All Executive changes articles – Page 48
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Kering has announced the appointment of Béatrice Lazat as its...
Kering has announced the appointment of Béatrice Lazat as its new human resources director, effective March 3. She replaces Belen Essioux-Trujillo, who has left to pursue other opportunities, the company said. Most recently, Lazat was based in Shanghai and worked at L'Oréal as human resources director for the Asia-Pacific region. ...
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Timberland EMEA has assigned Andy Hewat to the new position...
Timberland EMEA has assigned Andy Hewat to the new position of sales director in charge of distributors, reporting to Mariano Alonso, vice president of sales for the region. A former executive of Stylo, Nike, Adidas, New Balance, Reebok, Ugg and Scholl, Hewat had been running Timberland's operations in the U.K. ...
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Aigle has appointed Marie-Laure Rigal-Raffard as its new global marketing...
Aigle has appointed Marie-Laure Rigal-Raffard as its new global marketing and communications director. She comes from Lacoste, which is controlled by Maus Frères like Aigle. She previously worked for two other fashion houses, Lanvin and Louis Vuitton.
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LVMH will propose at its next Annual General Meeting (AGM)...
LVMH will propose at its next Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 14 the appointment of Clara Gaymard and Natacha Valla to the board of directors. Gaymard has held several positions within the French Government, notably at the Ministry of the Economy and Finances, from 1986 to 2003. She later ...
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Esprit has decided to consolidate its footwear and accessories division...
Esprit has decided to consolidate its footwear and accessories division to better harmonize them with its apparel collections. Beate Köhler, who worked for 30 years in the footwear department under Martin Krist, has been placed in charge of the new division on an interim basis, reporting to Holger Thiesse, vice ...
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Martin Krist, global business manager in charge of Esprit's shoe...
Martin Krist, global business manager in charge of Esprit's shoe division, has left the group after 17 years at its helm. A successor has not yet been named. The company, which has gone through numerous changes in the top management, credited Krist for establishing Esprit as a major brand in ...
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Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other...
Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other accessories from Berlin, hired a new designer, Annette Koelling, to restructure and enhance the company's shoe collection for autumn/winter 2016/17. The brand recently moved its shoe production from Asia to Italy. The founders of Liebeskind, Semih Simsek, Johannes and Julian ...
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Vincent Wauters, a brilliant Belgian-born manager who worked wonders in...
Vincent Wauters, a brilliant Belgian-born manager who worked wonders in the sports sector recently, has been named as the new chief executive of Hunter, the British brand of boots, indicating that it should be able to keep up with its strong momentum. Wauters will start on March 1, taking the ...
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Frans Riera, who previously worked for Zara, joined Pretty Ballerinas...
Frans Riera, who previously worked for Zara, joined Pretty Ballerinas in September to work on the brand's first sneaker collection, developed for spring/summer 2016
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Ara Shoes moved the management of its distribution in Italy...
Ara Shoes moved the management of its distribution in Italy and Eastern Europe from its subsidiary in Austria back to its headquarters in Germany. Gunter Teeuwen and Frank Lüttig, export area managers of Ara Shoes, will cover sales in these territories. Teeuwen will take care of Italy, while Lüttig will ...
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Dr. Martens has appointed Chris Cavanagh as manager in charge...
Dr. Martens has appointed Chris Cavanagh as manager in charge of distributors for Europe and the Middle East. Before joining Dr. Martens, Cavanagh worked as director of product and marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Deckers Brands. After appointing Leslie Lane as the new president of Dr. ...
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Ara appointed Sam Spears president of Ara Shoes for U.S....
Ara appointed Sam Spears president of Ara Shoes for U.S. and Canada at the beginning of this year, replacing Chris Iorio, who has retired from the company at his own request. Spears has worked in the footwear industry for the past 25 years. Before joining Ara, he acted as national ...
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Uwe Janzen was appointed to the new position of sales...
Uwe Janzen was appointed to the new position of sales director for Europe and the Middle East at Pikolinos on Jan. 1. In the past eight years, Janzen worked in a similar position at Ecco. In his new role at Pikolinos, Janzen will be responsible for the development of Pikolinos' ...
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Anne-Katrin Hummel has temporarily left her position of chief executive...
Anne-Katrin Hummel has temporarily left her position of chief executive and creative director of Flip Flop, the brand owned by Bernd Hummel, German licensee of Kangaroos. She is the elder daughter of Bernd Hummel, and she has just given birth to his first grandson, Oskar Hummel.
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At Berluti, a brand in LVMH's portfolio, Alessandro Sartori –...
At Berluti, a brand in LVMH's portfolio, Alessandro Sartori – the current artistic director - could be replaced by Alexandre Mattiussi, according to reports on fashionmag.com. Mattiussi is the French designer who founded the AMI label in 2011. AMI is in fact the acronym for Alexandre Mattiussi, plus the last ...
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Richter appointed Ad Timmers as new product manager on Jan....
Richter appointed Ad Timmers as new product manager on Jan. 12. He worked previously as product manager for Legero Superfit. In his new position at Richter, he replaces Judith Coule, who is now working as product manager for Superfit.
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Daniel Karpel, senior vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer...
Daniel Karpel, senior vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer of Caleres, had given notice that he will be leaving the company, formerly called Brown Shoe Co., on Feb. 16. Kenneth Hannah, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will serve as the company's principal accounting officer after his departure.
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Magnus Bubini, a manager with 20 years of experience in...
Magnus Bubini, a manager with 20 years of experience in the footwear industry, is the new chief executive for Rockport in Scandinavia since last month. He and began working for Rockport in 2011 and was most recently key accounts manager for the Nordic countries. Rockport has two stores in Scandinavia. ...
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Marc Plückebaum returns to Hamm Market Solutions to take care...
Marc Plückebaum returns to Hamm Market Solutions to take care of international sales for its licensed Napapijri footwear collection. He replaces David Friedrich, who is now in charge of another collection by Hamm, developed under license from Gant. Plückebaum had worked for Hamm until the middle of 2013, before getting ...
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Bally has appointed William “Billy” Daley to the newly created...
Bally has appointed William “Billy” Daley to the newly created position of chief marketing officer. He takes over the functions of Anne-Marie Gaultier, a former manager of the Galeries Lafayette and BHV department store organizations who left the Swiss company at the end of 2015 after serving as its vice ...
