All Executive changes articles – Page 75
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Vincent Wauters, who has been driving the strong development of...
Vincent Wauters, who has been driving the strong development of Arc'teryx, is leaving the Amer Sports group, where he had been recently appointed president of apparel and member of its executive board. Heikki Takala, president and chief executive of Amer, says he is taking direct responsibility for the development of ...
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Arne Strate, who has been responsible for marketing at Volcom...
Arne Strate, who has been responsible for marketing at Volcom in Germany and Austria for ten years, is joining the growing European Outdoor Group (EOG) in the new position of marketing and business development manager. He previously worked for Reef. More in The Outdoor Industry Compass.
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Petra Hilleberg has been appointed as chief executive of the...
Petra Hilleberg has been appointed as chief executive of the Hilleberg Group, taking over from her father, Bo Hilleberg, who established Hilleberg the Tentmaker in Sweden in 1971. Petra Hilleberg was previously the president of Hilleberg Inc., the company's subsidiary in Seattle, which takes care of all sales outside of ...
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Wolverine Worldwide announced yet another change in the top management...
Wolverine Worldwide announced yet another change in the top management with the appointment of Pat O'Malley as president of the Saucony brand. Reporting to Jim Gabel, president of the company's Performance Group, he takes the place of Richie Woodworth, who was recently named president of Wolverine's Lifestyle Group. O'Malley has ...
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Nora Stowell has left the Amer Sports group to join...
Nora Stowell has left the Amer Sports group to join W. L. Gore & Associates as its global sales leader for footwear, gloves and accessories. Stowell was previously vice president of U.S. sales for the Finnish group's winter, outdoor and cycle divisions, encompassing brands from Atomic and Salomon to Arc'teryx, ...
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Tim McCool, who has been active in the U.S. sports...
Tim McCool, who has been active in the U.S. sports and outdoor industry for many years, has been appointed vice president of global sales at Leatherman Tool Group. He started working for the outdoor tools and lights supplier from Oregon at the beginning of this month. McCool's assignment is to ...
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Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence...
Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence from this property of VF Corporation, in the position of European key account manager, concentrating on the sports and outdoor retail channels. He also worked in sales and marketing positions at Berghaus, Bergans of Norway and Norrøna. In the U.S., ...
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Nemo Equipment, the U.S. supplier specializing in tents and other...
Nemo Equipment, the U.S. supplier specializing in tents and other outdoor equipment, has hired three people to expand its small team. Previously at General Electric, in global research as a materials scientist, Patrick McCluskey has been appointed product manager at Nemo. His Ph. D. from Harvard in Engineering Sciences sits ...
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Liz Robbins, co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former head...
Liz Robbins, co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former head of design, is coming back to the company as an adviser. She will work closely with Michael Millenacker, who himself returned to Royal Robbins as its chief executive in September. Liz and Royal Robbins are famous Sierra Nevada climbers. In ...
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Liz Robbins, a co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former...
Liz Robbins, a co-founder of Royal Robbins and its former head of design, is coming back to the company as an adviser, working closely with its newly appointed chief executive, Michael Millenacker
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White Sierra says it has hired Haiqin “Jenny Chen,” who...
White Sierra says it has hired Haiqin “Jenny Chen,” who has spent 10 years as a designer for Nike, to head up its product creation team. The American brand is also investing in veteran talent at its development office in Shanghai. Its staff includes employees who have worked with Nike, ...
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Frank Saeger is no longer in charge of sales in...
Frank Saeger is no longer in charge of sales in Germany, Austria and Northern Italy for Sealskinz. His functions will be taken over by Mike Storey, international sales director of the British supplier of sport socks company. The decision is said to be related to a recent investment in the ...
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Eagle Creek, the brand of travel equipment owned by VF...
Eagle Creek, the brand of travel equipment owned by VF Corporation, hired Lisa Buco as marketing director from the middle of December. She is to manage all aspects of marketing and to supervise seasonal key account business plans and business development. Buco was previously head of digital marketing at Condé ...
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Patrick Diller has been appointed marketing manager for MSR Global...
Patrick Diller has been appointed marketing manager for MSR Global Health, an initiative launched earlier this year by Mountain Safety Research (MSR), an outdoor equipment supplier owned by Cascade Designs. His assignment is to assist Jane Mauser, MSR marketing director, in developing marketing plans and leading cross-functional teams for their ...
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Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at...
Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at the U.S. subsidiary for Original Buff, the Spanish provider of bandanas and other performance headwear for runners, cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts. The company said in a press release that Whitney has been in leadership functions in the general sporting goods ...
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Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer...
Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer as director of product management for its surf, stand-up paddleboard and paddle brands, Boardworks and Adventure Technology. He previously led strategic product line development for Adventure Technology, which is the company's performance paddle brand, as the product manager. Boardworks is ...
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Vaude has appointed a new product manager in charge of...
Vaude has appointed a new product manager in charge of its footwear division, Oliver Korden, with the aim of boosting the share of its revenues coming from this sector. Shoes represent only 3 percent of the company's turnover, but their sales grew by 15 percent this year, and the company ...
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Stefano Saccone has been appointed vice president and chief executive...
Stefano Saccone has been appointed vice president and chief executive for Eastpak, taking the place of another Italian manager, Massimo Ferrucci, who is in line to become vice president of VF Corporation in charge of emerging markets. Saccone has been working at VF's European headquarter in Switzerland since 2012 as ...
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Maier Sports, the German outdoor and snow sports apparel brand,...
Maier Sports, the German outdoor and snow sports apparel brand, has hired Dennis Dietrich, previously at Internetstores, to become project manager for public relations and marketing, as part of the marketing team led by Stefan Taft
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CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with...
CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with Ardblair Sports, which also represents Leki, X-Bionic and Aku. Meanwhile, International Sportswear Company (ISC) is taking on the distribution in Sweden of the fast-growing Italian brand of outdoor clothing, starting with deliveries in August 2016. ISC is also the distributor ...
