CITA Releases Embargoes

Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, released a statement on the decision by the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements to end further consideration of 24 requests for safeguard action on imports from Chi

Miller Appointed CEO of Scarpa N.A.

Andrea Parisotto, President of SCARPA North America announced the hiring of Kim Miller as the CEO. Starting his career as a Customer Service Manager at Chouinard Equipment Ltd. in 1987. When Black Diamond was formed in 1990, Kim took the post as the Rocky

Team Athletic Goods Re-Organizes Executive Team

Team Athletic Goods has created a new management team. TAG, along with TAG Team Uniforms, will merge the strengths of their executive staffs to provide a more structured and comprehensive executive team.Stan Morrison, President of TAG Team Uniforms will b

CamelBak Promotes Three From Within

CamelBak Products has promoted three key executives to new roles with promotions for Mac Tillman, Jonathan Austen and Shawn Cullen, the first two in the company’s Recreation Division and the third on the company’s Government, Military, Industrial (GMI) Di

Timberland Increases Anti-Counterfeit Efforts

The Timberland Company unveiled several new components of its program to combat the distribution of imitation Timberland products. The program is designed to raise awareness about counterfeit goods and the importance of product authenticity, and also incl

Quiksilver Appoints Four New Board Members

Laurent Boix-Vives, Timothy Harmon and Charles Exon have been appointed to the Quiksilver Board of Directors effective December 1, 2005. Douglas Ammerman was previously appointed to the Board of Directors on June 3, 2005…

Obermeyer Hires New PR Coordinator

Sport Obermeyer hired Linda Gerdenich as the new Public Relations Coordinator. Prior to joining Obermeyer, Gerdenich was the Director of Community Relations and Communications for the City of Aspen…

Tecnifibre Teams Up with Bridgestone

5 years after the creation of its production subsidiary for tennis balls in Thailand, Tecnifibre keeps on growing with a new partnership with BRIDGESTONE. The goal of this partnership is to increase the capacity and technical expertise of this tennis ball

Strong Third Quarter Comps Boost Genesco’s Bottom Line

Genesco Inc. earnings before discontinued operations were $16.2 million, or 62 cents per diluted share for the third quarter, compared to $12.4 million, or 49 cents per diluted share last year. Net sales at Journeys rose 11% to $153 million. Same store sa

Merrell Makes ‘Ad Age Top 50’ List

Merrell has been named one of Advertising Age’s 2005 “Marketing 50” winners. Each year, Advertising Age recognizes 50 top brands for their consumer appeal and marketing excellence, which includes elements such as product design and development, research,

Umbro’s CFO Resigns

Umbro plc announced that Geoff Haslehurst, Chief Financial Officer has informed the Board that during the course of 2006 he will step down from the Company to pursue other interests. The Board are currently seeking a replacement for him and a further anno