News Briefs – Page 349
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Nora Stowell has left the Amer Sports group to join...
Nora Stowell has left the Amer Sports group to join W. L. Gore & Associates as its global sales leader for footwear, gloves and accessories. Stowell was previously vice president of U.S. sales for the Finnish group's winter, outdoor and cycle divisions, encompassing brands from Atomic and Salomon to Arc'teryx, ...
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Petra Hilleberg has been appointed as chief executive of the...
Petra Hilleberg has been appointed as chief executive of the Hilleberg Group, taking over from her father, Bo Hilleberg, who established Hilleberg the Tentmaker in Sweden in 1971. Petra Hilleberg was previously the president of Hilleberg Inc., the company's subsidiary in Seattle, which takes care of all sales outside of ...
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Tim McCool, who has been active in the U.S. sports...
Tim McCool, who has been active in the U.S. sports and outdoor industry for many years, has been appointed vice president of global sales at Leatherman Tool Group. He started working for the outdoor tools and lights supplier from Oregon at the beginning of this month. McCool's assignment is to ...
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Pat Loomis, who has built up several European brands in...
Pat Loomis, who has built up several European brands in the U.S. market, announced that he was retiring earlier this month. He was president of Bergans USA, the North American subsidiary of the Norwegian outdoor brand. Loomis will be replaced in this job by Keith Patterson, who was previously vice ...
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Peter Metcalf, the founder and chief executive of the Black...
Peter Metcalf, the founder and chief executive of the Black Diamond group, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors for the Salt Lake City branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for 2016. Two years ago he became a board member for the same branch in ...
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Polygiene, the Swedish specialist in odor control and freshness technologies,...
Polygiene, the Swedish specialist in odor control and freshness technologies, has appointed Colleen Nipkow as marketing director for North America. Nipkow has already spent over two decades in the outdoor industry, focusing on marketing and communications for companies ranging from Black Diamond Equipment to Gregory Mountain Products and Scarpa.
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Wolverine Worldwide announced yet another change in the top management...
Wolverine Worldwide announced yet another change in the top management with the appointment of Pat O'Malley as president of the Saucony brand. Reporting to Jim Gabel, president of the company's Performance Group, he takes the place of Richie Woodworth, who was recently named president of Wolverine's Lifestyle Group. O'Malley has ...
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Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence...
Jochen Hoffmann returns to Eagle Creek, after a 17-year absence from this property of VF Corporation, in the position of European key account manager, concentrating on the sports and outdoor retail channels. He also worked in sales and marketing positions at Berghaus, Bergans of Norway and Norrøna. In the U.S., ...
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Arne Strate, who has been responsible for marketing at Volcom...
Arne Strate, who has been responsible for marketing at Volcom in Germany and Austria for ten years, is joining the growing European Outdoor Group (EOG) in the new position of marketing and business development manager. He previously worked for Reef. More in The Outdoor Industry Compass.
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Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand, was spotted at the...
Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand, was spotted at the Outdoor Retailer winter market in Salt Lake City earlier this month, indicating that the company is preparing to move into the U.S. market. The person apparently in charge of the project is Hartmut Klein, who was previously described as the ...
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Our subscribers at SGI Europe and The Outdoor Industry Compass...
Our subscribers at SGI Europe and The Outdoor Industry Compass were wondering where Mathias Basedow was going to land after leaving the European Outdoor Group, where he recently acted as marketing manager. Basedow, who had previously worked at Oakley Europe, is now running a brand-new office and showroom for Icebug ...
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High Coast Outdoor, an agency run by David Godemann, has...
High Coast Outdoor, an agency run by David Godemann, has replaced ISC as the Swedish distributor for Deuter. Other interesting brands in the portfolio of this agency are Petromax and Feuerhand from Germany, Pacsafe from Australia, the Dutch brand Nomad and OAC from Finland.
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Mammut has teamed up with Frank Wichern as its field...
Mammut has teamed up with Frank Wichern as its field area manager for the Benelux countries, as the Swiss brand's distribution partnership for the region came to an end at the start of this year. Wichern previously worked for Mammut Nederland, a trading name for the Dutch agency that handled ...
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Kamik Footwear, the Canadian outdoor footwear group, has signed a...
Kamik Footwear, the Canadian outdoor footwear group, has signed a distribution agreement with Hej International to sell its wellies, winter boots and outdoor footwear in the U.K. and Ireland. The Yorkshire-based company is already distributing Wigwam, a brand of sports performance socks, and it has a tight relationship with Kozi ...
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McTrek, the German outdoor retailer, reports a 13 percent sales...
McTrek, the German outdoor retailer, reports a 13 percent sales increase to €47.2 million in 2015 for its chain, which consists of 35 physical stores and an online shop. Ulrich Dausien, the former Jack Wolfskin executive who founded McTrek in 1995, attributes the sales increase to a trading-up process for ...
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Sport Guide reports that Au Vieux Campeur, the leading French...
Sport Guide reports that Au Vieux Campeur, the leading French outdoor retail specialist, is to set up shop in at least one more French city this year, and possibly two. The French publication indicates that Au Vieux Campeur should have another store in Strasbourg in February, on a surface of ...
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Mammut is to open its first North American store in...
Mammut is to open its first North American store in New York City, in a partnership with Metro Rock Climbing Centers. While this company already has several climbing centers in Massachusetts and Vermont, the Swiss outdoor brand's store will be operated by Metro Rock at a new location in Brooklyn. ...
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has appointed a new head...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has appointed a new head of marketing and business development, Arne Strate. It is a new position, but his appointment to the executive team follows the departure of the EOG's former marketing and communication manager, Mathias Basedow, who is now running Icebug's new office in ...
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Jim Weber, who has been the chief executive of Brooks...
Jim Weber, who has been the chief executive of Brooks Running since 2001, has joined the board of directors of the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) in the U.S. The organization's board has two other new members: Jessica Klodnicki, executive vice president and general manager of BRG Sports, in charge ...
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Columbia Sportswear has signed a global licensing agreement with Marchon...
Columbia Sportswear has signed a global licensing agreement with Marchon Eyewear, the world's third-largest producer of branded eyewear and sunglasses. Vision Monday reports that the Columbia range is set to hit the market in September, and it will include a range of technical sunglasses for Columbia's Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) ...
