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    Dalesman International has taken on the distribution of Aquapac in...

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    Dalesman International has taken on the distribution of Aquapac in the British outdoor market

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    Sonia Prior has been named as sales director for the...

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    Sonia Prior has been named as sales director for the brands marketed by Bradshaw Taylor in the U.K. and various other European countries, including Black Diamond, Icebreaker, Keen, Royal Robbins, Sherpa Adventure Gear and Schöffel Ski. Taking the place of Peter Rostron, she is joining the British distributor from Amer ...

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    Lifestraw, the Swiss-based brand of water filtration products, has hired...

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    Lifestraw, the Swiss-based brand of water filtration products, has hired Matt DeWitte as head of marketing, based in the Washington, D.C. area. He worked most recently as vice president of marketing for Boxed Water is Better. He was previously involved in U.S. and international marketing for consumer brands such as ...

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    With Martin Schneider set to retire as chief information officer...

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    With Martin Schneider set to retire as chief information officer of VF Corp. at the end of this year, the group has designated Sandra Harris, currently vice president of global business technology, to take over his place next Jan. 1. She has been with VF for the last eight years, ...

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    Oboz Footwear has hired Dawson Westenskow to work as its...

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    Oboz Footwear has hired Dawson Westenskow to work as its product line manager, helping to establish the company's vision, strategies and seasonal and longterm product concepts as part of a five-person product creation team. He worked for the Thule Group's bags division prior to joining REI in August 2015 as ...

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    Ledlenser, the German supplier of headlamps and rechargeable lights that...

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    Ledlenser, the German supplier of headlamps and rechargeable lights that is looking at opportunities in sports and outdoor sectors for its new headlamps and flashlights, has appointed Inge Heinsius as vice president of product and marketing, based at the company's head office in Solingen. She will report directly to Thomas ...

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    On April 1 Jennifer G. Anderson became vice president and...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    On April 1 Jennifer G. Anderson became vice president and treasurer of Vista Outdoor. She is taking the place of Thomas G. Sexton, vice president, controller and treasurer of the American group, who announced a few weeks ago his decision to retire, after a 31-year career. Anderson had worked under ...

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    Bruno Sälzer has been elected chairman of the Amer Sports...

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    Bruno Sälzer has been elected chairman of the Amer Sports group's board of directors, as part of a new board of seven. Sälzer previously worked as chief executive for many years at Hugo Boss and Escada, and currently at Bench. He is also a supervisory board member at Lacoste Holding ...

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    Hilary Hartley has been appointed by Victorinox as president of...

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    Hilary Hartley has been appointed by Victorinox as president of North America. He will report to Patrick Hardy, who held the position before on an interim basis and who is now chief executive of the company in charge of global retail and e-commerce. Hartley worked for the last ten years ...

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

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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 ...