All Executive changes articles – Page 38

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    Michele Norsa, the former top manager of Benetton Sportsystem and...

    2017-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Michele Norsa, the former top manager of Benetton Sportsystem and Sergio Tacchini who worked as managing director of Salvatore Ferragamo for ten years until last year, has agreed to serve as vice president of Gruppo Biagiotti, helping the young Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna after the sudden death last spring of her ...

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    Hunter Boots has appointed Daniel Shaw as its new design...

    2017-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Hunter Boots has appointed Daniel Shaw as its new design director, replacing Niall Sloan who has moved to Escada after four years with the British company. Shaw previously ran the design studio of Christopher Raeburn. He has also been an associate lecturer at the London College of Fashion since 2015.

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    Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Stewart Whitney as vice president and...

    2017-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Stewart Whitney as vice president and managing director of its Asia-Pacific division. He comes from Timberland, where he led its Asia-Pacific business for six years before becoming president of the brand in 2014. He left Timberland in July of last year, when he was replaced by ...

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    Geox says it is getting closer to the selection of...

    2017-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Geox says it is getting closer to the selection of a new country manager for the U.S. and expects to be able to make a decision on the candidate after the summer break. The new executive would take the place of Tracy Smith, who recently became vice president of VF ...

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    Repetto has hired Gilles Assor as its new chief executive...

    2017-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Repetto has hired Gilles Assor as its new chief executive for the Americas. The appointment is effective immediately. Assor, 42, has spent the last five years at Robert Clergerie, where he has served as vice-president. Prior to that, he worked in Paris for brands including Jean Paul Gaultier, Maison Margiela ...

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    After working for about ten years as sales director with...

    2017-08-18T00:00:00Z

    After working for about ten years as sales director with the Hamm Reno Group, Manfred Klumpp will be joining Peter Kaiser in October as one of the members of its executive board. The company is looking for another member of the board to take care of product, sales and marketing. ...

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    After an almost rags-to-riches tale of success, the 65-year-old Maximilian...

    2017-08-18T00:00:00Z

    After an almost rags-to-riches tale of success, the 65-year-old Maximilian Müller is retiring from the management board of the Ara Shoes group at the end of the year. Commencing as an apprentice shoemaker and salesman at the age of 15 with Bally, Müller has spent a lifetime in the shoe ...

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    Marc Martin is expanding his responsibilities for marketing and retail...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Marc Martin is expanding his responsibilities for marketing and retail management at Camel Active Footwear, taking on also the role of sales manager from Michael Kleine, who is leaving the Gabor Footwear group after many years

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    Marcus Ewig, the managing director of Peter Kaiser, is leaving....

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Marcus Ewig, the managing director of Peter Kaiser, is leaving. Ewig held the position at the Germany company, based in Pirmasens, for five years after joining from Porsche. A successor has not yet been announced. In other news, a few weeks ago Peter Kaiser hired a new manager, Jiani Wu, ...

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    Rudolf Hampl is stepping down as managing director of Legero...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Rudolf Hampl is stepping down as managing director of Legero Schuhfabrik from the start of 2018. After more than two decades in the position, Hampl will gradually hand over control of the Austrian children's shoe manufacturer to a management team over a six-month period. The transition has been planned for ...

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    J.M. Weston has named Olivier Saillard, the director of Paris'...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    J.M. Weston has named Olivier Saillard, the director of Paris' fashion museum (Palais Galliera), as its new artistic, image and culture director. He will replace Michel Perry, who has been with the luxury shoe brand since 2001. Saillard will leave his functions at Palais Galliera in January 2018. J.M. Weston ...

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    Marc Preusser will be the new German country manager for...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Marc Preusser will be the new German country manager for Fitflop, replacing Mirko Ostendorfer after he leaves at the end of September. Preusser has worked for Levi's, VF Corporation and Desigual.

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    Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed Donald Kohler from Burberry to the...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed Donald Kohler from Burberry to the newly appointed position of chief retail officer and chief executive for its operations in the Americas. Kohler has spent almost three decades in the fashion industry after commencing at Macy's, the U.S. department store chain. Most recently, he served as ...

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    Michael Romberg has been appointed managing partner of Jana Shoes,...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Michael Romberg has been appointed managing partner of Jana Shoes, a company that is still controlled by the Wortmann group, with a minority stake in the operation. Romberg started working for the Wortmann group in 1996. He first gained sales experience at Tamaris before joining the sales department of Jana ...

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    R. Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    R. Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa Technology, an American company that works with more than 300 firms with its own closure system for shoes. The seasoned executive, who has spent more than two decades in the footwear sector, has been the CEO of Aerosoles in the ...

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    Caleres has appointed Malcolm Robinson as president of its new...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Caleres has appointed Malcolm Robinson as president of its new men's and international division. Most recently, Robinson served as executive vice-president of William Rast at One Jeanswear Group. Robinson brings more than 30 years of experience in men's apparel, merchandising, brand positioning, and managing global brands. Prior to working at ...

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    Under Armour has appointed Patrik Frisk as president and chief...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour has appointed Patrik Frisk as president and chief operating officer of the fast-growing American brand of activewear and sports shoes, making a comeback to the sporting goods sector where he spent about ten years with VF Corp., the owner of The North Face, Vans and Timberland. The Swedish ...

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    Working together with the European University of Applied Sciences, Birkenstock...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Working together with the European University of Applied Sciences, Birkenstock is offering a three-year combined bachelor's program in industrial and logistics management. The course starts this autumn. In the framework of the course, students will be working at Birkenstock during their practical phases. Sales in the German market account for ...

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    The Dune Group has announced that its chief executive, John...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    The Dune Group has announced that its chief executive, John Egan, will be standing down from the role at the end of August to take up a non-executive director position within Dune Holdings. Egan has been at the head of the group for the last nine years. James Cox, the ...

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    Vivarte, the French group that owns André, Minelli and other...

    2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Vivarte, the French group that owns André, Minelli and other shoe retail chains (see also the news brief in Corporate), has a new finance director, Thierry Louis, since June 12. An expert in financial restructuring operations, he recently worked for Smoby and Arc International under the leadership of Patrick Puy, ...