All Executive changes articles – Page 94
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Christian Triquet, who has been most recently president of Merrell...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global...
An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global operations, Joe Vernachio, will have the task of finding a new strategy to revamp Mountain Hardwear, the struggling brand of Columbia Sportswear. He has been hired to be the next president of the brand, starting on April 3. He will ...
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Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....
Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corp. , where he spent nine years as area manager for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, Heyderreplaces Ibrahim Can, who ...
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After working in executive positions at Ortlieb for the past...
After working in executive positions at Ortlieb for the past 25 years, Wolfgang Paulus will leave the German company, which specializes in the supply of bicycle panniers and backpacks, at the end of June. The 60-year-old manager worked as sales and marketing director before he shared the management of Ortlieb ...
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Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago,...
Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago, will replace Gregg Ribatt as chief executive on June 1. Among other management changes, Ann Chan, senior vice president and general manager for Europe, will move to the U.S. as SVP and GM for the Americas. The current SVP for ...
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A former showroom manager for Lululemon Athletica, Alena Diduch has...
A former showroom manager for Lululemon Athletica, Alena Diduch has been appointed as brand manager for Prana in Germany at Flashline C&Y. This German-based company distributes Prana, the Californian yoga and outdoor brand acquired by Columbia Sportswear in 2014, in Germany and Austria. Diduch is taking over from Wolfgang Rösch, ...
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Hydro Flask has announced the appointment of Yiorgos Makris as...
Hydro Flask has announced the appointment of Yiorgos Makris as director of marketing and John Cupit as director of design. Makris most recently served at Icebreaker as head of U.S. marketing. Prior to Icebreaker, he worked at Columbia as international marketing manager, and at Salomon as e-commerce manager. Cupit was ...
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Black Diamond has appointed Radhika Ray, a former consultant for...
Black Diamond has appointed Radhika Ray, a former consultant for McKinsey & Company who has been with Cerberus Capital since 2012, to the newly created position of vice president of strategy and investor relations. In addition, the group has hired Robert Fry to serve as vice president of merchandising and ...
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Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over...
Olaf Nietzer, who left last October Black Diamond Europe over its move from Switzerland to Austria, has become chief executive of Safe Mountain, a two-year-old firm in Lausanne associated with the International Snow Training Academy that is involved in mountain safety education
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Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....
Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corp. , where he spent nine years as area manager of The North Face for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, ...
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Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North...
Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North Face after six years in the role, is joining Wolverine Worldwide to be the president of its Outdoor and Lifestyle Group, which comprises Merrell, Chaco, Cat Footwear, Hush Puppies and Sebago. Jim Zwiers, a 19-year veteran of the group who ...
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After its absence from the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last...
After its absence from the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last year, Klättermusen will stay away from Ispo Munich as well, as the Swedish outdoor company is continuing to adjust its strategy. The Klättermusen brand was updated last year and the company went through some management changes, after the appointment of ...
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Mammut Sports has appointed Adrian Margelist as its new chief...
Mammut Sports has appointed Adrian Margelist as its new chief creative officer, and Matthias Hanny as head of B2C. Margelist and Hanny will both join Mammut's executive management team. They replace Michael Gyssler and Joachim Wallishauser, who are leaving the company. Margelist, whose appointment is effective Apr. 1, has extensive ...
