All Executive changes articles – Page 67
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Alasdhair Willis has become the new creative director of Hunter,...
Alasdhair Willis has become the new creative director of Hunter, the British brand of Wellington boots. Willis is the husband of Stella McCartney. He will work together with the newly appointed chief executive of the brand, James Seuss, and with a new design director who will be announced soon.
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Stephan Fricke, who joined Solidschuhwerk as chief executive in July 2012,...
Stephan Fricke, who joined Solidschuhwerk as chief executive in July 2012, left the company at the start of 2013. Fricke worked previously for Clarks. Thomas Bauerfeind is assuming his position. Bauerfeind is managing partner of Berkemann, which bought Solidschuhwerk and its brands Solidus and Vivo a few years ago.
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Harald Neisser, a German industry veteran who left the top...
Harald Neisser, a German industry veteran who left the top management of Leiser a few weeks ago, is now representing the Evado brand of women's shoes in all the German-speaking countries, starting with the autumn/winter season. Owned and developed by an Italian company run by Mariano Renzi, Multimoda of Casetta ...
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Vivarte has named Véronique Makarian as director of the fashion...
Vivarte has named Véronique Makarian as director of the fashion division of the group. The French shoe and fashion conglomerate owns a number of fashion brands including Caroll, Kookaï, Naf Naf, Chevignon and others. Makarian was previously director general at Georges Rech Apostroph. She had also spent about ten years ...
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Irregular Choice opened a sales office and a mono-brand store...
Irregular Choice opened a sales office and a mono-brand store in Hong Kong last year. The Hong Kong office, which employs 10-15 people, is meant to serve as a stepping-stone for the expansion of the British brand into China and other Asian markets. Irregular Choice also opened three new stores in the ...
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Pajar Canada, which showed for the first time at the Premium...
Pajar Canada, which showed for the first time at the Premium show in Berlin instead of Bread & Butter, has created a European sales subsidiary, Pajar Europe, which has taken over the direct distribution of the Pajar brand in the Benelux countries, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The European office and its new showroom ...
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Vagabond is making a big push in emerging markets. The...
Vagabond is making a big push in emerging markets. The Swedish footwear brand opened a subsidiary in St. Petersburg last autumn to support its business in Russia, where its collections are sold through wholesale accounts and three own retail stores. Vera Kasapoglu is managing the new office. Vagabond is also setting up its ...
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Flip Flop, the brand owned by Bernd Hummel, plans to open...
Flip Flop, the brand owned by Bernd Hummel, plans to open three additional stores in Germany in 2013, probably in Munich and Frankfurt. Meanwhile, Flip Flop has signed a distribution contract with the sales agency of Karin van Dijk for the Dutch market, where the first collection will be in stores ...
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BNS Bergal, Nico and Solitaire signed a joint venture in Mainz with...
BNS Bergal, Nico and Solitaire signed a joint venture in Mainz with Granger's, the British manufacturer of shoe care products, to cover the German and Austrian markets with a single sales team. The companies will be exhibiting for the first time together at the Ispo show in Munich at the beginning of February.
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Delcam Crispin has expanded its sales team with the appointment...
Delcam Crispin has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Ian Evans as marketing executive. He will be in charge of the global marketing for the Crispin range of design and manufacturing software, as well as the development of its new website. He will be based at the Birmingham ...
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FitFlop has appointed Mirko Ostendorfer as its country manager for...
FitFlop has appointed Mirko Ostendorfer as its country manager for Germany, where its brand is called Fitwear because of a trademark dispute with Flip Flop, the German brand owned by Bernd Hummel. The new German subsidiary of the British company, which has been expanding its range, took over its local ...
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Walter Steiger has appointed Natascia Rendelli as general manager for...
Walter Steiger has appointed Natascia Rendelli as general manager for the U.S., to oversee all aspects of the firm's business in the country. Rendelli was previously vice president of the wholesale at Casadei and also worked for Giuseppe Zanotti Design and Aperlai Paris. Her immediate tasks will include the brand's ...
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Since the beginning of this year, Vadret & Schneiter is...
Since the beginning of this year, Vadret & Schneiter is handling the distribution of Salamander's collections for women and men and of the Lurchi children's collections in Switzerland
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Feiyue is now distributing its products directly in North America...
Feiyue is now distributing its products directly in North America and Germany. The French footwear brand opened a subsidiary in Montreal, Canada, for its sales in the U.S. and Canada in autumn last year. For the U.S. market, the company had already appointed a sales manager based in New York. ...
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Kennel & Schmenger has hired a new freelance sales agent...
Kennel & Schmenger has hired a new freelance sales agent for the Asian market, including Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates. Previously, these markets were managed by K&S itself. A new sales agency for North America and Canada led by Michael Flannigan was established in August ...
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K-Swiss is investing in new product development to keep the...
K-Swiss is investing in new product development to keep the momentum growing for for Palladium, the French casual brand of shoes that it owns. After launching a collaboration with Richard Chai, a well-known American designer, at last autumn's New York Fashion Week, it has hired Hommy Diaz, the ...
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Jordi Constans stepped down from his position as chief executive...
Jordi Constans stepped down from his position as chief executive of Louis Vuitton due to medical reasons, just one month after taking over from Yves Carcelle, who helmed the French house for more than two decades and is currently serving on LVMH's executive committee. Constans, who first joined Vuitton in ...
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Rocket Dog Brands has appointed Jim Kennedy as vice president...
Rocket Dog Brands has appointed Jim Kennedy as vice president of domestic sales to key accounts in the U.S. such as JC Penny, Kohls and Dillards. He previously handled sales to these department stores at Converse. Prior to Converse, he worked in senior sales roles for both Wolverine Worldwide and ...
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Another top manager has left Geox, in the wake of...
Another top manager has left Geox, in the wake of the former chief executive, Diego Bolzonello, and Lodovico Mazzolari, general manager for marketing and sales. This time it's the turn of Massimo Stefanello to leave. He joined the company in 2007 to take care of real estate development and became ...
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Pony announced a strategic distribution agreement with Urban Styles Agency...
Pony announced a strategic distribution agreement with Urban Styles Agency to jointly develop the brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Established in 1999 in Cologne by Sven Voth, who also founded Snipes, the agency has been representing several influential street culture brands. It current portfolio comprises brands such as Hummel, ...
