Salomon Group
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The Salomon Group (also just known as "Salomon") is a sportswear manufacturing company that originated in Annecy, France. The company was started in 1947 by François Salomon, and his wife and child. Since 1997 it was part of adidas. On 2 May 2005, adidas-Salomon announced that they had agreed to sell Salomon Group for 485 mn Euros to Amer Sports of Finland. The transaction is expected to be completed mid October 2005.
They cater for "Freedom, Action, Sports".
Today, they make equiment / clothing for the following sports:
Company Information
Their current CEO is J.L. Diard.Other companies owned by the Salomon brand include:
Sponsored Teams
Inline Teams
Street
The Salomon inline street skating team comprises of:- Charles (Chaz) Sands
- Don Bambrick
- Rob Thompson
- Vinny Minton
Speed
The SAAB Salomon international inline speed skating team comprises of:- Thomas Boucher
- Pascal Briand
- Franck Cardin
- Arnaud Gicquel
- Romani Davide
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