All Executive changes articles – Page 46
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Peter Bolliger has returned to Kurt Geiger as chairman, according...
Peter Bolliger has returned to Kurt Geiger as chairman, according to Drapers magazine, following the chain's recent acquisition by Cinven. The Swiss manager worked for Kurt Geiger between 1990 and 1994. He then joined C&J Clark in 1994 and acted as its chief executive from 2002 until his retirement in ...
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A native Italian, David Grasso, is to take over as...
A native Italian, David Grasso, is to take over as president and chief executive of Converse, as part of a management reshuffle at the Nike group (More in SGI Europe). After more than two decades with the Nike group, the last six as chief marketing officer for the Nike brand, ...
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Jack Oerth is the new president of Creative Recreation, part...
Jack Oerth is the new president of Creative Recreation, part of Rocky Brands. Most recently, Oerth served as senior vice president of sales for Yellow Box Footwear. He previously held a variety of management positions for Nine West Footwear Corp., including president of the Mid Tier Group. Under Oerth's guidance, ...
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Silvano Salmaso has become the general manager of Stonefly, taking...
Silvano Salmaso has become the general manager of Stonefly, taking the place of Andrea Tomat, a major shareholder in the Italian brand of fashionable comfort shoes, after many years in the post. Adriano Sartor continues in his position as chief executive. Tomat, who remains as chairman, is also the chief ...
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Trond Langeland has been appointed chief executive of Viking Outdoor...
Trond Langeland has been appointed chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, the Norwegian outdoor footwear brand owned by Bertel O. Steen. Langeland will take over on May 13 after serving in several other sales, marketing and executive functions in consumer goods companies such as Orkla, Jordan and Canon. For the ...
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Andreas Wagner has been appointed country manager for Cat Footwear...
Andreas Wagner has been appointed country manager for Cat Footwear in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Wagner, a former area sales manager for Vans and Reef in the region, had been responsible for Sperry in the German-speaking countries since December 2013. At Cat Germany, Wagner takes the place of Roy Goosens, ...
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Deckers Brands has appointed Andrea O'Donnell as president of its...
Deckers Brands has appointed Andrea O'Donnell as president of its newly-created Fashion Lifestyle segment, effective April 25. The new segment includes the Ugg and Koolaburra brands. O'Donnell joins Deckers Brands from DFS Group, a luxury travel retailer majority-owned by LVMH, where she served as president of global merchandising. Previously, she ...
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Vivarte, the parent company of André, Minelli and many other...
Vivarte, the parent company of André, Minelli and many other French shoe retail chains, has announced that Stéphane Maquaire became its chief executive and a member its board of directors on April 19. The board also appointed an independent director, Pierre-Antoine Gailly, electing him as Vivarte's non-executive chairman. The top ...
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Prada has named Alessandra Cozzani as chief financial officer, replacing...
Prada has named Alessandra Cozzani as chief financial officer, replacing Donatello Galli who resigned to pursue other career opportunities. Cozzani is a company insider. She had been investor relations director from July 2010 and has been a member of the executive board since December 2013. Prior to taking up her ...
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Women will represent 64 percent of the 12 members of...
Women will represent 64 percent of the 12 members of the board of directors of Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom and several luxury goods brands, after its annual meeting, scheduled for April 29. Three women have been nominated to join four other directors on the new board in connection ...
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On April 1, Dirk Pues rejoined Hamm Market Solutions, based...
On April 1, Dirk Pues rejoined Hamm Market Solutions, based in Osnabrück, as product manager for its licensed Napapijri Footwear, Gant Footwear and Marc O'Polo Shoes lines. Pues, who previously worked in the management of Hamm Market Solutions, left the German company in July 2013 in order to develop a ...
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John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will...
John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will be the new president and chief executive of Iconix Brand Group, the company that owns many sports and fashion brands including Umbro, Starter, Ocean Pacific and Danskin. On April 1, he will take the place left vacant last August by ...
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Jill Williams is leaving as finance director of Pittards...
Jill Williams is leaving as finance director of Pittards
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Matt Rubel, former chief executive of Collective Brands and Cole...
Matt Rubel, former chief executive of Collective Brands and Cole Haan, is now CEO of Varsity Brands, which recently acquired Lids Team Sports from Genesco
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In February, Yendis Engelbertz joined Bosum Trading as sales manager...
In February, Yendis Engelbertz joined Bosum Trading as sales manager for O'Neill, Maruti, Australian and Pajar Canada in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Together with Rene Harnischmacher, brand manager at Bosum Trading, she is also handling sales of Keds, Sperry and Wolverine. Engelbertz and Harnischmacher report directly to Pierre Lefebvre, chief ...
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VF Corp. has named Scott H. Baxter as president of...
VF Corp. has named Scott H. Baxter as president of its outdoor and action sports group in the Americas, which includes Eagle Creek, Eastpak, JanSport, Kipling, Lucy, Napapijri, Reef, SmartWool, The North Face, Timberland and Vans. Baxter previously held the same role at VF's Jeanswear Americas. The new role is ...
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Högl, the Austrian shoe brand that belongs to the Lorenz...
Högl, the Austrian shoe brand that belongs to the Lorenz Shoe Group, has expanded its executive board by appointing Harald Winzer as sales and retail director. Gerhard Bachmeier, managing partner at Högl, remains responsible for the development of the brand and the brand and product line division. Winzer worked previously ...
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Maximilian Müller will leave the executive board of Ara Shoes...
Maximilian Müller will leave the executive board of Ara Shoes at the end of July. He will concentrate on his responsibilities within the parent company, Ara AG. Stefan Frank, sales and marketing director at Ara Shoes, is taking on additional responsibilities for purchasing and development, which were previously handled by ...
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Jean-Philippe Bailly has been appointed chief operating officer for the...
Jean-Philippe Bailly has been appointed chief operating officer for the Kering group, starting on April 1, with responsibility for the supply chain, logistics and industrial activities. Replacing Karlheinz Hofer, he will report to Jean-François Palus, deputy managing director of the group, which owns Puma and Volcom along a cohort of ...
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Linda Balfour has been appointed global director of marketing for...
Linda Balfour has been appointed global director of marketing for Superfeet on the eve of its biggest product launch to date – outdoor sandals with inbuilt insole support. Prior to this, Balfour spent 10 years in the marketing department of Keen Footwear with responsibilities ranging from overseeing field services, retail ...
