All Executive changes articles – Page 37
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Zalando has switched out bosses for its domestic market with...
Zalando has switched out bosses for its domestic market with Linus Glaser succeeding Moritz Hau as German country manager, in charge also of Austria and Switzerland. Glaser has been involved with the Berlin-based online fashion retailer since 2011 after joining from Mango where he was senior product manager. His first ...
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Umberto Macchi di Cellere has been named as the new...
Umberto Macchi di Cellere has been named as the new managing director of Tod's, replacing Stefano Sincini from Dec. 1. Diego Della Valle remains chairman and chief executive. Macchi has been the global sales director of Bulgari in the last nine years. He worked for Johnson & Johnson for four ...
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RG Barry Brands has a new president and chief executive,...
RG Barry Brands has a new president and chief executive, Rob Mullaney, following the departure of Greg Tunney after 12 years with the American company, which produces slippers and other types of shoes under the Dearfoams, Baggallini and Foot Petals brands. Mullaney has spent 20 years in the footwear industry, ...
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Constanze van de Sand has been appointed by Ecco as...
Constanze van de Sand has been appointed by Ecco as marketing director for Central Europe, taking the place of Matthias Schwarte who left the group at the end of August. She comes from Cartier, where she spent the last four years as marketing director for fragrances and sunglasses in Northern ...
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Geox has appointed Fabrizio Gamberini as chief executive in charge...
Geox has appointed Fabrizio Gamberini as chief executive in charge of North America. Previously, for seven years up to January 2017, Gamberini was in charge of the North American business for Marcolin, one of Italy's major eyewear groups. Between 2003 and 2008, he worked for Nike, ending up as general ...
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Skechers has appointed a new chief financial officer, John Vandermore....
Skechers has appointed a new chief financial officer, John Vandermore. He takes over the related responsibilities from David Weinberg, who will continue as chief operating officer of the company. Vandermore spent the last two years as CFO of Mattel. He previously worked for 12 years with the Walt Disney Company ...
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Merrell has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Strick Walker,...
Merrell has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Strick Walker, and a new senior product director for active lifestyle, Johanna Koeberle. Walker comes from Spindrift Beverage company, where he had a similar job. He worked previously for Patagonia and Converse. Koeberle is an Adidas veteran who has also worked for ...
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Guenther Berchtenbreiter has abruptly left the management team at Legero...
Guenther Berchtenbreiter has abruptly left the management team at Legero after a stay of only a few months. He joined the Austrian children's shoe manufacturer last May as executive vice president in charge of branding, marketing and digital. Before moving to the company in Graz, he was responsible for the ...
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Alpargatas Argentina is investing 100 million Argentinian pesos (€4.9m-$5.7m) to reintroduce...
Alpargatas Argentina is investing 100 million Argentinian pesos (€4.9m-$5.7m) to reintroduce the Havaianas brand to the local retail market. Alpargatas Argentina is looking to invest the money over a three-year period, first by introducing the brand in retail chains and then later by opening mono-brand stores. Alpargatas Argentina is the local ...
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Ivo van Ireland, a sales director who previously worked for...
Ivo van Ireland, a sales director who previously worked for K-Swiss and Palladium, has been appointed as Havaianas' general manager for Central Europe, covering mainly Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Sales in the region, which are growing rapidly, were previously steered by Vanessa Sosa, who was also responsible for Spain and ...
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Eno Polo, the former European director of Havaianas, has left...
Eno Polo, the former European director of Havaianas, has left Global Brands Group, which he recently joined as European business development director
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Toms has hired John Whitledge as its new creative director....
Toms has hired John Whitledge as its new creative director. Whitledge is the co-founder of the Trovata fashion brand, which he launched in 2002 with three college buddies, Josia Lamberto-Egan, Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos. Trovata won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2005. In his new role at Toms, he ...
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Michelle Ryan, who previously worked for Jimmy Choo and Burberry,...
Michelle Ryan, who previously worked for Jimmy Choo and Burberry, has been appointed buying and supply chain director of Kurt Geiger. A former executive of Michael Kors, Steve Sousa, has been named international director.
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Mirko Ostendorfer has assumed the position of chief operating officer...
Mirko Ostendorfer has assumed the position of chief operating officer at Buffalo Boots in Hochheim, Germany, since the beginning of October. The 46-year-old has moved from Fitflop, where he served as German country manager, to help oversee the re-launch and repositioning of the Buffalo Boots brand, which was purchased last ...
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Steve Harden has been appointed president for Supra Footwear and...
Steve Harden has been appointed president for Supra Footwear and KR3W Denim, two brands owned by K-Swiss Global Brands (KSGB). He takes over from Robert Capener and reports to Philipp Jeong, chief executive and president at KSGB. Harden has spent many years in the industry, with functions including vice president ...
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Pedro David Mastrorilli has been promoted by ANWR to head...
Pedro David Mastrorilli has been promoted by ANWR to head up the Quick Schuh franchise concept, replacing Guido Scholl. A key account manager with Quick Schuh, Mastrorilli was previously responsible for supplier management at the ANWR Group for three years. ANWR Schuh took direct charge of Quick Schuh earlier this ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has announced that Paul Andrew is taking on...
Salvatore Ferragamo has announced that Paul Andrew is taking on the additional role of creative director of women's collections, with immediate effect. He replaces Fulvio Rigoni, who had only been with the brand since last November. The first women's ready-to-wear collection by Paul Andrew is scheduled to debut in Milan ...
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Quick-Schuh is also losing another member of its management, Alfred...
Quick-Schuh is also losing another member of its management, Alfred Pusswald, who is leaving the ANWR Group at the end of October to take up a position with Vögele Shoes. Pusswald, 49, will serve as head of purchasing with the Swiss shoe retail chain. A family owned business, Vögele has ...
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After a three-year stint, Stefan Frank will be leaving Ara...
After a three-year stint, Stefan Frank will be leaving Ara Shoes to be closer to his family in the Palatinate in southwest Germany. Responsible for sales & marketing, central purchasing and design at Ara Shoes, Frank will leave on Dec. 31 to return to Pirmasens and take up the position ...
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WMS, the organization that manages the German measuring standard for...
WMS, the organization that manages the German measuring standard for children's footwear by this name, said goodbye to its former president, Jochen F. Obrecht. He was appointed as the new president of the WMS working group in May 2012. Under his leadership, the WMS, which is licensed by the German ...
