All Executive changes articles – Page 27
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Hotter, the British comfort shoe manufacturer headquartered in Lancashire, has...
Hotter, the British comfort shoe manufacturer headquartered in Lancashire, has appointed Adam Griggs as its chief financial officer. Griggs most recently held the same post at Bistrot Pierre, a chain of restaurants, and before that with Splendid Hospitality Group. He has held similar posts at Thomas Cook, Premier Farnell and ...
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Bonvita restructures
In an effort to reduce complexity and increase its focus, Bonvita has undergone some organizational changes in the past year. The Danish company is the distributor of Merrell shoes in Denmark and Wolverine boots in the Nordic countries. It also own two local brands of men's comfort shoes, Ambré and ...
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Gerd Koschik – member of Ara Shoes' executive board and...
Gerd Koschik – member of Ara Shoes' executive board and its chief operating officer, responsible for production/technology, human resources and logistics – is retiring at the end of this year. He has also been president of the German shoe and leather goods industry association, HDS/L, since 2009. Jens Christian Meier, ...
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Achim Tischer will be leaving as one of the managing...
Achim Tischer will be leaving as one of the managing directors of the Wortmann Group at the end of April. The 48-year-old, who started his career at Wortmann in 1990, is resigning by mutual agreement and for personal reasons. Tischer was most recently responsible for international sales of Wortmann's Tamaris ...
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After a 10-year stint, Günter Althaus, 51, will be stepping...
After a 10-year stint, Günter Althaus, 51, will be stepping down as chief executive of the ANWR Group, earlier than planned on Nov. 30 for personal reasons. He had informed the German buying group's board of directors in August that he would not renew his contract after it expires at ...
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Nicola Monachello, who has worked at New Look for 10...
Nicola Monachello, who has worked at New Look for 10 years, has been appointed buying director for Schuh, the British chain of shoe stores owned by Genesco
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Peter Kachler has left Sabu, the German voluntary group of...
Peter Kachler has left Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent retailers, after 40 years. Most recently, he was responsible for all purchasing from international suppliers. In 1991, he developed Andiamo, Sabu's private label, earning himself the nickname “Mister Andiamo.” He is now retiring. Sabu has not yet appointed a ...
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Tradebyte, the German internet marketplace specialist owned by Zalando since...
Tradebyte, the German internet marketplace specialist owned by Zalando since 2016, has elevated Kathrin Hösl to the position of chief operating officer. She will be a member of the management board along with the chief executive, Matthias Schulte, and the chief financial officer, Thorsten Barth. Hösl, who previously worked for ...
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Texon, the global supplier of materials for footwear and other...
Texon, the global supplier of materials for footwear and other industries, has hired Simon Browne as director of key accounts for Europe. Browne had been working in key accounts since 1993 for another major materials company, Freudenberg, most recently as global head of SBU shoe components. He has been based ...
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Sioux has hired Uwe Decker as its sales director –...
Sioux has hired Uwe Decker as its sales director – a position that went unfilled for years. Decker will also head up the collection's design team. He has joined the German shoe company after several years at Josef Seibel.
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Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at...
Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at Zalando in his role as senior vice president of the company, is leaving in December. His responsibilities will be taken over by two managers, Barbara Daliri-Freyduni and Boris Ewenstein. Daliri-Freyduni, who previously held positions at Google, Netflix and Microsoft, took ...
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Shoe Carnival, the U.S. retailer catering to the whole family,...
Shoe Carnival, the U.S. retailer catering to the whole family, has shuffled its management. Cliff Sifford, the chief executive, has relinquished the title of president and become vice chairman of the board of directors. Sifford has been with Shoe Carnival for 22 years and had been president and CEO, with ...
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Global Brands Group, the owner of Kenneth Cole and other...
Global Brands Group, the owner of Kenneth Cole and other brands, has hired Eno Polo as its new president for Europe. He will be responsible for the leadership and strategic growth of the group's European business, including the apparel, footwear and accessories divisions. He will report directly to Global Brand's ...
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Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) has hired Nicola Brandolese as the...
Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) has hired Nicola Brandolese as the new managing director of Net-a-Porter. Most recently, Brandolese served as chief executive of Giuseppe Zanotti. YNAP has also announced the arrival of Pete Marsden as chief technology officer, with a special focus on mobile, artificial intelligence (AI) and personalization. Prior ...
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Navyboot's new chief executive officer is Reto Braegger, who was...
Navyboot's new chief executive officer is Reto Braegger, who was previously the Swiss company's merchandise manager. In his new role, he will oversee both the Navyboot shoe collections and its retail operations. Navyboot is part of Globus, the Swiss department store chain, which acquired it from the Gaydol Group last ...
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Genesco has hired Scott E. Becker as senior vice-president, general...
Genesco has hired Scott E. Becker as senior vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary of the company, effective Oct. 23. He takes over the role from Roger Sisson, who retired earlier this year. Genesco's retail banners include Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Schuh, Schuh Kids, Little Burgundy and Johnston & Murphy. Becker ...
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Rudy Haslbeck has left Legero United, the Austrian-based footwear group...
Rudy Haslbeck has left Legero United, the Austrian-based footwear group that markets brands such as Legero, Superfit, Vios and Think. Until the end of September, Haslbeck was managing the Legero business unit within the company. Stefan Stolitzka, chief executive of the group, will assume his responsibilities until a successor has ...
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Heike Discher was appointed to the management board of the...
Heike Discher was appointed to the management board of the ANWR Group on Oct. 1. She will be managing the company together with Michael Decker and Fritz Terbuyken, both managing directors. Discher has been managing director of ANWR Garant International since 2013, responsible for the international subsidiaries of the ANWR ...
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Kering has appointed Kalpana Bagamane Denzel as chief diversity, inclusion...
Kering has appointed Kalpana Bagamane Denzel as chief diversity, inclusion and talent officer. She brings 25 years of international managerial experience, with prior positions at Andersen Consulting and Procter & Gamble. Most recently, she was in charge of diversity and inclusion at Russel Reynolds Associates, a recruitment agency, where she ...
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Schuh has appointed Nicola Monachello as its new buying director....
Schuh has appointed Nicola Monachello as its new buying director. She will be replacing David Spencer, who left his role in March after 21 years. In her new role at Schuh, she will report directly to Colin Temple, Schuh's managing director. Monachello spent the past 10 years at New Look, ...
