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Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as...
Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as president of Merrell, reporting to Todd Spaletto, the former executive of The North Face who was recently named president of Wolverine's broader Outdoor & Lifestyle Group. Rechner has been more than 25 years in the outdoor industry. After working as ...
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Kenny Bement has been appointed as a vice president and...
Kenny Bement has been appointed as a vice president and corporate controller of Vista Outdoor. He is also replacing Tom Sexton as chief accounting officer. This former executive of Raytheon served most recently as controller of reporting and governance at Alphabet, the parent company of Google and several former subsidiaries ...
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Angel Martinez, who retired as chief executive of Deckers Brands...
Angel Martinez, who retired as chief executive of Deckers Brands a year ago, after 11 years in the post, had decided to run for mayor of his home town, Santa Barbara, California. The election will be held next November. Martinez, who left Cuba in 1958 to emigrate to the U.S., ...
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Hydro Flask has appointed three new managers. Alan Kissell, a...
Hydro Flask has appointed three new managers. Alan Kissell, a former national sales manager of footwear for Columbia Sportswear who worked also for Adidas and Superfeet, will serve as director of sales for the sport and outdoor channels. Tor Brown, formerly with Nike and Black Diamond, where he was the ...
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Ledlenser, the German supplier of headlamps and rechargeable lights that...
Ledlenser, the German supplier of headlamps and rechargeable lights that is looking at opportunities in sports and outdoor sectors for its new headlamps and flashlights, has appointed Inge Heinsius as vice president of product and marketing, based at the company's head office in Solingen. She will report directly to Thomas ...
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Oboz Footwear has hired Dawson Westenskow to work as its...
Oboz Footwear has hired Dawson Westenskow to work as its product line manager, helping to establish the company's vision, strategies and seasonal and longterm product concepts as part of a five-person product creation team. He worked for the Thule Group's bags division prior to joining REI in August 2015 as ...
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With Martin Schneider set to retire as chief information officer...
With Martin Schneider set to retire as chief information officer of VF Corp. at the end of this year, the group has designated Sandra Harris, currently vice president of global business technology, to take over his place next Jan. 1. She has been with VF for the last eight years, ...
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Lifestraw, the Swiss-based brand of water filtration products, has hired...
Lifestraw, the Swiss-based brand of water filtration products, has hired Matt DeWitte as head of marketing, based in the Washington, D.C. area. He worked most recently as vice president of marketing for Boxed Water is Better. He was previously involved in U.S. and international marketing for consumer brands such as ...
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Sonia Prior has been named as sales director for the...
Sonia Prior has been named as sales director for the brands marketed by Bradshaw Taylor in the U.K. and various other European countries, including Black Diamond, Icebreaker, Keen, Royal Robbins, Sherpa Adventure Gear and Schöffel Ski. Taking the place of Peter Rostron, she is joining the British distributor from Amer ...
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Dalesman International has taken on the distribution of Aquapac in...
Dalesman International has taken on the distribution of Aquapac in the British outdoor market
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Dean Polic has been appointed by Oase Outdoors as country...
Dean Polic has been appointed by Oase Outdoors as country manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He spent the last 17 years with the Mammut Sports Group in senior marketing and sales positions. Polic's new role was previously held by Karl Hansmann, who has been promoted by Oase to fill ...
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Sigg Switzerland Bottles has appointed Stuart Theobald as head of...
Sigg Switzerland Bottles has appointed Stuart Theobald as head of sales for the U.K. and Ireland. He comes from Leatherman Tools, where he served as sales manager for the whole Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
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Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands...
Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands one year ago, is reportedly running to become the mayor of Santa Barbara, California next November
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Andy Ernst has been appointed as head of central Europe...
Andy Ernst has been appointed as head of central Europe for the Mammut Sports Group from the start of May. Ernst was previously supervising the Swiss outdoor group's sales in all European markets other than the German-speaking countries, but he has taken over the supervision of its business in Switzerland, ...
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Esportiva AKSA has started the distribution in Spain of...
Esportiva AKSA has started the distribution in Spain of the line of climbing apparel of Rafiki, the Czech specialist in the segment
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Camp has announced the promotion of Adrien Nonglaton to general...
Camp has announced the promotion of Adrien Nonglaton to general manager of Camp France. He replaces Pascal Ducros, who had been at the helm of the French branch since 2000. Ducros will be retiring at the beginning of May. Nonglaton has worked alongside Ducros for 12 years as commercial manager ...
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John Twomey, former regional sales manager at Adidas in Ireland,...
John Twomey, former regional sales manager at Adidas in Ireland, has reportedly been appointed manager in charge of European distributor sales and marketing at Cascade Designs, the holding company for Thermarest, MSR, Platypus, Sealline and PackTowl. Apart from nearly ten years at Adidas, Twomey has held various sales and marketing ...
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Whitby & Co. has added the exclusive distribution of Smith's...
Whitby & Co. has added the exclusive distribution of Smith's sharpeners in the U.K. and Ireland to its portfolio, which includes Klean Kanteen, Leatherman, Opinel and Nite Ize
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Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder....
Icebreaker has a new European head of wholesale, Udo Heyder. He comes from VF Corp. , where he spent nine years as area manager for Germany and Central Europe and then three years as international sales manager for Smartwool. Based at Icebreaker's European office in Munich, Heyderreplaces Ibrahim Can, who ...
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An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global...
An industry veteran with experience in product creation and global operations, Joe Vernachio, will have the task of finding a new strategy to revamp Mountain Hardwear, the struggling brand of Columbia Sportswear. He has been hired to be the next president of the brand, starting on April 3. He will ...
