All Executive changes articles – Page 91
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Claudio Angaran, a 17-year veteran of the Italian outdoor industry,...
Claudio Angaran, a 17-year veteran of the Italian outdoor industry, has made another move. The 50-year-old manager has agreed to become sales and marketing manager of Zamberlan, a new position inside the Italian company, which recently signed up new distributors in Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Angaran had been ...
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Thule Americas has appointed a new national accounts and business...
Thule Americas has appointed a new national accounts and business development manager for the region to help develop new channels of business in the outdoor and other sectors. After reviewing hundreds of candidates for the job, the choice has fallen on Brian Bennett, who has worked for Patagonia for 13 ...
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Newell Rubbermaid, which agreed last December to acquire Jarden Corp....
Newell Rubbermaid, which agreed last December to acquire Jarden Corp. through a merger, has appointed Russ Torres to the newly-created position of chief transformation officer, starting on April 1. Reporting to Mark Tarchetti, who will become president of Newell Brands after the deal is completed, Torres will be in charge ...
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Trond Langeland has been appointed chief executive of Viking Outdoor...
Trond Langeland has been appointed chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, the Norwegian outdoor footwear brand owned by Bertel O. Steen. Langeland will take over on May 13 after serving in several other sales, marketing and executive functions in consumer goods companies such as Orkla, Jordan and Canon. For the ...
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Filling two new positions, Osprey Europe has appointed a marketing...
Filling two new positions, Osprey Europe has appointed a marketing manager, François Esmenjaud, and a distributor brand manager, Tobias Baier. It has also appointed an operations manager, Alex Bottomley, who previously worked for a British online retailer, Wiggle. Esmenjaud was previously handling marketing for Polar in France. Baier previously worked ...
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Implus has appointed Mary Hannah Statham as marketing manager. She...
Implus has appointed Mary Hannah Statham as marketing manager. She will be responsible for all marketing efforts for the Implus family of footwear accessory brands which includes Sof Sole, Sof Comfort, Sneaker Balls, Penguin, ForceField, Apara and Airplus. Statham worked as the director of marketing and communications for Springs Creative ...
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Linda Balfour has been appointed global director of marketing for...
Linda Balfour has been appointed global director of marketing for Superfeet on the eve of its biggest product launch to date – outdoor sandals with inbuilt insole support. Prior to this, Balfour spent 10 years in the marketing department of Keen Footwear with responsibilities ranging from overseeing field services, retail ...
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Johnathan Nielsen has been confirmed as chief executive of Backcountry.com,...
Johnathan Nielsen has been confirmed as chief executive of Backcountry.com, starting on March 11. He had been named interim chief executive last December after the former CEO chief executive, Jill Layfield, left in the wake of Liberty Interactive's sale of the American e-commerce company to TSG Consumer Partners last July. ...
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VF Corp. has named Scott H. Baxter as president of...
VF Corp. has named Scott H. Baxter as president of its outdoor and action sports group in the Americas, which includes Eagle Creek, Eastpak, JanSport, Kipling, Lucy, Napapijri, Reef, SmartWool, The North Face, Timberland and Vans. Baxter previously held the same role at VF's Jeanswear Americas. The new role is ...
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Bergans of Norway has named Sven Mostögl as the new...
Bergans of Norway has named Sven Mostögl as the new sales director for its German subsidiary, which takes care of direct sales in the German, Austrian and Italian markets, and distribution in the rest of the European Union. He reports directly to Leif Holst-Liæker, chief executive of the Norwegian company. ...
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Yakima Products, a U.S. company that specializes in car racks,...
Yakima Products, a U.S. company that specializes in car racks, has promoted Jason McGibbon to vice president of sales and appointed Chris Sautter as its first product development center director. After assignments at Mountain Hardwear, New Balance Performance Outerwear, The North Face and American Recreation Products, McGibbon joined Yakima in ...
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Sportfack reports that Patrik Elfwing is preparing to leave Silva,...
Sportfack reports that Patrik Elfwing is preparing to leave Silva, the Swedish specialist in headlamps and compasses, after about four years at the helm. Elfwing led changes that aimed to broaden Silva's product offering and to turn it into a more brand-focused company. Elfwing told the Swedish publication that it ...
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Exxel has promoted Eric Greene, previously the general manager of...
Exxel has promoted Eric Greene, previously the general manager of Kelty, to division vice president and general manager of the newly created Outdoor Performance Group. Greene will now oversee Kelty, Sierra Designs and Ultimate Direction. Andy Russell, previously Kelty director of field sales, has been appointed vice president of sales ...
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Vaude has announced two new executive appointments. Manfred Meindl, 34,...
Vaude has announced two new executive appointments. Manfred Meindl, 34, will be in charge of trade marketing, and Aaron Bittner, 31, will act as apparel manager of the company. Meindl will continue to be responsible for online marketing, which he has led for five years with good results in social ...
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Aigle has appointed Marie-Laure Rigal-Raffard as its new global marketing...
Aigle has appointed Marie-Laure Rigal-Raffard as its new global marketing and communications director. She comes from Lacoste, which is controlled by Maus Frères like Aigle. She previously worked for two other fashion houses, Lanvin and Louis Vuitton.
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MGM has announced the appointment of another industry veteran, Robert...
MGM has announced the appointment of another industry veteran, Robert Demetz, as sales manager for its two outdoor brands, Kayland and Trezeta. He will report to Marco Foglio, president of the group, who previously held this role, which has become more demanding following MGM's recent acquisition of Kayland. After working ...
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Fashion-Power, the big Chinese OEM producer of sports apparel that...
Fashion-Power, the big Chinese OEM producer of sports apparel that has started marketing its own Tittallon brand, is now representing an Italian brand of outdoor footwear, Gronell, on the Chinese market. It presented the line at the recent Ispo Beijing trade show.
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Jim Howard has been appointed as U.S. general manager for...
Jim Howard has been appointed as U.S. general manager for Inov-8, the British brand of trail running footwear. He is to supervise U.S. sales, marketing and operations from the brand's regional head office near Boston. Howard started off in the sports business as the manager of The Runners Den, a ...
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Bryson White has been appointed as brand manager for Suunto...
Bryson White has been appointed as brand manager for Suunto in the Americas, to take care of the communication and marketing strategy for the sports instruments brand, which is owned by the Amer Sports group. While working with the product and executive teams in Finland, White's assignment is to raise ...
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Nathan Dopp has been appointed to lead Fjällräven and Hanwag...
Nathan Dopp has been appointed to lead Fjällräven and Hanwag in North America, after the departure of John Walbrecht last month to become president of Mountain Hardwear at the Columbia Sportswear group. Dopp already contributed to the rapid expansion of the Swedish outdoor brand in the U.S. market, as he ...
