All Executive changes articles – Page 25
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CCC Germany's joint managing director resigns
Henri Hampe, joint managing director of CCC Germany, the German branch of the fast-growing Polish retailing group that belongs to the HR Group, resigned on Jan. 31, after CCC Germany’s integration into the Hamm Reno Group got under way. Hampe’s resignation was by mutual agreement. In November 2018, CCC decided ...
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Alibaba's GM resigns
Terry von Bibra has recently resigned from his post at Alibaba, the Chinese online retailer. He joined Alibaba as general manager for Germany in 2015 and was appointed general manager Europe in 2016. Von Bibra worked previously as chief retail officer at Karstadt, where he was responsible for the company’s ...
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Caleres appoints president for Sam Edelman
Caleres has appointed John McPhee as president of the Sam Edelman brand. He will report directly to Sam Edelman, the brand’s founder. McPhee joins the American footwear group from Herman Miller Retail, where he has served as president and chief operating officer since 2010. He was president of Design Within ...
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Tod's signs Japanese designer
Tod’s has signed on the Japanese designer Maiko Kurogouchi to work for T Factory, a project launched in September 2018 to temporarily hire designers who can help the company provide more collections throughout the year. Tod’s previously worked with the designers Alessandro Dell’Acqua and Alber Elbaz. Kurogouchi designs her own ...
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Hotter's first head of product development and research
At the end of 2019, Giles Coulson became the first head of product development and research at Hotter, the British footwear producer. Coulson had just spent almost three years as head of product development at Hudson Shoe Agencies in Sri Lanka. Before that he spent another three years as vice ...
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EVP of Bernd Hummel moves to Uvex
Torsten Schmidt has moved to Uvex, the safety company. He was executive vice president and chief of operations at Bernd Hummel, in charge of Kangaroos. The position is said to have been filled internally, but we have not yet heard by whom.
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Tretorn Sweden appoints BU manager
Moving into the work and safety segment, Tretorn Sweden has appointed Peter Svensson as business unit manager for work & safety. He was previously the chief executive of Arbesko, the Swedish safety shoe company. Magnus Månsson, Tretorn’s CEO, intends to develop the category’s offering in the area of footwear and ...
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Former Bonvita CEO launches brand
Ulrik Schultz, recently chief executive at Bonvita of Denmark and responsible for its Bundgaard brand of children’s shoes, left the company in December. He is now launching a new children’s shoe brand, Pyt, made in Portugal and with emphasis on sustainability.
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Zalando creates three SVP posts
Strengthening the management level below the executive board, Zalando created three new positions to join its seven senior vice presidents. Anne Pascual was promoted to senior vice president of product design, and Astrid Arndt was appointed SVP for people and organization. Both have been with the company for several years. ...
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GM at Sanuk steps down
Magnus Wedhammar has left Sanuk. He had been the surf-inspired footwear brand’s general manager since July 2016, when it moved within California from Irvine to Goleta, the location of Deckers’ headquarters. Deckers purchased Sanuk – founded by Jeff Kelley in 1997 – for $120 million in cash in 2011. Before ...
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Zalando creates three executive posts
Strengthening the management level below the executive board, Zalando created three new positions to join its seven senior vice presidents. Anne Pascual was promoted to senior vice president of product design, and Astrid Arndt was appointed SVP for people and organization. Both have been with the company for several years. ...
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Wolverine appoints global brand presidents
Wolverine World Wide has appointed Joelle Grunberg as global president of its Sperry division and Tom Kennedy as global president of the Wolverine brand, with oversight for the Licensing Group and membership on the acquisitions team. Grunberg has spent the past seven years as president and chief executive for North ...
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Bama modifies executive board
Bama, the German producer of shoe care products that is part of the Serafin group, has strengthened its executive board. It appointed Dr. Stefan Rassau as chief executive officer in February. The 47-year-old has 15 years of leadership experience in retail, sales and marketing. He started out at Roland Berger, ...
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Earcth Inc. has new executive VP of sales
Earth Inc. has made Mark Parsley executive vice president of sales and Alain Gervais executive vice president of supply chain and operations. Parsley was formerly an executive at Marc Fisher Footwear and Timberland and a salesman at Timberland and Bostonian. Gervais, currently chief executive of Al Gervais Consulting, was formerly ...
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CEO and president of Coach steps down
Tapestry, the parent company of Stuart Weitzman, previously called Coach, has announced the departure of Joshua Schulman, chief executive and president of the Coach brand, after a transition period. During the search for Schulman’s successor, Tapestry’s chairman and CEO, Jide Zeitlin, will have direct oversight of the brand’s strategy and ...
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Jimmy Choo's CEO stepping down
Pierre Denis, the chief executive of Jimmy Choo for the past eight years, will leave the company in May to become CEO of the American cosmetics group Coty. Jimmy Choo, which is owned by the U.S. group Capri Holding, is seeking a replacement.
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Designer Brands appoints chief growth officer
Designer Brands has appointed William Jordan as its chief growth officer, a new position within the American footwear retail group. Jordan is a 14-year veteran at DSW and was made its president in February 2019. In the past he has served as chief administrative officer, executive vice president and chief ...
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New GM for southern Europe at Alpargatas
Vittorio Fiorio has been promoted general manager for southern Europe at Alpargatas, the Brazilian shoemaker that owns Havaianas, Osklen and Dupé. He replaces Michele Pittureri, who became vice president in charge of Southern Europe at Global Brands Group. Fiorio served previously as business development director for the Europe, Middle East ...
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CEO of Yoox Net-a-Porter stepping down
Federico Marchetti, the founder, chairman and chief executive of Yoox Net-a-Porter, the Italian-based online fashion retailer owned by the Swiss Richemont group, plans to step down as chief executive in 2021. In an interview with WWD, Marchetti said that he intends to remain as chairman to “ensure a smooth transition ...
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ANWR appoints board spokesman
The ANWR Group, the big international cooperative of independent retailers based in Mainhausen near Frankfurt, appointed Frank Schuffelen as the new spokesman for its board last week. The 51-year-old has been a member of the executive board since 2011 and is currently responsible for corporate development and corporate communications, as ...
