All Executive changes articles – Page 87
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Jonathan Petty has been appointed to the position of head...
Jonathan Petty has been appointed to the position of head of marketing at Osprey, starting on June 26 and replacing François Esmenjaud, who left the company after one year. Petty has worked previously as brand manager at Montane since March 2015, responsible for product management and strategic planning. Petty spent ...
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Confluence Outdoor has appointed Greg Cattrano as vice president of...
Confluence Outdoor has appointed Greg Cattrano as vice president of sales, replacing Shelly Moore. He worked for 15 years for Warrior Sports and for Brine Lacrosse, which are owned by New Balance, rising from the position of sales rep to that of general manager.
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Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa Technology,...
Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa Technology, a company that works with more than 300 firms with its own closure system. The seasoned executive was most recently chief executive and chairman of an American shoe company, Aerosoles. Among other stations, he previously ran Reebok International's operations in ...
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Thomas Brock, former country manager for the Mammut Sports Group...
Thomas Brock, former country manager for the Mammut Sports Group in Switzerland, started at the beginning of June as country manager for Germany and Austria at Genfoot Marketing Europe. Genfoot is the Canadian footwear company that owns the Kamik brand, and Genfoot Marketing Europe sells Kamik and Aku in Germany ...
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Hydro Flask has appointed three new managers. Alan Kissell, a...
Hydro Flask has appointed three new managers. Alan Kissell, a former national sales manager of footwear for Columbia Sportswear who worked also for Adidas and Superfeet, will serve as director of sales for the sport and outdoor channels. Tor Brown, formerly with Nike and Black Diamond, where he was the ...
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Angel Martinez, who retired as chief executive of Deckers Brands...
Angel Martinez, who retired as chief executive of Deckers Brands a year ago, after 11 years in the post, had decided to run for mayor of his home town, Santa Barbara, California. The election will be held next November. Martinez, who left Cuba in 1958 to emigrate to the U.S., ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as...
Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as president of Merrell, reporting to Todd Spaletto, the former executive of The North Face who was recently named president of Wolverine's broader Outdoor & Lifestyle Group. Rechner has been more than 25 years in the outdoor industry. After working as ...
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Kenny Bement has been appointed as a vice president and...
Kenny Bement has been appointed as a vice president and corporate controller of Vista Outdoor. He is also replacing Tom Sexton as chief accounting officer. This former executive of Raytheon served most recently as controller of reporting and governance at Alphabet, the parent company of Google and several former subsidiaries ...
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Richard Tooby has been designated as the new chairman of...
Richard Tooby has been designated as the new chairman of Polygiene, the Swedish developer of odor control solutions for garments. Tooby, who comes from the chemicals industry, has been an independent director of the board since October 2015. He will take the place of Lennart Holm, who became chairman at ...
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Gabe Schroder, who previously ran Smith Optics' ski and bike...
Gabe Schroder, who previously ran Smith Optics' ski and bike marketing programs for ten years, has been appointed mountain bike marketing manager for Dakine
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Implementing a previously conceived succession plan, Rocky Brands has promoted...
Implementing a previously conceived succession plan, Rocky Brands has promoted Jason Brooks to the role of president and chief executive of the company, which owns brands such as Durango, Georgia Boot, Lehigh and Creative Recreation, besides a license for Michelin footwear. The 46-year-old manager takes the place of his father, ...
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Christoph Mannel, who was taking care of sales and marketing...
Christoph Mannel, who was taking care of sales and marketing for the Oberalp group's brands in the German-speaking countries as general manager for Central Europe, left the company at the end of April. Benedikt Böhm, general brand manager for the group's Dynafit brand, has taken over his place on an ...
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Salomon has a new manager in charge of e-commerce and...
Salomon has a new manager in charge of e-commerce and digital operations, Axel Dutreil, with global responsibilities. The 37-year-old has worked for Kusmi Tea, The Kooples, L'Oréal and most recently for Célio, a French chain of apparel stores.
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Osprey has named Scott Maslen to head up its design,...
Osprey has named Scott Maslen to head up its design, development and manufacturing operations in Vietnam, replacing Chris Graham who is moving to the U.K. to become senior vice president for products. Maslan previously held similar roles for Timberland and Columbia Sportswear.
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Whitby & Co. has added the exclusive distribution of Smith's...
Whitby & Co. has added the exclusive distribution of Smith's sharpeners in the U.K. and Ireland to its portfolio, which includes Klean Kanteen, Leatherman, Opinel and Nite Ize
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John Twomey, former regional sales manager at Adidas in Ireland,...
John Twomey, former regional sales manager at Adidas in Ireland, has reportedly been appointed manager in charge of European distributor sales and marketing at Cascade Designs, the holding company for Thermarest, MSR, Platypus, Sealline and PackTowl. Apart from nearly ten years at Adidas, Twomey has held various sales and marketing ...
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Camp has announced the promotion of Adrien Nonglaton to general...
Camp has announced the promotion of Adrien Nonglaton to general manager of Camp France. He replaces Pascal Ducros, who had been at the helm of the French branch since 2000. Ducros will be retiring at the beginning of May. Nonglaton has worked alongside Ducros for 12 years as commercial manager ...
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Esportiva AKSA has started the distribution in Spain of...
Esportiva AKSA has started the distribution in Spain of the line of climbing apparel of Rafiki, the Czech specialist in the segment
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Andy Ernst has been appointed as head of central Europe...
Andy Ernst has been appointed as head of central Europe for the Mammut Sports Group from the start of May. Ernst was previously supervising the Swiss outdoor group's sales in all European markets other than the German-speaking countries, but he has taken over the supervision of its business in Switzerland, ...
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Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands...
Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands one year ago, is reportedly running to become the mayor of Santa Barbara, California next November
