EXEC: Daiwa Parent Posts Solid Fiscal Q1 Growth but Lowers H1 Profit Forecast
EXEC: New Johnson Outdoors CFO Talks Q3 Profit, Tariff Rebate, Operational Efficiencies
EXEC: The North Face Shortfall Cuts into Fiscal Q1 Results at Japan Brand Owner
EXEC: Smith Optics Drives Solid Bike Business Momentum for Parent Safilo in NorAm Market in Q2
EXEC: Canada Goose Divests Baffin Boot Business to Canadian Manufacturer
SGB Update
Redarc Electronics Hires NA OEM and Commercial Sales Leader
REDARC Electronics, which makes batteries for RVs and motorhomes, appointed Hilton Riggins as its new OEM and commercial sales leader for North America. His past experience include general manager at Redwood RV and regional sales manager with Tiffin Motorhomes and Heartland RV.
Mountain Equipment Appoints Rocky Mountain Rep
Mountain Equipment named Elliott Nolan and his High Route Ventures agency as its new sales rep for the Rocky Mountain region, covering Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Strider Bikes Appoints CEO
The maker of kids bikes, based in Rapid City, SD, promoted Dona Nesselhuf, its chief operating officer, to chief executive officer. As part of the announcement, Strider Founder Ryan McFarland remains as president.
MarineMax to be Acquired by Blackstone-Backed Safe Harbor in $1.5B Deal
MarineMax entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Safe Harbor, a marina and superyacht service business owned by private-equity giant Blackstone. Safe Harbor will acquire all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of MarineMax for $53.00 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of approximately $1.5 billion.
Worldly Appoints SVP of Growth
Sustainability data and analytics solutions provider Léyoh Goodall has hired Kathryn Smith as SVP of growth. Goodall will “lead the alignment of Worldly’s commercial and customer teams around a single outcome.”
SGB Executive
EXEC: Giant Group Posts Third Straight Month of Shipment Growth in July 2026
The Taiwan-based bike manufacturer saw shipments jump in the low teens in the most recent reported month, the third consecutive month of positive growth.
EXEC: Canada Goose Appoints Massimo Piombini to Board
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. appointed Massimo Piombini to its Board of Directors. Piombini’s rolse have included chief executive officer of Diesel and Balmain, chief strategic officer of Technogym, and chief commercial officer of Valentino and Bally. His more than 35 years of experience also includes leadership roles at Boucheron, Gucci and Bulgari. Piombini currently serves […]
EXEC: Daiwa Parent Posts Solid Fiscal Q1 Growth but Lowers H1 Profit Forecast
Globeride, Inc. reported that, in light of recent performance trends, a decision was recently made by the company’s Board of Directors to revise the financial results forecasts for the six months ending September 30.
EXEC: Havaianas Parent Sees Q2 Sales Expand Climb 11 Percent
Brazil-based Alpargatas reported that sales in the second quarter totaled Brazil Real $1.2 billion, representing an increase of 11.3 percent year over year (y/y). Volumes reached 53.3 million pairs, up 9.0 percent y/y. The company’s flagship Havaianas was boosted by 17 percent growth in Brazil and 22 percent in Europe. Sales fell sharply in the U.S. due to the shift from a direct to a distributor model, but U.S. volume was up 40 percent in the half.
EXEC: New Johnson Outdoors CFO Talks Q3 Profit, Tariff Rebate, Operational Efficiencies
“The tariff refund of approximately $15 million contributed to this improvement,” shared new company CFO Asad Rahman. “Excluding this benefit, gross margin would have been modestly lower than the prior year due to higher raw materials costs.
