All Executive changes articles – Page 98
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Peter Weaver, a highly respected American executive with an...
Peter Weaver, a highly respected American executive with an international background, will act as the new chief executive of the Italian-based Tecnica Group, starting next week. Weaver, who is 59 years old, will take the place of 74-year-old Giancarlo Zanatta, the hyperactive dean of the family that controls the ...
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Michael Martin, until now vice president at Vibram North America,...
Michael Martin, until now vice president at Vibram North America, has been appointed general manger for the Italian company's FiveFingers brand and finished goods in the same region. Simultaneously, Michael O'Brien, who recently served as senior retail marketing associate, has been promoted to the role of marketing manager.
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Effective at the end of this month, Primus, the Swedish...
Effective at the end of this month, Primus, the Swedish company of stoves and accessories, will have a new marketing manager: Johan Sollenberg switches from the Scandinavian branch of Lavazza, the Italian coffee company, to the brand of Fenix Outdoor. The 32-year-old replaces Annika Öhberg, who is about to set ...
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Stefan Brandt has been appointed director of the footwear unit...
Stefan Brandt has been appointed director of the footwear unit at Sympatex Technologies. The 45-year-old has been head of the tection unit (medical and automotive applications) of the company since 2009, a position that he will keep. In the footwear segment he succeeds Monica Billes, who will take on a ...
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Michele Lorusso has left Vibram after three years with the...
Michele Lorusso has left Vibram after three years with the company to return to the fashion industry. He had been acting lately as sales manager for its FiveFingers division. According to company officials, Lorusso was prompted by personal reasons.
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Rinaldo Colombi is the new head of marketing at Lowe...
Rinaldo Colombi is the new head of marketing at Lowe Alpine, the British producer of backpacks acquired one year ago by the Equip Outdoor Technologies group, owner of Rab and other outdoor brands. Previously, he worked as brand manager for Petzl. Chris Harding, former managing director of Equip and head ...
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Polartec has started the search for a new chief executive...
Polartec has started the search for a new chief executive as its shareholders, led by Versa Capital Management, are considering a sale of the performance fabrics supplier. Polartec's current president and chief executive, Andrew Vecchione, said he was stepping aside and he would leave the company once a replacement was ...
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Jonathan Degenhardt has been named marketing operations manager at La...
Jonathan Degenhardt has been named marketing operations manager at La Sportiva North America as part of a promotion of the in-house staff. Degenhardt recently oversaw the distribution of Movement skis in North America. He previously worked at Scarpa and Nepture Mountaineering.
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Black Diamond has appointed Mark Ritchie as its chief operating...
Black Diamond has appointed Mark Ritchie as its chief operating officer, a newly created position. Ritchie is a nearly 20-year veteran of the company, where he led the global operational platform supporting the group's businesses. Wim de Jager has been promoted to the position of managing director of Black Diamond ...
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The North Face has appointed Joe Vernachio vice president for...
The North Face has appointed Joe Vernachio vice president for global product. Vernachio was previously the company's vice president for operations. He succeeds Philip Hamilton, who has left the company. Vernachio has 25 years of experience in the market for outdoor products. Prior to joining The North Face, he held ...
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Petzl America has appointed Blair Williams sales director. A professional...
Petzl America has appointed Blair Williams sales director. A professional mountain climber and a versatile sportsman, he worked previously as government program manager for Grainger, a supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products.
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The expanded and more segmented footwear line presented at the...
The expanded and more segmented footwear line presented at the OutDoor show by The North Face, which has begun to make some models of hiking shoes in Romania since the spring 2012 collection, is managed since a few weeks by a team of high-level executives with a cumulated 75 years ...
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Reportedly, Mike Kaier, most recently country manager of Columbia for...
Reportedly, Mike Kaier, most recently country manager of Columbia for Slovenia, Germany and the Netherlands, will switch to Falke in an unspecified position, effective Sept.1
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Martin van Urk, the general manager of Lafuma Nederland, has...
Martin van Urk, the general manager of Lafuma Nederland, has left the Dutch subsidiary of the French outdoor and action sports company, after it was restructured to focus entirely on the Lafuma and Oxbow brands. When it comes to the Lafuma brand, the Dutch team is to concentrate on camping ...
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Stefan Wahlén, former global sales director at Peak Performance, started...
Stefan Wahlén, former global sales director at Peak Performance, started as managing director for Patagonia Europe at the beginning of this month. After the untimely death of Holger Bismann last November, the European operation was run on an interim basis by Andrea Tomasini, the head of Patagonia in Italy, aided ...
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Keen has hired three new product managers. Jeff Dill takes...
Keen has hired three new product managers. Jeff Dill takes on the role of footwear business director of the trailhead category. Dill brings 20 years of experience in the athletic and outdoor footwear industry. He joins from Salomon, where he served as marketing and product category manager of trail-running. He ...
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Magnus McGlashan, co-founder and managing director of Pacsafe, the specialty...
Magnus McGlashan, co-founder and managing director of Pacsafe, the specialty brand of anti-theft travel equipment, has appointed Thomas Ryll new director of business development for its EMEA business (Europe, Middle East, Africa). Ryll has been in the sporting goods industry for 27 years. He spent the last 17 years at ...
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Guido Anderwert has taken the new position of marketing manager...
Guido Anderwert has taken the new position of marketing manager at Outdoor Research's Switzerland-based European operations. Over the past 16 years, the 40-year-old acted as chief executive and shareholder of John Doe, a Swiss sports and lifestyle brand. The U.S. brand will present a new look for itself at the ...
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Amer Sports is restructuring its management in central Europe, to...
Amer Sports is restructuring its management in central Europe, to split the functions of country manager and regional manager. Armin Fuchs, former country manager in Germany, was appointed general manager for Amer Sports in central Europe. His function as country manager for Germany is taken over by Daniel Sprung, former ...
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Andreas Kessler, who left a few days ago as chief...
Andreas Kessler, who left a few days ago as chief executive of the Odlo Sports Group, has been hired by the Mammut Sports Group to act as its new chief sales officer, starting on Aug. 6. Born in 1965, Kessler worked for Unilever, Swatch and Rado before running Odlo. At ...
