Business: Head N.V. group staff restructure

According to SportsOneSource Media, ski maker Head N.V. Group plans to make big staff changes at its Annual General Meeting in May 2009. The company will propose that shareholders elect Gunter Hagspiel as CFO. Hagspiel has worked for Head for 12 years and has held a numerous positions within the group in Austria and the U.S. Ralf Bernhart will continue as the company’s CFO until the May meeting, when he will become Deputy Chairman of the Management Board.According to SportsOneSource Media, ski maker Head N.V. Group plans to make big staff changes at its Annual General Meeting in May 2009. The company will propose that shareholders elect Gunter Hagspiel as CFO. Hagspiel has worked for Head for 12 years and has held a numerous positions within the group in Austria and the U.S. Ralf Bernhart will continue as the company’s CFO until the May meeting, when he will become Deputy Chairman of the Management Board.

Klaus Hotter will assume additional responsibility for Bindings and Ski Boots Production as of Mar. 1.

The restructuring also affected Jeremy Sherwood, who has expanded his role to become Director of Group Sales and Marketing and Rick Lalonde has expanded his role to cover North American Wintersports as well as being General Manager Canada.