All Executive changes articles – Page 95
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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 ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed John Walbrecht as brand president for...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed John Walbrecht as brand president for Mountain Hardwear, starting from March 7. Walbrecht has accompanied the rise of the Fjällräven brand in the U.S. market as the chief executive of Fenix Outdoors North America since 2012. He is to take charge of all aspects of the ...
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Rodney McMullen, chairman and chief executive of The Kroger Company,...
Rodney McMullen, chairman and chief executive of The Kroger Company, will join the board of directors of VF Corp. He will also serve on the board's audit committee and its nominating and governance committee.
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Håkon Nygård, chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, left the...
Håkon Nygård, chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, left the company last week. The Norwegian company's chairman said that Nygård is retiring and that the chief executive's functions were handed over ad interim to Christoffer Jahr, one of the company's board members and a partner at XO executive advisers. Nygård ...
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Roman Stepek, chief executive at Mountain Force, has left the...
Roman Stepek, chief executive at Mountain Force, has left the Swiss winter sports apparel company and is preparing to divest the remainder of his shares to existing shareholders in April. His job was taken over on an interim basis by Werner Matzner, Mountain Force's chief financial officer and one of ...
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Dan Trapp has joined Salomon as global commercial director for...
Dan Trapp has joined Salomon as global commercial director for apparel and gear, based in Annecy. He had been previously the sales manager for Hoka One One in Northern Europe since January 2015, based at Deckers Brands' office in London. Prior to that, he had spent nearly three years at ...
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Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Toye Fritzell -...
Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Tove Fritzell - have joined Vista Outdoor's eyewear & sport protection unit at Suresnes near Paris, reporting to its president, Olivier Ciaravino. Delarue-Quairel has been named global sport marketing & communication manager for the Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti brands. Fritzell will act as ...
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ESM Sport will distribute Gabel poles in France
ESM Sport will distribute Gabel poles in France
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As we reported in our last issue, the Tecnica Group...
As we reported in our last issue, the Tecnica Group has appointed new managers for all its brands as part of a reorganization intended to speed up its growth. The company has now announced the appointment of an industry veteran, Federico Sbrissa, in the role of strategic marketing manager of ...
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Mathias Hedström has taken the place of Mikael Sundstöm, the...
Mathias Hedström has taken the place of Mikael Sundstöm, the outgoing president of Nordic Kidswear. The 34-year-old manager was one of the founders of Addnature, the leading Swedish internet store. He will help Maria Frykman, founder, owner and chief executive of Nordic Kidswear, which is the company behind Isbjörn of ...
