All Executive changes articles – Page 58
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Castañer has appointed a new director general, Domingo Barrachina, who...
Castañer has appointed a new director general, Domingo Barrachina, who previously ran the international retail operations of Tous, a chain of jewelry and accessories stores. Replacing José Andres Bell and reporting to Antonio Castañer, president of the Spanish shoe company, he will be mainly in charge of pursuing its international ...
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Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president...
Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president of global merchandising, a newly-created position in the company. Poole, who started her new role on Aug. 25, is based at the company's product creation and global shared-services center in Niwot, Colorado. She will report directly to Andrew Rees, president ...
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In yet another management reshuffle, Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Rick...
In yet another management reshuffle, Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Rick Blackshaw as president of Sperry Top-Sider. He takes the place of Craig Reingold, who is no long with Wolverine. Blackshaw was most recently president of Keds, a position which is being taken up by Chris Lindner, most recently chief marketing ...
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The members of Leder & Schuh's executive board have been...
The members of Leder & Schuh's executive board have been reduced from three to two following the resignation of the former chief executive, Peter Simma. The remaining two members, Heinzpeter Mandl and Werner Weber, will share the management of the Austrian company, which runs Humanic, Stiefelkönig and other shoe retail ...
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Hans-Hermann Deters, who resigned a few weeks ago as one...
Hans-Hermann Deters, who resigned a few weeks ago as one of the managing directors of Ara Shoes, is returning to the sporting goods sector. Starting on Nov. 1, the 54-year-old will act as one of the joint managing directors of Sport 2000, the German cooperative of sporting goods retailers run ...
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Thierry Oriez, is going to take the place of Oliver...
Thierry Oriez, is going to take the place of Oliver Antignac as general manager of J.M. Weston, the French manufacturer of high-end men's shoes. Oriez comes from Christofle, a big porcelain manufacturer located in the same city, Limoges. Weston had stable sales of around €55 million in 2013.
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Bisgaard, the Danish brand of children's shoes, recently appointed a...
Bisgaard, the Danish brand of children's shoes, recently appointed a former accountant, Henrik Kusk Jeppersen, to the newly created position of chief financial officer. His tasks were previously covered by Bisgaard's chief executive, Henrik Thomsen. The brand works together with 10 different factories in Portugal, with which it is currently ...
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Werner Weber has joined the executive board of Leder &...
Werner Weber has joined the executive board of Leder & Schuh, the Austrian parent company of Humanic, Stiefelkönig and other shoe retail chains. Taking the place of Peter Horvath, who is leaving the company at his own request after 22 years, he will sit on the executive board next to ...
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Rolf Konrad, the multi-lingual manager who has been acting as...
Rolf Konrad, the multi-lingual manager who has been acting as general secretary of Mephisto for 21 years, is leaving the company at the end of this year to go into full or semi-retirement at the age of 66. He plans to be still involved in teaching the psychology of management ...
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Stephan Tendam, 45, will act as the new chief financial...
Stephan Tendam, 45, will act as the new chief financial officer of Görtz, the big German shoe retailer that is changing ownership, starting next Jan. 1. He will succeed Jörn Peters, who left the company in May, and will also be responsible for improving the supply chain and the introduction ...
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Jan Guldbæk, who was previously in charge of international sales...
Jan Guldbæk, who was previously in charge of international sales at Sanita, is now working for another Danish brand, Kawasaki
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Joachim Trender, who comes from the shopping mall business, replaced...
Joachim Trender, who comes from the shopping mall business, replaced Emil Freund as a member of the executive board at Werdich on July 1. He will be working together with Friedrich and Peter Werdich, who have been members of the executive board since 2003. Emil Freund Freund will continue to ...
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Tommy Hilfiger has hired Thomas Bergbauer as design director for...
Tommy Hilfiger has hired Thomas Bergbauer as design director for footwear and accessories, based in Amsterdam. The 47-year-old worked for Marc O'Polo Shoes for six years until last year when he was made creative director for Navyboot, based in Switzerland.
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Michel Guth has left Wolverine Worldwide, where he has been...
Michel Guth has left Wolverine Worldwide, where he has been acting lately as the manager of its Heritage division in France, to join Rocket Dog Brands International in the position of European export manager, based in France. He worked previously at Sony, Fila, New Balance and Timberland. Rocket Dog has ...
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Propét USA has promoted Jillian Avey, who has been with...
Propét USA has promoted Jillian Avey, who has been with the company since 2011, to the position of vice president of marketing
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Ara Shoes has appointed Stefan Frank as joint managing director...
Ara Shoes has appointed Stefan Frank as joint managing director in charge of marketing and sales, taking the place of Hans-Hermann Deters who had already announced his departure as of July 31. Unlike Deters, who comes from the sporting goods sector, Frank has been in the shoe business for a ...
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Stuart Weitzman has appointed Monica Schwartz to the newly created...
Stuart Weitzman has appointed Monica Schwartz to the newly created role of chief global digital and e-commerce officer
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Linda Brunzell as vice president of...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Linda Brunzell as vice president of global marketing for the Wolverine brand
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Tod's has hired Andrea Incontri as its new creative director...
Tod's has hired Andrea Incontri as its new creative director for its menswear collections. The Italian designer has been rolling out designs for his namesake men's and women's labels since spring 2013. Incontri was revealed in June 2010 at a competition for young talents, “Who's on Next Man,” which he won ...
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Peter Kaiser appointed Liliana Cacopardo, previously working for Dolce &...
Peter Kaiser appointed Liliana Cacopardo, previously working for Dolce & Gabbana and Navyboot, as head of design from July 1 and Lena Paetow, previously working for Bree Collections, as the new designer for its own collection of bags and accessories from last March
