All Executive changes articles – Page 92
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Wigwam Mills has a new chief executive, Thomas Wheeler. He...
Wigwam Mills has a new chief executive, Thomas Wheeler. He takes the position from Robert Chesebro, who remains Chairman. Wheeler is the second outsider to have joined the top management of the American socks manufacturer, which is owned by Chesebro's family. Wheeler will also act as president of Wigwam. He ...
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Osprey Packs has launched a search for a new chief...
Osprey Packs has launched a search for a new chief executive. The role has been held for the past 15 years by Tom Barney, but he will resign as of Oct. 28. No reason has been given for his departure. Mike Pfotenhauer, founder and owner of the company, publicly praised ...
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David Sharp has handed in his resignation as president and...
David Sharp has handed in his resignation as president and chief executive of Rocky Brands as well as a director of the American company, where he has served in various management roles since 2000. Mike Brooks, chairman, will take over his functions on an interim basis until his successor is ...
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+++ Gary Adam, president of international sales at Rocky Brands,...
+++ Gary Adam, president of international sales at Rocky Brands, has left the company +++
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Hohenstein has announced the appointment of John Frazier as senior...
Hohenstein has announced the appointment of John Frazier as senior technical director of Hohenstein Institute America. In this role, he will support apparel and footwear clients across North America in the implementation of green chemistry, textile and materials research. Prior to joining Hohenstein, he was senior director of chemistry at ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has announced the appointment of Mike Jeppesen, the...
Wolverine Worldwide has announced the appointment of Mike Jeppesen, the current president of its Global Operations Group, to an expanded role as president of the Wolverine Heritage Group, which includes the Wolverine, Harley-Davidson, Bates, and HyTest brands. He takes over from Ted Gedra, who has recently retired after 30 years ...
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Liz McLellan has been appointed marketing manager of Sterling Rope,...
Liz McLellan has been appointed marketing manager of Sterling Rope, building upon the relaunch of the American brand in 2015. She worked previously with Emery Waterhouse and The Via Group, an advertising agency where she had Greenpeace and Samsung among her clients.
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Frédéric Seymarc has been appointed as French country manager of...
Frédéric Seymarc has been appointed as French country manager of Ternua, the Spanish outdoor brand, which has taken over the distribution of its products in the country, starting in October. Seymarc worked for Decathlon until 1992. After spending some time in Australia, he came back to France to work for ...
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Wolverine Worldwide's board of directors has authorized a new stock...
Wolverine Worldwide's board of directors has authorized a new stock repurchase program for up to $300 million, replacing the balance of a program it had approved in 2014. The company will also issue 10-year bonds with a face value of $250 million that will help redeem a series of outstanding ...
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Oboz Footwear, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, has opened a product...
Oboz Footwear, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, has opened a product design and development office in Portland, Oregon. The company has also announced two new members to its product creation team. Brad Long has been named director of product while Seth Brown is the new senior product developer. Long has more ...
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David Burroughs is taking over as president of Cascade Designs...
David Burroughs is taking over as president of Cascade Designs from Joe McSwiney, who held the post for ten years. He is the son of John Burroughs, founder and chairman of the 44-year-old company, whose brand portfolio includes Therm-a-Rest, Mountain Safety Research (MSR), Platypus, SealLine, and PackTowl. McSwiney, who has ...
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Stanley has a new marketing director, Lisa Wood. She worked...
Stanley has a new marketing director, Lisa Wood. She worked most recently as brand development manager for Continental Tire. She previously handled the introduction of a luxury overland camping brand, ARB 4x4 Accessories, in North, South and Central America
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Keen has hired John Eberle as general manager of its...
Keen has hired John Eberle as general manager of its outdoor, lifestyle and kids division, Keen's largest product category. He will oversee global business operations, management strategy and product and business development for the division, effective Aug. 9. Eberle spent 13 years at Nike in various roles. Most recently, he ...
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Jill Layfield, former chief executive of Backcountry.com, has agreed to...
Jill Layfield, former chief executive of Backcountry.com, has agreed to serve as CEO of Tamara Mellon, a new fashion label run by a founder of Jimmy Choo
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Andreas Linder, who previously worked as creative director for an...
Andreas Linder, who previously worked as creative director for an advertising agency in Germany, joined Edelrid two months ago and will act as head of marketing, replacing Anne Leidenfrost who is leaving for an extended climbing road trip
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Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive of Sympatex Technologies, taking the place of Michael Kamm, who is leaving by mutual consent after six years in the post. Like Kamm, he will also act as speaker for the management. Haiko Stüting will remain as joint managing director ...
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Nemo Equipment has made several appointments in its product department....
Nemo Equipment has made several appointments in its product department. Zack Kamen has been named product development manager and Chris Reynolds as product line manager. Kamen comes from the industry design group of Apple Corp., where he is said to have focused on making micron-accurate prototypes for the company. Reynolds ...
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Brian Jung has been confirmed as the new managing director...
Brian Jung has been confirmed as the new managing director of the global business division of Black Yak, South Korea's leading outdoor brand. As we already reported, he takes the place of Jun Suk Kang, who held that position for about four years and is the son of the company's ...
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Eva Mullins has replaced Lennart Ekberg as sustainability manager of...
Eva Mullins has replaced Lennart Ekberg as sustainability manager of Haglöfs
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In its third high-profile hire in recent months, Keen has...
In its third high-profile hire in recent months, Keen has appointed Tyler LaMotte to the new position of global vice president of brand marketing. Prior to Keen, LaMotte served as Apple's senior marketer, in charge of worldwide product marketing. He also worked at Patagonia as global business unit director for ...
