Jonas Lindqvist, The Thule Group
Erman Aykurt, Gore Wear
The Thule Group has named Jonas Lindqvist as its chief financial officer. Based in the group headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, Lindqvist will assume his new position by May 2020. Currently acting as CFO of Arjo AB, Lindqvist has considerable experience in senior financial roles, having previously served as Beijer Ref AB CFO, and CFO and VP of Polyclad Europe/Cookson Electronics, as well as being a member of the management team of LR Holding AB. n
Gore Wear has named Erman Aykurt as its new creative lead in Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany. Aykurt is a passionate cyclist who has over 20 years experience in the sports industry, working for several years at Adidas in Japan, Converse in the USA and lastly in Germany as creative director at the sports style division of Puma. n
Bill Fraser, Assos of Switzerland
Ambrogio Grillo, Thok E-Bikes
Assos of Switzerland has announced that Bill Fraser is joining its executive team at its headquarters in Ticino, Switzerland as director of marketing, beginning 18th November 2019. Fraser brings 20 years of international marketing and commercial experience from working at Procter & Gamble and Mavic across multiple countries, cultures, and product categories. In his new role, he will report directly to Assos CEO Derek Bouchard-Hall and work closely with the Assos Board to continue the brand’s recently accelerated growth. n
Thok E-Bikes has increased its workforce with the arrival of Ambrogio Grillo, who will take on the role of sales manager. In the last five years, Grillo has worked at Scott Italia, as sales manager for the Bergamont and Dolomite Apparel brands. In his new role at Thok E-Bikes, Grillo will be in charge of developing the Thok Points network. The Thok Points are Thok’s ‘showrooms’ where enthusiasts can try the MIG e-bikes out, possibly buy them (if they can’t go online) and carry out the post-sales assistance. n
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