Following an extensive six-month executive search, James J. Roberts, most recently group president of Newell Rubbermaid Corporation, has been named President and CEO of Katy, Texas-based Igloo Products Corporation, it was announced today by Igloo Chairman
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Redcats USA Appoints Wolansky to CEO of The Golf Warehouse
Redcats USA, a multi-channel, web-driven home shopping leader, announced that Brad Wolansky has been appointed CEO of The Golf Warehouse. He will be a member of the Redcats USA Executive Team. The Golf Warehouse also operates SoftballSavings.com and Baseb
Fortune Brands Sees Some Stability in Golf Market
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Adidas and PUMA Back Together for Cause
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Skullcandy Nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year
Rick Alden, founder and CEO of Skullcandy, has been named one of five finalists for the Entrepreneur of 2009 contest in Entrepreneur magazine.. The other finalists were FableVision, Inc., Adaptive Materials, Crescent Solutions, and kmG Hauling, Inc…
Interbike Announces New Partners for Media Center
Interbike announced new sponsorship and technical partnership agreements for its Media Center, a working news room on the show floor of the 2009 Interbike International Bicycle Expo, which runs from September 23-25, 2009 in Las Vegas at the Sands Expo and
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Hanesbrands to Sell Yarn Operations
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Timberland CFO to Leave Company
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Jan Stig Andersen New CEO for MBT Group
MBT, the physiological footwear brand, has hired Jan Stig Andersen as its CEO. He most recently has served as CEO of the BTX Group A/S, one of Europe’s major textile fashion groups. Prior to that Jan Stig Andersen served as CEO of ECCO North America
Coalition Supports Conservation Funding at House Hearing
A broad coalition of national, state and local conservation and recreation organizations thanked House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall recently and urged Committee members to maintain full and permanent funding for land conservation and o
Sierra Trading Post Voted Top Outdoor Website
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Diadora Sale Postponed Until October
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Study: Nature Based Outdoor Activities Growing, Youth Participation Declining
In 2008, American participation in outdoor recreation was marked by encouraging growth in important segments of core outdoor activities as well as continuing, though less dramatic, declines in youth participation, according to a new report, the 2009 Outdo
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