All Executive changes articles – Page 40
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Axelle Mathery, 40, will become the new general manager of...
Axelle Mathery, 40, will become the new general manager of San Marina, one of the better shoe retail chains of the French Vivarte group, which had a turnover of €125 million in 2016. On June 1, she will replace Nathalie Le Brun, who has held this position for the last ...
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Linda Bennet, who founded LK Bennet in 1990, will be...
Linda Bennet, who founded LK Bennet in 1990, will be resuming an active role within the eponymous fashion chain as a consultant, to support the brand's ongoing expansion. In 2008, Bennett sold the company to Phoenix Equity Partners and Sirius Equity for £100 million (€115.7m-$130.1m). She has remained on the ...
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Footwear News reports that Steve Hill, president of Zappos, informed...
Footwear News reports that Steve Hill, president of Zappos, informed the company's employees that he will leave the U.S. online shoe retailer in June, after more than 12 years with the company, which is owned by Amazon. Hill said he would join another company veteran, Fred Mossler, to launch a ...
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Robert Clergerie has appointed Perry Oosting as its chief executive...
Robert Clergerie has appointed Perry Oosting as its chief executive officer. He succeeds Eva Taub, who joined the French luxury house in 2012 after it was acquired by First Heritage Brands. Oosting served most recently as general manager for Hasselblad, the Swedish camera maker, but prior to that he had ...
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Sequential Brands has appointed Karen Murray as its new chief...
Sequential Brands has appointed Karen Murray as its new chief executive officer. Most recently, Murray served as president of VF Sportswear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF Corp. She replaces Yehuda Shmidman, who is stepping down from his position and as a member of the board of directors. Murray joined VF ...
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Geox has announced the appointment of Ernesto Esposito as its...
Geox has announced the appointment of Ernesto Esposito as its new designer for women's shoes. Esposito has a long experience in the luxury shoe sector, having worked for brands such as Bruno Magli, Sergio Rossi, Louis Vuitton, Chloé and Marc Jacobs. The first creations by Esposito are set to be ...
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Coach has announced the appointment of Joshua Schulman as brand...
Coach has announced the appointment of Joshua Schulman as brand president and chief executive of the Coach brand, a newly-created role, effective June 5. He will report directly to Victor Luis, the chief executive of Coach Inc., which also owns the Stuart Weitzman shoe brand. The change in leadership structure ...
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Other top executives are leaving Ecco after the departure of...
Other top executives are leaving Ecco after the departure of Andreas Wortmann, about which we reported in our last issue. Kristin Käpplinger, who has been with the company since 2003, will be leaving Ecco, at her own request and in agreement with the company. As vice president, she was responsible ...
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Aerosoles has named Denise Incandela as its new chief executive...
Aerosoles has named Denise Incandela as its new chief executive officer with immediate effect. She replaces Shawn Neville, who assumes the role of executive chairman. Incandela, who has also been appointed to the board of directors, joins from Ralph Lauren, where she served as president of global digital. She previously ...
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Kyle Houseman will be the new president of Native Shoes,...
Kyle Houseman will be the new president of Native Shoes, the Canadian casual footwear company based in Vancouver. He worked previously on the international executive team of Lululemon, the big Vancouver-based chain of yoga and sports apparel stores, where he ran most recently its expansion into Australia. Houseman is taking ...
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The new owners of the Hamm Reno Group (HR Group)...
The new owners of the Hamm Reno Group (HR Group) have appointed a new chief executive for the German shoe distribution and retail company. Wolfram Hail, who spent the last five years as a member of the executive board of Deichmann and as its chief product officer, became the CEO ...
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Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief...
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief financial officer of its 62.41 percent owned distribution and retail subsidiary, Pou Sheng International, and its chief executive, Kwan Heh-Der, has resigned. The reason given by Yue Yuen is the discovery of “certain incorrect sales data,” but the discrepancies with ...
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Sabrina Bonesi has joined Burberry in the newly created role...
Sabrina Bonesi has joined Burberry in the newly created role of design director for leathergoods and footwear. She will be reporting directly to Christopher Bailey, who is relinquishing the post of chief executive to concentrate on his role as chief creative officer. Bonesi comes from Christian Dior. She previously worked ...
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Shoe Zone promotes Jonathan Fearn, who has been the U.K....
Shoe Zone promotes Jonathan Fearn, who has been the U.K. chain's finance director since last July, to the position of chief financial officer
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Golden Goose's new owners, The Carlyle Group, have appointed Giorgio...
Golden Goose's new owners, The Carlyle Group, have appointed Giorgio Presca as the new chief executive of the brand. Carlyle has completed the acquisition of Golden Goose Deluxe Brand, the Italian luxury lifestyle fashion company, from a pool of investors led by Ergon Capital Partners, and has picked Presca to ...
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Oliver Sweeney has appointed Chris Webster as managing director and...
Oliver Sweeney has appointed Chris Webster as managing director and chief operating officer. Webster was previously venture architect director at BCG Digital Ventures, a corporate investment and incubation firm, where he was responsible for incubating and scaling up digital businesses for its clients. Prior to that, he worked at Ebay ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed two new managers for its Wolverine...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed two new managers for its Wolverine brand. John Estes will serve as vice president of global sales and Andy Shripka as vice president of marketing. Estes has been with Wolverine for 22 years, working most recently as vice president and general manager of Sebago. Shripka worked ...
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Caleres has appointed Chris Cavalline as senior vice president of...
Caleres has appointed Chris Cavalline as senior vice president of e-commerce and Karlyn Mattson as chief merchandising officer of its Famous Footwear division. They will both report to Rick Ausick, president of the division. Cavalline will be responsible for e-commerce and consumer engagement, including oversight of famous.com and the customer ...
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Ports International Enterprises has appointed Jenny Tan as its new...
Ports International Enterprises has appointed Jenny Tan as its new chief executive officer, and Matteo De Rosa as managing director of the group's Ports 1961 label. Jenny Tan is the daughter of Edward Tan, who founded the company in 1993 with his brother Alfred. She has 20 years of experience ...
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Rocky Brands promotes Thomas Robertson from senior financial analyst to...
Rocky Brands promotes Thomas Robertson from senior financial analyst to chief financial officer, taking the place left vacant by the resignation of James E. McDonald
