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Tod's is terminating its contract with the Aquilano & Rimondi...
Tod's is terminating its contract with the Aquilano & Rimondi design studio for its Fay brand of apparel
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Wolfgang Illers, the long-time chief financial officer of the Wortmann...
Wolfgang Illers, the long-time chief financial officer of the Wortmann Group, has announced his retirement from the firm after 26 years. Tobias Seng, who has functioned as co-CFO of the big shoe producer since April, now assumes full responsibility for the position. The Wortmann Group, based in Detmold, Germany, is ...
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Peter Prange, chief executive of the Klauser/Salamander group, left the...
Peter Prange, chief executive of the Klauser/Salamander group, left the company as planned on June 1, but will support it in an advisory capacity. Uwe Gradias and Heinrich Traude who joined the executive board of the company on May 1, following the acquisition of Salamander Germany and Schuhaus Klauser by ...
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Supra has hired Kara Duffy as the brand's new senior...
Supra has hired Kara Duffy as the brand's new senior global director of product, with immediate effect. She will report directly to Cape Capener, the brand's president. Most recently, Duffy was global director of footwear operations at DC Shoes, part of Quiksilver. In her new role at Supra, she will ...
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Méduse, the French brand of plastic shoes, boots and handbags,...
Méduse, the French brand of plastic shoes, boots and handbags, has launched an English version of its medusa.co website to take online orders from 21 countries, four French overseas territories and Hong Kong
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Clarks has appointed a new chief financial officer, Paul Kenyon,...
Clarks has appointed a new chief financial officer, Paul Kenyon, who will start in August. He held senior financial roles at several companies including Nomad Foods and Iglo Goods. He previously worked in finance for other companies such as Allied Domecq, Mars, Courtaulds and AstraZeneca. Kenyon will take the place ...
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Angel Martinez, who retired as chief executive of Deckers Brands...
Angel Martinez, who retired as chief executive of Deckers Brands a year ago, after 11 years in the post, had decided to run for mayor of his home town, Santa Barbara, California. The election will be held next November. Martinez, who left Cuba in 1958 to emigrate to the U.S., ...
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Thomas Stein, the well-known German shoe agent, has agreed to...
Thomas Stein, the well-known German shoe agent, has agreed to represent the European Aerosoles collection of MoveOn in the German-speaking countries. He currently represents also Maypol.
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Marcus Meyer, a well-known personality in the German shoe industry...
Marcus Meyer, a well-known personality in the German shoe industry who worked for many companies on many projects, has been appointed by Hugo Boss as managing director for Central Markets
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Schuhe.de, the fast-growing German internet platform for shoe retailers, has...
Schuhe.de, the fast-growing German internet platform for shoe retailers, has established an advisory board that comprises important personalities from the footwear sector such as Heinrich Traude, chief executive of the Salamander and Klauser retail chains and Theo Poursanidis, a co-founder of Rocket Internet. Schuhe.de is now anticipating an increase of ...
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Chuck Sanson has joined Superfeet as director of business development...
Chuck Sanson has joined Superfeet as director of business development from Pearl Izumi, where he was most recently in charge of the running division
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Scott Prentice has returned to Bruno Magli in his former...
Scott Prentice has returned to Bruno Magli in his former position of president of North America. He had that job between 1995 and 2005, a period during which the Italian brand grew strongly in the region. He subsequently worked for Bally and for Calvin Klein Footwear. Bruno Magli, which opened ...
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Implementing a previously conceived succession plan, Rocky Brands has promoted...
Implementing a previously conceived succession plan, Rocky Brands has promoted Jason Brooks to the role of president and chief executive of the company, which owns brands such as Durango, Georgia Boot, Lehigh and Creative Recreation, besides a license for Michelin footwear. The 46-year-old manager takes the place of his father, ...
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Supra has hired Kara Duffy as the brand's new senior...
Supra has hired Kara Duffy as the brand's new senior global director of product, with immediate effect. She will report directly to Cape Capener, the brand's president. Most recently, Duffy was global director of footwear operations at DC Shoes, part of Quiksilver. In her new role at Supra, she will ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as...
Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as president of Merrell, reporting to Todd Spaletto, who was recently named president of Wolverine's broader Outdoor & Lifestyle Group. Rechner has been for more than 25 years in the outdoor industry, including stations as president of Victorinox Swiss Army in ...
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Robert Clergerie has announced the appointment of David Tourniaire-Beauciel as...
Robert Clergerie has announced the appointment of David Tourniaire-Beauciel as its new creative director. He replaces Roland Mouret, who has held the role for six years, and will now work on the development of his own brand. Tourniaire-Beauciel has previously collaborated with Martin Margiela, Chloé, Givenchy and Balenciaga. His first ...
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DSW has announced a series of executive appointments. The company...
DSW has announced a series of executive appointments. The company has hired Michele Love as its new executive vice-president and chief operating officer, effective May 1. Love spent the past 32 years at Nordstrom, where she held a variety of leadership positions, most recently spearheading the expansion of Nordstrom Rack. ...
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Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands...
Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands one year ago, is reportedly running to become the mayor of Santa Barbara, California next November
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The advisory board of ANWR's financial institution, DZB Bank, has...
The advisory board of ANWR's financial institution, DZB Bank, has appointed Jan Weber, 41, to its executive board from July 1, 2017. Weber, who worked previously for the Kreissparkasse Ludwigsburg, a district savings bank, succeeds Hans Erich Seum, who will retire at the end of this year. The 62-year-old has ...
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Thomas Skulboel, 59, is the new sales manager of Ecco...
Thomas Skulboel, 59, is the new sales manager of Ecco for the German market, reporting to Frank Dissmann, general manager for Ecco Central Europe since mid-January
