The Sidas Academy Experts
Meet the experts at the Sidas Academy who are continuously working to further develop the academy.
Dr Lutz Grauman
Specialist in sports medicine, nutrition, and chiropractic.
Doctor of Sports Medicine, Nutrition, and Chiropractic
Founder of Sportmedizin Rosenheim, Quest Vitality, and XROLL
Head of Performance Medicine at Tignum
Educational Director at Blackroll
Author of “Functional Fascial Training with Blackroll”
“My mission is to improve people’s performance to make them happy and healthy. I want to share my knowledge with the Academy to make my work accessible to the general public.”
Dion Taylor
Expert in sports retail
Former manager of the Snow+Rock Group (Snow+Rock Sports, CycleSurgery, and Runners Need) for 27 years
Former director of IceBreaker Europe
“The training was a decisive factor in Snow+Rock’s success, as it enabled us to guarantee the quality of our services and customer satisfaction. The Academy’s mission is to provide specialist sales staff with the knowledge and expertise they need to stand out from online retailers.”
“Selling is not a negative term; selling means meeting your customers’ needs.”
Gérard Pouet
Expert and consultant in sports distribution
20 years of experience as a consultant in sports distribution
Founder and CEO of CNPC (1982-2015)
President of SAS Gérard Pouet Consulting
Author of “Management et Stratégies” (Management and Strategies), published by NAVARRE
“Le commerce du Sport” (Sports Trade), published by EMS
“Ouvrir son magasin de textile” (Opening a Textile Store), published by EMS
“Le commerce du sport, guide pratique d’ouverture d’un magasin” (Sports Trade, Practical Guide to Opening a Store), published by EMS
Dr Michel Maestro
Orthopedic surgeon specializing in ankle and foot surgery
Institut Médico-Chirurgicale orthopédique du sport (IM2S)
(Medical-Surgical Institute for Sports Orthopedics)
Instructor for the interuniversity diploma in foot and ankle surgery
French Society for Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SOFCOT)
Former President of the French Association for Foot Surgery (AFCP)
European Foot and Ankle Surgery Association (EFAS)
Former associate researcher at the Institute of Movement Sciences (ISM) Etienne Jules Marey (Marseille)
“What good is a knee or hip prosthesis if the foot doesn’t support it? There are many unknowns in the field of the foot. Biomechanics is a subject that fascinates me, especially with the advent of new technologies.”
Jean-Jacques Rivet
Expert in biomechanics and foot anatomy
Head of the Performance Optimization Department at the PGA European Tour
Head of the Innovation Department at Under Armour for golf and rugby
Co-founder and lecturer of the Master’s program in Sports Engineering at the University of Aix-Marseille
“The key to my work lies in optimizing an athlete’s performance and movement patterns, understanding their limits and the specific characteristics of their movements.”
“The Academy stands for innovation, for always being at the cutting edge with new materials, processes, and knowledge.”
“The Academy’s mission, which is also my mission, is to pass on our knowledge as best we can and to combine it with the knowledge of others.”
Presentation of the Sidas Academy Board of Directors
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