News Briefs – Page 338
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We have already reported on Vaude's extensive work on sustainability....
We have already reported on Vaude's extensive work on sustainability. The company points out that 95 percent of the apparel in its spring/summer 2017 collection will be made without PFCs, including 87 percent of its water-repellent products. Its jackets and softshell trekking pants have been free of PFCs already since ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), which is celebrating its...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca), which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, said it has raised and spent €2 million on conservation projects since its inception. To mark this milestone, the association has unveiled a new ambitious plan to plant or regenerate 2 million trees around the world. To ...
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VF Corporation has announced that its international headquarters building in...
VF Corporation has announced that its international headquarters building in Stabio, Switzerland, has achieved Leed Platinum Certification, the highest level of certification in the third-party rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council for buildings, homes and communities. “Leeds” stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. From the ...
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Lelio Nahum, one of the founders and two-time president of...
Lelio Nahum, one of the founders and two-time president of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), has died at his home in Italy following a short illness. Nahum, a well-known fishing industry figure, was president of EFTTA once in the 1980s and in the 1990s, and then between 2006 ...
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Polar Bottle said it will donate the $2,684.76 in revenues...
Polar Bottle said it will donate the $2,684.76 in revenues from online sales of its limited edition Pride bottle to a Pulse Nightclub victims fund. The limited edition bottle, a version of the company's 24oz Sport emblazoned with a rainbow graphic, was originally meant to celebrate the start of Pride ...
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Cairn, a U.S. subscription box company specializing in outdoor gear,...
Cairn, a U.S. subscription box company specializing in outdoor gear, says it has raised $2 million in seed funding, with support from Scott Allan, general manager of Hydro Flask, and the Cascade Angels Fund. Allan, who has become a member of Cairn's board of directors, praised Cairn for the valuable ...
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Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns a raft of...
Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns a raft of sports, outdoor and footwear accessories brands, has snapped up the assets of MCN Solutions in Cape Town, a South African distribution partner for Implus and other sporting goods companies. The move will enable Implus to have its own organization in ...
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Polartec has been taking flak over its plans to shut...
Polartec has been taking flak over its plans to shut down its manufacturing plant in Lawrence, Massachusetts, after it filed paperwork disclosing its intentions to start laying off workers. United Here, the trade union that represents most of the workers, wrote an open letter to Rose Marcario, chief executive at ...
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Zoomyn, a French start-up that has launched a line of...
Zoomyn, a French start-up that has launched a line of functional trail running apparel, is one of the five companies chosen by Outdoor Sports Valley this year for its incubator program. Fifteen applied. The program involves free legal advice, free coaching by industry experts, an interest-free loan of up to ...
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Ken Meidell, the former president and chief executive of Outdoor...
Ken Meidell, the former president and chief executive of Outdoor Research, has been named by Altamont Capital as chief executive of Dakine, which the investment firm acquired from Billabong in July 2013. He succeeds Leslie Lane, who left Dakine in January to take the position of president at Dr. Martens ...
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Leatherman continues to attract strong talent. Two of its most...
Leatherman continues to attract strong talent. Two of its most recent hires are Carie Behe, who has been named marketing manager, and Susan Dinesen, the U.S. company's new director of sales in specialty markets. Behe worked for more than seven years in brand marketing at Keen and Danner. Dinesen has ...
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Timbuk2 has announced four leadership appointments, effective from June 1,...
Timbuk2 has announced four leadership appointments, effective from June 1, namely Jen Larkin as design director, Nelson Garcia as art director, Azul Couzens as head of marketing and Ami Takahashi as head of international sales. Larkin will play a key role in designing the Autumn 2017 and Winter 2018 collections ...
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Sebastian Lund has been appointed as chief human resources officer...
Sebastian Lund has been appointed as chief human resources officer and member of the executive board at Amer Sports, the Finnish sports equipment group that owns Salomon and Arc'teryx along with Atomic, Wilson, Precor and other brands. He will join Amer Sports at the beginning of October after 20 years ...
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Colin Israel, former managing director for Asia at Black Diamond,...
Colin Israel, former managing director for Asia at Black Diamond, has become chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Alpha Industries, a U.S. brand of outerwear. Israel's function at Black Diamond included running factories, warehouses and distribution centers, along with customer service. He was previously the chief information officer ...
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After senior positions in the product division at Mammut Sports...
After senior positions in the product division at Mammut Sports Group and Sigma Sport, Uwe Gottschalk took over at the beginning of June as head of product at Vaude. He is covering strategic development of products for all three of the German outdoor brand's categories, from mountain sports to bike ...
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Martin Esslinger was appointed as the new sales director of...
Martin Esslinger was appointed as the new sales director of Ortlieb, the German supplier of waterproof packs and bags. Previously, the 34-year-old manager worked as head of international sales for Uhlsport. At Ortlieb, Esslinger replaces Bertram Breitenbach, who left the company after five years. Esslinger reports directly to Wolfgang Paulus, ...
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Lamo Sheepskin has appointed Mark Etzbach as its new chief...
Lamo Sheepskin has appointed Mark Etzbach as its new chief executive officer. He succeeds Jerry Breig, who will stay with the company as vice president of international business development. Etzbach joined Lamo in May this year. Prior to that, he held senior executive roles with Original Footwear Holding, Tactical Holdings ...
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Chris Tattersall, former U.K. marketing manager at Amer Sports, has...
Chris Tattersall, former U.K. marketing manager at Amer Sports, has been appointed as head of marketing at Berghaus, the British outdoor brand. He started in May and is reporting to Julian Nichols, vice president of product and marketing. Prior to Amer Sports, Tattersall worked at William Grant & Sons, a ...
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Christina Rolén, a former executive at Adidas and Nike, has...
Christina Rolén, a former executive at Adidas and Nike, has been appointed as global marketing director for Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand. Rolén will start at Haglöfs at the beginning of October and she will become part of the company's executive management team. She was most recently chief executive for ...
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Fjällräven has appointed Joe Prebich as its new director of...
Fjällräven has appointed Joe Prebich as its new director of marketing in North America. The Swedish outdoor brand entered the North American market four years ago and has a growing consumer base in the U.S. and Canada. Prebich will report to Nathan Dopp, vice president of marketing and sales for ...
