All Executive changes articles – Page 61
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Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and...
Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and Dare2B brands earlier this year, following the departure of Laurent Houlier. Reynolds previously spent nearly six years with the Pentland group, as multi-channel business director for Speedo International and then interim group digital director for Pentland Brands. He has dealt ...
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Osprey Packs has appointed new managers in the U.S., while...
Osprey Packs has appointed new managers in the U.S., while elevating Chris Graham, the company's vice president of innovation, to the position of senior vice president of product. The new managers hired by Osprey are Ed Gavin, vice president of operations; Michael Meyer, director of design; and Guillaume Schweitzer, director ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Michael Richardson, a former executive at Gap, as its new vice-president for global merchandising. The appointment is effective immediately. Richardson has 30 years of retail experience. Most recently, he was Gap's vice-president of franchise product. At Gap, he spent around 20 years. His background also includes ...
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Patrick Schmollinger has been appointed to the newly created position...
Patrick Schmollinger has been appointed to the newly created position of country manager for the German market at Schöffel. Previously, the 44-year-old worked as sales manager for Schöffel. He will continue as sales manager, but will also be responsible for trade marketing, stationary and digital services as well as communication ...
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Michael Kunz, who has worked for Amer Sports in various...
Michael Kunz, who has worked for Amer Sports in various roles in the last few years, has joined Chris Sport to take care of the Daehlie and Mountain Hardwear brands in the German part of Switzerland. He replaces Andy Kopp, who is now working for Löffler in Switzerland.
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Eagle Creek is strengthening its European sales structure with the...
Eagle Creek is strengthening its European sales structure with the appointment of Björn Jansen to the new position of sales manager for European wholesale, directly reporting to Oliver Messing, executive managing director for Eagle Creek Europe. The 34-year-old comes from Uhlsport, where he served as international area sales manager for ...
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Polygiene says that its former chief executive, Christian von Uthmann,...
Polygiene says that its former chief executive, Christian von Uthmann, has left the company. He had resigned the post in January, retaining a position as vice president of new venture and strategies, which has now been taken over by Peter Sjösten, chief commercial officer of Polygiene. In March, Polygiene said ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of corporate communications and Sara Bradshaw as corporate communications manager. Glynn comes from the public sector, where she worked, among other roles, as deputy press secretary and special assistant to President Bill Clinton and communications director for Ted Kulongoski, governor of ...
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Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns...
Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns as global vice president of marketing for Mountain Hardwear, with the task of redefining the way in which such an outdoor brand should connect with consumers in the new digital age. Burns spent ten years in Silicon Valley, running the ...
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Petri Kokko, a former general manager of Nike Finland who...
Petri Kokko, a former general manager of Nike Finland who is now running Google's operations in Germany, has become the 7th member of Amer Sports' board of directors
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Wolverine Worldwide has named Greg Tunney, a former chief executive...
Wolverine Worldwide has named Greg Tunney, a former chief executive of RG Barry and current president of the Two Ten Foundation, as president of its Hush Puppies brand, replacing Bill Mirecki who is moving to Asia to foster the growth of the Merrell brand in the region
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As part of a new process of establishing category management,...
As part of a new process of establishing category management, Intersport International Corp. (IIC) has appointed Jessica Mair as its first global category director for the outdoor sector. One of her tasks will be to develop seasonal business plans for the international retail organization's private labels, such as McKinley, and ...
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Masters, the Italian brand of poles, has hired a...
Masters, the Italian brand of poles, has hired a new brand director, Giovanni Girardi, who comes from the cycling sector, where he worked as commercial director for Selle San Marco
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Keen has named Tim Bartels as vice president of sales...
Keen has named Tim Bartels as vice president of sales for the outdoor, lifestyle and kids categories. He already worked for Keen as vice president of sales for two years from 2006 to 2008, after spending six years with Nike and four years with DC Shoes. Bartels subsequently moved to ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Velia Carboni as chief digital officer,...
VF Corp. has appointed Velia Carboni as chief digital officer, a new position which has been created by the company in view of expanding its investments across its digital platform. Carboni will report directly to Steve Rendle, the group's chairman, president and chief executive. She will serve on VF Corp.'s ...
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Katadyn North America has appointed Teresa Coryell House as global...
Katadyn North America has appointed Teresa Coryell House as global head of digital, based in the U.S. and working together with the company's head office in Zurich. She boasts 20 years of experience in digital marketing with companies such as Yoplait and Halo Top Ice Cream. While working for Yoplait, ...
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Peter Fresia, 51, is strengthening Leki's product development team, working...
Peter Fresia, 51, is strengthening Leki's product development team, working together with Christian Nordhaus. He will be responsible for hardware products. Fresia worked most recently as senior buyer at SportScheck for technical hardware, outdoor shoes and skis. The certified mountain and ski guide previously worked for Sport Schuster and as ...
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Günther Herrmann is the new sales and marketing manager of...
Günther Herrmann is the new sales and marketing manager of Schöffel, replacing Andreas Schupp. The 45-year-old was previously in charge of sports at the European level for Marchon Eyewear, which sells brands like Dragon and Nike.
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Pascal Jacquemoud will take the place of Fabrice Arbey at...
Pascal Jacquemoud will take the place of Fabrice Arbey at the head of Schöffel's French subsidiary, according to sport-guide.com. Jacquemoud has been with the company for ten years.
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Peter Fabrin, former chief executive at Haglöfs, has been appointed...
Peter Fabrin, former chief executive at Haglöfs, has been appointed in the same function at Piste Group, a Danish holding company for several Nordic brands of ski holiday organizations and other tourist services. Fabrin became chief executive at Haglöfs in November 2014 and it was announced last September that he ...
