All Executive changes articles – Page 89
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The Outdoor Retailer show has named Kate Blom-Lowery as director...
The Outdoor Retailer show has named Kate Blom-Lowery as director of public relations
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Stefanie Gruber has been promoted by Sportalm to be in...
Stefanie Gruber has been promoted by Sportalm to be in charge of international sales, following the departure of the former sales manager, Andreas Gotschke. In her new position, Gruber will also develop store franchising and shop-in-shop solutions. Before joining the Austrian sports apparel company, she worked for Strenesse, René Lezard, ...
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Terry Stephenson, who had been hired as marketing and communications...
Terry Stephenson, who had been hired as marketing and communications manager for the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K. at the beginning of 2012, is leaving to take up a marketing position at Montane. The British OIA plans to make an announcement next week about his successor.
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Steve Bracewell, former managing director of Gelert, has become chief...
Steve Bracewell, former managing director of Gelert, has become chief executive of Animal, a British brand of action sports clothing. He had left the British supplier of camping equipment after its acquisition by Sports Direct International earlier this year.
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Vaude has appointed Rafael Erath junior product manager for footwear....
Vaude has appointed Rafael Erath junior product manager for footwear. He held a similar position at Adidas and will now report to Michael Mühlberg, head of Vaude's business unit in charge of shoes.
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Margaret Newhand is appointed as direct of product management, website...
Margaret Newhand is appointed as direct of product management, website and e-commerce at Wigwam, the American socks manufacturer
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Granite Gear, a very technical American brand of backpacks and...
Granite Gear, a very technical American brand of backpacks and other outdoor products that recently came under new ownership (see our electronic archives), has hired Benjamin Landry as associate product designer. He is said to have more than 20 years of experience as a research & development buyer and customer ...
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Oboz Footwear has added Elizabeth Sinclair to its customer service...
Oboz Footwear has added Elizabeth Sinclair to its customer service team. She was worked for the Madison River Fishing Company, a well-known fly-fishing specialty retailer, among other positions.
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Tom Adams, sport division manager at Petzl America, is being...
Tom Adams, sport division manager at Petzl America, is being promoted to the position of sales director for the U.S. subsidiary of the French company
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Maier Sports, the German sports apparel firm acquired by the...
Maier Sports, the German sports apparel firm acquired by the Findos Investor equity firm in August 2011, reports a strong increase of 29 percent in pre-orders for the coming spring/summer season. Most noticeable, exports to Russia, Austria and Switzerland will increase considerably as compared to the same period of the ...
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Patagonia has promoted John Collins to the new role of...
Patagonia has promoted John Collins to the new role of vice president of global sales, reporting directly to Casey Sheahan, chief executive of the company. Collins served at the company for the last three years as vice president for the Americas and Asia-Pacific. He previously acted as vice president of ...
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Simone Favero has been appointed marketing coordinator for Scarpa. Reporting...
Simone Favero has been appointed marketing coordinator for Scarpa. Reporting to Cristina Parisotto, marketing manager from the family that owns Scarpa, she has taken over some of the responsibilities of Riccardo Milani, who has left the Italian company.
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Hydrapak has appointed Jordan Phillips as director of sales, with...
Hydrapak has appointed Jordan Phillips as director of sales, with a focus on its consumer products. He worked most recently at Levi Strauss & Co., but was previously sales manager and director of sales at Gregory Mountain Products and Overland Equipment. He has been an advisor to major outdoor brands. ...
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Pelican International, the Canadian maker of plastic boats, has appointed...
Pelican International, the Canadian maker of plastic boats, has appointed Alex Tongue as its new agent for Europe, effective immediately. Tonge has worked as Pelican's distributor in the U.K. for more than 10 years and is therefore very familiar with Pelican's Twin Sheet Thermoforming technology and its product portfolio. He ...
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Longworth Industries, and American producer of underwear “made in the...
Longworth Industries, and American producer of underwear “made in the USA,” has hired Keith Myers as sales director for its brand of baselayers, Polarmax, in a bid to expand its presence in the outdoor and casual apparel markets. Myers has worked for more than 20 years in the apparel sector, ...
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B. Robinson has hired Alex Webb, a former official of...
B. Robinson has hired Alex Webb, a former official of Revo, to fill the new position of vice president of U.S. sales for the specialty outdoor, sporting goods and sunglass retailer channels. B. Robinson recent licensed the Revo brand of sunglasses from Sequential Brands, which bought it from Luxottica. Webb ...
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Big Agnes, a growing American manufacturer of sleeping bags and...
Big Agnes, a growing American manufacturer of sleeping bags and other outdoor products, has announced the appointment of Katie Hughes as marketing specialist and Kaitlin Cowart as graphic design assistant. An expert in strategic marketing, Hughes worked most recently in marketing and sales at Point6 and Smartwool, respectively. .Named after ...
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Poc Sweden, the helmet specialist acquired by Black Diamond last...
Poc Sweden, the helmet specialist acquired by Black Diamond last year, is investing more in its eyewear line, which was first presented at the Mido eyewear show in Milan last year. It has hired a new global marketing director for its eyewear business unit, Jonas Söderqvist, replacing Sarah Laurell in ...
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Black Diamond Inc. has promoted Aaron Kuehne to the position...
Black Diamond Inc. has promoted Aaron Kuehne to the position of chief financial officer, after an extensive external search for a possible alternative candidate for the post. He had already served as interim CFO and principal accounting officer since last March 15 following the departure of Robert Peay after 16 ...
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Patagonia has created a new role of vice president of...
Patagonia has created a new role of vice president of marketing and assigned it to Joy Howard, who served most recently in a similar position at Converse. She began her career in marketing at Johnson & Johnson and later became global marketing director for the joint venture between Coca-Cola and ...
