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Wyatt Named Altrec President; Grodzki Heads Life Fitness
altrec.com: John Wyatt has been named as the companyís first president. Wyatt is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, providing strategic guidance and support, and directing line managers. Wyatt was previously VP of creative services/marketing at Starbucks and GM of global development at Nike.
Belding: Dick Ryan has been appointed to the position of director of sales, national accounts.
Brunton: Fabian Lobera has been appointed as CFO and Dave Glenn has been named professional and educational sales director.
CART: Deborah Schneider has been named to the newly created position of VP of legal affairs. She will also act as general counsel for the company.
Cobra Kayak: Dan Mangus has been named director of domestic and international sales and marketing. Mangus will be responsible for managing and expanding domestic sales, international distributors, trade show logistics and marketing efforts.
Cybex: Paul O. Webber III, VP and CFO, will manage the companyís reorganized information technology group.
Confluence Watersports: Kelly Woosly has been named senior VP of sales and marketing. The company also announced the reorganization of its management team, elevating Mike Hooks, George Platt and Joel McBride to regional sales managers.
EB2B Commerce: Alan Andreini has been appointed to the position of executive chairman.
efanshop: Dallas venture capitalist Joel Fontenot has joined the companyís advisory board.
Escalade: Phil Piccolo has been promoted to VP of marketing and Jim Allshouse has been appointed VP of engineering.
Expo-sites, Inc: Tom Hynes has been appointed VP of marketing. In addition, Robert J. Corliss and Bernard F. Brennan have joined the siteís board of directors.
fitnessmx.com: Mitch Wald has been appointed president and COO.
GLD: Matt Karshna has been hired as graphic coordinator. Karshnaís responsibilities include the layout and design of product packaging, point-of-purchase displays, advertisements and supporting collateral materials.
Jockey: Jim Noble has been appointed senior VP of merchandising. Noble will oversee all menís and womenís intimates, bras, boys and girls merchandising, and design.
Kosa: John Hobday has been named marketing manager of KoSaía Textile Fibers New Business and Market Development group for the U.S. and Canada.
Life Fitness: Kevin S. Grodzki has been appointed president, assuming the worldwide day-to-day operations of the business for both the commercial and consumer divisions.
Mad River: Gordon Colby has been promoted to the position of brand manager.
McArthur: Laura Pate has been appointed VP of marketing.
MLBPA: Evan Kaplan has been promoted to category manager, trading cards and memorabilia, at the Major League Baseball Players Association; and Tina Morris has been promoted to category manager, novelties.
Nextec: Joseph Brown has been appointed to the position of VP of operations, and Herbert Cheung has been named director of knowledge and project management. In addition, Tim Cashell and Fred Kline have been named to regional sales positions.
NHL: Andy Van Hellemond has been appointed director of officiating. Bryan Lewis, former director of officiating, will remain in the operations department, responsible for officials scouting and development.
Sportseservices: Michael D. May has been named VP of sales.
The Hockey Company: Len Rhodes has been promoted to marketing director and Craig Ryan has been promoted to director of sales.
The Sports Authority: Kevin McGovern was elected to The Sports Authorityís board of directors.
Video Action Sports: Scot Burns has been hired as marketing director, responsible for the overall marketing of products and services as well as developing new business opportunities.
Wilson: Wally Craig has been appointed to the new position of central region sales manager. Craig will oversee the sales of tennis racquets, balls, footwear and accessories, along with racquetball and squash equipment in his territory.
WWF: Donna Goldsmith has joined the WWF and XFL as senior VP of the consumer products group. Goldsmith previously served as vice president, category management of the NBAís global merchandising group.
zulusports.com: John Topping has been hired as VP of sales, and Bob Bozeman of Angel Investors L.P. has been added to the Web siteís board of directors.
Rep News
SGAA: Norm Lamming of Sports West Sales in CA has been elected president of the SGAA. Monte Robertson of Robertson Sales Company will serve as immediate past president for the next two years, while Gary Niland of Bob Minihane Associates will serve as VP, and Charlie Wright of Bob Wood Associates will serve as Southwest director.
Tecnica: Mike Downing and Mark Day of Downing Associates have been hired as new sales reps for the Rocky Mountain region.