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New French B2B On-Snow Demo For 2022 Winter Pro 2022, a new French onsnow snowboard b2b event run by Act Snowboard magazine is to be held from the 9-11th January in la Rosiere. This event replaces Rock On Snow Pro La Clusaz. Rip Curl CEO Michael Daly Appointed New CEO Of Kathmandu Group Kathmandu have appointed Rip Curl CEO Michael Daly to fill the position of Group CEO & Managing Director, effective immediately. Daly has been CEO at Rip Curl since 2013 and Kathmandu are to begin looking at potential candidates to fill the position of CEO at Rip Curl.
RD Distribution Welcomes Armstrong Foils To Portfolio RD Distribution is a French Watersports distribution company founded in 1996. The company is run by a small team that hand picks and tests the brands they represent. They started with working on import and distribution of materials for shapers in France and the rest of Europe, K2 Sports’ John Colonna Promoted To and are now widening their portfolio to bring the best brands in watersports to the President & CEO Of K2-MDV Holdings Taking over from Christoph Bronder, European market. John Colonna has been appointed as President & CEO of K2-MDV Holdings. VF Corp Sells Majority Of Workwear Colonna assumes the position following 3 Brands But Hangs Onto Dickies successful years as President of K2 Sports. As part of VF Corporation’s shift towards a more consumer and retail Dates Confirmed For 6th Edition Of Paris focussed business model, VF has signed Surf & Skateboard Film Festival a definitive agreement with Redwood The Paris Surf & Skateboard Film Festival Capital Investments, LLC for the sale of is back for its 6th instalment! The festival the majority of their workwear brands. will take place in September where surf The sale doesn’t include Dickies and and skateboard films will be screened and Timberland PRO. judged for the chance of winning a prize. At this year’s PSSFF, in partnership with Messe München GmbH Undergoes Wonderland, films from previous editions Company-Wide Restructure of the festival will be shown again for free. To allow greater flexibility and efficiency across the company, Messe Jones Snowboards Announce Martijn München GmbH has halved its Board of Linden As VP Of Soft Goods Management as part of a company-wide In an already exciting year for Jones restructure. The restructure also sees Snowboards (they’re launching their first Messe München shift towards a more digital, customer-focussed business model. technical outerwear line in autumn), the brand have announced industry veteran 12
