All Executive changes articles – Page 50
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Kelly Kraus joins Cascade's board of directors
Cascade Designs, the American outdoor company, has appointed Kelly Kraus to its board of directors, where she will be providing leadership on and insight into marketing, product and sales. She is also joining a hiring committee for key leadership roles. Kraus began at Cascade as a sales representative before becoming ...
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News briefsSnowlife strengthens international sales
Snowlife, the Swiss family business specializing in ski gloves, wants to further strengthen its international distribution, which is now largely limited to agents in Italy, Austria and France, plus distributors in Spain, Russia and Eastern Europe. For this purpose, the company has appointed an industry veteran, Robert Demetz, to the ...
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Per Wååg appointed new global chief executive of Primus and Brunton Outdoor
Fenix has promoted Per Wååg, a company veteran, to global chief executive of Primus and Brunton Outdoor. Wååg was previously general manager of Brunton, which is also the distributor of Primus in North America. Fenix owns such other outdoor brands as Fjällräven, Hanwag and Royal Robbins and is the parent ...
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Scott Allan retires from Hydro Flask
Hydro Flask, the specialist in high-performance insulated products, has announced that its global general manager, Scott Allan, will retire on March 1. Allan was named president and chief executive of Hydro Flask in 2012 and global general manager in 2016, when Hydro Flask was acquired by Helen of Troy. Larry ...
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OIA names new executive director
The U.S.-based Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has announced the promotion of Lise Aangeenbrug from executive director of its philanthropic arm (Outdoor Foundation) to executive director of the OIA. Prior to joining the Outdoor Foundation, Aangeenbrug was executive vice-president of the National Park Foundation (NPF). She also previously served as executive ...
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Clarella resigns as sales manager of Camp Base
Bernat Clarella resigned as sales director of Camp Base at the end of 2019, after a year in the job. He remains an advisor to the Catalonian outdoor retail chain. Clarella was in the past country manager (Spain and Andorra) for Edelrid, sales coordinator for Garmont shoes and country manager ...
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Wolverine World Wide names new global presidents for two of its divisions
(SGI+) Wolverine World Wide has appointed Joelle Grunberg as global president of its Sperry division and Tom Kennedy as global president of the Wolverine brand, with oversight for the Licensing Group and membership on the acquisitions team. Grunberg has spent the past seven years as president and chief executive for ...
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Changes in Lenzing's management board
(SGI) Lenzing, the producer of cellulosic fibers, is switching out one member of its management board and expanding it by one seat. On March 1, Stephan Sielaff, Lenzing’s new chief technology officer, will take the seat vacated late last year by Heiko Arnold, who has left the company. A chemical ...
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News briefsJohn Lacy becomes sole CEO of Burton
(SGI) Burton Snowboards announced that John Lacy will be the company’s sole chief executive. He has shared this role over the past 18 months with Donna Carpenter, who will now take over the position of chairperson of Burton’s board of directors from her late husband and company founder, Jake Burton ...
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New brand director EMEA at Mountain Hardwear
Mountain Hardwear has appointed Danny Harkin as brand director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Harkin previously worked at The North Face as product director. He has 30 years of experience in multiple management and leadership roles in product and operations in the U.K., Italy and the ...
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Degenhardt new managing director at Deuter USA
(SGI) Deuter USA has announced the promotion of Jonathan Degenhardt, currently senior marketing manager, to managing director, effective July 1. He will replace the current managing director, Bill Hartrampf, who will stay with the company to develop a new direct sales business unit.
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New CEO for Rapala
(SGI) In the midst of reforms to turn around the business, Rapala VMC has appointed Nicolas Warchalowski as its new chief executive, effective March 1, 2020. He has had an extensive career in international consumer businesses, heading up companies such as BabyBjörn, Peak Performance and Haglöfs. Warchalowski is taking the ...
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Markus Bötsch will leave Jack Wolfskin
(SGI) On July 31, after almost 30 years, Markus Bötsch will leave Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand acquired by Callaway Golf at the beginning of last year. Bötsch is currently a member of the management board, responsible for sales strategies. He started out as a sales assistant in 1991, ...
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New chief executive for Haglöfs
(SGI) The Swedish outdoor company Haglöfs has not had a chief executive since November 2019, when Carsten Unbehaun left to become the new CEO of Asics EMEA. The vacancy has finally been filled by its global sales director, Fredrik Ohlsson. In his new role, Ohlsson will continue the brand’s ongoing ...
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Dan Thompson is new head of marketing and communications of the European Outdoor Group (EOG)
Dan joined the EOG in December, filling the role that Arne Strate vacated when he was appointed general secretary. Dan has over 15 years of experience in the industry, previously working in marketing positions at Rab, Equip and, most recently, Alpkit.
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VF Corp. appoints Gloria Schoch as director of the VF Foundation & global impact
(SGI) VF Corp. has announced the appointment of Gloria Schoch as director of the VF Foundation & global impact. The VF Foundation is the private grant-making organization funded by VF Corp. In her new role, Schoch will lead the foundation’s support of non-profit organizations that promote sustainable and active lifestyles, ...
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Magnus Wedhammar has left Sanuk
He had been the surf-inspired footwear brand’s general manager since July 2016, when it moved within California from Irvine to Goleta, the location of Deckers’ headquarters. Deckers purchased Sanuk – founded by Jeff Kelley in 1997 – for $120 million in cash in 2011. Before joining Sanuk, Wedhammar was senior ...
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AKU has announced the appointment of Canice Harte as vice president of sales and marketing
The Italian shoe brand AKU has announced the immediate appointment of Canice Harte as vice president of sales and marketing for AKU Outdoor in the U.S. Based in Park City, Utah, Harte has worked for such brands as Salomon, Patagonia and The North Face and most recently served as vice ...
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Salming Sports appoints new chief designer
(SGI) Joakim Sandin, the new chief executive of Salming Sports, has appointed a new chief designer, Björn Bengtsson, according to Sportfack. He has worked for companies such as Craft, Team Sportia, Marc O’Polo and Sail Racing. Early last year, Tomas Solin, the Swedish company’s former CEO, and Thomas Nord, creative ...
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American Outdoor Brands Corp. has removed James Debney as president
The board of directors at American Outdoor Brands Corp., having determined that he “engaged in conduct inconsistent with non-financial company policy,” has removed James Debney as president, chief executive and board member. In his place it has appointed Mark P. Smith and Brian D. Murphy as co-presidents and co-chief executive ...
