Stéphane Diez is the new Mr. Kelme Padel in France and Belgium. Stéphane is the multifaceted man. The native of Spain and former handball player, looks back on his career and the 2020 Kelme equipment.

  • Are you the new francophone Mr. Kelme?

Indeed, since this month of March 2020, I am representative of KELME PADEL for Belgium, Luxembourg and the North of France. When you say French-speaking, it's half true because when we cover the whole of Belgium, we must also be Dutch-speaking to offer quality contact to our compatriots in the north of the country and therefore I have the chance to speak Dutch.

Le padel is very successful in these regions. It is for this reason that Antonio Navarro (the boss of KELME PADEL), following an internship padel in Santander, my hometown in Spain, contacted me to help them support the development of Kelme Padel in these booming territories

  • Your journey. How did you get started in padel?

I am of Spanish origin and who says padel obviously says Spain. I have always known this sport even if at the base, I am a handball player, it was my sport. The hand is the contact sport par excellence where you should not be afraid of physical and mental commitment. That must be the reason why KELME's motto "Nunca te rindas" / "Never give up" / "Never give up" particularly appealed to me.

At KELME PADEL, I found a passion for this magical sport, I found people sharing beautiful values ​​of respect, quality and benevolence which particularly appealed to me. When you talk for two minutes with Antonio and his teams, you are immediately boosted by this passion that drives them and this mutual respect. This respect is reflected not only internally but also externally with respect to customers who are considered to be true partners to be pampered. At KELME PADEL, no opportunistic one-shots, we want harmonious relationships based on the long term.

  • Your objective and strategy to see the Kelme brand develop?

Always thanks to my origins, I have known KELME since always. In Spain, KELME is a super well-known brand synonymous with quality at an affordable price

My goal is to show these values ​​and quality in my day-to-day contacts with clubs, players, stores.

I will be present and responsive on the ground

And I want to find players representative of these values ​​to be the ambassadors of this brand in these markets.

  • A summary of the Kelme gear Padel.

KELME PADEL Those are :

PALAS (rackets) for all types of players with a range within which each pala has a DNA, a different identity that can cover the needs and means of each (e)

A very nice technical and colorful textile range, just like this sport

Accessories including beautiful bags

Special shoes padel »From this month of July

And to finish in style, Kelme Padel offers you padel whose quality and price will not fail to interest our customers

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.