All Executive changes articles – Page 28
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Wolverine Worldwide has hired Angelo Ng to be its first...
Wolverine Worldwide has hired Angelo Ng to be its first chief merchant officer. He will be aligning market research, trends and strategy with respect to merchandising and innovation for Wolverine's portfolio of brands. Ng turned away from vending about two years into his career with a post at Boxer, where ...
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Karim Choukair, chief executive of Melvin & Hamilton, has been...
Karim Choukair, chief executive of Melvin & Hamilton, has been elected president of ModEurop, the fashion trends platform of the German Shoe Institute (DSI), with Dietmar Jost from the Jost brand of bags and Niek Jansen from Rexor elected vice presidents
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In a significant change of management, Tod's has named Alessandra...
In a significant change of management, Tod's has named Alessandra Domizi, formerly involved in fashion and retail at Google, as chief digital & innovation officer. Tod's has also appointed Walter Chiapponi as the new creative director for its women's and men's collections, starting with the lines for the autumn/winter 2020/21 ...
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On Oct. 1, Alfred Pusswald left Groupe Royer and joined...
On Oct. 1, Alfred Pusswald left Groupe Royer and joined Lidl, the German discounter. The German industry veteran was previously international sales director for the Scholl brand in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), working to broaden its position in the shoe retail segment. At Lidl, he is senior ...
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Markus Roth will take over the post of sales manager...
Markus Roth will take over the post of sales manager of Camel Active Footwear, licensed by Hamm Market Solutions, effective on Oct. 1. Previously, he served as sales director in the DACH region for Dockers, the casual footwear brand, which is owned in Europe by Schuh-Import und Export Gerli. Hamm ...
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Schuh-Import und Export Gerli, the German-based owner of the Dockers...
Schuh-Import und Export Gerli, the German-based owner of the Dockers brand of shoes in Europe, has reorganized its sales team. The company has named Mario Tolzer as the new head of online sales, effective from Dec. 1. Tolzer, who previously worked as a senior buyer for Zalando, is responsible for ...
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Shoe-D-Vision's Danish purchasing and logistics manager, Lisbeth Malfeld, has decided...
Shoe-D-Vision's Danish purchasing and logistics manager, Lisbeth Malfeld, has decided to retire from the Scandinavian buying group at the end of the year after 45 years with the company. Her replacement has not yet been named.
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Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of...
Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of global brand manager of Merrell, the largest brand in its portfolio. He replaces Sue Rechner, who is leaving the company after two years in the post. Hufnagel is a 10-year veteran of the American group. Among other roles, he served ...
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Victor Luis has resigned as chief executive of Tapestry, and...
Victor Luis has resigned as chief executive of Tapestry, and Jide Zeitlin has stepped in as interim CEO while remaining chairman. Also, Susan Kropf, a member of the board, has been named lead independent director. Tapestry Inc. – known as Coach until late 2017 – is the owner of the ...
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Petra Engström, who comes from the workwear industry, has been...
Petra Engström, who comes from the workwear industry, has been appointed product and digital marketing director of Arbesko, a Swedish brand of footwear
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After covering the next Micam show in Milan, Marianne Müller will...
After covering the next Micam show in Milan, Marianne Müller will be stepping down as editor of the Danish shoe magazine Sko Shoes and More after 27 years. She will be subsequently working as a freelancer. There are no plans to replace her, as the magazine's format and direction are under ...
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Maria Cristina Lomanto has become the new chief executive of...
Maria Cristina Lomanto has become the new chief executive of Roger Vivier, the luxury women's shoe brand of the Tod's group, replacing Camilla Schiavone, who left in the spring to run Rautureau Apple Shoes. Schiavone was at the head of Roger Vivier for over five years. Lomanta was previously retail ...
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Marina Larroude has been appointed as head of U.S. operations...
Marina Larroude has been appointed as head of U.S. operations for Schutz, the Brazilian brand of women's shoes. She had worked for Vogue Brazil and other publications of Condé Nast before she became fashion director of Barneys New York.
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VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice...
VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice president and general manager in charge of Vans in the EMEA region, starting in October. He will replace Stefano Saccone, who had taken on the responsibility in April but is instead going to run Woolrich International (see the following article). ...
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Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has...
Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has appointed Ivo van Ierland Fred Gregarek to the recently created position of sales manager for Central Europe. For the past five years, the 42-year-old Gregarek has been sales manager for Germany and Austria at Toms. He has also worked in ...
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After not even a year, ANWR Schuh and Jan Brinkmann...
After not even a year, ANWR Schuh and Jan Brinkmann are going their separate ways. ANWR Schuh appointed Brinkmann as head of its wholesale division in October of last year. He was responsible for the buying group's wholesale activities for sport, vertical concepts and private labels. Brinkmann has worked in ...
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Harrods has hired Lydia King, previously at Selfridges for more...
Harrods has hired Lydia King, previously at Selfridges for more than 12 years, as its new fashion director
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Dirk Pues left Hamm Market Solutions, the German-based footwear licensee for...
Dirk Pues left Hamm Market Solutions, the German-based footwear licensee for the Gant and Scotch & Soda brands, on June 30 at his own request. As chief product officer, he was responsible for product development and the procurement of shoe collections for the company's licensing business. He will be replaced by Marc ...
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Uwe Decker is leaving as product manager of Josef Seibel...
Uwe Decker is leaving as product manager of Josef Seibel after the completion of the spring/summer 2020 collection
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Thomas Camille has been made chief executive of Pataugas, the...
Thomas Camille has been made chief executive of Pataugas, the French footwear brand previously owned by Vivarte, with plans to focus on capsule collections, co-branding and expansions of the distribution network and international e-commerce. Camille has previously held chief-executive posts at the apparel firms Leoca, ElevenParis and Celioclub. He was ...
