Vincent Wauters

Chief Executive Officer at Rossignol Group

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

About

Inspiring and leading global consumer centric transformation Global, multi channel, multi product category iconic consumer Brands development (10 years) 2021- Rossignol Group CEO France, Grenoble (HQ) & Italy, Milan (Global Softgoods & D2C Hub)/ Private Equity owned World leading Mountain Sports Brands: Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, Felt, Look, Kerma, Risport 2020 NS 370M EUR, 80% outside France (70% WSE, 20% Softgoods, 10% Bikes) 1300 employees with Offices in EU, USA, Canada, China and Japan 2020- Stokke AS Non Executive Director Norway/ Private Equity Owned (Chairman since September 2024) 2016-2020 Hunter Boots Ltd, CEO UK, London / Private Equity owned 2020 Refinancing and change of majority shareholder 2018 record net sales £114m (+9%); record GM 54.2% (+230 Bpts); EBITDA £11m (+54%) Key Brand collaborations: Disney, Target, Zappos, Stella McCartney Global: EU, APAC, CSA from 14% to 23% of sales mix; opening of Japan, China, Korea, Russia and Benelux Multi Channel: B2C from 25% to 34% (e-com from 21% to 28%) Multi category: Apparel and Bags 4X in 3 years 2015-2016 Amer Sports Corporation, President of Apparel (Executive Board member) Co President of Salomon Net Sales $550m / 1000 team members 2012-2016 Arc’teryx Inc. President (Brand of Amer Sports Corporation). Canada, Vancouver Net sales CAGR of 30% from $130m to $380m or 3X in 4 years Global: 40 countries (NA 45%, EU 35%, APAC 20%) Multi channel: E-com from 2 to 17 countries, Brand store from 1 to 15 (incl.: Tokyo, Shanghai, London, Toronto and New- York) Multi category: introduction of insulated outerwear, Footwear product segment and deployment of ''Veilance'' premium technical urban collection * Global Operations, Supply Chain and IT integration (10 years) 2008-2012 Amer Sports, SVP Global Supply Chain and IT (Executive Board member) Salomon, Wilson, Precor, Arc’teryx, Atomic, Mavic, Suunto Finland, Helsinki and Germany, Munich 2002-2008 Newell Rubbermaid EMEA VP Supply Chain Sharpie, Paper Mate, Parker, Waterman, Dymo, Rubbermaid, Graco, Irwin Member of 2008 ‘’Aspire’’ High Potential program (top 10 Executives) France, Paris * Business Development in Direct to Consumer (5 years) 2000-2002 Amazon.fr, Director Catalogue and Supply Chain (Among the first 10 employees) France 1997-2000 Redcats group (Kering) High Potential Group program ''Phileas'' (International missions) La Redoute, Movitex, Empire Stores, Ellos France, Sweden and UK

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at Rossignol Group
    Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

    World leading Mountain Sport Equipment Brands: Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, Look, Kerma, Risport HQ in Saint Jean de Moirans, France, Softgoods and D2C global Hub in Milan, Italy Deputy CEO Nov 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Non Executive Director (Chairman since 09/2024) at Stokke
    Sep 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

  • Chief Executive Officer at Hunter Boot Ltd
    Mar 2016 - Jun 2020 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • President of Apparel at Amer Sports Corporation
    Mar 2015 - Mar 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Member of Amer Sports Executive Board President of Amer Sports Canada Inc

  • GM and President (Brand of Amer Sports Corporation) at Arc'teryx Equipment
    Jun 2012 - Mar 2016 · 3 yrs 10 mos