All Executive changes articles – Page 93
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Jeff Bowman is taking the place of Brad Poorman as...
Jeff Bowman is taking the place of Brad Poorman as the new chief executive of Cocona, the U.S.-based developer of active particle technologies used in technical apparel, footwear and other products. Bowman was most recently chief operating officer and technical officer at Massif in Ashland, Oregon. Like Poorman and other ...
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Sub Zero Technology, British manufacturer of high-quality base layers and...
Sub Zero Technology, British manufacturer of high-quality base layers and outdoor apparel, has assigned Beijing Travel Mouse Outdoors Company for the distribution of the brand in China. Sub Zero is already distributing the brand in the Far East, Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, where its 'made in England' label ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Shawn Cox as senior vice president...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Shawn Cox as senior vice president of retail, a newly created position that reports directly to Tim Boyle, president and chief executive officer. The 49-year-old Cox will be responsible for leading the company's brick-and-mortar retail and ecommerce operations in the U.S., Europe and Canada. Cox has ...
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Camila Vesth has been appointed as the new global design...
Camila Vesth has been appointed as the new global design director of Timberland International for apparel and accessories. She has been working most recently as head of creative apparel and director for Le Coq Sportif, and she has also been supervising the collections for Karmameju and for Run and Relax, ...
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Cousin Trestec has appointed Amorini as its Italian distributor. The...
Cousin Trestec has appointed Amorini as its Italian distributor. The French company is a leader in the production of braided ropes for climbing and other uses, manufacturing 47,000 kilometers a year at its own facilities in the north of France.
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Alys Diffusion has assumed the distribution in France of Tropicare,...
Alys Diffusion has assumed the distribution in France of Tropicare, the Dutch company that markets the Care Plus line of travel health products. Since a couple of years ago, the French company has been distributing the outdoor and survival equipment and survival products of brands such as Meteor, Highlander, Kupilka ...
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Bradshaw Taylor is taking over as the new sales agent...
Bradshaw Taylor is taking over as the new sales agent for Black Diamond Equipment in the U.K. and Ireland after its contract with First Ascent expires in June. The British firm will also take care of the Pieps brand recently acquired by Black Diamond, and it will provide localized technical ...
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Shaw Gorman, the 47-year-old great-grandson of Leon Leonwood Bean, who...
Shaw Gorman, the 47-year-old great-grandson of Leon Leonwood Bean, who founded L.L. Bean in 1917, will be the new chairman of the American company, where he has already worked for more than 20 years in various functions, including brand communication. He will take the place of his father Leon A. ...
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Oboz has hired Kira Stoops as its new marketing manager....
Oboz has hired Kira Stoops as its new marketing manager. Based at the little American town Bozeman, home of the young American footwear company, she has been a journalist, designer and copywriter for a local creative agency, Mercury CSC, and for newspapers and magazines. In 2008, she started her own ...
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Regatta wants to expand rapidly in Poland, the Czech Republic...
Regatta wants to expand rapidly in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia since it restructured its business in these countries. Zenon Raszyk was appointed a few months ago as the British outdoor company's country manager for the three countries. The young Czech manager previously worked at Hannah and then took ...
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Zopfi Sustainabe Business Development, the distribution company set up earlier...
Zopfi Sustainabe Business Development, the distribution company set up earlier this year by John Zopfi, former north European sales manager at Patagonia, has added several outdoor companies to its customer list. Zopfi, who has opted to deal only with companies that put a strong emphasis on sustainability, started his business a ...
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Pacsafe, the Hong Kong-based specialty brand of travel safety gear,...
Pacsafe, the Hong Kong-based specialty brand of travel safety gear, has created the position of a sales director for Germany. The position has been filled by Werner Hecke who served Lowe Alpine in a similar position for many years. The 56-year-old will report to Thomas Ryll, the former chief of ...
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Millet, the French outdoor and winter sports brand, has contracted...
Millet, the French outdoor and winter sports brand, has contracted Alpine Outdoor to handle its sales in the Netherlands, ending a four-year partnership with Outware Trading. Alpine Outdoor is a new company established by Ben Jan van Diggele and Richard Cremers, who already have another specialist firm, Summit Outdoor & ...
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Joakim Gip became marketing director at Patagonia Europe this month,...
Joakim Gip became marketing director at Patagonia Europe this month, based in Annecy. For the last two years Gip was market communications manager at Clas Ohlson, a Swedish household equipment retailer, but before that he spent three years at Peak Performance, the Swedish ski, outdoor and golf apparel brand, as ...
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The North Face has appointed Nicolas Vidal new vice president...
The North Face has appointed Nicolas Vidal new vice president in charge of sales for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. In his new role, the Frenchman will report to his predecessor, Arne Arens, who was promoted last summer to vice president and general manager of the American outdoor brand ...
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The U.S. subsidiary of Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Peter Shean...
The U.S. subsidiary of Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Peter Shean vice president of sales and product. Shean worked before for Implus, the marketer of accessories, where he was responsible for Sof Sole and other brands. Separately, Hi-Tec has announced the establishment of a new showroom for the Irish market at ...
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Camila Vesh has been appointed as the new global design...
Camila Vesh has been appointed as the new global design director of Timberland International for apparel and accessories. She has been working most recently as head of creative apparel and director for Le Coq Sportif, and she has also been supervising the collections for Karmameju and for Run and Relax, ...
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Asolo, the Italian outdoor footwear brand, has appointed Matterhorn as...
Asolo, the Italian outdoor footwear brand, has appointed Matterhorn as its distributor for the Benelux countries. The company already represents several outdoor brands, including Mountain Equipment, Sigg and Granger's. Matterhorn takes over the distribution of Asolo from April from the former Lowe Alpine Benelux, which became Equip Benelux last year.
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Icebreaker, the New Zealand-based specialty company of Merino apparel, has...
Icebreaker, the New Zealand-based specialty company of Merino apparel, has appointed Kristen Celko vice president in charge of e-commerce and digital marketing. Celko worked for various companies including Under Armour and a couple of retailing companies. She will direct Icebreaker's e-commerce strategy and will be responsible for the development of ...
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Alex Edelman has been appointed country manager for the Benelux...
Alex Edelman has been appointed country manager for the Benelux countries from the beginning of April at Oase Outdoors, the Danish company that owns the Outwell, Robens and Easy Camp camping equipment brands. This comes just a few weeks after the sudden departure of Pascal Meere, who had been in ...
