All Executive changes articles – Page 54

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    The German sporting goods industry association, BSI, has elected Jan...

    2019-07-19T00:00:00Z

    The German sporting goods industry association, BSI, has elected Jan Lorch of Vaude and Florian Wahl of Skylotec as heads of its outdoor section

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    Dynafit, a brand belonging to Oberalp, has appointed Silvia Loher...

    2019-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Dynafit, a brand belonging to Oberalp, has appointed Silvia Loher to the newly created position of international trade marketing manager. Dennis Forte was appointed to the position of e-commerce and digital-marketing manager, replacing Sabrina Raab, who will be on maternity and paternity leave for one year, in June. Loher, 30, was ...

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    Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief...

    2019-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief executive. He takes over the role from Paolo Corinaldesi, who has served as Woolrich International's chief executive for the past three years. Saccone joins from VF Corp., where he was most recently vice-president and general manager of the Vans EMEA ...

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    VF Corp. has appointed Denny Bruce as global brand president...

    2019-07-19T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. has appointed Denny Bruce as global brand president of Williamson Dickie Mfg. Co. (Dickies), replacing Philip Williamson, who will move into a brand ambassador's role

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    The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has announced that its executive...

    2019-07-19T00:00:00Z

    The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has announced that its executive director, Amy Roberts, will leave the association at the end of September to become senior director of communications and corporate social responsibility at The North Face. Roberts was appointed as OIA's executive director in 2015, after serving the organization in ...

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    The North Face has announced the appointment of Steve Lesnard...

    2019-07-19T00:00:00Z

    The North Face has announced the appointment of Steve Lesnard as global vice president of marketing. He brings 20 years of experience driving high-profile business growth, leading global brand campaigns and revolutionary product launches, and forming strategic partnership. Lesnard served most recently as global vice president and general manager of ...

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    All Weather Sports (AWS), the parent company of Dita and...

    2019-07-19T00:00:00Z

    All Weather Sports (AWS), the parent company of Dita and Nomad, has appointed Roelof de Leeuw as its new chief executive. Most recently, de Leeuw acted as managing director at Bosgroup brands such as Gant, Footwear Maruti and O'Neill footwear. He previously held management and director level positions at Simmer ...

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    Big Agnes has appointed Mark Flanagan as sales director for...

    2019-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Big Agnes has appointed Mark Flanagan as sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa to support existing distributors and build new relationships. The American company will continue work with Tigers Global Logistics in the Netherlands to ensure product fulfillment. Flanagan knows the brand because he previously worked for ...

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    Newell Brands, parent company of Coleman and many other brands,...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Newell Brands, parent company of Coleman and many other brands, has placed its executive vice president and chief financial officer, Christopher Peterson, into the post of interim chief executive. Peterson is succeeding Michael Polk, who, as previously reported, will be retiring at the end of the month after overseeing Newell's ...

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    Helen of Troy has promoted Mike Wallenfels, who has been...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Helen of Troy has promoted Mike Wallenfels, who has been vice president of worldwide sales for Hydro Flask since 2015. He has been installed in the new role of senior vice president of global sales for the company's entire Housewares Division, which includes both Hydro Flask and Oxo, reporting to ...

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    Gary Burnand, formerly with VF Corp., Barbour and Leiv Strauss...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Gary Burnand, formerly with VF Corp., Barbour and Leiv Strauss & Co., is joining Osprey Europe as marketing manager

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    Tretorn has appointed a new chief executive, Magnus Månsson, who...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Tretorn has appointed a new chief executive, Magnus Månsson, who worked for the New Wave Group, Nike and Puma before running a Swedish fashion brand, Gina Tricot, in the past two years. He takes over the responsibilities of Joakim Appelqvist and Vasko Markovski, who took over a license for the ...

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    PrimaLoft has appointed Jim Frazier as vice-president of global marketing....

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    PrimaLoft has appointed Jim Frazier as vice-president of global marketing. Frazier has extensive experience in the outdoor apparel sector. Most recently, he served as vice-president of United Sports Brands, the parent company of Nathan Sports, Shock Doctor, McDavid, Cutters and XO Athletic. He previously served as product development director for ...

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    Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief executive. Saccone joins from VF Corp., where he spent seven years, most recently as vice-president/general manager of Vans. Prior to VF Corp., he held marketing roles at Ralph Lauren, and served as general manager of sportswear and action sports at ...

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    Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently created position of sales and business development director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Scandinavia. Simultaneously, Perry Laukens was appointed to the newly created position of sales and business director for the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and nine ...

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    VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of global...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of global supply chain, effective June 1. He replaces Tom Glaser, who has left VF after 18 years to take over the role of chief operations officer at Tapestry, formerly known as Coach Inc. Bailey has spent his entire career in manufacturing ...

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    VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of global...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of global supply chain, effective June 1. He replaces Tom Glaser, who has left VF after 18 years to take over the role of chief operations officer at Tapestry, formerly known as Coach Inc. Bailey has spent his entire career in manufacturing ...

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    Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently created position of sales and business development director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Scandinavia. Simultaneously, Perry Laukens was appointed to the newly created position of sales and business director for the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and nine ...

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    Cherokee Global Brands, which is changing its name to Apex...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Cherokee Global Brands, which is changing its name to Apex Global Brands at the end of June, has appointed a current director, Evan Hengel, to chairman of the board. Hengel has had a seat on the board since October 2018 and been a managing director at the Berkeley Research Group ...

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    Jack Wolfskin appointed Ante Franicevic to the position of chief...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Jack Wolfskin appointed Ante Franicevic to the position of chief financial officer last month. He replaces Jörg Wahlers, who worked as chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Jack Wolfskin and left the German outdoor company at his own request at the end of July. Franicevic, 48, worked previously ...