News Briefs – Page 260
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Yarns may be created out of bread waste. Akram Zamani,...
Yarns may be created out of bread waste. Akram Zamani, a senior lecturer at the University of Boras in Sweden, is exploring the possibility of growing fungi on bread waste in bioreactors and using it, in two different processes, to create yarns and produce nonwoven textiles. The fungal fibers that ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) is working in partnership...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) is working in partnership with The North Face (TNF) to support the brand's Explore Fund, the grant funding program for conservation projects. The fund aims to create access and promote equality in the outdoors by funding non-profit organizations around the themes of Enabling Exploration ...
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La Sportiva has announced three promotions in the marketing department...
La Sportiva has announced three promotions in the marketing department of its U.S. subsidiary, all with immediate effect. Chrissy Wise has been promoted to marketing director, while Quinn Carrasco has been appointed marketing manager, and Wes Green has been named vice-president of sales and marketing. Wise has worked at La ...
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VF Corp. has inaugurated a 16,000-square-foot U.K. headquarters in the...
VF Corp. has inaugurated a 16,000-square-foot U.K. headquarters in the center of Soho, in London. The seven-story building, Axtell Soho, will be used as a showroom for buyers as well as a place for the group's staff to host meetings and share ideas. The building features dedicated floors for The North ...
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Tretorn has appointed a new chief executive, Magnus Månsson, who...
Tretorn has appointed a new chief executive, Magnus Månsson, who worked for the New Wave Group, Nike and Puma before running a Swedish fashion brand, Gina Tricot, in the past two years. He takes over the responsibilities of Joakim Appelqvist and Vasko Markovski, who took over a license for the ...
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Helen of Troy has promoted Mike Wallenfels, who has been...
Helen of Troy has promoted Mike Wallenfels, who has been vice president of worldwide sales for Hydro Flask since 2015. He has been installed in the new role of senior vice president of global sales for the company's entire Housewares Division, which includes both Hydro Flask and Oxo, reporting to ...
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Newell Brands, parent company of Coleman and many other brands,...
Newell Brands, parent company of Coleman and many other brands, has placed its executive vice president and chief financial officer, Christopher Peterson, into the post of interim chief executive. Peterson is succeeding Michael Polk, who, as previously reported, will be retiring at the end of the month after overseeing Newell's ...
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PrimaLoft has appointed Jim Frazier as vice-president of global marketing....
PrimaLoft has appointed Jim Frazier as vice-president of global marketing. Frazier has extensive experience in the outdoor apparel sector. Most recently, he served as vice-president of United Sports Brands, the parent company of Nathan Sports, Shock Doctor, McDavid, Cutters and XO Athletic. He previously served as product development director for ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear has named Maria Vlahos as its new...
Sherpa Adventure Gear has named Maria Vlahos as its new director of design. Prior to joining the company, based in Modesto, California, Vlahos served for nearly 20 years as women's design director at Prana, the activewear brand bought by Columbia Sportswear in 2014.
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Vaude has announced the appointment of Stefan Lörke as head...
Vaude has announced the appointment of Stefan Lörke as head of its apparel division. He succeeds Aaron Bittner, who has left the company after more than 10 years to take on new professional challenges. Lörke, 52, has several years of experience in the outdoor industry, with leading positions in product ...
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Aigle's owner, Maus Frères, has announced the appointment of Sandrine...
Aigle's owner, Maus Frères, has announced the appointment of Sandrine Conseiller as the new president of the Aigle brand. Conseiller spent 20 years at Unilever, where she held evolving roles, from brand manager up to vice president. Most recently, she was marketing and brand director of Lacoste, which is also ...
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Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief...
Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief executive. Saccone joins from VF Corp., where he spent seven years, most recently as vice-president/general manager of Vans. Prior to VF Corp., he held marketing roles at Ralph Lauren, and served as general manager of sportswear and action sports at ...
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Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently...
Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently created position of sales and business development director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Scandinavia. Simultaneously, Perry Laukens was appointed to the newly created position of sales and business director for the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and nine ...
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OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as...
OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as chief financial officer and Mark Coffield as general manager for Vietnam, where OrthoLite has recently inaugurated a manufacturing plant. Brice has previously worked for The Hershey Company in Asia and South America. Coffield, who will lead Ortholite's new Vietnamese factory, ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of global...
VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of global supply chain, effective June 1. He replaces Tom Glaser, who has left VF after 18 years to take over the role of chief operations officer at Tapestry, formerly known as Coach Inc. Bailey has spent his entire career in manufacturing ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of global...
VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of global supply chain, effective June 1. He replaces Tom Glaser, who has left VF after 18 years to take over the role of chief operations officer at Tapestry, formerly known as Coach Inc. Bailey has spent his entire career in manufacturing ...
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Jack Wolfskin appointed Ante Franicevic to the position of chief...
Jack Wolfskin appointed Ante Franicevic to the position of chief financial officer last month. He replaces Jörg Wahlers, who worked as chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Jack Wolfskin and left the German outdoor company at his own request at the end of July. Franicevic, 48, worked previously ...
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Cherokee Global Brands, which is changing its name to Apex...
Cherokee Global Brands, which is changing its name to Apex Global Brands at the end of June, has appointed a current director, Evan Hengel, to chairman of the board. Hengel has had a seat on the board since October 2018 and been a managing director at the Berkeley Research Group ...
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Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently...
Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently created position of sales and business development director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Scandinavia. Simultaneously, Perry Laukens was appointed to the newly created position of sales and business director for the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and nine ...
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Like Polygiene of Sweden (see our previous issue), HeiQ of...
Like Polygiene of Sweden (see our previous issue), HeiQ of Switzerland is expanding its international operations. It has just announced the establishment of subsidiaries in Shanghai and Taiwan to serve clients in the region. The two operations will be led by officials who have had close to 20 years of ...
