All Executive changes articles – Page 73
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Rick Paterno is leaving the Jones Group, according to Footwear...
Rick Paterno is leaving the Jones Group, according to Footwear News. A former chief executive of Rockport, which he left in 2007, he joined the parent company of Nine West and other brands and banners in 2008, working first as president of wholesale and better footwear brands, and then ...
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Sven Simonsen is taking over as sales manager of Palladium...
Sven Simonsen is taking over as sales manager of Palladium for the German-speaking countries from Robert Dosert, who is leaving the brand at his own wish. Simonsen, 50, worked previously for other brands such as Diesel, Oilily and Crocs. Palladium is still the property of K-Swiss Inc., where a new ...
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Thomas Grote, former president of Esprit, has now left as...
Thomas Grote, former president of Esprit, has now left as chief executive of Mexx
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Thomas E. Wenzel is the new chief executive of MBT...
Thomas E. Wenzel is the new chief executive of MBT Group, replacing Jan Stig Andersen. The seasoned executive has been interim manager and consultant at several companies since 2001, after holding important sales and marketing positions since 1982 at various companies including Henkel, Mars and Villeroy & Boch. Andersen, who ...
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Thomas Tang has joined Esprit as chief financial officer and...
Thomas Tang has joined Esprit as chief financial officer and executive director, succeeding Chew Fook Aun, who left last December for personal reasons. Tang, 56, was previously executive director and chief financial officer of Sino Land Company and Sino Hotel (Holdings), property developers. Esprit has appointed Thomas Tang Wing Young ...
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Kate Maconie, the up and coming British designer, has...
Kate Maconie, the up and coming British designer, has opened a showroom in São Paulo
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Three new sales personnel have joined Rocket Dog Brands International...
Three new sales personnel have joined Rocket Dog Brands International of the U.K. to expand sales of the brand there as well as Europe. Alex Cloote is the new EU export manager, coming to the company from Blowfish footwear. David O'Malley is U.K. sales manager, bringing his experience with Timberland ...
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Boa Technology has hired Elizabeth Moore as marketing manager and...
Boa Technology has hired Elizabeth Moore as marketing manager and Claire Sprague as senior graphic designer
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Bill Taylor is said to have resigned as managing director...
Bill Taylor is said to have resigned as managing director of Sanita USA. He worked previously for Rockport, GBMI, Aicad and Birki's.
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Walter Breuer, who has been working for Högl in export...
Walter Breuer, who has been working for Högl in export sales for many years, has become general manager of Think Marko, a German shoe company based in Kopfing. The 43-year-old has succeeded Gerhard Aigner who has left Think after ten years in the job.
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Leonard Armato is leaving his position as president of Skechers...
Leonard Armato is leaving his position as president of Skechers Fitness Group to join Leverage Agency, a sports-marketing firm. There, he will continue to work with his former employer in building its performance footwear platform.
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Bearpaw Footwear of Citrus Heights, California, announced a distribution deal...
Bearpaw Footwear of Citrus Heights, California, announced a distribution deal with Accent Group for Australia and New Zealand. The company's vice president and international business director, Rich Marten, also indicated that it will enter the Mexican market later this year, after re-entering the Canadian market this summer through Gredico Footwear.
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Wave & Motion has become the distributor of Coca Cola...
Wave & Motion has become the distributor of Coca Cola shoes In the German-speaking countries.
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More managers are leaving Rohde. This time it's Mirko Ostendörfer...
More managers are leaving Rohde. This time it's Mirko Ostendörfer and Daniel Tibroni, and they are quitting at their own wish. A former manager of Marc Shoes, Ostendörfer had been appointed sales manager of Rohde after obtaining excellent results as product manager for Rohde's licensed Daniel Hechter collection. He is ...
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Laura Lendrum has quit her position as head of Gucci...
Laura Lendrum has quit her position as head of Gucci for the Americas
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Colin Clark recently quit as international director of Deckers Outdoor...
Colin Clark recently quit as international director of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, but it has been impossible for us to determine so far whether he has a successor
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Joshua Schulman, who left recently as chief executive of Jimmy...
Joshua Schulman, who left recently as chief executive of Jimmy Choo, will become president of Bergdorf Goodman next month. Schulman has been in the luxury goods business for about 20 years. His previous stations included a job as executive vice president of Gucci Group. He has also been president of ...
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Sanita has stopped representing Lola Ramona, a Danish brand of...
Sanita has stopped representing Lola Ramona, a Danish brand of fashionable footwear, to focus on its own core business. The brand's owner, Gitte Sandqvist, has set up a new company, THIS, that has been taking orders since April 1.
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Peter Simma is set to join the executive board of...
Peter Simma is set to join the executive board of Leder & Schuh as financial director next September after leaving a similar position at Walford
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Raf Simons has been confirmed as the new creative director...
Raf Simons has been confirmed as the new creative director of Christian Dior, taking the place of John Galliano, who was fired a year ago because of his racist and anti-Semitic statements
