All Executive changes articles – Page 82
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Schuyler Horton, who has been with the Thule Group in...
Schuyler Horton, who has been with the Thule Group in the U.S. as director of national accounts since 2006, has been promoted to the position of vice president of sales and service for its outdoor and bags business in the Americas. He replaces Tripp Wycoff, who is leaving the Swedish ...
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Liberty Interactive Corporation, parent company for Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com, has...
Liberty Interactive Corporation, parent company for Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com, has announced the extension of the employment contract of its president and chief executive, Gregory B. Maffei, through 2019. Last November, Liberty Interactive indicated that it was planning to expand further the European operations of Backcountry.com in 2015, entering two or ...
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Joe Prebich has been appointed by Fjällräven to the new...
Joe Prebich has been appointed by Fjällräven to the new position of director of marketing for North America. He is going to report to Nathan Dopp, vice president of marketing and sales for Fjällräven North America, one of the fastest-growing operation of the Fenix Outdoor group worldwide. Prebich has been ...
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ExOfficio, part of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, has appointed...
ExOfficio, part of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, has appointed Julie Snow as vice president of design and product development. Snow has over 20 years of experience in the apparel industry. She was vice president of design and merchandising for eight years at Cutter & Buck and prior to that, ...
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Five Seasons announced this week the recruitment of Saila Härkki...
Five Seasons announced this week the recruitment of Saila Härkki as its new head designer, describing the move as an important step in its bid to double its turnover over the next three years. Härkki has been the head designer for the Swedish brand's direct competitor, Icepeak, whose sales have ...
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Pentland Brands has announced a series of senior leadership appointments....
Pentland Brands has announced a series of senior leadership appointments. Sean Hastings, vice president of product and marketing for Speedo, has been appointed Pentland's global marketing director. Jamie Cornforth, currently Speedo's head of category strategy & planning, product & marketing, becomes Speedo's interim vice president of product and marketing. Carl ...
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Salewa North America has announced two new appointments. Steve Kropf...
Salewa North America has announced two new appointments. Steve Kropf will act as director of sales for the company's various brands: Salewa, Dynafit, Pomoca and Wild Country, and Dan Fiore will serve as product line manager for apparel. They will report to Chris Sword, president of Salewa North America. Kropf ...
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Colin Lantz, former president of La Sportiva North America, has...
Colin Lantz, former president of La Sportiva North America, has been appointed by Brandforce to the new position of vice president for North America. Based in Boulder, Colorado, he will support the existing brand partners of HeiQ and handle the development of new business in the western half of the ...
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Catherine Faidherbe, a former executive of Adidas, has been named...
Catherine Faidherbe, a former executive of Adidas, has been named marketing manager for Icebreaker, based at its European office near Munich
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Hydro Flask, the 7-year-old American supplier of stainless steel bottles,...
Hydro Flask, the 7-year-old American supplier of stainless steel bottles, has two new executives. Leanne Champion has been the company's director of marketing since last Dec. 18, and Jon Smith started as director of product on Jan. 5. Smith comes from Black Diamond Equipment, where he has been in charge ...
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Prana generated only 5 percent of its sales outside the...
Prana generated only 5 percent of its sales outside the U.S. by the time the brand was acquired by Columbia Sportswear last year. Prana has now reported the creation of a new position of director of international sales. Starting on Feb. 2, it will be filled by Pacho Bedoya, who ...
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Christian Benedikt, 35, has become sales manager of Hilleberg The...
Christian Benedikt, 35, has become sales manager of Hilleberg The Tentmaker for the German-speaking countries and the Netherlands, directly reporting to the Swedish company's managing director, Göran Svensk. As reported in the following article, the German native comes from Bridgedale, where he worked for the last two and a half ...
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Nicolas Pelletier is set to replace Stéphane Saigre in March...
Nicolas Pelletier is set to replace Stéphane Saigre in March as general manager of Décathlon France, according to sport-guide.com. Pelletier has been involved with Décathlon's private running brand, Kalenji, since its launch ten years ago. He has been the brand's manager for the past six years. Saigre, who has been ...
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As of December, Haglöfs has a new sales representative for...
As of December, Haglöfs has a new sales representative for the Austrian market. Daniel Mühlbacher has replaced Thomas Blau who has left the Swedish marketer of outdoor gear. Mühlbacher, 28, has been involved in Nordic sports - most recently as category manager Nordic at Salomon and before as international key ...
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Ibex Outdoor Clothing, the Vermont-based designer of Merino outdoor and...
Ibex Outdoor Clothing, the Vermont-based designer of Merino outdoor and cycling clothing, has hired Daniel Betts as vice president of finance and operations, effective immediately. Most recently, Betts served as the director of financial planning and analysis at SmartWool. Prior to that, he worked as the principal financial analyst at ...
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Salewa Germany has hired Michael Brechtelsbauer as sales manager for...
Salewa Germany has hired Michael Brechtelsbauer as sales manager for equipment and footwear. Most recently, the 31-year-old served as product manager and buyer for hardgoods at the German Intersport. Before that, he worked for Adidas and X-Technology. At Salewa, he replaces Bastian Döhn who leaves the company on Dec. 31.
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Oboz, the fast-growing brand of trail footwear, has hired Derek...
Oboz, the fast-growing brand of trail footwear, has hired Derek Gustafson to run its product development team. One of his tasks will be to add new products and categories. He will also seek to introduce new materials and constructions. A native of Bozeman, the town in Minnesota where the company ...
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Felix Geiger will join the executive board of Schöffel in...
Felix Geiger will join the executive board of Schöffel in January in the position of managing director in charge of finance, general organization and IT. He will also run the German company's Professional Wear division. The 42-year-old comes from Escada, where he acted lately as executive vice president for finance. ...
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Ryan Gellert has been named chief executive of Patagonia Europe,...
Ryan Gellert has been named chief executive of Patagonia Europe, responsible also for the Middle East. He spent the last 15 years with Black Diamond in various roles including that of brand manager, vice president for supply chain management and managing director for Black Diamond Asia. Described as a dynamic ...
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Nelson Chan, a former chief executive of Magellan, has been...
Nelson Chan, a former chief executive of Magellan, has been appointed to Deckers Brands' board of directors, replacing Maureen Conners. Chan is currently chairman of Outerwall, the company behind the well-known Redbox and Coinstar operations. He acts as chairman or director at various other companies including Synaptics, described as a leading developer ...
