All Executive changes articles – Page 98
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Woolrich, the U.S. outdoor apparel company, has appointed Kyle Kilcherman...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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Andrew d'Acquisto has been appointed sales director at Mammut North...
Andrew d'Acquisto has been appointed sales director at Mammut North America, switching from Chums/Beyond Coastal, where he was national sales manager. D'Acquisto started at Mammut on Sept. 21, taking over from Rand Whitney. Although Mammut North America is established in Vermont, D'Acquisto will be based in Salt Lake City, Utah, ...
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Maier Sports, the German outdoor and snow sports apparel brand,...
Maier Sports, the German outdoor and snow sports apparel brand, has hired Dennis Dietrich, previously at Internetstores, to become project manager for public relations and marketing, as part of the marketing team led by Stefan Taft
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Sebastian Glasner, a former official of SportScheck, has become marketing...
Sebastian Glasner, a former official of SportScheck, has become marketing manager of Tatonka, replacing Christine Goeschel
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Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was...
Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was appointed in July to take the place of Joe Sanchez, who became vice president of product development at Costa Sunglasses last December. Like Sanchez, Peters has worked for many years at Zeal's parent company, Maui Jim Sunglasses. He started as ...
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Benjamin Chapuis has taken the place of Camille Henry as...
Benjamin Chapuis has taken the place of Camille Henry as director of collections for Le Chameau, the French supplier of hunting boots. Chapuis is responsible for product development and purchasing. He worked at Decathlon as a product engineer for three years until 2007, when he joined the French Royer Group ...
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Previously at Cascade Designs and Sierra Designs, Bill Conradt has...
Previously at Cascade Designs and Sierra Designs, Bill Conradt has switched to ExOfficio as vice president of global sales. He has been assigned to expand the international sales at ExOfficio, an outdoor and travel brand owned by Jarden Corporation. Conradt spent 13 years at Cascade Designs, to become vice president ...
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An experienced executive, Liz Braund, has joined Royal Robbins in...
An experienced executive, Liz Braund, has joined Royal Robbins in the position of vice president of merchandising and design. She will also be in charge of product development and innovation. Braund has spent 20 years in performance apparel, working for important brands such as Nike, The North Face and Oakley. ...
