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    Marc Bakowski, who joined the executive board of Peter Kaiser...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Marc Bakowski, who joined the executive board of Peter Kaiser in March of last year to handle marketing and sales, is leaving the German company for personal reasons. Marc Ewig, who replaced Hans Jürg Keller as general manager in charge of finance last July, will take over Bakowski's responsibilities on ...

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    Torsten Schmidt assumes the recently created post of business development...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Torsten Schmidt assumes the recently created post of business development manager at Bernd Hummel, the licensee for Kangaroos in Germany and 20 other European markets. Previously, Schmidt worked as business manager for footwear and bags at Head, as footwear product manager at Jack Wolfskin, and as footwear sourcing manager at ...

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    Ara Shoes announced today that Tobias Zimmerer, chief executive of...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Ara Shoes announced today that Tobias Zimmerer, chief executive of the German company is resigning is post with immediate effect because of diverging views about the company's future orientation. His duties will be taken over on a temporary basis by the two other members of the board, Hans-Hermann Deters, who ...

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    BASF, the manufacturer of leather chemicals, has named Alex Wartini,...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    BASF, the manufacturer of leather chemicals, has named Alex Wartini, a 13-year veteran of the company, to be its new vice president for global business management of leather chemicals. He most recently was senior process manager for BASF's performance chemicals division in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He started with the company in ...

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    Comfort Unlimited is the new French general agent for Lelly...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Comfort Unlimited is the new French general agent for Lelly Kelly, Nanga and Tom Tailor shoes

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    Stefan Brandt is adding the responsibility of director of footwear...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Stefan Brandt is adding the responsibility of director of footwear at Sympatex Technologies. The 45-year-old manager, who previously worked for W.L. Gore, had joined Sympatex in mid-2011 to take care of applications in the medical and automotive sectors. Brandt takes the place of the former footwear manager, Monica Billes, who ...

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    Fratelli Rossetti has appointed Cinzia Accorsi as new global retail...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Fratelli Rossetti has appointed Cinzia Accorsi as new global retail director. After the appointment of Fiore Fanelli to lead the global marketing and communication sector, the Italian shoemaker again chooses a woman for a top executive role. Accorsi has previously worked at Bottega Veneta, Benetton, Vestimenta and Percassi Group.

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    Since Aug. 1, Daniel Griffel has been the new export...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Since Aug. 1, Daniel Griffel has been the new export manager at Marc Shoes. He worked for eight years at Lloyd as key account manager on the international sales team, where he was responsible for Eastern Europe. At Marc Shoes, Griffel is responsible for the international development of the company, ...

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    United Nude has opened up its own showroom in New...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    United Nude has opened up its own showroom in New York, after ending its relationship with Highline United, which previously ran the company's sales and showroom. The 2,500-square-foot space is in addition to the 9-year-old brand's flagship store in the city's SoHo neighborhood. Two new collections will be added for ...

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    Pierre Denis is the new chief executive of Jimmy Choo,...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Pierre Denis is the new chief executive of Jimmy Choo, succeeding Joshua Schulman, who left the company for Bergdorf Goodman in late 2011. Denis comes from John Galliano SA, where he was general manager. He also worked as managing director at Christian Dior Couture both for Asia and for Europe, ...

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    Wolfgang Roessing, chief executive of Rexor, will leave the German...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Wolfgang Roessing, chief executive of Rexor, will leave the German footwear buying group at the end of this year. Roessing will retire after working for the company for almost 42 years. The supervisory board decided to appoint Niek Jansen to the executive board of the company to handle merchandising and ...

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    Royal Elastics will be distributed in the U.K. by Calice...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Royal Elastics will be distributed in the U.K. by Calice and in France by an agent working under Calice. Royal Elastics is currently searching for a German distributor. This brand, a former property of K-Swiss, is relaunching itself on the European market with next year's spring/summer collection, which was presented ...

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    Debora Klein is the new buying director of Karstadt in...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Debora Klein is the new buying director of Karstadt in charge of lingerie, hosiery, footwear and accessories. She worked previously for Vroom & Dreesmann, a Dutch retailer that, as noted by Textilwirtschaft, has many concessions. Her appointment appears to be linked to the management's desire to push the concession business ...

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    Desigual, a very eccentric Spanish fashion brand that has developed...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Desigual, a very eccentric Spanish fashion brand that has developed an equally eccentric shoe collection, has announced the departure of Manel Adell, its chief executive and shareholder, as of Jan. 1, 2013. He said that he was to start new professional and personal projects. Adell has been with the fast-growing ...

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    Thomas Kneck is the new country manager for Bonvita in...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Thomas Kneck is the new country manager for Bonvita in Sweden. The Danish company is the Scandinavian distributor for the shoe brands Wolverine, Harley-Davidson, K-Swiss, Sperry Top-Sider, Generic Surplus, Pro-Keds, Keds and Cushe. It also shares the ownership of a brand of clothing, Brand8. Previously, Kneck was country manager for ...

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    A Norwegian brand of boat shoes, Swims, has signed a...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    A Norwegian brand of boat shoes, Swims, has signed a distribution contract for the British market with 2Squared Agency

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    The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left the Spanish sports shoe brand Munich at the beginning of July. Xavier Berneda, marketing director, and David Berneda, chief financial officer, will no longer be part of the companies Berneda S.A., Bernher SA and Munich SL. The two brothers will ...

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    Selected Brands of Sweden has become the distributor of Ugg...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Selected Brands of Sweden has become the distributor of Ugg footwear in the Nordic countries, including the Baltics, starting in the spring of 2013

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    Brian Atwood has hired Savvas Kaminarides as senior vice president...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Brian Atwood has hired Savvas Kaminarides as senior vice president for global sales, a newly created position. Most recently, Kaminarides was vice president for wholesale at Jimmy Choo, where he worked for 10 years. Brian Atwood's brand of footwear is part of The Jones Group.

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    Wolfgang Schulze will assume the distribution of the comfort shoe...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Wolfgang Schulze will assume the distribution of the comfort shoe brand Joya in Germany. The contract with the previous distributor, Joya Germany, managed by Michael Scheike, has been canceled by Joya International. Major discrepancies in the orientation of the distribution in Germany led to this decision. Joya was excluded for ...