All Executive changes articles – Page 94

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    Liz Robbins, co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former head...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Liz Robbins, co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former head of design, is coming back to the company as an adviser. She will work closely with Michael Millenacker, who himself returned to Royal Robbins as its chief executive in September. Liz and Royal Robbins are famous Sierra Nevada climbers. In ...

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    Liz Robbins, a co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Liz Robbins, a co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former head of design, is coming back to the company as an adviser, working closely with its newly appointed chief executive, Michael Millenacker

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    Nemo Equipment, the U.S. supplier specializing in tents and other...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Nemo Equipment, the U.S. supplier specializing in tents and other outdoor equipment, has hired three people to expand its small team. Previously at General Electric, in global research as a materials scientist, Patrick McCluskey has been appointed product manager at Nemo. His Ph. D. from Harvard in Engineering Sciences sits ...

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    Mountain Warehouse, a British retailer specializing in accessible outdoor and...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Mountain Warehouse, a British retailer specializing in accessible outdoor and winter sports products, is reportedly launching a storefront on T-Mall, Alibaba's online marketplace. The opening is meant to be finalized ahead of Singles Day on Nov. 11, the biggest shopping day of the year in China, and could be regarded ...

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    Mountain Hardwear has appointed Steve Adams and Eric Betz as...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Mountain Hardwear has appointed Steve Adams and Eric Betz as product line managers for outerwear and equipment, respectively. Adams was most recently senior product manager for winter sports at Quiksilver. Betz acted as outerwear product developer at Marmot, and then as merchandise manager at Any Mountain and Vail Resorts for ...

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    After sitting for a few months on its board of...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    After sitting for a few months on its board of directors, Tom Zelenovic has become the new chief executive of Bowtech, the American manufacturer of archery equipment. He previously acted as CEO of Gold Tip, a supplier of archery-related arrows, bolts, components and clothing.  At Bowtech, Zelenovic takes the place ...

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    Andrew Townsin, country manager of Aigle for the U.K. and...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Townsin, country manager of Aigle for the U.K. and Ireland, is seeing his responsibilities extended in the new position of brand director of the French outdoor lifestyle company for the U.K. and Ireland as well as the U.S. and South America. Townsin joined Aigle in 2010 after two years ...

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    Petzl has appointed Brian Block to head its North American...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Petzl has appointed Brian Block to head its North American sports division. Block was previously sales director for Gregory Mountain Products and High Sierra Outdoor, after several years as a regional representative for brands from Osprey to Marmot, Sole and Scarpa, as part of Ames Adventure Outfitters. Block is to ...

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    Woolrich has opened a second Dutch store in Amsterdam and...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Woolrich has opened a second Dutch store in Amsterdam and a second American store in Boston as part of its continuing retail expansion. In 2014 the U.S. sportswear brand opened flagship stores in Prague, Hamburg, Sylt (Germany), Tokyo, New York and Brescia (Italy). The new Amsterdam store is located at ...

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    Woolrich, the U.S. outdoor apparel company, has appointed Kyle Kilcherman...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Woolrich, the U.S. outdoor apparel company, has appointed Kyle Kilcherman as its director of sales, to take charge of North American wholesale apparel sales. Kilcherman was formerly a professional golf player and a sales representative for Nike Golf, but he built up experience in the broader sports and outdoor industry ...

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    Montane has appointed Robert Pollhammer as European area manager covering...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Montane has appointed Robert Pollhammer as European area manager covering Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, to support the British outdoor brand's expansion across these markets. Pollhammer was previously an independent sales agent in Germany, supervising Montane's sales as well as marketing, public relations and retail support in the country. While ...

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    Martin Lebeau, Merrell Footwear's Canadian sales director, has been appointed...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Martin Lebeau, Merrell Footwear's Canadian sales director, has been appointed general manager for the Saucony brand in Canada. Merrell and Saucony are both part of the Wolverine Worldwide group. Lebeau is reporting to Todd Dalhausser, senior vice president of North American sales for Saucony. He is based in a new ...

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    Prana, the yoga and outdoor brand owned by Columbia Sportswear,...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Prana, the yoga and outdoor brand owned by Columbia Sportswear, connected with the local community for the opening of a new store in Palo Alto, California. Own retailing is an important part of the brand-building and distribution for Prana, which has five U.S. stores and an online store, as well ...

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    Odlo has completed the reorganization of its management structure with...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Odlo has completed the reorganization of its management structure with the appointment of Antoine Sathicq as chief sales officer. The position is new, but it covers most of the functions of the previous sales director, Claes Broqvist, who left the company a few weeks ago. The other members of the ...

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    Working through its new Japanese distributor, SSK Corporation, Schöffel has...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Working through its new Japanese distributor, SSK Corporation, Schöffel has opened three stores in the cities of Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. Two more are planned for next year. In addition to Schöffel's apparel collections, the stores carry Lowa shoes and Deuter backpacks.

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    Uhl Günter Exclusiv will take on the distribution of Lizard...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Uhl Günter Exclusiv will take on the distribution of Lizard in Austria. The agency already handles Osprey, Scarpa, Smartwool and Skitrab.

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    The North Face has opened its newest flagship store at...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    The North Face has opened its newest flagship store at 290 Regent Street in London. The 400-square-meter location features on-site lockers to allow customers to leave their belongings and “explore” London freely. Screens will show the latest adventure films. Sponsored athletes will make appearances at the store.

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    Stephen Smith will take over next February as the new...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Stephen Smith will take over next February as the new president and CEO of L.L. Bean, and he will be the first outsider in the position, replacing the retiring Chris McCormick

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    Haglöfs has hired a number of key people in recent...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Haglöfs has hired a number of key people in recent weeks. The latest recruit is Robert Olsson, who has become the company's new senior designer for apparel. In the ‘90s, Olsson was one of Sweden's biggest freeride skis stars. At the peak of his career, he began designing garments for ...

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    Haglöfs is launching an online store in Sweden and preparing...

    2015-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Haglöfs is launching an online store in Sweden and preparing to open others across the Nordic markets and Europe. The company described the Swedish online store as part of a wider digital initiative for the company, with Europe to be covered shortly and online stores to be opened in all ...