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Changes in Deuter’s management
Just hours after he participated in a panel of experts on the topic of how to overcome the corona crisis at the Ispo Re.Start Days, the German backpack and sleeping bag specialist Deuter announced that Martin Riebel will step down from his position as managing director of the brand on ...
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Exped USA hires Tracy Collins as sales director
The American subsidiary of the Swiss outdoor adventure equipment brand Exped has hired Tracy Collins as sales director. Effective July 1, Collins will join the growing team at the brand’s U.S. office in Tacoma, Washington. For the past five years, Collins has worked as a senior category merchandise manager at ...
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Nixon announces Nancy Dynan as new CEO
Nixon, the watch and accessory brand from Encinitas, California, has promoted Nancy Dynan to the role of president. She takes over the position from Scott Kerslake, who has decided to pursue new opportunities outside the company. Kerslake joined Nixon in August 2017 from Prana, where he had been CEO since ...
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Lenzing pays no dividend for 2019, elects Harris-Jensbach to the board
During Lenzing’s annual general meeting (AGM), which was held via livestream due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the decision was made not to distribute a dividend for the 2019 financial year (compared to €5 per share in the previous year). The Austrian fiber producer’s AGM also adopted a resolution discharging the ...
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James McNamara succeeds Jim McNamara at Craghoppers
Various British media, including Drapers and the Birmingham Post, have reported that Jim McNamara, managing director of the outdoor clothing brand Craghoppers, will retire on July 31 after 25 years with the company. McNamara joined Craghoppers in 1995 from French footwear brand Line 7. He quickly rose up the hierarchy, ...
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Canada Goose names new president North America
Carrie Baker has been appointed president North America by Canada Goose. The Canadian premium parka specialist also appointed Kara MacKillop as chief of staff and executive vice president people & culture, reporting to Dani Reiss, the company’s president and chief executive. Carrie Baker joined Canada Goose in 2012, most recently ...
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Marmot Europe with new sales manager for Sweden and Denmark
After Marmot Europe and its Swedish distributor Granitbiten from Stockholm parted ways in March, Marmot recently appointed Anders Feuk Westhoff as new sales manager for Sweden and Denmark. From July 1, he will be responsible for business development as well as sales and marketing in the Swedish and Danish markets. ...
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PrimaLoft “adjusts business” in the crisis and dismisses European managers
Ingredient brand PrimaLoft has confirmed existing rumors about the separation from its president licensing and managing director Europe, Jochen Lagemann, as of May 31. Jochen Lagemann A PrimaLoft spokesperson said that Lagemann’s departure was a result of the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic: “Due to ...
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Patagonia CEO Marcario is stepping down
Rose Marcario is stepping down as chief executive of Patagonia on June 12, after 12 years with the company, the last six as CEO. She joined Patagonia as chief financial officer in 2008 after spending 15 years in private equity. Patagonia’s chief operating officer, Doug Freeman, will take her place ...
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OIA elects new board members
The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has completed its 2020 elections and announced one returning as well as four new incoming directors, who will officially begin their three-year terms at the upcoming board meeting on June 22. The new board consists of the returning director Scott Buelter, CEO of Ascent360, ...
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Merrell names new chief marketing officer
Merrell, a division of Wolverine Worldwide entering its 40th anniversary year, has announced the appointment of Janice Tennant to the position of chief marketing officer, reporting directly to Merrell’s global brand president, Chris Hufnagel, and joining the brand’s senior leadership team. Tennant has more than 18 years of global brand-building ...
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New marketing director for IWA OutdoorClassics
Luisa Seibt was appointed marketing manager for IWA OutdoorClassics on May 1 and is now sharing responsibility for this industry-leading international trade show alongside Rebecca Schönfelder, the event manager. Seibt has been working for one of IWA’s major exhibitors in the field of digital marketing for hunting and sports. Through ...
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Melody Harris-Jensbach to leave Jack Wolfskin
Melody Harris-Jensbach, who has been running Jack Wolfskin for the past six years, will soon be leaving the German outdoor brand. According to a press release, Callaway Golf Company, which took over Jack Wolfskin at the beginning of 2019 for around €418 million, and Harris-Jensbach had already agreed on her ...
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GoPro’s VP of design steps down
According to Bloomberg, GoPro’s vice president of design, Danny Coster, departed “earlier this year” after four years with the company. As reported earlier, GoPro had a turnover of $119 million in its first quarter of this year, down from $243 million in the year-ago period. Partly in response to ...
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Inuheat appoints Thiel, Schmid and Wennerholm to the board
Johan Thiel has been appointed chairman of the board of Inuheat Group, a Swedish developer of novel solutions for embedding wearable heating into clothing. Thiel served as chief executive of MIPS AB from 2013 to 2019. In 2017, he successfully guided MIPS to a public offering on the NASDAQ exchange ...
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Sami Kiiski is leaving Halti
Sami Kiiski is resigning at the end of July as the chief executive of Halti, the Finnish producer of ski and outdoor clothing and a member of Scandinavian Outdoor Group since 2005. He did not reveal his next step at this stage, and Halti has launched a search for his ...
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Arc’teryx creates position of VP creative, recruits adidas designer
Katie Becker has joined Arc’teryx Equipment as the Canadian outdoor brand ’s first vice president creative. Becker comes from Adidas, where she had worked for 12 years, most recently as senior global design director. Prior to that, she held various design positions at Merrell, Helly Hansen and O’Neill. In her ...
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Former Nike executive hired by Higg Co.
Higg Co., the developer of the Higg Index for the measurement of the sustainability of textile products, has hired Del Hudson, a former executive of Nike, as its new vice president of marketing and communications. Hudson spent 20 years at Nike on communication and sustainability at various locations. He then ...
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New additions to Vista Outdoor’s board of directors
Vista Outdoor, the owner of several outdoor sports and recreation brands, including CamelBak, Bell and Giro, has added two independent members, Fran Philip and Lynn Utter, to its board of directors as part of the company’s ongoing corporate rejuvenation efforts. Fran Philip was most recently chief merchandising officer for L. ...
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Icebreaker promotes Gene Piccotti
Icebreaker, a VF Corp. brand, has promoted Gene Piccotti to senior director of wholesale and retail for North America. He was previously head of U.S. wholesale after joining the brand in 2018. Prior to that, Piccotti worked for Volcom, Quiksilver and Hurley/Nike.