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Bushnell has appointed Didier Hamm general manager of its outdoor...
Bushnell has appointed Didier Hamm general manager of its outdoor products division for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The 41-year-old succeeds Olivier Ciaravino, who is about to assume the role of chairman of the group's eyewear division. After working for Procter & Gamble and other companies, Hamm ...
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Andreas Kessler, the chief executive of Odlo, is resigning at...
Andreas Kessler, the chief executive of Odlo, is resigning at his own request. The 48-year-old joined the Swiss company in September 2008 and was promoted to CEO effective May 2009. Kessler will leave on June 30 and told this publication that the management and the supervisory board are working on ...
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Salewa North America has appointed Jim Lamancusa as director of...
Salewa North America has appointed Jim Lamancusa as director of sales and marketing, and Matt Whiteman as sales and marketing coordinator
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66° North (66° Norður) has recruited Styrmir Bjartur Karlsson for...
66° North (66° Norður) has recruited Styrmir Bjartur Karlsson for the new position of international sales director. A native of Iceland, he served as retail consultant for various retail companies in Sweden and will now work for the Icelandic outdoor company. Daniel Niddam left as the company's as export manager ...
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Michael Jakob, formerly with the marketing management of W.L. Gore...
Michael Jakob, formerly with the marketing management of W.L. Gore & Associates, has switched to Salewa Germany as marketing manager, replacing Rupert Fischer, who has joined the brand's sales force
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Diane Woods, the vice president and general manager of Timberland...
Diane Woods, the vice president and general manager of Timberland PRO, has been named the company's vice president and general manager of the whole company for North America. She will oversee all of Timberland's operations in the U.S. and Canada. Before she joined the company, she was the general manager ...
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Hanwag has created the new position of a marketing manager,...
Hanwag has created the new position of a marketing manager, which has been filled by Mareike Lehmann. The 33-year-old mountaineer has previously worked in the media industry, including Focus, the German news magazine.
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Quim Tomàs is the new country manager of The North...
Quim Tomàs is the new country manager of The North Face for Spain and Portugal. He takes the place of Oscar Bél, who left the post a few months ago to work for Diesel in Madrid. Tomàs, 44, participated in the establishment of Puma's new Spanish subsidiary in the last ...
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Columbia Sportswear has created two new positions at its Geneva-based...
Columbia Sportswear has created two new positions at its Geneva-based European headquarters: Dan Trapp, formerly Columbia's sales manager for the U.K. and Ireland, has been appointed European category sales manager for apparel. Trapp's counterpart for footwear is now Urs Bamert, until recently sales manager for Austria and Switzerland. In this ...
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Arc'teryx has expanded its team in Europe with Lisa Salzer,...
Arc'teryx has expanded its team in Europe with Lisa Salzer, sales support, joining in December and Veronika Kraler, marketing coordinator, coming on board this month. Salzer, 33, will work on shop-in-shop and partner store programs. Her background is in trade and product design, including trade marketing with Wolford, the luxury ...
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Odlo has appointed Sara Canali new head of product development...
Odlo has appointed Sara Canali new head of product development and design, replacing Andrea Eichinger. New product managers are Pär Westerlind for cross-country and cycling, and Roberta Lazzarotto for running. 37-year-old Canali was in charge of the design of Odlo's outdoor collection before. Westerlind, also 37, served as product manager ...
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Osprey has appointed Andreas Kübler general manager for Germany...
Osprey has appointed Andreas Kübler general manager for Germany
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Bonfire and Salomon, which together make up The Alliance, have...
Bonfire and Salomon, which together make up The Alliance, have promoted Amy Eichner and Kevin Stevenson within the organization. Eichner, the global marketing manager for the two brands for eight years, will now be product line manager, in charge of the product creation process at Bonfire. Stevenson, who has been ...
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Simon Whitmarsh-Knight has been promoted to global segment director active...
Simon Whitmarsh-Knight has been promoted to global segment director active outdoor at Lycra, where he served as marketing account director for the same division in charge of North America and Europe
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A veteran of the Italian sporting goods industry, Robert Demetz,...
A veteran of the Italian sporting goods industry, Robert Demetz, recently joined La Sportiva to run all its sales and marketing activities. Following his appointment, Claudio Angaran, who was in charge of marketing, has left the company. Demetz worked most recently in product management (cycling) and sales at Diadora, Zero ...
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Jeffrey P. Cartwright is the new president and chief operating...
Jeffrey P. Cartwright is the new president and chief operating officer at Igloo, an American firm specializing in coolers for outdoor and sports enthusiasts. In addition, David Thornhill has been promoted to executive vice president and chief product officer.
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Carine Maubon has joined the European team of Icebreaker as...
Carine Maubon has joined the European team of Icebreaker as its go-to-market manager. The French executive is in charge of coordinating the synergies between the various distributors in Europe and of controlling best practice sharing across the continent. She has worked for Lafuma and was part of the sales team ...
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For its German and Austrian operations, Fjällräven has created a...
For its German and Austrian operations, Fjällräven has created a new position to strengthen its hunting business in the two countries. Inga Maushake-Chelius, a passionate hunter herself, will take care of marketing in this segment. At his own request, Lothar Lotterer is leaving Fenix Outdoor after eight years in service. ...
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Trekmates has announced the departure of Jonathan Clayton, founder...
Trekmates has announced the departure of Jonathan Clayton, founder of the British supplier of outdoor accessories, and the appointment of Steve Richards as a non-executive director. Richards has served at two sporting goods retail chains in the U.K., Lillywhites and Allsports. Clayton had been the company's managing director ...
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Happy birthday, Sepp! On December 21, Josef Wagner, the former...
Happy birthday, Sepp! On December 21, Josef Wagner, the former owner and still helping hand of Hanwag, celebrated his 90th birthday shortly after the company partied the anniversary. Wagner joined the company in 1936 when it was controlled by his uncle, Hans Wagner, whose name was the inspiration for the ...
