Amer Sports to reorganize executive level structure

03 Jul '07

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Amer Sports Corporation is reorganizing its executive structure to improve the efficiency of its operations. The purpose of this reorganization is to ensure the efficient implementation of Group development and change projects. The changes will be effective as of September 1, 2007.

BUSINESS AREAS
Winter & Outdoor:
Salomon, Atomic, Mavic, Arcteryx and Bonfire will form the new Winter & Outdoor business unit. Kari Kauniskangas, currently Amer Sports SVP of Sales and Distribution, will lead the new unit. The presidents of Salomon and Atomic, Jean-Luc Diard and Michael Schineis, will report to Kauniskangas.

The goal of the reorganization is to guarantee future development of the Group's winter sports and apparel and footwear categories and to ensure that synergies based on the Group's current plans and strategy will be efficiently realized.

Suntory, Wilson and Precor will continue to operate as distinct units.

GROUP LEVEL FUNCTIONS
Sales and Channel Management:
The Sales and Channel Management unit will include the Group's sales and distribution functions. The unit will be lead by Thomas Ehrnrooth, currently the Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Salomon. The regional general managers Mike Dowse (Winter & Outdoor Americas), Francois Fauroux (EMEA), Matt Gold (Asia Pacific), David Deasley (Canada) and Juan Carlos Aziz (Latin America) will report to Ehrnrooth. Emerging markets and retail conceptswill also be a part of this unit.

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