Coming up on a month after taking charge of the struggling apparel company, CEO Heidi O’Neill hired Maggie Gauger as president & chief product officer and Joseph Godsey as chief operating officer, two newly created roles, and made a handful of other changes in the C-suite.

The Chinese sportswear giant is now Puma’s largest shareholder as Anta has completed its purchase of Artemis SAS’s 29.06% stake for €1,505.5 million in cash, according to releases from both parties.

Profit attributable to shareholders at the multi-banner apparel and footwear retailer ticked up 7% to ¥25,931 million ($162.7 mm) over ¥24,336 million for the fiscal first half ended Aug. 31, on 6% net sales growth to ¥202,298 million ($1,265.9 mm) from ¥190,132 million.

The Wolverine Worldwide-owned women’s fitness brand grew sales 4% to £146,717,736 ($193.0 mm) last year from £140,417,498, but the bottom line finished £2,505,123 ($3.3 mm) in the red compared to a profit of £573,586, according to a new Companies House filing.

Levi Strauss’ yoga brand sales increased 9% to $36.0 million from $33.0 million in the fiscal third quarter ended Aug. 31, but have continued to decelerate from 16% growth in Q2 and a 23% pace in the first quarter.

The running specialty franchisor promoted 20-year company veteran Jason Jabaut to president from his current position as chief operating officer.

The Austrian ski brand, which is owned by Czech holding company ConsilTech, has established an advisory board chaired by former Amer Sports exec Scott Mellin to oversee strategy, corporate governance, and performance.

Nike, Patagonia, Under Armour, Lululemon, Cotopaxi, and REI are among the founding members of a new initiative under The Nature Conservancy to combat microfiber pollution.