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    Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal,...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal, changed its status to that of the brand's exclusive distributor in the country on July 1. Run by a Portuguese industry veteran, Carlos Alemão, Bedivar has been distributing foreign footwear brands since 1990. Crocs said the change was meant to ...

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    Amer Sports has appointed Emilio Morabito as vice president in...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports has appointed Emilio Morabito as vice president in charge of commercial portfolio management for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Markus Ense who left at the end of June after appointing several field sales managers and strategic account managers who are now working with the sales ...

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    Antoine Haincourt has been appointed expert associate at the EM...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Antoine Haincourt has been appointed expert associate at the EM Lyon Business School, in charge of its international master's degree course on the sports industry. He takes the place of Pascal Aymar, who has decided to work for another university-level program in the same sector, as we have already reported. ...

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    Odlo recently appointed Phillip Weston as its new general manager...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Odlo recently appointed Phillip Weston as its new general manager for the U.K. and Ireland. Weston was most recently at Esprit, where he served as vice president and head of the U.K., Ireland and Benelux region. In his new role at Odlo, he will manage all aspects of the Odlo ...

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    Dirk Ostertag has been hired as European sales manager for...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Dirk Ostertag has been hired as European sales manager for Camelbak, after the hydration company's acquisition by Vista Outdoor last year and as a means to reinforce its international business. Ostertag previously worked as commercial manager for the Speedo brand at the Oberalp Group in Germany, after other management functions ...

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    Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Black Diamond Europe says it has completed its staff, with 29 highly motivated members at its new headquarters in Innsbruck. Run by Tim Bantle, the top management includes Craig Foster, Georg Hoffberger and Stephan Hagenbusch. Foster, who has been with BD since 2009, is taking over the role of director ...

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    Hoka One One, a division of Deckers Brands, has hired...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Hoka One One, a division of Deckers Brands, has hired Michael McManus as its senior sports marketing manager. He joins from Adidas, where he was senior director of global sports marketing for running. At Adidas, he also worked as director of go-to-market, director of grassroots running, and manager of specialty ...

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    Chris Licata will take the place of Peter Weaver as...

    2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Chris Licata will take the place of Peter Weaver as chief executive of Tecnica USA when the latter retires on Sept. 6. Licata returned to the winter sports business in 2010, working under Weaver in the Tecnica/Blizzard division, after acting as president and CEO of Blake's All Natural Foods since ...

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    Timbuk2 has announced four leadership appointments, effective from June 1,...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Timbuk2 has announced four leadership appointments, effective from June 1, namely Jen Larkin as design director, Nelson Garcia as art director, Azul Couzens as head of marketing and Ami Takahashi as head of international sales. Larkin will play a key role in designing the Autumn 2017 and Winter 2018 collections ...

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    Christina Rolén, a former executive at Adidas and Nike, has...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Christina Rolén, a former executive at Adidas and Nike, has been appointed as global marketing director for Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand. Rolén will start at Haglöfs at the beginning of October and she will become part of the company's executive management team. She was most recently chief executive for ...

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    After senior positions in the product division at Mammut Sports...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    After senior positions in the product division at Mammut Sports Group and Sigma Sport, Uwe Gottschalk took over at the beginning of June as head of product at Vaude. He is covering strategic development of products for all three of the German outdoor brand's categories, from mountain sports to bike ...

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    Alexandre Remy, who has most recently been in charge of...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Alexandre Remy, who has most recently been in charge of trade marketing at Salomon, has joined Petzl as French sales and marketing director

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    Chris Tattersall, former U.K. marketing manager at Amer Sports, has...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Chris Tattersall, former U.K. marketing manager at Amer Sports, has been appointed as head of marketing at Berghaus, the British outdoor brand. He started in May and is reporting to Julian Nichols, vice president of product and marketing. Prior to Amer Sports, Tattersall worked at William Grant & Sons, a ...

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    Sebastian Lund has been appointed as chief human resources officer...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Sebastian Lund has been appointed as chief human resources officer and member of the executive board at Amer Sports, the Finnish sports equipment group that owns Salomon and Arc'teryx along with Atomic, Wilson, Precor and other brands. He will join Amer Sports at the beginning of October after 20 years ...

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    Martin Esslinger was appointed as the new sales director of...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Martin Esslinger was appointed as the new sales director of Ortlieb, the German supplier of waterproof packs and bags. Previously, the 34-year-old manager worked as head of international sales for Uhlsport. At Ortlieb, Esslinger replaces Bertram Breitenbach, who left the company after five years. Esslinger reports directly to Wolfgang Paulus, ...

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    Lamo Sheepskin has appointed Mark Etzbach as its new chief...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Lamo Sheepskin has appointed Mark Etzbach as its new chief executive officer. He succeeds Jerry Breig, who will stay with the company as vice president of international business development. Etzbach joined Lamo in May this year. Prior to that, he held senior executive roles with Original Footwear Holding, Tactical Holdings ...

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    Fjällräven has appointed Joe Prebich as its new director of...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Fjällräven has appointed Joe Prebich as its new director of marketing in North America. The Swedish outdoor brand entered the North American market four years ago and has a growing consumer base in the U.S. and Canada. Prebich will report to Nathan Dopp, vice president of marketing and sales for ...

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    Stephen Barnes has been appointed senior product manager for Sierra...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Stephen Barnes has been appointed senior product manager for Sierra Designs, the American outdoor brand. Barnes was most recently the founder and president of Barnestorm Product Solutions, assisting startups on business plans and working with other customers on brand messaging and product launches. He was formerly product development manager at ...

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    Colin Israel, former managing director for Asia at Black Diamond,...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Colin Israel, former managing director for Asia at Black Diamond, has become chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Alpha Industries, a U.S. brand of outerwear. Israel's function at Black Diamond included running factories, warehouses and distribution centers, along with customer service. He was previously the chief information officer ...

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    Leatherman continues to attract strong talent. Two of its most...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Leatherman continues to attract strong talent. Two of its most recent hires are Carie Behe, who has been named marketing manager, and Susan Dinesen, the U.S. company's new director of sales in specialty markets. Behe worked for more than seven years in brand marketing at Keen and Danner. Dinesen has ...