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    VF Corporation has announced that Robert K. Shearer, the group's...

    2014-10-08T00:00:00Z

    VF Corporation has announced that Robert K. Shearer, the group's senior vice president & chief financial officer, will retire in March 2015, after 28 years with the company. VF has named Scott A. Roe, currently vice president, as controller and chief accounting officer, to replace Shearer in the role of ...

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    Nemo has hired Andrew Milkovits from EMS as product-line manager...

    2014-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Nemo has hired Andrew Milkovits from EMS as product-line manager and Tom Bath from REI as senior product developer. As product-line manager, Milkovits is in charge of developing and executing the strategy that drives the product line from concept to market. He will work with Nemo's internal teams, outside reps ...

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    In October, Haglöfs' product manager for hardware, Håkan Nyström, will...

    2014-09-03T00:00:00Z

    In October, Haglöfs' product manager for hardware, Håkan Nyström, will be stepping down, triggering new management changes after the recent departure of the company's chief executive, Nicolas Warchalowski. Viktor Wramdemark, the current director of footwear, will take over Nyström's position and will thus be also responsible for hardware. For ...

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    Keen has hired Michael Minter as its first in-house vice...

    2014-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Keen has hired Michael Minter as its first in-house vice president of creative. Minter was most recently global creative director/global director of marketing at Sanuk. He brings years of experience from the outdoor, action sports, surf and footwear industries. At Sanuk, he led the design and development process as global ...

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    Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as...

    2014-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as the chief executive of Dr. Martens at the end of this year. Suddens, who has led the company for 12 years, will act as non-executive chairman. Murray has lately been running Deckers Outdoor's operations in Europe, the Middle East and ...

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    Brian Thomson has been appointed general manager of Ex Officio,...

    2014-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Brian Thomson has been appointed general manager of Ex Officio, one of the technical apparel brands of Jarden Corporation. He brings 15 years of industry experience, most recently as director of sales and marketing at Toad & Co., the American firm previously called Horny Toad. He previously spent 13 years ...

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    Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president...

    2014-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president of global merchandising, a newly-created position in the company. Poole, who started her new role on Aug. 25, is based at the company's product creation and global shared-services center in Niwot, Colorado. She will report directly to Andrew Rees, president ...

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    The Regatta Group has appointed Bill Lockwood, who comes from...

    2014-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The Regatta Group has appointed Bill Lockwood, who comes from American Rec, to the position of North American sales director for its Craghopper and Dare 2b brands of technical apparel

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    Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced...

    2014-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced a new European sales team. Liam Gallagher will take the helm in the U.K. He brings more than 20 years of experience across different textile industries and markets. He worked for 12 years at Polartec, where he held a number of ...

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    Nikwax has named Rick Meade as the new president of...

    2014-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Nikwax has named Rick Meade as the new president of Nikwax North America, effective immediately. He joins Nikwax after a 15-year career with Recreational Equipment (REI). Most recently, he served at REI as director of merchandising management, leading teams in the Camping and Climb, Snowsports and Watersports businesses. Meade will ...

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    Bill Conradt, former vice president of global sales at Cascade...

    2014-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Bill Conradt, former vice president of global sales at Cascade Designs, has been hired by Sierra Designs to act as head of global sales. Before Cascade Designs, Conradt worked at Cannondale, running sales and operations in Japan and Australia among other roles. Sierra Designs belongs to American Rec, along with ...

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    Vasque, the U.S. marketer of outdoor footwear, has appointed John...

    2014-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Vasque, the U.S. marketer of outdoor footwear, has appointed John Irvine director of international sales replacing George Brown, the long-time international executive of Vasque, who retired earlier this year. Irvine served Arc'teryx for the past three years in international sales, and before that in sports marketing.

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    Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position...

    2014-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position of vice president of global marketing services and communication. She will be a member of the executive team reporting directly to Helen Johnson-Leipold, chairperson and chief executive of the company. Penman has spent more than 30 years in the packaged ...

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    Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports...

    2014-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Armin Weber has been appointed marketing manager of Amer Sports for Central Europe, concentrating on digital marketing for the various brands of the group. He has taken the place of Stephan Hagenbusch, who recently became European marketing manager of Black Diamond. Weber had previously handled similar functions at Quiksilver Europe.

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    The Calida Group, which has acquired a 59.6 percent controlling...

    2014-08-04T00:00:00Z

    The Calida Group, which has acquired a 59.6 percent controlling interest in the Lafuma Group, has hired ThorstenWalter as sales manager of the French company for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He previously worked for two Swiss companies, Toko and Wenger. He acted as brand manager of Toko, continuing after its ...

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    Ulf Michels, 35, has replaced Christoph Bösl as European marketing...

    2014-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Ulf Michels, 35, has replaced Christoph Bösl as European marketing manager of Five Ten. Before joining the Adidas subsidiary, Michels worked for a Munich-based production company and was responsible among other things for the European Outdoor Film Tour.

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    Stefan Krause is the new head of product at Ortovox,...

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Stefan Krause is the new head of product at Ortovox, the German brand of outdoor equipment and apparel. Effective June 1, he replaced Christoph Kirsch who left the company to pursue other job opportunities. Krause was previously in charge of quality management. He switched from Vaude, where he ran the ...

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    Klean Kanteen, the family-owned Northern California company that produces a...

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Klean Kanteen, the family-owned Northern California company that produces a line of reusable food-grade stainless steel “kanteens,” has appointed Martin Stokes as director of operations and quality, to streamline its processes and supply chain. Stokes has over 20 years of experience in operations, logistics, and manufacturing management. In his most ...

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    Montane has hired a new garment designer, Anna Munton, who...

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Montane has hired a new garment designer, Anna Munton, who previously worked for Tog24, and joined the team three months ago. Joan Bowden, who previously worked for Barbour, joined the British brand as new garment technologist two months ago. Montane is currently recruiting a backpack designer. The climber Andy Kirkpatrick, ...

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    Cascade Designs, the American company that owns a raft of...

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Cascade Designs, the American company that owns a raft of outdoor equipment brands, rejigged its management structure earlier this year to focus more intensely on the development of each of its brands. Cascade Designs' management is no longer organized by product categories such as water, sleep and stoves. Instead it ...