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Mark Flanagan has been appointed in the new position of...
Mark Flanagan has been appointed in the new position of European commercial director for Helinox, the South Korean brand of outdoor equipment. Flanagan previously worked for companies such as Reebok, Berghaus and Columbia. His latest functions included international general manager at GoLite, and apparel and accessories director at Hi-Tec Sports. ...
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Axel Brosch has been appointed general manager for Central Europe...
Axel Brosch has been appointed general manager for Central Europe at Oberalp, starting on March 1. He succeeds Christoph Mannel, who resigned unexpectedly from his position in May last year. Benedikt Böhm, general brand manager at Oberalp, assumed Mannel's responsibilities on an interim basis. From Alpbach, a village in the Tirol ...
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SOG Specialty Knives and Tools has announced the appointment of...
SOG Specialty Knives and Tools has announced the appointment of Chas Fisher as its new vice-president of sales. Fisher has nearly 30 years of experience in the outdoor industry. Prior to joining SOG, he was chief operating officer of Verde Brand Communications. He has also previously served as vice-president of ...
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Pentland Brands has announced the appointment of Chirag Patel as...
Pentland Brands has announced the appointment of Chirag Patel as chief operating officer. This veteran of the group takes over some of the responsibilities of Andy Long, the company's chief executive, who served as COO between 2012 and 2014 and retained the post after his appointment of CEO in 2014. ...
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Scandic Outdoor has expanded its top management with the promotion...
Scandic Outdoor has expanded its top management with the promotion of Jesper Rodig as joint chief executive, joining Jan Molander in the position. Rodig has been working since 2008 for the German company, which distributes many Scandinavian brands such as Baffin, Nokian, Sätila and Woolpower. He has been handling sales, ...
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Robert Cohen, former vice president of global retail at Patagonia,...
Robert Cohen, former vice president of global retail at Patagonia, is now the chief executive of Earth Treks Climbing & Fitness and Planet Granite Climbing, which merged in November 2017 to form what they claim to be the largest network of climbing gyms in the U.S.
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The finance director of the Calida Group, Thomas Stöcklin, will...
The finance director of the Calida Group, Thomas Stöcklin, will leave the Swiss company at the end of June 2018. Calida has started the search for a successor to the 47-year-old manager, who joined as a controller in 2005. The Calida Group owns the Calida, Aubade, Millet, Oxbow, Eider and ...
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Jason Boling has resigned from Cherokee Global Brands, the new...
Jason Boling has resigned from Cherokee Global Brands, the new owner of Hi-Tec, after five years in the position of financial director. Steven Brink has been appointed as his replacement. Brink previously worked as head of finance for an assortment of public and private apparel companies including seven years at ...
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Dan Green has been promoted to the new position of...
Dan Green has been promoted to the new position of vice president of design at Arc'teryx Equipment after 17 years with the brand. He started at the Canadian company by designing packs, then gloves and then equipment for law enforcement and the Armed Forces before taking the leadership of the ...
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Elias J. Sabo is going to become the new chief...
Elias J. Sabo is going to become the new chief executive of Compass Diversified (Codi) on May 3, replacing Alan B. Offenberg who is retiring after 20 years in the post. Sabo is a founding partner of Codi's management company, Compass Group Management. He was instrumental in the takeover and ...
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Ortlieb Sportartikel has appointed Jürgen Siegwarth as its new chief...
Ortlieb Sportartikel has appointed Jürgen Siegwarth as its new chief executive, with immediate effect. Siegwarth will be principally responsible for the marketing and sales divisions. He will be in charge of management alongside Hartmut Ortlieb, the company's founder, who will continue to head the technology and production division. Most recently, Siegwarth ...
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Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Christian Buss as...
Columbia Sportswear has announced the appointment of Christian Buss as director of investor relations, reporting to Jim Swanson, senior vice president and chief financial officer of the group. Buss, who has been involved in equity analysis since 2005, comes from Credit Suisse, where he was director of global apparel research. ...
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As part of a personnel reshuffle ahead of a planned...
As part of a personnel reshuffle ahead of a planned expansion, Polygiene has promoted its chief financial officer, Ulrika Björk, to the position of chief executive, taking over the post from Christian von Uthmann. The former CEO will now fill the position of vice president of new ventures and strategies ...
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Eagle Creek has strengthened its European team with the addition...
Eagle Creek has strengthened its European team with the addition of three new managers in key positions at its headquarters in Midleton, Ireland. The producer of travel bags and backpacks from southern California has appointed Parvati Sauer to the newly created position of eCom specialist, Benjamin Rex as its new ...
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Outdoor Research has hired a new head of product, Liz...
Outdoor Research has hired a new head of product, Liz Braund, who worked with The North Face and Nike before her most recent assignment as vice president of product at Royal Robbins
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Osprey Packs names Mark Galbraith as senior director of product...
Osprey Packs names Mark Galbraith as senior director of product
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Jeff Sadler, who formerly worked for Trango and Deuter, has...
Jeff Sadler, who formerly worked for Trango and Deuter, has been promoted to national U.S. sales manager for La Sportiva
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Nino Gilarde, a veteran of the healthcare industry, has been...
Nino Gilarde, a veteran of the healthcare industry, has been hired by Ortholite as its chief financial officer
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Markus Meister has been appointed as sales director at Holmenkol,...
Markus Meister has been appointed as sales director at Holmenkol, the ski wax brand. Since the start of November he has been in charge of sales and marketing as well as the development of export markets. Meister was German cross-country skiing champion in the junior category. He was previously commercial ...
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Stephanie Tham has been appointed to the position of sales...
Stephanie Tham has been appointed to the position of sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at Isbjörn of Sweden, the 12-year-old specialty brand of functional apparel for children. Tham was previously working as purchasing manager at Addnature, the outdoor retail specialist from Sweden. Tham replaces Louise Fell, who from ...
