All Executive changes articles – Page 36
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ArticleBlack Diamond hires ski industry veteran Mike Hattrup
Salt Lake City-based outdoor company Black Diamond Equipment has named Mike Hattrup business unit director for its ski category. Hattrup will be responsible for the brand’s entire ski and snow safety category, including skis, avalanche transceivers, JetForce airbag backpacks, probes, shovels, as well as snowpacks and ski poles. As business ...
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Fenix Outdoor UK has a new managing director
Fenix Outdoor UK Ltd. has announced the appointment of its new managing director for the U.K., Paul Griffiths. Griffiths brings a wealth of industry experience from working with brands such as Arc’teryx and Salomon and will join the company on Sept. 1. He replaces current country manager Will Stanton, who ...
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News briefsK2 Sports hires Chris Hammann as country manager Germany
Source: K2 Sports Chris Hammann Sports industry expert Chris Hammann has jumped on board at K2 Sports starting Aug. 1, taking over the role of country manager Germany at the K2 Sports office in Penzberg near Munich. He succeeds Karsten Möhrer, who has left K2 to join ...
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Rip Curl appoints new CEO
Kathmandu Holdings has announced that Brooke Farris will assume the position of CEO of Rip Curl, effective Aug. 16, 2021. The appointment follows the previously announced promotion of current CEO, Michael Daly, to group CEO and managing director of Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. In her new role, Farris will report directly ...
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News briefsAmer Sports names Fogliato Salomon’s new president and CEO
Source: Salomon Franco Fogliato Amer Sports has found a new and experienced executive with an excellent background in the sporting goods industry, Franco Fogliato, to head up Salomon as president and CEO. He will take on the responsibility by March 15, 2022, at the latest. Columbia Sportswear ...
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Columbia's VP of global omnichannel leaves the company
Columbia Sportswear announced that Franco Fogliato, executive vice president, global omnichannel since Nov. 2020 and executive VP and general manager Americas for the group since 2017, has informed the company of his intention to leave after a short transition period ending Sept. 3, 2021. Fogliato joined Columbia Sportswear in 2013 ...
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News briefsSRAM Group expands its European marketing team
Source: SRAM Moritz Dittmar SRAM Group’s European marketing department has hired two new employees. On Aug. 1, industry returnee Moritz Dittmar officially succeeded Maximilian Topp as MTB communications coordinator for Northern Europe. Dittmar has several years of experience in the cycling media landscape. Most recently, he worked ...
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News briefsMarkus Dirr heads new marketing and sales unit at Messe München
Source: Messe München Markus Dirr Just in time for the restart of the trade show season, ISPO organizer Messe München has established a new central division, “Product Marketing and Sales.” The newly structured unit is to bring together the marketing and sales competencies of the two disciplines ...
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NewStore has a new president
NewStore, a Berlin- and Boston-based company offering turnkey omnichannel store solutions, promoted Richard Berger, who joined the company in December 2019 to oversee its customer-facing operations, from chief commercial officer to president. Stephan Schambach, NewStore’s CEO, chairman and founder, will continue to lead the executive team and board of directors.
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News briefsNicolas Foulet is Quiksilver Europe’s new president
According to Shop Eat Surf, Nicolas Foulet, chief information officer at Boardriders since 2015, is the new president of EMEA for Quiksilver. He takes over the role from Greg Healy, who was responsible for Europe in addition to APAC since 2019. Healy had added Europe to his portfolio after Thomas ...
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News briefsRumpl strengthens its leadership team
Oregon-based outdoor blanket manufacturer Rumpl has hired Rocco Villano as vice president of operations. He brings 15 years of operational experience to ensure efficient operational strategies and productive workflows and performance. Villano most recently served as vice president of supply chain for Helen of Troy’s housewares division, which includes brands ...
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ArticleSmartwool strengthens sales and e-commerce
Source: Smartwool Jennifer McLaren, CEO Smartwool The CEO of Denver-based merino specialist Smartwool, Jennifer McLaren, has named two new executives for the brand’s sales and e-commerce departments. Corey Stecker, previously international general manager of sales and marketing, was promoted to global head of sales. Stecker has been ...
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News briefsStrategic expansion of Gruppo’s management team
Following the recent announcement that U.S. investor Victor Luis and his Asobi Ventures Inc. have joined Cinelli and Columbus manufacturer Gruppo Srl as majority shareholders, and the introduction of Marcello Segato as the new CEO, the Italian company has now hired Walter De Luca as a member of the executive ...
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News briefsPinarello announces new sales team organization
After the investment fund L Catterton, which joined Italian bicycle equipment manufacturer Cicli Pinarello srl as majority shareholder in 2016, introduced a new organizational structure at management level together with Pinarello founding partner and CEO Fausto Pinarello (son of company founder Nani Pinarello) earlier this year, the sales team has ...
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News briefsChange of leadership at Schoeller Textil
The managing director of Swiss textile and technology company Schoeller Textil AG, Siegfried Winkelbeiner, will enter his well-deserved retirement and, after ten years with the company, hand over the helm to Joachim Kath this month. Kath comes from the chemical industry and joined Schoeller one and a half years ago ...
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Management changes at Black Diamond
Clarus brand Black Diamond (BD) is still undergoing a restructuring process in its Salt Lake City headquarters. According to a recent press release, Oliver Holzmann joined the team back in April 2020, taking on the position of vice president of global marketing. In his previous role at Red Bull, Holzmann ...
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News briefsNew CEO at Magura
Effective June 1, Michael Funk has joined the management board of German brake expert Gustav Magenwirth GmbH & Co. KG (Magura Group) as the company’s new CEO. Funk succeeds Olaf Müller, who left the company earlier this year. Ralph Berndt had taken over the duties as CEO of the Magura ...
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News briefsION strengthens marketing team
Sara Bassano (left) and Rebecca Volz Bike, surfwear and accessories company ION, part of Boards & More, has strengthened its marketing department with two new team members, Rebecca Volz and Sara Bassano. Volz has a master’s degree in sports management and worked for six years as a ...
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Outdoor Industry Association with new executives
The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has named Arlene Charles chief operating officer and Kelly Davis director of research. Charles has served as general manager for Girls Inc. of Columbus and Phenix Russell as well as COO for the YWCA of Greater Atlanta and has more than 30 years of ...
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News briefsGruppo sets course for the future with new majority shareholder and CEO
U.S. investor Asobi Ventures Inc. has acquired a majority stake in Italy’s Gruppo Srl, the parent company of bicycle manufacturer Cinelli and (bicycle frame) tube producer Columbus. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed. At the same time, Gruppo has appointed Marcello Segato as CEO. Source: Gruppo ...
