All Executive changes articles – Page 95
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Dale of Norway, the specialty manufacturer of knitted functional outerwear,...
Dale of Norway, the specialty manufacturer of knitted functional outerwear, has hired Bjørn Burkhalter as new international sales manager. With this move, the 37-year-old returns to both his country, Norway, and the sporting goods business. At Dale, he will take over his position by mid-February. He replaces Lorents Tvedt, who ...
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Kozi Kidz, the British specialty brand of outerwear for children,...
Kozi Kidz, the British specialty brand of outerwear for children, has finally picked an agency for the German market. Until now, the country was covered by the U.K. headquarters directly. The new man in charge is Andreas Radtke with his Sports Concepts agency, which also represents Craghoppers in the country.
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Per Wååg has been appointed category and purchasing manager at...
Per Wååg has been appointed category and purchasing manager at Primus, the Swedish brand of stoves, lamps and other accessories. The 36-year-old will act as interface between sales, marketing and product management at the subsidiary of Fenix Outdoor. He is very familiar with the Swedish industry of outdoor accessories since ...
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Christina Hanke has been appointed to the new position of...
Christina Hanke has been appointed to the new position of head of marketing communications at Odlo. The 38-year-old was, among other companies, with MBT, the shoe company, where she steered global communications. The new head of marketing at Odlo's subsidiary for Switzerland is Adrian Fuchs. Meanwhile, Odlo has chosen a new ...
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Columbia has appointed Paul Freysoldt to be new country sales...
Columbia has appointed Paul Freysoldt to be new country sales director for Austria mainly in charge of the key accounts. Freysoldt worked for Salewa and Dynafit before and replaces Tom Czizegg, who switched to Timberland to run its footwear business in the German-speaking countries.
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After a couple of seasons of vacancy, Mountain Hardwear is...
After a couple of seasons of vacancy, Mountain Hardwear is back in Austria. The brand of Columbia Sportswear will be handled by Florian Grimus who acts simultaneously as agent of Prana, Five Ten and Shred in the country. Before his time as an independent agent, he was involved in the distribution ...
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Schoeller Textil has added a new business unit for knits,...
Schoeller Textil has added a new business unit for knits, and has named Stefano Tonizzo to lead it. The unit encompasses all knits for the sports sector and comes six months after Schoeller acquired the sports and technical textiles areas from Eschler. Product development and sales both are handled by ...
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Mountain Hardwear has promoted Chris Harges to the position of...
Mountain Hardwear has promoted Chris Harges to the position of director of global marketing for the Mountain Hardwear and Montrail brands. He will oversee a global marketing management team which also includes the two newly created positions of brand manager for product and brand manager for communications. These jobs have ...
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Columbia Sportswear has chosen Delta Galil Industries to be the...
Columbia Sportswear has chosen Delta Galil Industries to be the exclusive global licensee for its first men's and women's socks. It will develop, produce and distribute Columbia's socks designed for hiking, trail-running, hunting, skiing, snowboarding and outdoor lifestyle. The first socks from the new collaboration will be available for autumn ...
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Reima, the Finnish specialty company of outerwear for children, has...
Reima, the Finnish specialty company of outerwear for children, has named a country manager for the German market. Jan Mangold, 34, has held various positions in the distribution of larger fashion companies such as Joop!, René Lezard and Mustang Jeans.
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The German subsidiary of Original Buff has hired Mirjam Mergenthaler...
The German subsidiary of Original Buff has hired Mirjam Mergenthaler as brand manager for the Spanish specialty brand of head and neckwear, in charge of sales and marketing. The 33-year-old worked for Polar, the Finnish maker of sports electronics equipment, as event manager. In her new position at Buff she will ...
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Oboz Footwear has brought in two new employees at its...
Oboz Footwear has brought in two new employees at its headquarters in Montana. Jen Radick is the new marketing coordinator, working with Sharon Gauding, vice president of sales and marketing. Radick has wide-ranging experience in interior design, arts, marketing, retail buying and store management. The American shoe company says she ...
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Tierra, the Swedish brand of outdoor wear, will be distributed...
Tierra, the Swedish brand of outdoor wear, will be distributed in the U.K. by Rosker starting in the autumn. Tierra, which is owned by the Fenix Outdoor Group, is making its first foray into Western Europe with the move. Rosker has added it to its portfolio, which also includes Fjällräven, ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of outdoor and snow wear...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of outdoor and snow wear apparel, has announce a change of distributors in Belgium The new company in charge is Antwerp-based G-Force, a distributor led by Gunther Heuvelmans, which also sells brands like Colmar, Icepeak and Timezone. Previously, Mountain Force was handled in Belgium by ...
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Johnson Outdoors continues to beef up the management of its...
Johnson Outdoors continues to beef up the management of its watercraft segment by hiring David Hadden as brand director, responsible for all its product lines including Necky and Ocean kayaks, Old Town canoes and kayaks, and Carlisle paddles. He previously worked at three other kayak companies ? Freedom Hawk, Emotion ...
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Bastian Jung has been appointed international marketing manager of Hanwag,...
Bastian Jung has been appointed international marketing manager of Hanwag, the German shoe manufacturer. The 29-year-old joined Hanwag's parent company, Fenix Outdoor, as a member of the Swedish group's trainee program. In his new role he replaces Mareike Lehmann, who is accepting new professional challenges.
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Cold Front Outdoor Clothing Systems & Arctic Expeditions is the...
Cold Front Outdoor Clothing Systems & Arctic Expeditions is the new U.K. distributor for Talus Outdoor Technologies, the maker of the ColdAvenger line of facemasks for cold weather. Cold Front, which provides clothing, equipment and systems to arctic expeditions, will distribute the ColdAvenger Classic, Pro, Expedition Balaclava and Hunter. Talus ...
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The parent company of Rab and Lowe Alpine has a...
The parent company of Rab and Lowe Alpine has a new U.S. sales manager. Chris Tennal will work for Equip Outdoor Technologies, managing two national sales teams for the two technical outdoor brands, working from the company's office in Louisville, Colorado. His previous experience includes a job as hardgoods buyer ...
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After four years with the British outdoor company, Matt Kemp...
After four years with the British outdoor company, Matt Kemp has quit Berghaus to accept another interesting challenge in retail. At Blacks Outdoor, Kemp has taken on the role of trading director, in which he reports directly to Ken Reeve, the retailer's managing director. Most recently, Kemp served as Berghaus' ...
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After 35 years with Vaude, many of them directing the...
After 35 years with Vaude, many of them directing the purchase and import department, Hubertus von Dewitz retired at the turn of the year. He is the brother of Albrecht von Dewitz, the company's founder, and uncle of Antje von Dewitz, the current managing director. When Vaude first started up, ...
