Author: SGB Media

Oakley Promotes Bowers to New VP of Marketing Worldwide

January 6, 2004 SGB Update

Oakley announced that Scott Bowers, Vice President of Sports Marketing, has been promoted to the newly created position of Vice President of Marketing Worldwide. In his new role, Mr. Bowers will be responsible for overseeing worldwide all aspects of Oakle

Brosnahan is New VP of US Sales at Pony Apparel

January 6, 2004 SGB Update

Global Brand Marketing, Inc., announced the appointment of Michael Brosnahan to Vice President of U.S. Sales of Pony Apparel. In this newly created position, Brosnahan will oversee all aspects of US sales operations for the apparel division of Pony Intern

Boldt Closes Doors

January 6, 2004 SGB Update

Boldt Products, which was just recently founded in July of 2003, is apparently closing their doors. CEO and founder Duncan Robins called each of his company’s sales reps and told them that he is hoping to sell the company, but if this does not occur, he w

SNL Adds Natasha Petrovsky as Senior Account Executive

January 6, 2004 SGB Update

SNL Communications announced the hiring of Natasha Petrovsky as Senior Account Executive. Petrovsky’s primary focus will be on the action sports market, developing new business and working with existing clients to build and execute strategic public relati

SportsNewsSource Launches Speciality Market UPDATE

January 6, 2004 SGB Update

The publishers of the SportsNewsSource DAILY, SPORTS EXECUTIVE WEEKLY and The B.O.S.S. Report newsletters have launched a new product this year to better service the information needs of the Bicycle, Outdoor and SnowSports markets. T

Bluetorch to License Airwalk for Apparel

January 6, 2004 SGB Update

The Bluetorch subsidiary, Total Sports Distribution Inc., signed a letter-of-intent with Collective Licensing International LLC to license the Airwalk name for apparel in the United States. The impending licensing agreement would allow for Total Sports D

Hi-Tec Appoints New UK Sales Director

January 6, 2004 SGB Update

Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Glenn Bennington as Sales Director of it’s UK subsidiary. With over 19 years of experience within the footwear industry, initially with adidas and Fila, Bennington joins from the Universal Footwear Corporation where he worked a

Billabong Acquires Honolua Surf Co.

January 5, 2004 SGB Executive

Billabong International Limited announced it
has purchased the Honolua Surf Company apparel brand and its 19-store retail network. Derek O’Neill, chief executive of Billabong International, says the Honolua Surf Company is an emerging brand with significa

Shimano Partners with Cimatron

January 5, 2004 SGB Executive

Cimatron, a developer of CAD/CAM solutions for tooling industry, announced its partnership with SHIMANO, who purchased Cimatron E for their offices in Japan and Singapore because of the software’s quick and efficient cutting times. “We drastically reduced

Asics Files Suit Against Payless

January 5, 2004 SGB Executive

ASICS America Corporation and ASICS Corporation Japan have filed suit in Federal District Court in the US District Court, Central District of California against Payless ShoeSource Inc. for trademark infringement, unfair competition, trademark dilution a

VF Corp. Elects Otis to Board

January 5, 2004 SGB Update

Mackey J. McDonald, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VF Corporation announced the election of Clarence Otis, Jr. to the Company's Board of Directors. This brings to 12 the number of directors on the Company's Board…

L.L. Bean Hires Daniel Love as VP Finance

January 4, 2004 SGB Executive

L.L.Bean has hired Daniel Love as the company's new Vice President of Finance. Mr. Love comes from the Atlanta, Georgia area where he worked most recently as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations for a division o

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