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Vaude has announced the appointment of Stefan Lörke as head...
Vaude has announced the appointment of Stefan Lörke as head of its apparel division. He succeeds Aaron Bittner, who has left the company after more than 10 years to take on new professional challenges. Lörke, 52, has several years of experience in the outdoor industry, with leading positions in product ...
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Pierantonio Regeni, a former official of Ernst & Young who...
Pierantonio Regeni, a former official of Ernst & Young who has served as chief financial officer of Lumberjack for the past five years, is leaving to take a similar post at Calzaturificio Scarpa, reporting to Diego Bolzonello, the former chief executive of Geox who became the CEO of this Italian ...
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OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as...
OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as chief financial officer and Mark Coffield as general manager for Vietnam, where OrthoLite has recently inaugurated a manufacturing plant. Brice has previously worked for The Hershey Company in Asia and South America. Coffield, who will lead Ortholite's new Vietnamese factory, ...
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Aigle's owner, Maus Frères, has announced the appointment of Sandrine...
Aigle's owner, Maus Frères, has announced the appointment of Sandrine Conseiller as the new president of the Aigle brand. Conseiller spent 20 years at Unilever, where she held evolving roles, from brand manager up to vice president. Most recently, she was marketing and brand director of Lacoste, which is also ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear has named Maria Vlahos as its new...
Sherpa Adventure Gear has named Maria Vlahos as its new director of design. Prior to joining the company, based in Modesto, California, Vlahos served for nearly 20 years as women's design director at Prana, the activewear brand bought by Columbia Sportswear in 2014.
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Skylotec, the leading German producer of fall protection and safety...
Skylotec, the leading German producer of fall protection and safety systems for sports, industry and tactical operations, announced that Marco Neutard has been appointed chief digital officer of the company. He worked for McKinsey for several years and most recently as an independent management consultant. Prior to that, the business ...
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Samsonite International has re-appointed Fabio Rugarli as president of Europe,...
Samsonite International has re-appointed Fabio Rugarli as president of Europe, taking the place of Arne Borrey from May 6. Rugarli, who has been working for Samsonite for more than 27 years, already held that role between 2009 and 2016.
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JD Sports Fashion has an experienced non-executive director on its...
JD Sports Fashion has an experienced non-executive director on its board. Kath Smith, the former executive of the Adidas Group who served as general manager and vice president of The North Face EMEA until last year, has joined the board of directors of the fast-growing U.K.-based retailer. She wanted to ...
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Kathmandu is splitting the functions of chief operating officer and...
Kathmandu is splitting the functions of chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Chris Kinraid has been promoted to CFO and company secretary. Reuben Casey will continue as COO and add responsibility for international business development, sourcing, merchandise planning, supply chain management and property.
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Primaloft has announced the appointment of Zoltan Kelemen as the...
Primaloft has announced the appointment of Zoltan Kelemen as the new territory sales manager for the U.K., Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg) and Denmark. He replaces Wim Neels, who has become vice-president of business development of fashion and lifestyle global, still at Primaloft. In his new role, Kelemen will report to ...
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Andy Schimeck, the former European director of Marmot Mountain who...
Andy Schimeck, the former European director of Marmot Mountain who became the European director of Equip Outdoor Technologies last year, has taken on the temporary position of country manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland following the departure of Andreas Ried, but a search has started for the latter's successor. Meanwhile, ...
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Sierra Designs has promoted Andrew Day to vice president and...
Sierra Designs has promoted Andrew Day to vice president and general manager. He will be taking charge of the Colorado-based outdoor company's “Think Outside” campaign as well as its partnerships with retail groups, such Grassroots Outdoor Alliance. Day has been working in the outdoor sporting industry since 1995. He has ...
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Canada Goose has promoted Ana Mihaljevic from senior vice president...
Canada Goose has promoted Ana Mihaljevic from senior vice president of planning and sales operations to chief commercial officer. She will oversee the company's global commercial business while continuing to take charge of sales planning and sales operations. She will be seeking to expand the wholesale channel, the direct-to-consumer (DTC) ...
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Fjällräven North America has expanded its management team by appointing...
Fjällräven North America has expanded its management team by appointing a Nike veteran, Jean-Marie Shields, as vice president of brand experience. Meanwhile, Nathan Dopp, who has been in charge of the Americas for the whole Fenix Outdoor group for the past three years, has been promoted to global vice president.
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David W. McCreight, a 56-year-old former president of Under Armour,...
David W. McCreight, a 56-year-old former president of Under Armour, Lands' End and Anthropologie, has been named a director of Wolverine Worldwide, replacing Joseph R. Gromek, who is retiring
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Sport 2000 Europe has appointed Thomas Weber to the newly...
Sport 2000 Europe has appointed Thomas Weber to the newly created position of business unit manager for the Absolute Outdoor retail format, a step-up to Sport 2000 Germany's existing Outdoor Profis format. The 56-year-old manager previously worked in leading positions at Rockport, Reebok, Corporate Express, Kettler and Recaro. The Absolute ...
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Equip Outdoor Technologies has hired Jonathan Frederick as U.S. country...
Equip Outdoor Technologies has hired Jonathan Frederick as U.S. country manager for the Lowe Alpine and Rab brands
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Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German...
Craghoppers, the British travel clothing specialist, is strengthening its German sales team by hiring Christoph Schröder. The 30-year-old was most recently sales manager for Northern Germany at Kübler Sport. Also, Karolin Krohn will strengthen the marketing team at Craghoppers’ European headquarters in Hamburg under the leadership of Oliver Robens. The ...
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VF Corp. is moving Jeremie Blondel from Vans to The...
VF Corp. is moving Jeremie Blondel from Vans to The North Face. Filling a newly created role, he will serve as vice president of sales for TNF in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with responsibility for the entire wholesale business in the region. Blondel will work under Jan van ...
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Salomon appointed George Egan, a former buyer for Backcountry.com, as...
Salomon appointed George Egan, a former buyer for Backcountry.com, as U.S. commercial director for outdoor footwear
