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    Petzl's North America sales director, Kenneth Thomas (Tom) Adams, has...

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Petzl's North America sales director, Kenneth Thomas (Tom) Adams, has been chosen by Utah's Office of Economic Development as the new director of the state's Office of Outdoor Recreation. Adams has worked in Utah's outdoor recreation industry for more than 20 years. In addition to Petzl, he has worked in ...

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    Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board...

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Andy Rubin, chairman of Pentland Brands, has joined the board of JD Sports Fashion as a non-executive director to support the British retailer's international expansion, thanks especially to his experience in brand development outside Europe. The Pentland Group, which is controlled by the Rubin family, owns 57.47 percent of the ...

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    Kelty has promoted Anne Miltenberg to the position of operations...

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Kelty has promoted Anne Miltenberg to the position of operations manager. The American company says she played key roles in product development and testing to enhance the Kelty Built for Women initiative. She has worked for the company for almost three years, most recently as sales coordinator. A special adventurer, ...

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    Jason Zhu has been appointed as general manager of...

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Jason Zhu has been appointed as general manager of Columbia Sportswear's joint venture in China with Swire Resources. He replaces Alice Lai who returned to a position withg Swire as part of a planned transition. A native of Shanghai, he spent the last 13 years with Nike in China and ...

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    Icebreaker has appointed Carla Murphy as its new chief marketing...

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Icebreaker has appointed Carla Murphy as its new chief marketing and strategy officer. In this role she will be responsible for developing the brand's strategy, at a time when Icebreaker aims at growth both in and outside of its outdoor core market. Murphy was most recently vice president of the ...

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    As part of increased investments in the British market, Patagonia...

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    As part of increased investments in the British market, Patagonia has hired Lisa Douglas as marketing manager for the U.K. and Ireland, starting from the beginning of March. Previously at Musto and Bench, Douglas will be based at the office and showroom opened by the outdoor brand in a Victorian ...

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    Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence from this property of VF Corporation, in the position of European key account manager, concentrating on the sports and outdoor retail channels. He also worked in sales and marketing positions at Berghaus, Bergans of Norway and Norrøna. In the U.S., ...

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    Tim McCool, who has been active in the U.S. sports...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Tim McCool, who has been active in the U.S. sports and outdoor industry for many years, has been appointed vice president of global sales at Leatherman Tool Group. He started working for the outdoor tools and lights supplier from Oregon at the beginning of this month. McCool's assignment is to ...

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    Nora Stowell has left the Amer Sports group to join...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Nora Stowell has left the Amer Sports group to join W. L. Gore & Associates as its global sales leader for footwear, gloves and accessories. Stowell was previously vice president of U.S. sales for the Finnish group's winter, outdoor and cycle divisions, encompassing brands from Atomic and Salomon to Arc'teryx, ...

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    Wolverine Worldwide announced yet another change in the top management...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Wolverine Worldwide announced yet another change in the top management with the appointment of Pat O'Malley as president of the Saucony brand. Reporting to Jim Gabel, president of the company's Performance Group, he takes the place of Richie Woodworth, who was recently named president of Wolverine's Lifestyle Group. O'Malley has ...

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    Petra Hilleberg has been appointed as chief executive of the...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Petra Hilleberg has been appointed as chief executive of the Hilleberg Group, taking over from her father, Bo Hilleberg, who established Hilleberg the Tentmaker in Sweden in 1971. Petra Hilleberg was previously the president of Hilleberg Inc., the company's subsidiary in Seattle, which takes care of all sales outside of ...

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    Arne Strate, who has been responsible for marketing at Volcom...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Arne Strate, who has been responsible for marketing at Volcom in Germany and Austria for ten years, is joining the growing European Outdoor Group (EOG) in the new position of marketing and business development manager. He previously worked for Reef. More in The Outdoor Industry Compass.

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     Vincent Wauters, who has been driving the strong development of...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

     Vincent Wauters, who has been driving the strong development of Arc'teryx, is leaving the Amer Sports group, where he had been recently appointed president of apparel and member of its executive board. Heikki Takala, president and chief executive of Amer, says he is taking direct responsibility for the development of ...

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    Peter Metcalf, the founder and chief executive of the Black...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Peter Metcalf, the founder and chief executive of the Black Diamond group, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors for the Salt Lake City branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for 2016. Two years ago he became a board member for the same branch in ...

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    Pat Loomis, who has built up several European brands in...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Pat Loomis, who has built up several European brands in the U.S. market, announced that he was retiring earlier this month. He was president of Bergans USA, the North American subsidiary of the Norwegian outdoor brand. Loomis will be replaced in this job by Keith Patterson, who was previously vice ...

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    Polygiene, the Swedish specialist in odor control and freshness technologies,...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Polygiene, the Swedish specialist in odor control and freshness technologies, has appointed Colleen Nipkow as marketing director for North America. Nipkow has already spent over two decades in the outdoor industry, focusing on marketing and communications for companies ranging from Black Diamond Equipment to Gregory Mountain Products and Scarpa.

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    Marmot Mountain will have for the first time a general...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Marmot Mountain will have for the first time a general manager with global responsibility for product, sales and marketing. The role has been assigned to Joe Flannery, who worked for Adidas in Germany and the U.S. and then served as vice president of global marketing for The North Face. In ...

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    Reiner Pichler will become on April 1 the new chief...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Reiner Pichler will become on April 1 the new chief executive of Calida Holding, the Swiss lingerie group that controls Lafuma with 59.9 percent of the shares. He will replace Felix Sulzberger, who spent 14 years at the helm of Calida and engineered the takeover of the French group. According ...

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    Jill Layfield left Backcountry.com on Dec. 10 as chief executive,...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Jill Layfield left Backcountry.com on Dec. 10 as chief executive, after four years at the head of the American company, giving no reasons for her departure. A replacement has not yet been announced, but Jim Holland, a co-founder of Backcountry.com and her predecessor, remains as president. Since joining this e-commerce ...

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    Alexander Nehls is switching from Adidas Outdoor to become international...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Alexander Nehls is switching from Adidas Outdoor to become international marketing director for Dynafit from the start of next year, reporting directly to Benedikt Böhm, managing director of the ski touring and mountain sports brand. Nehls will manage the international marketing team from the company's head office in Aschheim near ...