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Legero United fills key management positions
The Austrian-based footwear group Legero United has filled further key positions within its management team. Anna Carbonari, a shoe professional who has been with Legero United since 2011, took over sales management for the entire DACH region, which covers Germany, Austria and Switzerland, including the company’s own-brand stores, as ...
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Julian Hermsdorf takes the helm of Living Kitzbühel, replacing Dieter Klingenberg
Footwear professional, designer and entrepreneur Julian Hermsdorf joined the Austrian slipper brand Living Kitzbühel as managing director, at the beginning of the year. Hermsdorf comes from the Munich-based sneaker label Monaco Ducks, which he founded with Carl Warkentin in 2014 and where he is now a member of the ...
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Sabato De Sarno becomes Gucci’s creative director
Sabato De Sarno has been appointed Gucci’s creative director. He will present his debut runway collection at Milan Women’s Fashion Week in September 2023, announced Kering, the parent company of the Italian fashion house. In his new role, De Sarno will lead the house’s design studio reporting to Marco Bizzarri, ...
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News briefsTHG appoints a new CFO
On Jan. 24, THG appointed Damian Sanders as chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect. Sanders takes over as CFO from John Gallemore, who has been appointed chief operating officer (COO). Sanders has been a member of the board of the British online retailer for the past two years. He ...
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New DACH sales manager for Superga and Sebago
Superga and Sebago get a new sales manager for German-speaking markets. CMH Consulting, Management and Handel, a company based in Kufstein, Austria, which holds the license for the two brands, has hired footwear veteran Pierre Lefebvre effective from Jan. 1, 2023. The 59-year-old is currently setting up a new ...
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Anna und Paul founder and managing director Sonja Rendez dies at 57
Sonja Rendez, the founder and long-time managing director of the Cologne-based children’s shoe company Anna und Paul GmbH, died on Dec. 14, 2022 at the age of 57. The fashion designer had been battling cancer. Rendez founded the company for baby crawling and walking shoes in 2001 and served ...
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ArticleDesigner Brands appoints a new CEO
Designer Brands said that its board has appointed Doug Howe, currently the president of the group’s footwear chain DSW, to succeed Roger Rawlins as chief executive officer, effective April 1, 2023. Rawlins, who has been CEO for seven years, will also quit the board but will continue to work with ...
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Merrell has a new head for U.S. sales
Merrell has appointed Jessica Adler as the brand’s vice president of U.S. sales. With nearly 20 years of experience in retail, Adler will be responsible for the evolution of Merrell’s U.S. wholesale strategy which will further advance the brand’s roadmap for future growth. In her new role, Adler will report ...
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Timberland has new head for the EMEA region
VF Corporation has announced new appointments to its leadership team in the EMEA region, including for the Timberland brand, effective Jan. 31. Nina Flood, the current president VF Global Packs (Eastpak, JanSport, and Kipling), is to be the new general manager of Timberland EMEA. She succeeds Mariano Alonso, who is ...
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Leadership changes at Dior and Louis Vuitton
The French luxury goods company LVMH announced management changes at two of its top brands. It said that Delphine Arnault has been appointed the chairwoman and CEO of the brand Christian Dior. Christine Arnault, the daughter of Bernard Arnault, who is the chairman and CEO of LVMH, replaces Pietro Beccari, ...
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ANWR Garant Austria appoints a new managing director
ANWR Garant Austria is appointing a new managing director. On March 1, 2023, the former professional soccer player Andreas Mayer will succeed Georg Schachl, who will retire at the end of April. For the past five years, 48-year-old Mayer led the retail consulting department for the Sport 2000 Österreich ...
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Go Sport names a turnaround specialist at its head
About two weeks before Grenoble’s commercial court is expected to rule on the possible insolvency of Go Sport, its parent company Hermione, People & Brands (HPB) announced that Patrick Puy was appointed as the new general manager of the French sports chain, effective Jan. 4. Go Sport, based in Sassenage ...
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Asos names a new board member
The British online fashion retailer Asos has appointed Marie Gulin-Merle as non-executive director. Gulin-Merle has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and digital transformation, working in technology, beauty and fashion. She is currently Google’s global vice president of ads marketing, based in New York, leading all marketing activities ...
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Musk to step down as Twitter CEO when successor found
Elon Musk said he would step down as chief executive of the social media platform Twitter once he has found a replacement. The announcement follows a poll Musk launched on the platform that showed that users wanted him to resign. Musk has owned Twitter since Oct. 27 and has been ...
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Asos appoints a new board member
Asos has appointed Wei Gao as non-executive director of its board. Wei was previously chief operating officer at Hopin, an online events platform, and brings over 16 years of e-commerce and data experience in senior roles at Amazon. Wei will join the board on Feb. 1, 2023 and will ...
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The Prada brand appoints a new CEO
Gianfranco D’Attis was appointed chief executive of the Prada brand, effective Jan. 2. D’Attis is president for the Americas at Christian Dior. Prada previously said that Andrea Guerra would be the new chief executive of the group. The appointment will be made at board meeting scheduled on Jan. 26.
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New management at Havaianas’ European hub
Havaianas has made several changes to the executive suite at its European hub in Madrid, according to Modaes. The Alpargatas-owned brand has promoted Vanessa Sosa, a 12-year brand veteran formerly with Tommy Hilfiger, from head of Spain to sales director for Europe, the Middle East and India. To succeed Sosa ...
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Rocky Brands names a new director, downsizes its board
Rocky Brands has appointed Dwight E. Smith as a Class I director of the company, effective as of Jan. 1, 2023. Smith has served as the president and CEO of Sophisticated Systems since July 1990. He has also served as a member of the board of The Federal Reserve Bank ...
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Christian Dior names Antoine Arnault CEO
The French fashion house Christian Dior, a unit of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, has named Antoine Arnault as chief executive and vice chairman of the board, succeeding Sidney Toledano. The company said that the nomination was made in the context of the conversion on Dec. 6 of Financière Agache, ...
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Allbirds announces promotions within its executive leadership team
Allbirds has announced promotions within its executive leadership team. Kate Ridley, chief brand officer, has been promoted to chief brand and product officer. Benny Joseph, chief technology officer, has been promoted to chief technology and culture officer. Co-CEO Tim Brown will expand his focus to include leadership of Allbirds’s innovation ...
