The trading group Intersport International Corporation GmbH (IIC) will rely on a management quartet in the future. On Monday, the company based in Bern, Switzerland, announced the appointment of Stephan Schwarz to the executive management team.
He will take on the newly created position of Chief Strategic Brands Partnership Officer and complement the existing management board, which continues to include CEO Tom Foley, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Christian Wille and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Pierre Irelli.
Schwarz has been working at Intersport International for almost 25 years. He has extensive experience in the areas of strategic brands, category management and product strategy and will play a “key role” in driving forward the association’s commercial priorities and global collaboration projects, according to a statement.
CEO Foley explained the personnel decision. “Strengthening our management team is an important step in the further development of our company,” he said in a statement. “Stephan’s in-depth expertise, years of experience and understanding of our business will help us implement our priorities and work closely with our markets and partners.”