All Executive changes articles – Page 41
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Diego Mohadeb is taking over as chief executive of Alpargatas...
Diego Mohadeb is taking over as chief executive of Alpargatas Argentina from Javier Goñi
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Aldo Group has announced the appointment of David Bensadoun, the...
Aldo Group has announced the appointment of David Bensadoun, the current president of Aldo North America, as chief executive officer of the group, effective April 3. He will replace Patrick Frisk, who has held the role since 2014. David is the eldest son of the company's founder, Aldo Bensadoun. He ...
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A. Testoni has signed a distribution agreement with Oasis Fashion...
A. Testoni has signed a distribution agreement with Oasis Fashion to bring its new I29 brand to China. Through this agreement, Testoni plans to open 70 stores in the Asian country over the next six years. A. Testoni was founded in Bologna, Italy by Amedeo Testoni in 1929, hence the ...
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Two years after his company was sold to Coach for...
Two years after his company was sold to Coach for $575 million, Stuart Weitzman, who is now 75 years old, is getting ready to retire in May. He will be replaced by a new creative director, Giovanni Morelli, who comes from Loewe, according to Footwear News. Discussing his future plans, ...
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Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North...
Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North Face for North America after six years in the role, is joining Wolverine Worldwide to be the president of its Outdoor and Lifestyle Group, formed one year ago to manage Merrell, Chaco, Cat Footwear, Hush Puppies and Sebago. Jim Zwiers, ...
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Roman Gut, who worked previously for Kangaroos and Puma, is...
Roman Gut, who worked previously for Kangaroos and Puma, is replacing the retiring Hans-Rainer Köhler as German sales manager for Richter
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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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Safia Minney has joined Po-Zu, the London-based brand of sustainable...
Safia Minney has joined Po-Zu, the London-based brand of sustainable footwear, as managing director in a bid to develop its marketing and its wholesale business. She will work as managing director of the company alongside its founder, Sven Segal, who remains as chief executive. Minney is the woman who founded ...
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Carlos Becil is the new chief marketing officer of Coach....
Carlos Becil is the new chief marketing officer of Coach. Reporting to Andre Cohen, president of North America and global marketing, he will work together with Stuart Vevers, executive creative director of the New York-based accessories company. He comes from Equinox, where he held a similar position. He previously worked ...
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Javier Goñi, is resigning has chief executive of the Argentinian...
Javier Goñi, is resigning has chief executive of the Argentinian subsidiary of Alpargatas, citing personal reasons. His departure may be related to the Brazilian company's decision to shut down two factories in Argentina, resulting in the elimination of 170 jobs.
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Ecco has announced the appointment of Frank Dissman as general...
Ecco has announced the appointment of Frank Dissman as general manager for Central Europe, effective Jan. 19. He replaces Matthias Reichwald, who will be pursuing his career outside the company. Dissman joins Ecco from Novi Footwear, where he spent the past 11 years as director of sales and product for ...
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Oxygen, a French company founded in 2005, has appointed an...
Oxygen, a French company founded in 2005, has appointed an international director, Stéphane Courant, to develop its sales abroad, with a focus on its own brand of rain boots, By Only. It already launched a multi-lingual transactional website for the brand last year. Courant has spent 18 years in international ...
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Samuel Nettey, former head buyer for men's shoes at Next,...
Samuel Nettey, former head buyer for men's shoes at Next, the British fast-fashion retailer, has joined Sugi International as head of design and development for the U.K. He will run Sugi's first U.K. office as head of design and development for clients in the country. Asos, Matalan, Next, River Island ...
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Palladium has a new brand director, Douglas Segal, and a...
Palladium has a new brand director, Douglas Segal, and a new marketing manager, Amy Liu Schatt. Segal previously held similar positions at Dr. Martens and Camper. Schatt worked most recently for Telestar Corp. as director of marketing, business development and sales. Segal will report directly to Christophe Mortemousque, president of ...
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Renzo Dall'Olmo, who has been serving most recently as Italian...
Renzo Dall'Olmo, who has been serving most recently as Italian sales manager for Puma, has been appointed by the Nike group as general manager of Converse for Spain, Italy and Portugal. He had already spent almost 20 years with Nike in Italy before joining Puma. Dall'Olmo takes the place left ...
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Nine West Holdings has appointed Joel Oblonsky as chief executive...
Nine West Holdings has appointed Joel Oblonsky as chief executive for the Nine West and Bandolino brands with immediate effect. Most recently, he has served as president of Ralph Lauren's footwear and accessories. Oblonsky had previously worked for the Nine West group, serving in a number of management roles from ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed a new marketing and communications director,...
Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed a new marketing and communications director, Antonio Barrello. After working for L'Oréal and Scott, he joined LVMH as sales and marketing director for Moët-Hennessy. He moved to Zegna in 1996 as corporate communications director. In 2009, he was promoted as the company's chief marketing officer.
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Rocky Brands has appointed Mike Staude vice president of finance,...
Rocky Brands has appointed Mike Staude vice president of finance, as chief financial officer on an interim basis following the resignation of James E. McDonald
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Shoes For Crews has announced the arrival of Jim O'Connor...
Shoes For Crews has announced the arrival of Jim O'Connor as vice president and general manager of its industrial shoe business. O'Connor joins from Timberland, where he spent 14 years serving in a variety of leadership positions. Most recently, he was general manager and vice president of the Timberland Pro ...
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Alpargatas, parent company of Havaianas, has appointed Guillaume Prou...
Alpargatas, parent company of Havaianas, has appointed Guillaume Prou as the new president for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, replacing Eno Polo who left a few weeks ago, as we have already reported. Prou joined Alpargatas EMEA five years ago in the role of chief financial ...
