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Randy Watson, the president and chief executive of Justin Brands,...
Randy Watson, the president and chief executive of Justin Brands, has exchanged his title of president for that of chairman. He will keep his role as CEO. Jamie Morgan, formerly the company's senior vice president for sales and marketing, has been promoted to succeed Watson as president. In addition, Herb ...
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Julia Boltersdorf, formerly with Birki, replaces Susanne Ojeda Moreno as...
Julia Boltersdorf, formerly with Birki, replaces Susanne Ojeda Moreno as marketing manager for Snipe at Gabor
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Roger Rawlins has been promoted to senior vice president and...
Roger Rawlins has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager for DSW.com, the online arm of the American retail chain. He has been with the company since 2006, most recently as senior vice president for finance and controller. Jennie Wilson will take over that position. Her experience include ...
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Lanxess, the specialty chemicals group based in Germany, has created...
Lanxess, the specialty chemicals group based in Germany, has created Lanxess Middle East GmbH, based in Dubai, to handle business in the Middle East. The area is interesting to the company partly because of the supply of raw materials, and partly because of growing demand for its products. Elie Saad ...
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Andrew Meyer is Payless ShoeSource's new senior vice president and...
Andrew Meyer is Payless ShoeSource's new senior vice president and general merchandise manager for the women's and accessories business. In his new role he will be in charge of product creation and merchandising in his niche, which includes brands such as Dexter, Brash, Airwalk and the designer labels Christian Siriano, Lela ...
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Lise Andresen, who has worked for Web Magasin, is succeeding...
Lise Andresen, who has worked for Web Magasin, is succeeding Tover Riiser Larsen, who is retiring as chief editor of Sko, the leading shoe trade magazine in Norway, after 20 years
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Leili-Maria Koch has taken on the management of all the...
Leili-Maria Koch has taken on the management of all the stores of Högl. The British retail expert started her professional career at Harrods in London and worked for well-known companies such as Bally, Marks & Spencer and most recently as head of international retail at Wolford. Altogether, Högl has set ...
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Prada Group has signed a deal with the Al Tayer...
Prada Group has signed a deal with the Al Tayer group to jointly develop a network of Prada and Miu Miu stores in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Based in Dubai, the group claims to be the largest distributor of luxury goods in the Middle ...
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Ralph Hanus, 57, is confirmed as general manager of the...
Ralph Hanus, 57, is confirmed as general manager of the German Sabu buying cooperative for another five years
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Walter Valenti, 41, gets promoted as sales manager of Fretz...
Walter Valenti, 41, gets promoted as sales manager of Fretz Men, replacing Joachim Haupt, who is leaving the Swiss firm after three years
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Etnies has named Tucker Gerrick to be senior marketing manager...
Etnies has named Tucker Gerrick to be senior marketing manager for Sole Technology, in charge of Etnies' global marketing. He is a skateboarder who co-founded the Familia skate shop in Minneapolis and was general manager there.
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Jacobson Group is going to further invest in its Creative...
Jacobson Group is going to further invest in its Creative Fashion Footwear division. The British footwear distributor and brand owner created this division to handle made-to-order fashion items for major accounts, and it has grown enough to warrant more attention. Ian Gardner, sales manager, heads up the division now.
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Phoenix Footwear Group has chosen Greg Slack to be its...
Phoenix Footwear Group has chosen Greg Slack to be its new chief financial officer, succeeding Dennis Nelson, who is stepping down. Slack's most recent position was as chief financial officer at Ashworth; he left when TaylorMade-Adidas Golf bought that company.
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Simone Remi was elected to a two-year term as chairman...
Simone Remi was elected to a two-year term as chairman of the Italian vegetable-tanned leather consortium (Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale), replacing Andrea Ghizzani. Massimo Boldrini was re-elected vice chairman, while Leonardo Volpi replaced Paolo Quagli as the second vice chairman. The other members of the association's board ...
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Blue Sky Moda Sport has started representing the Ben Sherman...
Blue Sky Moda Sport has started representing the Ben Sherman shoe collection licensed by Hudson Shoe Company in the U.K. and Ireland
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Steffen Lieblich joins the management of Bahner Gruppe, which includes...
Steffen Lieblich joins the management of Bahner Gruppe, which includes the Leiser and Schuhof stores, to be responsible mainly for finance and human resources. He takes the place of Gerhard Fürnrohr, who left the group at the end of last year following a major investment by Josef Seibel and the ...
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Walter Breuer will assume greater responsibilities in the sales management...
Walter Breuer will assume greater responsibilities in the sales management of the Austrian shoe manufacturer Högl. Breuer is working as a member of the executive board and will from now on be director of sales for the company's export markets. The domestic Austrian market accounts for only 10 percent of ...
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MBT has announced the appointment of Joe Casagrande as president...
MBT has announced the appointment of Joe Casagrande as president of its North American business, assisted by Nicola McLeod for the Canadian market. Casagrande takes the place of Mark Metheny, who has been acting as interim president and will now return to his previous role as vice president of operations. ...
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Guess has promoted Nancy Schtman to the rank of president...
Guess has promoted Nancy Schtman to the rank of president of its North American division
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Dennis Nelson, the chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary at...
Dennis Nelson, the chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary at Phoenix Footwear Group, has announced that he is leaving the company at the end of the month
