messmer, who has helped to build up European sales...
Charly Messmer, who has helped to build up European sales for the Treksta brand for about seven years, has switched to Hwasung Textiles. Messmer was director of European affairs for Treksta, the Korean outdoor footwear brand, supporting partners across Europe from Munich. Treksta has been particularly active in Spain and ...
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Ralf Kindermann, chief operating officer at Internetstores, informed his business...
Ralf Kindermann, chief operating officer at Internetstores, informed his business contacts that he would be leaving at the end of the year. He spent eight years with the online retailer specializing in cycling and outdoor products, which was taken over a few weeks ago by Signa Retail, the Austrian holding ...
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Todd Spaletto, a veteran of VF Corp., is resigning as...
Todd Spaletto, a veteran of VF Corp., is resigning as president of The North Face. He is being replaced on an interim basis by Scott Baxter, president of VF's Outdoor & Action Sports division for the Americas region, but VF is looking for a permanent replacement. Spaletto has been with ...
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Thule Group has hired Jim Matthews as director of product...
Thule Group has hired Jim Matthews as director of product development of softgoods. In his new role, he will lead product development and execution of all softgoods under the Thule and Case Logic brands. Matthews brings more than 25 years of product management and development, marketing and sales experience within ...
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Vista Outdoor has hired Fred Ferguson as vice president for...
Vista Outdoor has hired Fred Ferguson as vice president for government and industry relations. Based in Utah, Vista Outdoor owns a large portfolio of brands including Camelbak, Federal Premium, Savage Arms, Bushnell, Primos, Blackhawk, Bollé, Bell and Giro. Ferguson will lead Vista Outdoor's outreach programs with the legislative and executive ...
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Joe Flannery, the general manager of Marmot Mountain, is going...
Joe Flannery, the general manager of Marmot Mountain, is going to take on responsibility for ExOfficio as well, taking the place of Mark Martin who left at the end of last year after 21 years of service with Marmot. Flannery has been promoted by Newell Brands to senior vice president ...
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John Are Lindstad is to relinquish his job as international...
John Are Lindstad is to relinquish his job as international sales manager at Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, to become chief executive at Mustad, the Norwegian fishing equipment specialist, from the start of April. Lindstad has held this job for about five years, along with two other functions as head ...
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Adrian Davison has been appointed as European brand director for...
Adrian Davison has been appointed as European brand director for Gregory backpacks. He previously worked as global equipment and footwear product manager for Berghaus, after assignments at Puma, Fila Sport and Fox Head, focusing on product management, marketing and sales. Davison reports to Jonathan Dory, general manager for Gregory Europe ...
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Keen has appointed Jens Christian Meier as executive vice president...
Keen has appointed Jens Christian Meier as executive vice president in charge of its global value chain, a newly-created role. Meier will drive all aspects of the global value supply chain, from raw materials to the delivery of finished products. He brings Keen more than 35 years of experience in ...
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Guido Schwarz has been appointed as sales manager for Germany...
Guido Schwarz has been appointed as sales manager for Germany at Katadyn, the Swiss group specializing in water filtering systems and related products for the outdoor market, from the start of September. Schwarz is to supervise sales of Katadyn, Optimus, Trek'n'Eat in Germany, and distribution of Klean Kanteen in the ...
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Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at...
Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at Primaloft, taking care of the company's sales and marketing strategy in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and reporting to Stefan Brandt, Primaloft's European sales manager. He will work out of the company's European headquarters in Taufkirchen near Munich. For the past eight ...
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Columbia Sportswear has hired Faith Briggs and Mark Chase as...
Columbia Sportswear has hired Faith Briggs and Mark Chase as the brand's new directors of toughness. During the next nine months, the two directors will be travelling around the globe to test Columbia's gear in tough conditions. They will be documenting their journey on columbia.com/testedtough and across the brand's social ...
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Reiner Gerstner, former marketing manager of the Oberalp Group, is...
Reiner Gerstner, former marketing manager of the Oberalp Group, is now doing a similar job for TQ Group, a leading electronic engineering company based in Seefeld, near Munich
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Bruno Joly, 36, is joining Odlo International as communications manager,...
Bruno Joly, 36, is joining Odlo International as communications manager, reporting directly to the recently appointed brand director, Timo Pape. Joly started his career as German correspondent for a French fashion trade magazine, Journal du Textile. Based in Munich, he quickly focused on the sports industry. He contributed to other ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates has appointed Achim Ewers zum Rode...
W.L. Gore & Associates has appointed Achim Ewers zum Rode as “global brand & consumer strategy leader,” based at the company's European headquarters in Germany. He will be responsible for Gore-Tex and the other brands in the Gore Fabrics division, addressing new challenges from a globalized environment and the digitalization ...
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Just a few weeks after Mike Ashley took over from...
Just a few weeks after Mike Ashley took over from Dave Forsey as chief executive of Sports Direct International (SDI), the British sports retailer said its acting chief financial officer is leaving the group. The owner of Field & Trek, as well as Karrimor, Gelert and various other brands, has ...
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Andy Shand has been appointed vice president of international sales...
Andy Shand has been appointed vice president of international sales at Vista Outdoor, reporting to Dave Allen, the former president of The Coleman Company who became senior vice president of sales for Vista in May. Still based in London, Shand has been with Camelbak since 2009, most recently as senior ...
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Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing...
Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing at Patagonia. He has spent the last 15 years on global marketing assignments, including a stint at Helly Hansen and several years as vice president of global brand creative and global brand manager for Lululemon. Bayers is reporting directly to ...
