News Briefs – Page 263
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Outdoor & Cycle Concepts (O&CC), the British outdoor retailing group...
Outdoor & Cycle Concepts (O&CC), the British outdoor retailing group operating under the Cotswold Outdoor, Runners Need, Cycle Surgery and Snow+Rock banners, announced that a majority of over 97 percent of its unsecured creditors approved the Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) that it had proposed at a meeting on May 13. ...
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The management of KJK Sports, the new owner of Elan...
The management of KJK Sports, the new owner of Elan (more on this in SGI Europe), says it wants to play a stronger role in the active outdoor lifestyle sector, but has not gone into details. Last December, before finalizing the purchase of the Slovenian producer of skis and yachts, ...
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Mascot Bidco, the investment vehicle of Anta Sports Products and...
Mascot Bidco, the investment vehicle of Anta Sports Products and other investors for the takeover of Amer Sports, said earlier this month that the District Court of Helsinki decided on May 8 to appoint a trustee, Timo Kaisanlahti, as an arbitrator to help finalize the redemption of the remaining shares ...
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Anta Sports Products has announced that it has been selected...
Anta Sports Products has announced that it has been selected as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng China Enterprise Index, starting on June 17. The benchmark index includes the major Chinese companies on the exchange that has the biggest market capitalization and the highest liquidity. Furthermore, Anta was recently ...
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Vibram is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Vibram Technological...
Vibram is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Vibram Technological Center (VTC) in Guangzhou, China. The facility is an innovation hub where the Italian brand studies innovative compounds and technologies and creates prototypes of new products prior to launching them on the market. The VTC staff operates in close synergy ...
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Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of...
Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of boosting the proportion of online transactions with consumers and through retailers and internet marketplaces. The long-term goal is for online sales to account for 40 percent of total sales. To achieve it, a new team of three employees has been ...
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Sport 2000 Europe has appointed Thomas Weber to the newly...
Sport 2000 Europe has appointed Thomas Weber to the newly created position of business unit manager for the Absolute Outdoor retail format, a step-up to Sport 2000 Germany's existing Outdoor Profis format. The 56-year-old manager previously worked in leading positions at Rockport, Reebok, Corporate Express, Kettler and Recaro. The Absolute ...
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Samsonite International has re-appointed Fabio Rugarli as president of Europe,...
Samsonite International has re-appointed Fabio Rugarli as president of Europe, taking the place of Arne Borrey from May 6. Rugarli, who has been working for Samsonite for more than 27 years, already held that role between 2009 and 2016.
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Andy Schimeck, the former European director of Marmot Mountain who...
Andy Schimeck, the former European director of Marmot Mountain who became the European director of Equip Outdoor Technologies last year, has taken on the temporary position of country manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland following the departure of Andreas Ried, but a search has started for the latter's successor. Meanwhile, ...
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Skylotec, the leading German producer of fall protection and safety...
Skylotec, the leading German producer of fall protection and safety systems for sports, industry and tactical operations, announced that Marco Neutard has been appointed chief digital officer of the company. He worked for McKinsey for several years and most recently as an independent management consultant. Prior to that, the business ...
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Fjällräven North America has expanded its management team by appointing...
Fjällräven North America has expanded its management team by appointing a Nike veteran, Jean-Marie Shields, as vice president of brand experience. Meanwhile, Nathan Dopp, who has been in charge of the Americas for the whole Fenix Outdoor group for the past three years, has been promoted to global vice president.
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Kathmandu is splitting the functions of chief operating officer and...
Kathmandu is splitting the functions of chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Chris Kinraid has been promoted to CFO and company secretary. Reuben Casey will continue as COO and add responsibility for international business development, sourcing, merchandise planning, supply chain management and property.
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Sierra Designs has promoted Andrew Day to vice president and...
Sierra Designs has promoted Andrew Day to vice president and general manager. He will be taking charge of the Colorado-based outdoor company's “Think Outside” campaign as well as its partnerships with retail groups, such Grassroots Outdoor Alliance. Day has been working in the outdoor sporting industry since 1995. He has ...
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Primaloft has announced the appointment of Zoltan Kelemen as the...
Primaloft has announced the appointment of Zoltan Kelemen as the new territory sales manager for the U.K., Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg) and Denmark. He replaces Wim Neels, who has become vice-president of business development of fashion and lifestyle global, still at Primaloft. In his new role, Kelemen will report to ...
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JD Sports Fashion has an experienced non-executive director on its...
JD Sports Fashion has an experienced non-executive director on its board. Kath Smith, the former executive of the Adidas Group who served as general manager and vice president of The North Face EMEA until last year, has joined the board of directors of the fast-growing U.K.-based retailer. She wanted to ...
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Canada Goose has promoted Ana Mihaljevic from senior vice president...
Canada Goose has promoted Ana Mihaljevic from senior vice president of planning and sales operations to chief commercial officer. She will oversee the company's global commercial business while continuing to take charge of sales planning and sales operations. She will be seeking to expand the wholesale channel, the direct-to-consumer (DTC) ...
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Devold of Norway has expanded the territory covered by its...
Devold of Norway has expanded the territory covered by its German sales subsidiary to distribute its merino wool products not only in Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia, but also in Italy and France. Devold will use agents in both new markets. In Italy, it will work with Panorama Diffusion, which ...
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Montura has signed an agreement with Jan Erik Narvestad to...
Montura has signed an agreement with Jan Erik Narvestad to represent the Italian brand in Norway and Sweden. Narvestad, who comes from Ultimate Nordic, has 38 years of experience in the sporting goods industry. He has been responsible for greatly developing the brands Alpina and Crispi in the Norwegian market.
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Hydro Flask is expanding further internationally. Komax will represent the...
Hydro Flask is expanding further internationally. Komax will represent the brand in Chile and Peru, and Distcol will sell it in Colombia. In Asia-Pacific, the Primer Group is widening its territory to include Hong Kong.
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Raoul Ferenschild, a former Benelux country manager for Bergans, has...
Raoul Ferenschild, a former Benelux country manager for Bergans, has started his own agency for the same region, called Rafertrading, with a showroom in Leusden. One of his first clients will be Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand-based company, which was previously working the market through another agent, Yves Sarto, ...
