All Executive changes articles – Page 47
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Group CEO of Calida Group is stepping down
Reiner Pichler, group chief executive of the Calida Group since April 2016, which includes the Lafuma Group with the outdoor brands Millet and Lafuma, is stepping down to take on new tasks that will give him more flexibility and no longer require a full-time presence, which is most likely an ...
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Management changes at Mammut
The chief creative officer of Mammut, Adrian Margelist, is leaving the Swiss mountain sports and outdoor brand after more than three years. Mammut’s chief executive, Oliver Pabst, created a small sensation in early 2017 with the appointment of Margelist as creative head, as Margelist was known primarily as a fashion ...
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News briefsPresident of Deckers Performance Lifestyle Group joins Cotopaxi’s board
Cotopaxi, the rapidly growing humanitarian-focused outdoor brand founded in 2014 with $3 million in seed funding, has added industry veteran Wendy Yang to its board. Yang is the president of Deckers Brands’ performance lifestyle group, leading the growth of Hoka One One, Teva, and Sanuk. Previously an executive at New ...
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Former Microsoft sustainability expert is new VP Global Partnerships at Higg Co
Higg Co, the technology company behind the Higg Index platform, has appointed Josh Henretig, a former Microsoft executive, as its new vice president of global partnerships. Henretig, who has been with the company for 17 years, has helped shape Microsoft’s sustainability agenda from its initial public environmental commitments in 2008 ...
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News briefsAki Kuusilehto is Halti’s new CEO
As we reported earlier, Sami Kiiski resigned as CEO of Halti, the Finnish manufacturer of ski and outdoor clothing, at the end of July. Halti has now released that Aki Kuusilehto took over the position on Aug. 10. Kuusilehto has long and complex experience in the sporting goods industry. He ...
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Polygiene is restructuring its management
Polygiene is strengthening its corporate management team due to increased demand for the company’s anti-viral technology, ViralOff. Andreas Holm, who was brought in as a temporary resource during the launch of ViralOff, will assume the position of chief commercial officer on Sept. 1 at the company head office in Malmö, ...
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News briefsSIA hires new executive for partnership initiatives
Source: SIA Stefanie Luciano Snowsports Industries America (SIA) has appointed Stefanie Luciano as its new director of strategic alliances and membership. In this role, Luciano is responsible for membership and business opportunities for the U.S. organization, as well as strategic partnerships around SIA and the Snowbound Festival, ...
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ArticleOmni-channel retail specialist to become new president of Wolverine Worldwide
Brendan Hoffman will take office on September 8 as the new president of Wolverine Worldwide, the company announced earlier this week. Hoffman will then also join the company’s board of directors. Source: Wolverine Worldwide Brendan Hoffman The omni-channel retail specialist brings 30 years of experience in merchandising, ...
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Canadian Tire announces new executive appointments
Canadian Tire (CTC), the Canadian retail company operating in the automotive, hardware, sports, leisure and housewares sectors, named Susan O’Brien, formerly SVP of marketing, chief brand and customer officer. She will oversee all aspects of CTC’s brands, aligning the curation of the entire customer experience across all channels and leading ...
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Igloo names Andrew Perlmutter to its board of directors
Igloo Products Corp., an American cooler specialist founded in 1947, announced that Andrew Perlmutter was appointed to the board of directors. Perlmutter is known in the world of pop culture as a renowned brand builder and comes to Igloo with decades of professional expertise. His responsibilities will include leading Igloo’s ...
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News briefsIcebreaker announces expansion of North American team
Icebreaker announced the expansion of its North American executive and marketing teams in the recently relocated Denver office, as part of the VF Corp. growth trajectory. Icebreaker was acquired by VF in early 2018 and made the move to join the parent company in their Colorado-based North American headquarters earlier ...
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VF appoints President of Greater China
Source: business wire Winnie Ma After the announcement in June of the change of its Asia-Pacific management structure, VF Corp. has now appointed Winnie Ma to the new position of president, Greater China. Ma will be based in VF’s Shanghai office and report to Kevin Bailey, executive ...
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Smith announces major executive changes
Smith, a Safilo Group brand, has appointed Francesco Rinaldi Ceroni as general manager. He joins the company after more than 13 years in both wholesale and retail eyewear, serving most recently as vice president of international strategy and business development at Costa Del Mar. In his new role, he will ...
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Hydro Flask expands management team
Hydro Flask, producer of insulated stainless steel flasks and soft good innovations and a Helen of Troy brand, announced three new additions to its leadership team. Besides having hired two former Nike managers – Jay Wilkins, joining Hydro Flask as vice president of product development, and David Brown, the new ...
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Canada Goose sends a signal with strategic hire of GM Footwear
Canada Goose appointed Adam Meek to the new role of general manager of footwear & accessories. Meek brings more than 20 years of global footwear experience to this role. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of product at Sperry (Wolverine Worldwide), where he led global product teams in ...
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Timberland hires new VP of global marketing
Timberland hired Drieke Leenknegt in June to be its vice president of global marketing and join its global leadership team. She is succeeding Argu Secilmis, who has become vice president of global apparel. Leenknegt will be liaising with the brand’s marketing regional teams, in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, the ...
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News briefsBig Agnes hires Senior Demand Planner to meet growing global demand
Big Agnes Inc., an outdoor equipment brand from Colorado, recently hired Eric Einfeld as senior demand planner and Jill Lewis as director of North American sales. The company has also completed the relocation of its headquarters to a new location in downtown Steamboat Springs. As the brand’s first senior demand ...
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Wolverine appoints VP of advanced concepts & innovation
Barry McGeough has been named Wolverine Worldwide’s new vice president for advanced concepts & innovation. McGeough has worked in the footwear and technical apparel industry for 20 years. Highlights of his career include innovation and product development for brands such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, The North Face and Speedo, ...
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Clim8 enters North American Market
The French company Clim8, founded in 2016, has announced its expansion into the North American market. Clim8 is the developer of an innovative, patented heating technology that has already been launched in collaboration with premium brands in Europe (Odlo, Ixon) and South Korea (K2 Korea). Having already established important partnerships ...
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VF restructures its China business
VF Corp. announced that it will soon appoint its first president for Greater China, responsible for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The name of the executive appointed to this role will be unveiled later this summer. Today, Greater China accounts for about 65 percent of VF’s total business in ...
