All Executive changes articles – Page 97
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Michael Austermühle, 46, has been appointed country manager of Patagonia...
Michael Austermühle, 46, has been appointed country manager of Patagonia for Germany and Austria, replacing Norbert Sandner who has been made European alpine and climbing manager. Austermühle was most recently the German country manager of The North Face, a company with which he worked for the past seven years. Prior ...
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By the end of June, Michael Kamm will act as...
By the end of June, Michael Kamm will act as the only managing director of Sympatex Holding and its Sympatex Technologies and Plouquet subsidiaries. Jürgen Steffensen, joint managing director since 2010, will leave the group by mutual consent to pursue new managerial tasks elsewhere. He has been acting as chief ...
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Columbia Sportswear has adjusted its team for sourcing, supply chain...
Columbia Sportswear has adjusted its team for sourcing, supply chain and finance. Lisa Kulok, who has served as vice president of global marketplace planning and customer operations since October 2009, has been promoted to senior vice president of global supply chain operations. Steve Woodside, who joined the company in August ...
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Blaise Agresti is joining Petzl at the start of August...
Blaise Agresti is joining Petzl at the start of August to become global commercial director at the beginning of next year. Currently stationed in the Pyrenees, Agresti is a mountain guide with a diploma from the French military school of Saint-Cyr. Among other assignments for the Gendarmerie Nationale, he has been ...
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Ann-Katrin Cardinahl, head of category management at Globetrotter, has left...
Ann-Katrin Cardinahl, head of category management at Globetrotter, has left the German retailer after 23 years, following the appointment by the Frilufts group last November of a Swedish manager, Jan Stegrell, in charge of strategic purchasing
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Orvis has announced the selection of William R. McLaughlin as...
Orvis has announced the selection of William R. McLaughlin as its new president. He replaces Raymond G. McCready, who will retire later this year. McLaughlin, who is a former PepsiCo executive and chief executive of Select Comfort, will assume the post on July 27. At Pepsi, McLaughlin managed several international businesses ...
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Marco Sancandi has been appointed to the new position of...
Marco Sancandi has been appointed to the new position of director of operations at Garmont International, the Italian outdoor and mountaineering footwear company. A seasoned outdoor executive, Sancandi is to initiate and manage plans for Garmont's expansion, while supervising sales, marketing, research and logistics. Sancandi spent the last 15 years ...
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Pelican Products has appointed Jeff Diamond as director of product...
Pelican Products has appointed Jeff Diamond as director of product management for its consumer outdoor and travel goods markets. Based in California, Pelican is a leading manufacturer of protective case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems. Diamond is to work with the newly structured consumer division, to focus on the ...
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Viking Footwear has appointed a new country manager for Denmark,...
Viking Footwear has appointed a new country manager for Denmark, Tom Tinning, who takes the place of Thomas Vangsaard, now in charge of Denmark for Ecco. Tinning, 45, started off as a sales rep for Nike and later became Danish sales manager for the big athletic brand. He worked for ...
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Todd Gordon, former director of sales for Chaco, has been...
Todd Gordon, former director of sales for Chaco, has been promoted to vice president of sales for this fast-growing brand of Wolverine Worldwide
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Sportringen is boosting its staff, creating new category management positions...
Sportringen is boosting its staff, creating new category management positions following its strong development over the past three years, going from 70 to 200 stores. Jonas Hellentin, a veteran of the outdoor industry who worked in the past for the Scandinavian Outdoor Group, will act as business area manager for ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has a new chief financial officer. Michael D....
Wolverine Worldwide has a new chief financial officer. Michael D. Stornant, a 49-year-old executive who has been with the group for 19 years, assumes the role of senior vice president, CFO and treasurer, with effect from June 12. He served most recently as vice president of corporate finance, after handling ...
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Osprey Packs has invested in its marketing department with two...
Osprey Packs has invested in its marketing department with two appointments: Rob BonDurant has become director of marketing at the U.S. backpack company, while Kurt Metternick has taken up the new position of web manager. BonDurant joins from Harman International, where he was director of global marketing, and he previously ...
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Paul Leonard, former sourcing and product development manager at Eastern...
Paul Leonard, former sourcing and product development manager at Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS), the U.S. outdoor retailer, has been hired by Johnson Outdoors Gear as product manager for its Eureka camping brand. Leonard, who spent more than ten years at EMS, is to drive the Eureka brand's entire product development. ...
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Hydro Flask has hired Mike Wallenfels as vice-president of worldwide...
Hydro Flask has hired Mike Wallenfels as vice-president of worldwide sales. Wallenfels previously served as president of Mountain Hardwear and Montrail, where he guided product expansion and rapid development in new foreign markets. In 2009, he stepped away from Mountain Hardwear and Montrail as well as the chair of the ...
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Antonio Dus has resigned as chief executive of Vibram, after...
Antonio Dus has resigned as chief executive of Vibram, after three years of collaboration, expressing gratitude for the “human and professional experience” gained at the company. Marco Bramani, president of Vibram and grandson of its founder Vitale Bramani, will act as interim CEO. Dus will provide his support for the ...
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Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for...
Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for the U.S. market, effective April 2. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, the FootBalance store concept is based on providing comprehensive foot-analysis and individually molded insoles made directly on-site. Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100% custominsoles and sandals as ...
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Johnson Outdoors has announced the appointment of two new executives...
Johnson Outdoors has announced the appointment of two new executives at its camping division, which includes Jetboil, Silva and Eureka! Dina Sutin has been named marketing specialist for the division, bringing over experience in graphic design, photography, video production and social media marketing. Sara Lawhead will work as product manager ...
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Dean Polic has been appointed as country manager for Mammut...
Dean Polic has been appointed as country manager for Mammut in Germany, starting from June. He has been with the company for 14 years and is currently head of marketing for the Swiss outdoor brand in Germany. His predecessor, Ernst Schweble, who has been building up Mammut in Germany since ...
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Jörg Aumüller is reportedly taking over as country manager for...
Jörg Aumüller is reportedly taking over as country manager for German and Austria at Helly Hansen in the middle of May. The job was previously handled by Harry Schedlbauer, who has left in January to become global commercial manager at Atomic Austria. Aumüller has been in the outdoor and sports ...
