Top brands Lineaeffe and Nomura are promising a stronger drive in the UK and Ireland with the news that Andy Macgregor will be taking the reins as the brands’ head of new business development.
Grundéns, producer of fishing apparel, waders and footwear, is planning for transformation and growth with the appointment of Janne Mahlamäki as its general manager for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
Simms Fishing Products, the pre-eminent manufacturer of waders, outerwear, footwear and technical apparel in fishing, has hired Jordan Wand as its chief product officer.
The two largest events designed to get more people into angling in the UK will be launched at The Game Fair – the festival of the great British countryside – on July 29th.
Fairpoint Outdoors A/S, which owns the Westin and Kinetic fishing brands, has added no fewer than three key industry experts to its management team group.
Tackle giant Rapala VMC has made major changes and appointments to its global management team as it focuses on growing both existing business and new market opportunities.
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA)’s drive to grow membership has been given a boost with the addition of well-known carp name, Korda Europe.
Vista Outdoor, the parent company of 41 renowned brands in the sporting and outdoor lifestyle sector – including recently acquired Simms Fishing Products – has unveiled a new name as it continues to separate its two key divisions.
After 30 years of dedicated leadership, Jens Buhl Jorgensen, the co-founder and CEO of Fairpoint Outdoors A/S, is to hand over the reins to former Svendsen Sport CEO Hans Maasbøl in May.
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) has hired board member and fly-fishing outfitting business owner Lucas Bissett as the organisation’s executive director.
A unique international fishing competition will be launched this July on England’s south coast, tying together environmental clean-ups and research, education, business and conservation while encouraging the next generation of anglers.
Competitors are busy gearing up for next week’s European Championships Predator Fishing, called the Predator Tour, which takes place in The Netherlands from May 30th to June 1st.
The recreational watercraft and accessories market is a key one for the global tackle trade and there has never been a better time to take advantage of it.
Mayfly Outdoors – the owner of brands including Ross and Abel Reels and Airflo ¬– is buying Dyna-King, one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of fly-tying vises and tools.
