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    Ken Meidell, the former president and chief executive of Outdoor...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Ken Meidell, the former president and chief executive of Outdoor Research, has been named by Altamont Capital as chief executive of Dakine, which the investment firm acquired from Billabong in July 2013. He succeeds Leslie Lane, who left Dakine in January to take the position of president at Dr. Martens ...

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    Caro Krissman, the founder and chief executive of Outdoor Tech,...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Caro Krissman, the founder and chief executive of Outdoor Tech, has left the company after selling his shares to Rob Caulfield, the brand's lead investor. Charlie Gugliuzza, who has served as Outdoor Tech's chief operating officer, has taken over as the brand's new chief executive. Under Krissman's leadership, Outdoor Tech ...

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    Jose María García Blasco is the new chief executive officer...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Jose María García Blasco is the new chief executive officer of Yuma, the Spanish company that owns the Altus outdoor brand, taking the place of Pilar Benedí

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    Brian Mecham, formerly U.S. general manager for Icebreaker, has been...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Brian Mecham, formerly U.S. general manager for Icebreaker, has been appointed to a similar job at Salewa North America, where the brands owned by the Italian group - Dynafit, Salewa, Wild Country and Pomoca - still have strong potential for growth. Mecham reports to Claes Broqvist, who joined the Oberalp ...

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    Leatherman continues to attract strong talent. Two of its most...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Leatherman continues to attract strong talent. Two of its most recent hires are Carie Behe, who has been named marketing manager, and Susan Dinesen, the U.S. company's new director of sales in specialty markets. Behe worked for more than seven years in brand marketing at Keen and Danner. Dinesen has ...

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    Colin Israel, former managing director for Asia at Black Diamond,...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Colin Israel, former managing director for Asia at Black Diamond, has become chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Alpha Industries, a U.S. brand of outerwear. Israel's function at Black Diamond included running factories, warehouses and distribution centers, along with customer service. He was previously the chief information officer ...

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    Sebastian Lund has been appointed as chief human resources officer...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Sebastian Lund has been appointed as chief human resources officer and member of the executive board at Amer Sports, the Finnish sports equipment group that owns Salomon and Arc'teryx along with Atomic, Wilson, Precor and other brands. He will join Amer Sports at the beginning of October after 20 years ...

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    Martin Esslinger was appointed as the new sales director of...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Martin Esslinger was appointed as the new sales director of Ortlieb, the German supplier of waterproof packs and bags. Previously, the 34-year-old manager worked as head of international sales for Uhlsport. At Ortlieb, Esslinger replaces Bertram Breitenbach, who left the company after five years. Esslinger reports directly to Wolfgang Paulus, ...

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    Lamo Sheepskin has appointed Mark Etzbach as its new chief...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Lamo Sheepskin has appointed Mark Etzbach as its new chief executive officer. He succeeds Jerry Breig, who will stay with the company as vice president of international business development. Etzbach joined Lamo in May this year. Prior to that, he held senior executive roles with Original Footwear Holding, Tactical Holdings ...

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    Fjällräven has appointed Joe Prebich as its new director of...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Fjällräven has appointed Joe Prebich as its new director of marketing in North America. The Swedish outdoor brand entered the North American market four years ago and has a growing consumer base in the U.S. and Canada. Prebich will report to Nathan Dopp, vice president of marketing and sales for ...

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    Stephen Barnes has been appointed senior product manager for Sierra...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Stephen Barnes has been appointed senior product manager for Sierra Designs, the American outdoor brand. Barnes was most recently the founder and president of Barnestorm Product Solutions, assisting startups on business plans and working with other customers on brand messaging and product launches. He was formerly product development manager at ...

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    Chris Tattersall, former U.K. marketing manager at Amer Sports, has...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Chris Tattersall, former U.K. marketing manager at Amer Sports, has been appointed as head of marketing at Berghaus, the British outdoor brand. He started in May and is reporting to Julian Nichols, vice president of product and marketing. Prior to Amer Sports, Tattersall worked at William Grant & Sons, a ...

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    Alexandre Remy, who has most recently been in charge of...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Alexandre Remy, who has most recently been in charge of trade marketing at Salomon, has joined Petzl as French sales and marketing director

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    After senior positions in the product division at Mammut Sports...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    After senior positions in the product division at Mammut Sports Group and Sigma Sport, Uwe Gottschalk took over at the beginning of June as head of product at Vaude. He is covering strategic development of products for all three of the German outdoor brand's categories, from mountain sports to bike ...

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    Christina Rolén, a former executive at Adidas and Nike, has...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Christina Rolén, a former executive at Adidas and Nike, has been appointed as global marketing director for Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand. Rolén will start at Haglöfs at the beginning of October and she will become part of the company's executive management team. She was most recently chief executive for ...

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    Timbuk2 has announced four leadership appointments, effective from June 1,...

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Timbuk2 has announced four leadership appointments, effective from June 1, namely Jen Larkin as design director, Nelson Garcia as art director, Azul Couzens as head of marketing and Ami Takahashi as head of international sales. Larkin will play a key role in designing the Autumn 2017 and Winter 2018 collections ...

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    Primaloft has promoted Chris Humphris to director of sales for...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Primaloft has promoted Chris Humphris to director of sales for the Americas. Humphris has been serving as the company's European sales manager since 2014. He has also been a Primaloft sales agent for the U.K. and Scandinavia for more than a decade. Humphris is a textile specialist and outdoor athlete, ...

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    Brian Jung, who previously headed Haglöfs' subsidiary in South Korea,...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Brian Jung, who previously headed Haglöfs' subsidiary in South Korea, has apparently been appointed managing director at the Blackyak Group and chief executive of Nau Clothing, the Oregonian outdoor apparel company acquired by the South Korean group in 2013. Jung spent the last five years as country manager for Haglöfs ...

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    Mizu, the California-based maker of reusable water bottles, has hired...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Mizu, the California-based maker of reusable water bottles, has hired Hike Hoefer as executive vice president of sales and marketing. Hoefer has spent 17 years at Nixon as a sales executive. His 25-year experience in global retail and sales management has also included brands such as Burton and Salomon.

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    In an internal promotion, Ben Rivera has been appointed chief...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    In an internal promotion, Ben Rivera has been appointed chief executive of the Leatherman Tool Group. He will continue as brand president of the U.S. company, with which he has been involved for 25 years. Founded in 1983, the Oregon-based company sells multi-purpose tools and other products in 120 countries, ...