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    Joya is in the middle of a consolidation process. While...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Joya is in the middle of a consolidation process. While the company is still present in 24 countries, it aims to concentrate on only 10 markets in the future. During the first half of this year, Joya ended relationships with its partners in the U.S., Spain and Germany. As reported ...

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    Christoph Götzndorfer is the new sales manager for Hassia, one...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Christoph Götzndorfer is the new sales manager for Hassia, one of the brands of the Austrian-based Lorenz Shoe Group

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    Crocs has named Scott Crutchfield to be its new chief...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Crocs has named Scott Crutchfield to be its new chief operating officer. He will oversee all of the company's day-to-day operations, including manufacturing, distribution, logistics, supply chain management and IT. He moves up from his position as senior vice president for worldwide operations, which he held since May 2010. He ...

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    Didier Drouet is the new chief executive of L.K. Bennett,...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Didier Drouet is the new chief executive of L.K. Bennett, succeeding Robert Bensoussan, who is still the British company's executive chairman and shareholder of reference. Drouet spent eight years at L'Oréal before going to Cartier in 1992. He was also a senior executive for Salvatore Ferragamo and LVMH Moët Hennessy ...

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    Wayne Kulkin, the president at Stuart Weitzman, has been promoted...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Wayne Kulkin, the president at Stuart Weitzman, has been promoted to vice chairman. The company is currently searching for his replacement. Kulkin will continue reporting to Stuart Weitzman himself.

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    The shoe designer Eric Rutberg has been named creative director...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    The shoe designer Eric Rutberg has been named creative director of Betsey Johnson Footwear, and has also sealed a 50-50 deal with Steven Madden Ltd. for his Eric Rutberg Transparent. The brand will fall under the Madden's luxury brand umbrella. Rutberg will still design, but Madden's staff will handle sales ...

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    Skechers has hired David Beecroft as managing director of Skechers...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Skechers has hired David Beecroft as managing director of Skechers USA Canada, replacing John Hartshorn, who died of cancer in June at the age of 60

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    Barefooters is setting up its international distribution. The company signed...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Barefooters is setting up its international distribution. The company signed a new distribution agreement for Germany and Austria with Campo Monaco, also distributing the French comfort shoe brand Glagla. For the Benelux countries, Barefooters signed a distribution contract with Essential Basics one month ago. Essential Basics also sells the Canadian ...

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    Marc Bakowski, who joined the executive board of Peter Kaiser...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Marc Bakowski, who joined the executive board of Peter Kaiser in March of last year to handle marketing and sales, is leaving the German company for personal reasons. Marc Ewig, who replaced Hans Jürg Keller as general manager in charge of finance last July, will take over Bakowski's responsibilities on ...

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    Torsten Schmidt assumes the recently created post of business development...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Torsten Schmidt assumes the recently created post of business development manager at Bernd Hummel, the licensee for Kangaroos in Germany and 20 other European markets. Previously, Schmidt worked as business manager for footwear and bags at Head, as footwear product manager at Jack Wolfskin, and as footwear sourcing manager at ...

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    Ara Shoes announced today that Tobias Zimmerer, chief executive of...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Ara Shoes announced today that Tobias Zimmerer, chief executive of the German company is resigning is post with immediate effect because of diverging views about the company's future orientation. His duties will be taken over on a temporary basis by the two other members of the board, Hans-Hermann Deters, who ...

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    BASF, the manufacturer of leather chemicals, has named Alex Wartini,...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    BASF, the manufacturer of leather chemicals, has named Alex Wartini, a 13-year veteran of the company, to be its new vice president for global business management of leather chemicals. He most recently was senior process manager for BASF's performance chemicals division in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He started with the company in ...

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    Comfort Unlimited is the new French general agent for Lelly...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Comfort Unlimited is the new French general agent for Lelly Kelly, Nanga and Tom Tailor shoes

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    Stefan Brandt is adding the responsibility of director of footwear...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Stefan Brandt is adding the responsibility of director of footwear at Sympatex Technologies. The 45-year-old manager, who previously worked for W.L. Gore, had joined Sympatex in mid-2011 to take care of applications in the medical and automotive sectors. Brandt takes the place of the former footwear manager, Monica Billes, who ...

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    Fratelli Rossetti has appointed Cinzia Accorsi as new global retail...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Fratelli Rossetti has appointed Cinzia Accorsi as new global retail director. After the appointment of Fiore Fanelli to lead the global marketing and communication sector, the Italian shoemaker again chooses a woman for a top executive role. Accorsi has previously worked at Bottega Veneta, Benetton, Vestimenta and Percassi Group.

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    Since Aug. 1, Daniel Griffel has been the new export...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Since Aug. 1, Daniel Griffel has been the new export manager at Marc Shoes. He worked for eight years at Lloyd as key account manager on the international sales team, where he was responsible for Eastern Europe. At Marc Shoes, Griffel is responsible for the international development of the company, ...

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    United Nude has opened up its own showroom in New...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    United Nude has opened up its own showroom in New York, after ending its relationship with Highline United, which previously ran the company's sales and showroom. The 2,500-square-foot space is in addition to the 9-year-old brand's flagship store in the city's SoHo neighborhood. Two new collections will be added for ...

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    Pierre Denis is the new chief executive of Jimmy Choo,...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Pierre Denis is the new chief executive of Jimmy Choo, succeeding Joshua Schulman, who left the company for Bergdorf Goodman in late 2011. Denis comes from John Galliano SA, where he was general manager. He also worked as managing director at Christian Dior Couture both for Asia and for Europe, ...

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    Wolfgang Roessing, chief executive of Rexor, will leave the German...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Wolfgang Roessing, chief executive of Rexor, will leave the German footwear buying group at the end of this year. Roessing will retire after working for the company for almost 42 years. The supervisory board decided to appoint Niek Jansen to the executive board of the company to handle merchandising and ...

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    Royal Elastics will be distributed in the U.K. by Calice...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Royal Elastics will be distributed in the U.K. by Calice and in France by an agent working under Calice. Royal Elastics is currently searching for a German distributor. This brand, a former property of K-Swiss, is relaunching itself on the European market with next year's spring/summer collection, which was presented ...