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Wolfgang Jahn has been appointed sales director for Sherpa Adventure...
Wolfgang Jahn has been appointed sales director for Sherpa Adventure Gear for the Benelux countries, Germany, Austria and Italy where the Nepalese brand is new. Jahn served as sales manager for the German market of Icebreaker, the specialty brand of Merino wool apparel over the past decade. The European distributor of ...
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Sympatex Technologies has created the new position of sales manager...
Sympatex Technologies has created the new position of sales manager in charge of the U.K., the Netherlands and Eastern Europe. Kay Heldsdörfer will be in charge of the existing brands in the mentioned regions as well as of new business. The 40-year-old has held various positions in marketing and distribution, ...
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Christian Stoll, sales director in Germany and Austria for Canada...
Christian Stoll, sales director in Germany and Austria for Canada Goose, the specialty brand of down apparel, has appointed Ines-Maria Dangl sales manager in charge of the German market. Before, 32-year-old Dangl worked for the Chiemsee brand of board sports apparel, and for Sport Schuster, the large Munich-based sports and ...
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Andreas Klotz has reportedly resigned as chief financial officer of...
Andreas Klotz has reportedly resigned as chief financial officer of Jack Wolfskin. The responsibilities of this former official of Fitness First and Puma have been taken over by the company's chief operating officer, Christian Brandt, which had already taken care of finance until October 2011.
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Amer Sports' division for winter and outdoor sports in the...
Amer Sports' division for winter and outdoor sports in the Americas has named Mark McCambridge to act as USA outdoor brand manager. As such, he is tasked with adapting strategies for the Salomon and Suunto brands and getting the product, digital, community marketing, in-store and public relations teams all on ...
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Effective Sept. 1, Pascal Schweizer will become country manager in...
Effective Sept. 1, Pascal Schweizer will become country manager in charge of Odlo's operations in the German market, which is the largest one for the Swiss company. The 41-year-old worked for Nike Germany in various positions for eight and a half years before he switched to Kettler, the fitness company, ...
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Vaude has created a few new positions in its management....
Vaude has created a few new positions in its management. René Bethmann has been hired as head of material development for apparel and is set to additionally take over similar responsibilities in the equipment department. The 32-year-old has served in comparable positions at Norrøna and Helly Hansen. Mario Schlegel has ...
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Johnson Outdoors has created new positions in its Johnson Outdoors...
Johnson Outdoors has created new positions in its Johnson Outdoors Gear (JOG) and Watercraft divisions. Aside from two regional appointments for the U.S. market, Johnson has named Chris Lussier senior regional and international sales manager for JOG and the newly acquired Jetboil brand. Lussier, a former vice president for sales ...
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Cober, an Italian manufacturer of ski, trekking and...
Cober, an Italian manufacturer of ski, trekking and Nordic walking poles, has appointed Vinicio Rossi to the new position of commercial director, responsible for domestic and foreign markets. For Cober, which has been working on an OEM basis for big companies such as Décathlon, Head and Elan, the move signals ...
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Igloo Products has named David C. Thornhill new executive vice...
Igloo Products has named David C. Thornhill new executive vice president and chief operating officer. He will report to Gary Kiedaisch, the company's chairman and chief executive, who made the announcement. A graduate of the University of South Florida with a bachelor of science in marketing, Thornhill brings 26 years ...
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Evernew, the Japanese brand of high-end titanium dishes for outdoor...
Evernew, the Japanese brand of high-end titanium dishes for outdoor use, is making it into the European market. A few weeks ago, a European headquarters and a warehouse were opened outside Gothenburg, Sweden, to run the operations there even though the managing director, a Japanese executive, will operate from Japan. ...
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Benedikt Böhm, until now the business unit manager...
Benedikt Böhm, until now the business unit manager of Dynafit International, has been appointed joint managing director of Salewa's German subsidiary, effective April 1. He will share the work with Stefan Rosenkranz, a former executive at Fischer who joined Salewa as head of the German operations in 2007. Bähm continues ...
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Oliver Wieser, formerly managing director of Stiefelkönig, a big Austrian...
Oliver Wieser, formerly managing director of Stiefelkönig, a big Austrian shoe retail chain that recently changed ownership, has been appointed head of the Dachstein brand, an old Austrian brand of outdoor boots. The 40-year-old will be supported by Marlene Lumpi, formerly with The North Face, and Christian Wolsegger, sales manager, ...
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VF Corporation has announced the election of Matthew J. Shattock,...
VF Corporation has announced the election of Matthew J. Shattock, Beam's president and chief executive, to its board of directors. Shattock, 50, will serve on the compensation and finance committees of VF's board. He has been at the head of Beam, a leading premium spirits company, since 2009, first as ...
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Creating a new position, Icebreaker has appointed a country manager for...
Creating a new position, Icebreaker has appointed a country manager for France and Spain, Benoit Gazagnes. He will be based at the Icebreaker office in Annecy, France, and will oversee the brand's wholesale, retail and e-commerce activities in the two countries. Gazagnes has been in the industry for about 20 years including nine ...
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After eight years in office, Edwin Haid has decided to...
After eight years in office, Edwin Haid has decided to step down as managing director of Lafuma's German subsidiary at his own request effective mid-March. He will remain within the sporting goods industry, but declined to mention the name of his new employer at this point. The 51-year-old is being ...
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Black Diamond is expected to appoint Aaron Kuehne to the...
Black Diamond is expected to appoint Aaron Kuehne to the position of interim chief financial officer, effective March 15, to serve as the company's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Kuehne, who is currently the company's vice president of finance, has been with Black Diamond for two years. He ...
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Shortly after Columbia Sportswear's 2012 results were reported with significant...
Shortly after Columbia Sportswear's 2012 results were reported with significant declines in the region of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA, see story above), it became known that Christian Finell has stepped down as the company's general manager in charge of the EMEA region. Talking to this publication, Finell confirmed ...
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Sportpulsion has started to represent Montane in France. The French...
Sportpulsion has started to represent Montane in France. The French company also represents sports brands such as Giro, Nidecker and Northwave.
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Granger's, the U.K.-based supplier of maintenance products for outdoor-related equipment,...
Granger's, the U.K.-based supplier of maintenance products for outdoor-related equipment, footwear and apparel, has set up a joint venture with a German company offering complementary products, BNS Bergal, Nico & Solitaire Vertriebs GmbH. Based in Mainz, Germany, the partnership aims to strengthen Granger's distribution in Austria and Germany.However, the tie-up ...
