All Executive changes articles – Page 32

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    Uwe Staudiger has been appointed by the Austrian-based Legero United...

    2019-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Uwe Staudiger has been appointed by the Austrian-based Legero United group as country manager for Germany. He will also be responsible for a new Central Region that comprises the German-speaking countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He is taking over some of the responsibilities of Josef Renner, who is leaving ...

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    Satra has announced that Austin Simmons, its chief executive, is...

    2019-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Satra has announced that Austin Simmons, its chief executive, is planning to retire later this year. John Hooker, the current deputy chief executive, will take over as chief executive in the summer. Simmons joined Satra in 1996. He became assistant director in 2002, taking on responsibilities for a number of ...

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    On Jan. 1, Andreas Knipper joined the sales team at SPM...

    2019-01-21T00:00:00Z

    On Jan. 1, Andreas Knipper joined the sales team at SPM Shoetrade, the Dutch shoe-trading company that recently entered into a European joint venture with the Steve Madden brand. Knipper was made key account manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The 48-year-old held the same position at Idana Schuhe from 2008 ...

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    Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design...

    2018-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design and innovation at Keen, the Portland-based maker of outdoor shoes. He will oversee the Outdoor, Lifestyle and Kids departments. Pawlus joins Keen from Timberland, where he spent 21 years, most recently as creative director and vice president of global product ...

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    Thomas Nassua, chief executive and sales director of Shoes.com, licensee...

    2018-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Thomas Nassua, chief executive and sales director of Shoes.com, licensee of the s.Oliver shoe brand and subsidiary of the Wortmann group, will be leaving the company next year. Nassua has been chief executive for the past 13 years. Heiko Hüdepohl will be assuming his position in June 2019. Hüdepohl previously ...

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    Michael Weyergans will be a member of Hassia's executive board...

    2018-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Michael Weyergans will be a member of Hassia's executive board from the beginning of next year. He will be responsible for product management and sales. Until February, Weyergans was working at the Gabor Footwear company, where he was most recently responsible for the planning and development of the Camel Active footwear ...

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    Bernd Hummel, the longtime licensee of Pentland Group for the Kangaroos...

    2018-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Bernd Hummel, the longtime licensee of Pentland Group for the Kangaroos brand, based in Germany, appointed Adrian Bejan for the newly created position of senior global sales manager at the beginning of December. Bernd Hummel created the position in order to develop international sales for its sneaker brand. The company has ...

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    Chi Lo-Jen is being promoted to be the new chief...

    2018-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Chi Lo-Jen is being promoted to be the new chief executive of Stella International on Jan. 1, taking the place of Lawrence Chen who will continue as an executive director and a member of the executive committee of the Chinese shoe company. Chi has 23 years of experience in the ...

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    G. Scott Uzzell is leaving the Coca-Cola Company to become...

    2018-12-26T00:00:00Z

    G. Scott Uzzell is leaving the Coca-Cola Company to become the new president and chief executive of Converse from Jan. 22, replacing the retiring David Grasso. The Nike group, which owns Converse, said that his nomination is expected to help the brand to move into new spaces by reconnecting to ...

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    Munich, the sports and lifestyle shoe brand based in Barcelona,...

    2018-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Munich, the sports and lifestyle shoe brand based in Barcelona, has made Xavier Artigas its new export sales manager. Artigas has previously worked, in both retail and wholesale, for the jewelers Majorica and Carrera y Carrera, the shoemaker Castañer and the watchmaker Grupo Cadarso/Ice-Watch, mostly as a director of national ...

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    Mark Holland, former supply chain director of Asos, has been...

    2018-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Mark Holland, former supply chain director of Asos, has been appointed chief operating officer of the U.K.-based online retailer

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    Alfred Pusswald has recently left Vögele Shoes, where he worked...

    2018-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Alfred Pusswald has recently left Vögele Shoes, where he worked as head of purchasing for about one year. Vögele Shoes belongs to Karl Vögele and operates about 260 shoe shops in Switzerland. According to Vögele Shoes, Pusswald had a different opinion on the alignment of the company's product line and ...

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    Sabine Schmitz is leaving Legero to join the Josef Seibel...

    2018-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Sabine Schmitz is leaving Legero to join the Josef Seibel group on Jan. 1 as designer of lounge shoes for its Romika brand. That has been her specialty at Legero since 2004. Prior to that, she worked for Elefanten.

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    Peter Frericks joined Hamm Market Solutions as international sales manager...

    2018-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Peter Frericks joined Hamm Market Solutions as international sales manager for the Scotch & Soda brand this November. Hamm has signed a new licensing deal for a line of men's and women's shoes that will be launched under the Scotch & Soda brand in the spring of 2019. Frericks, who ...

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    Rainer Worbs, chief executive of Roland and MyShoes, the German...

    2018-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Rainer Worbs, chief executive of Roland and MyShoes, the German shoe retailers that are part of the Deichmann group, will retire on June 30, 2019. At MyShoes, Helén Billkrantz, who recently joined the company as executive director, responsible for purchasing, will replace him. The 44-year-old previously worked as chief buyer ...

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    Jeton Bujupi, former chief executive at Hamm Market Solutions, responsible...

    2018-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Jeton Bujupi, former chief executive at Hamm Market Solutions, responsible for operations and sales, will be leaving the company at his own request at the end of February 2019. Bujupi has worked for the German-based family business for the past 20 years. Since 2003, he has been a member of the ...

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    Timberland has appointed Christopher Raeburn, the British fashion designer, to...

    2018-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Timberland has appointed Christopher Raeburn, the British fashion designer, to be its first global artistic director. He will be splitting his time between his own Christopher Raeburn brand, based in London, and Timberland's offices in New Hampshire, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Known for his green philosophy and use of recycled ...

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    Zalando appointed two new vice presidents this month. Sara Diez,...

    2018-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Zalando appointed two new vice presidents this month. Sara Diez, previously working as senior buying director for Europe and the Middle East at Nike, became vice president for Zalando's product line for woman. Diez succeeds Dalbir Bains, who left Zalando after four years. Before her career at Nike, Diez worked ...

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    Santoni has announced that Marco Zanini, its clothing designer, will...

    2018-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Santoni has announced that Marco Zanini, its clothing designer, will be leaving the brand. The two parties have decided to end their collaboration at the natural end of the contract. Zanini has been in charge of the ready-to-wear collections of the Italian shoe brand for four seasons. He accompanied Santoni ...

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    Kering has announced Ginevra Elkann as a new independent member...

    2018-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Kering has announced Ginevra Elkann as a new independent member of its board of directors. Her nomination will be submitted to shareholders for approval at the next Annual General Meeting, to be held on April 24, 2019. She replaces Laurence Boone, who has resigned following her appointment as chief economist ...