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Thorpe to speak at sports summit
Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe is just one of the high profile speakers at the Beyond Sport summit to be held in Chicago in late September.
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Hear these speakers
Among the speakers for the Sports Marketing 360 conference to be held in London in mid-September are Mark Foster, five times Olympian
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Update on ASGA’s board members
With changes being made to the Australian Sporting Goods Association board of directors over the past few weeks, members currently are:
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Smith is new ASC chair
New appointments to the Australian Sports Commission have been named by Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis.
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ASGA board changes
Scott Munn resigned his position on the Australian Sporting Goods Association board, citing increased commitments with the A-league club Melbourne Heart, and leaving a vacancy for an independent member.
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Holland joins RCG Brands
After 12 years with Sketchers, Mark Holland has joined RCG Brands as brand manager for the Cushe brand of lifestyle, beach and surf footwear, based in Brisbane.
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Swan flies onwards
Well-known man about cricket and the sports industry, Swan Richards is moving on from Melbourne-based cricket company Thirdman at the end of May.
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Green heads Sweeney Sports
New general manager for Sweeney sports, the sports, entertainment and leisure arms of Sweeney Research and author of the respected industry study Sweeney Sports Report, is Andrew Green.
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Matt is number three
Alan Ball Agencies has added Matthew Ball as business development manager, the third generation of the Melbourne-based business which was founded by Alan Ball in 1968.
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Samantha joins sales
Samantha Naughton has joined the sales team at Byron Bay-based Sunprotection Australia.
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ARL names new sports chief
The new general manager of ARL’s sports and leisure division is Corrie Withers, 35, who took up his position in early January.
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Schwef moves on
Carla Schwef who had responsibility at the TNF Group for marketing and retail operations is moving on, after some months in the Knoxfield-based role.
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Hancock moves for Umbro
Soccer specialist James Hancock has joined Spank Pacific as national sales and product manager for Umbro, as the Taren Point-based company has been appointed Australian and New Zealand distributor of the well-known football brand.
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New role for McColl
Alistair McColl (known to the industry as Ace) has been appointed new general manager sales and marketing for aquatic sports specialist Land & Sea Sports, on Sydney’s northern beaches.
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Hewitt brings French p'zazz
After eight years with apparel brand Running Bare, Natalie Powell is calling it quits to produce her own little sportsperson and succeeding her in the complex role of Running Bare Brand Manager is Amanda Hewitt.
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ARL hunts for general manager
With the departure of Derek Hawkins, ARL’s Sports and Leisure division is recruiting a new general manager, reports Campbell McMahon who has responsibility for the division among his other roles.
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CBI names brand manager
Graeme Dudley has joined Byron Bay-based Cape Byron Imports & as business development manager for non-aqua sports brands— lighting systems brand Pelican and mouthguard brand OPRO.
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Overland Group adds Chris O’Sullivan
Melbourne-based sports lifestyle licensing and distribution company Overland Group has appointed Chris O’Sullivan to represent its many brands in NSW.
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Reshuffle at Skins with Swiss office
Exciting new ranges and fabrics, sizing methods particularly for women all lead to a fired-up team in Australia led by general manager Warren Hodge.
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Appointments at Puma
Puma Australia stalwart Jason Jacoby has been appointed head of merchandising - apparel from mid-July, after having led the sales team successfully for some years.
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Reshuffle at Everlast apparel
Paul Rodighiero is now national sales manager of the Everlast division of PacBrands and, with the departure of Jodi Lancaster acting divisional manager until a new appointment is made.
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Bikakis joins Anaconda
New chief financial officer for the Anaconda chain is Manny Bikakis who joins from the same position at BP Retail.
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Ryan joins another outdoor team
New general manager for the re-signed Helly Hansen brand of outdoor and sailing apparel and footwear is Craig Ryan, whose distributor for Australia and New Zealand is Melbourne-based Blue Rock.
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Sorojevic moves on
Newly-appointed NSW sales manager for F1 Agencies is Steve Sorojevic, joining the Fila and Playcorp agent from a role with licensed apparel supplier International Sports Clothing.
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Eagle Sports in staff reshuffle
A reshuffle at Eagle Sports is underway in Melbourne and Perth following the resignation of Duane Cubbage and the appointment of Phil O’Meara as the new national sales manager, based in Melbourne.
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McMullen to speak in Spain
One of the international collection of speakers at the Global Sports Forum in Spain in late February is Jeff McMullen
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Congratulations to our winners
Three members of the mysportslink.net site are the proud new owners of a fabulous coffee table book — Michael Roberts’ ’Great Australian Sporting Moments’.
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Companies make major moves
Two Victoria companies with substantial brand and product rollcalls have moved to bigger premises in late September.
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Lowy joins World Cup organising committee
Chairman of Football Federation Australia, Frank Lowy has been appointed to the FIFA World Cup Organising Committee, which has responsibility for overseeing every aspect of the massive event.
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ASC’s Peters quits
Following the resignation of Australian Sports Commission’s chief executive Mark
Peters, Federal minister for sport, Kate Ellis praised his contribution to Australia’s success in the Athens and Beijing Games.
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Cukeric joins Umbro team
Newly appointed NSW agent for the Umbro brand is Karl Cukeric and his Botany-based company Kanda Marketing.
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Woosha will be missed, reports Knight
Country Manager of New Balance Australia, Ricky Knight tells SportsLink how much Peter Welsh, known through the industry as ‘Woosha’ will be missed.
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Trade farewells Peter Welsh
Popular and long-serving member of the sports industry, Peter Welsh died in mid-July after a long battle with cancer.
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Rolton joins Umbro
Licensed product specialist Steve Rolton has joined Double Diamond Distributors, the new Australian licensee for international football brand Umbro in Australia, in the role of general manager.
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Rowles rejoins Madison
Peter Rowles has rejoined Brisbane-based Madison Sport, this time in the national sales and marketing manager’s role.
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Round joins Britz Marketing
Darren Round has been appointed National Sales Director of Brisbane-based Britz Marketing, best known in the sports and outdoor industries for the Wahu brand.
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Baartz leads Socceroo Club
Football Federation Australia has established an alumni for Socceroos players to recognise and celebrate the history of the code and players who have made significant contributions representing Australia.
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Joyce heads Ascendia Retail
With the departure of Stephen Heath at the end of June, John Joyce has taken over the role of group chief executive of Ascendia Retail, owner of the Rebel and Amart Allsports chains.
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Allen and Ellis join ASC board
Five new board appointments for the Australian Sport Commission have been announced as part of a broader directions paper looking at the future of sport in Australia.
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Carter heads Sportsco Performance
Andrew Carter has been appointed General Manager of Sportsco Performance, taking up his position in early May, after extensive experience in sports and retail.
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Pawley goes to ground
After spending most of his life in the world of local cricket, Mike Pawley has had a cricket ground named after him.
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Our Cathy honoured
Olympic track queen Cathy Freeman has become the newest member of the Laureus World Sports Academy, a collection of the world’s legendary sportsmen and sportswomen.
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Adidas staffer carries the torch
Long-time Adidas staffer Cliff Pointer is about to make his second trip to China, this time to represent the global brand in the lead-up to the Beijing games.
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Thomas to build ASP Sportz brands
After more than six years as the NSW state manager for Eagle Sports, Sean Thomas has resigned to build his base of brands as ASP Sportz.
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Stretch moves on at Sportsco
Stretch Kontelj has left his role as general manager of Sportsco to join SpecSavers, a UK brand of discount eyewear.
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Faulkner leads Nike as Zadoff heads home
Nike Pacific chief executive, Paul Zadoff, is departing after three years at the helm, to be succeeded by Paul Faulkner, currently Nike’s Asia Pacific equipment regional business director, in July.
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Adidas' Roberts moves up
Adidas Pacific managing director Kevin Roberts is taking up a new role in Hong Kong in August, leading and managing the $2.6 billion Asia Pacific sport performance division. He will be succeeded by current Pacific managing director for Taylor Made adidas Golf, Greg Kerr, with responsibility for Australia and NZ.
Kerr (left) and Roberts are pictured at the ASGA forum
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Overland expands
New appointments have been made at Melbourne-based Overland Group and the brands expanded.
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Plummer is top coach
Australian Netball coach Norma Plummer capped off a year of highlights, being named Coach of the Year at the 2007 Australian Sports Awards.
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More Classic appointments
As part of the rapid expansion of the Classic Sportswear business, more new appointments have been made, reports director Tony Magnus.
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New ARL over for Bowler
After a five year stint in the retail side of the automotive industry with major retail group Auto One, Alex Bowler is back in the sports industry. He joined Associated Retailers Limited as general manager marketing and development on January 21, based in the Richmond, Victoria headquarters.
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Adkins replaces Herbert in Sfida changes
Andrew Adkins is the new national sales manager for Sfida Sports International, based in Footscray West. He replaces David Herbert who has joined Spendless Shoes and their 120-strong store chain as import manager, after seven years with Sfida, leaving from the general manager’s role.
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Ispo's talking head
New head of marketing and communications for the Ispo sports trade fairs — held in Munich twice yearly and Beijing annually, and the annual Golf Europe show — is Susanne Fischer who joined organisers Messe Munchen GmbH on January 1. She joined after some years as the head of central European marketing for outdoor brand Timberland, bringing experience in communications with other outdoor apparel and footwear brands.
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Cassandra joins Front Line
New recruit to the Front Line team, based in Melbourne’s Canterbury headquarters is Cassandra Bodie as marketing co-ordinator, working with general manager, marketing Terry Dopper. She took up the role in early November from a marketing role at Holmesglen TAFE and is a keen sportswoman, playing cricket and Aussie Rules.
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Researcher is new general manager
New general manager for Sweeney Sports is Todd Deacon, who has taken over management of the Melbourne-based Sweeney Sports Report from Martin Hirons. Deacon is a former general manager, marketing, of Star City in Sydney and of Tabcorp in Melbourne.
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Harbour out of the industry
After many years in the sports industry in South Australia, David Harbour has closed his agency business and taken to building. He had spent several years working with Bill Johnson Agencies until Johnson retired, then went out on his own with brands including Mitre, Unicorn and Gunn & Moore.
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Taylor joins IFNA
Netball Australia Director, Sue Taylor has been appointed to the Board of the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) for the next four years. Taylor has an extensive background in sport law and administration, is a former Director of the Commonwealth Games Federation, and has been Australia’s delegate to IFNA since 1989.
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Classic builds team
Directors of Classic Sportswear Tony Magnus and Jim Brennan have boosted their management team, as the 74 year-old business adds significant new licences to its stable, including the rugby league world cup, to be held in Australia in late this year.
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TFG's Holland joins Infiniti
Fitness industry stalwart Shane Holland has joined Brookvale-based Infiniti Fitness Systems as major accounts manager. He had worked with The Fitness Generation for the past 12 years, latterly as national product and marketing manager based in Sydney.
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