All Executive changes articles – Page 87

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    Fredrik Steinwall has been appointed as chief executive at Recco,...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Fredrik Steinwall has been appointed as chief executive at Recco, the Swedish specialist in avalanche and crevasse rescue systems. The former trainer of Sweden’s national alpine skiing team, Steinwall has been with the company for about one year but he will take charge from the start of August. He will ...

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    Matthias Jendryschik has been appointed territory brand manager for Salomon...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Matthias Jendryschik has been appointed territory brand manager for Salomon in Central Europe, after spending three years as marketing manager in German for all the brands of the Amer Sports group. He joined the group ten years ago as communication manager for Salomon in Germany. Between 2012 and 2015, he ...

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    Steve Fasching has been promoted to the role of chief...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Steve Fasching has been promoted to the role of chief financial officer of Deckers Brands, replacing Tom George

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    Karen Reuther, who worked as global vice president of creative...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Karen Reuther, who worked as global vice president of creative at VF Corporation for 18 months up to last October, has been assigned to the position of global creative director at Reebok, replacing Thomas Steinbrück, who has left the company after less than 18 months

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    Viking Nord Pool replaces Maqui as the Italian...

    2018-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Viking Nord Pool replaces Maqui as the Italian distributor of Five Ten, the brand of climbing shoes owned by Adidas

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    Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Andrew Burns to...

    2018-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Andrew Burns to the new role of “director of investor relations and competitive intelligence.” He takes on some of the responsibilities of Christian Buss, who was named director of investor relations at the beginning of this year and recently left the group to ...

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    Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager...

    2018-06-15T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-06-15T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-06-15T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-06-15T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-06-15T00:00:00Z

    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,...

    2018-06-15T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-06-15T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-06-15T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-05-29T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-05-29T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-05-29T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-05-29T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-05-29T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2018-05-29T00:00:00Z

    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 ...