All Executive changes articles – Page 60
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Alan White, who retired as chief executive of N Brown...
Alan White, who retired as chief executive of N Brown at the end of last year, has been appointed chairman of Hotter Shoes, following the recently reported investment by a private equity firm, Electra, in the British producer of comfort shoes. White, who is also serving as a non-executive director ...
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Lorenzo Grabbau is replacing Mia Brunell as chief executive of...
Lorenzo Grabbau is replacing Mia Brunell as chief executive of Kinnevik, the main shareholder in Zalando and other companies. The Italian manager is already on the board of directors of some of these companies, including Zalando. A former partner in Goldman Sachs, he has been running for almost three years ...
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Native Shoes, the five-year-old Canadian brand of foam-injected EVA shoes,...
Native Shoes, the five-year-old Canadian brand of foam-injected EVA shoes, has boosted its product management team. Silvana Rivadeneiera, who has spent 14 years in the footwear industry, working with suppliers from around the world, most recently at John Fluevog, has joined the company as product line manager. Kevin Reid, who ...
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Hans-Hermann Deters has informed the supervisory board of Ara Shoes...
Hans-Hermann Deters has informed the supervisory board of Ara Shoes that he will not extend his contract as executive board member in charge of sales and marketing after it expires on July 31, 2014. Deters, who joined Ara three years ago after serving in senior roles at Reebok and Kettler, ...
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Nicole Stark has been appointed product manager of BNS Bergal,...
Nicole Stark has been appointed product manager of BNS Bergal, the German company behind the Nico and Solitaire brands of footwear accessories, responsible especially for branding and internationalization
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Matthias Grevener, member of the executive board of the ANWR...
Matthias Grevener, member of the executive board of the ANWR Group and chief executive officer of ANWR Garant International, is now chairman of the supervisory board of Rexor. In this position, he succeeds Robert Natter, who already left the executive board of ANWR Garant International on March 30 to go ...
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Deckers Outdoor has announced the appointment of two senior executives...
Deckers Outdoor has announced the appointment of two senior executives who will work on the continued expansion of the company's omni-channel infrastructure and resources. Brad Willis has been appointed senior vice president, information technology. He was previously chief information officer and vice president of information technology at West Marine, where ...
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Mads Hahnemann, 49, has assumed the responsibilities of Alex Nicolai...
Mads Hahnemann, 49, has assumed the responsibilities of Alex Nicolai as head of the sports business unit of Ecco, covering its athletic and outdoor shoes, but not its golf footwear. Hahnemann has been with the Danish group for 14 years, working in logistics, sales, business planning and product management. Prior ...
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John Smith has left as export manager of Grupo Priority,...
John Smith has left as export manager of Grupo Priority, the Brazilian company that markets the West Coast and Cravo & Canela brands of footwear, to start a new project of his own outside the shoe business. He leaves behind a professional international sales team.
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Stephen Murray plans to quit at the end of this...
Stephen Murray plans to quit at the end of this year as president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Deckers Outdoor Corp. The American company, which owns Ugg Australia, Teva, Sanuk, Tsubo and other brands, is looking for his successor. Murray, an American executive who had been based ...
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Didier Drouet has stepped down as chief executive of LK...
Didier Drouet has stepped down as chief executive of LK Bennett. The French executive had been appointed to the post in September 2012 after working for L'Oréal, Cartier, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stéphane Kélian and Emilio Pucci. Robert Besoussan, who remains one of the main investors in the British shoe retailer, has ...
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John Bligh has taken the place of Mike Rowe as...
John Bligh has taken the place of Mike Rowe as chief executive of Padders, the British brand of comfort shoes, after 25 years at its helm
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We have reasons to believe that Jan Brinkmann is going...
We have reasons to believe that Jan Brinkmann is going to become the general manager of Wortmann's new Tamaris subsidiary for the U.S. market in April. The German manager led the Snipe brand for Gabor Shoes between 2009 and 2010, when he moved to Florida. He previously ran Rieker's business ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Martin Shobo global product line manager...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Martin Shobo global product line manager for its Lifestyle and Heritage product categories. He previously acted as product line manager for Hush Puppies and Cushe in Wolverine's office for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Martin Becker, former retail manager at Peter Kaiser, was appointed...
Martin Becker, former retail manager at Peter Kaiser, was appointed product development manager in March. He succeeds Silvia Klemens, who left the company at the beginning of the year. Peter Bangelmeier, sales director at Peter Kaiser, takes over Martin Becker's responsibilities as head of retail. Peter Kaiser has its own ...
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Floris van Bommel appointed Simone van der Koelen to the...
Floris van Bommel appointed Simone van der Koelen to the newly created position of design coordinator two months ago. Previously, all designers reported independently to Floris van Bommel, one of the three brothers managing the Dutch company that owns the brand, who becomes head of design. Van der Koelen worked ...
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John McMahon, formerly with Reebok, has been appointed marketing manager...
John McMahon, formerly with Reebok, has been appointed marketing manager for Vibram in the U.S.
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ANWR celebrated the retirement of Robert Natter, chief executive of...
ANWR celebrated the retirement of Robert Natter, chief executive of ANWR Garant International, with a special ceremony during the GDS fair in Düsseldorf. He spent ten years at Garant, overseeing its insolvency and its subsequent acquisition by ANWR. Matthias Grevener is taking over his responsibilities for international development. Natter's ...
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Sioux has appointed Andreas Schneider to the new position of...
Sioux has appointed Andreas Schneider to the new position of product development manager, taking on a responsibility similar to that of Paul Janssen, who resigned from the executive board last June. Schneider, who worked as manager for the technical development of shoe models at the Högl Group and in the ...
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Andreas Wagner, a former area manager of VF Corporation, has...
Andreas Wagner, a former area manager of VF Corporation, has been made country manager of Sperry Top-Sider in Germany
