All Executive changes articles – Page 77
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Jean-François Palus, the young manager who has been running the...
Jean-François Palus, the young manager who has been running the finance division of PPR Group since 2005, masterminding the acquisition of Puma and Volcom, has seen his responsibilities enlarged with the promotion to a new position as group managing director in charge of new strategic, operational and organizational orientations. He ...
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Max Kibardin has been selected to be the new creative...
Max Kibardin has been selected to be the new creative director of Bruno Magli, starting with the fall/winter 2012-13 collection, which will be presented in the company's new showroom in Milan. The young designer, who was born in Siberia, has his own line of shoes and accessories, and he has ...
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Returning from her maternity leave, Gila Meier-Menge is assuming the...
Returning from her maternity leave, Gila Meier-Menge is assuming the post as head of product for shoes at Timezone. Since October, the 33-year-old has been responsible for the conceptual and creative product development of Timezone's shoe collections. Meier-Menge has been with the company for four years. In her new post, ...
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Esprit has confirmed the appointment of a new global marketing...
Esprit has confirmed the appointment of a new global marketing director, Arnd Mueller, replacing Jan Erik van Dijk who left in September. Among other stations, Mueller, 41, has spent 12 years with Walt Disney, where he has been in charge of clothing, shoes and accessories. Meanwhile, Chew Fook Aun, chief ...
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Alpargatas Europe, the subsidiary of the eponymous Brazilian group based...
Alpargatas Europe, the subsidiary of the eponymous Brazilian group based in Spain, will be coordinating the distribution in the continent of Dupé, a more affordable brand of sandals than Havaianas, starting with the spring 2012 selling season. The brand has been sold lately by distributors in Italy, France and Spain.
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Salvatore Ferragamo has decided not to extend its agreement for...
Salvatore Ferragamo has decided not to extend its agreement for the sale of its products In Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia with a Korean company, Trinity Ltd., which is going to expire at the end of 2012, but it is ready to examine ways to restructure their relationship. Observers ...
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Uwe Janzen, 52, has been assigned by Ecco to a...
Uwe Janzen, 52, has been assigned by Ecco to a new position as sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, starting on Jan. 1. He will be based at the Ecco EMEA office in Amsterdam. Reporting to Søren D. Stier, deputy managing director of Ecco EMEA, Janzen will ...
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Sebastian Suhl has left Prada after 10 years with the...
Sebastian Suhl has left Prada after 10 years with the group, where he had been working since 2009 as chief operating officer. He previously ran its operations in France and in the Asia-Pacific region. The group's founders, Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada, have taken over his responsibilities pending the appointment ...
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Holly Li will be leaving her post as vice president...
Holly Li will be leaving her post as vice president and general manager North China for Adidas AG to join Espirit as the company's chief executive for Chinese operations. In this role, which she will assume as of Feb. 1, 2012, Li will oversee Espirit's efforts to expand in China, ...
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Georges Plassat is said to be on his way out...
Georges Plassat is said to be on his way out as chief executive of Vivarte, the French group that runs André, Minelli and other chains of shoe and clothing stores, to replace Lars Oloffson, the chief executive of Carrefour, which has not been doing well lately. Vivarte has no comment ...
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Rainer Worbs, the German retail executive who quit as managing...
Rainer Worbs, the German retail executive who quit as managing direct of Görtz in charge of purchasing a few weeks ago, after 25 years with the company, is on his way to another job to run Roland, the higher-end chain of the Deichmann group, starting next year
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Dominique Gaudet, a former official of Nike, has left as...
Dominique Gaudet, a former official of Nike, has left as French commercial director of Fitflop to join the French office of Wolverine World Wide, where he will be responsible for the Hush Puppies and Cushe brands. He will be replaced at Fitflop by Anne Louvet, who comes from a French ...
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Schuhkurier reports on the departure of Thomas Engelkamp from Kaufhof,...
Schuhkurier reports on the departure of Thomas Engelkamp from Kaufhof, the German department store chain, where he was in charge of purchasing for footwear, leathergoods and other accessories, in addition to menswear
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Nick Vance is no longer responsible for sales of Deckers...
Nick Vance is no longer responsible for sales of Deckers Corporation's brands in the U.K. Stephen Murray, who became president of Deckers' operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa last June, will take over his responsibilities. Vance joined the company last July, filling the void that was left ...
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Jeffrey Thorp has been named vice president and creative director...
Jeffrey Thorp has been named vice president and creative director for the Jones New York brand, one of the divisions of The Jones Group. He was formerly the creative director at Magaschoni, and his previous experience also include Barneys and Ann Taylor. In a separate appointment, Stefani Greenfield will take ...
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Two new engineers have been brought onboard to help Delcam...
Two new engineers have been brought onboard to help Delcam Crispin continue on its path of strong growth. Ian Burgess and Lauren Whitaker join the maker of softwear for footwear design and production. Burgess has been a footwear designer doing work for Georgina Goodman, LXY Brands, Alexander McQueen and Zandra ...
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Tom Jungell, former CEO of Omnicon Media Group, has become...
Tom Jungell, former CEO of Omnicon Media Group, has become CEO of Footbalance, replacing the company's founder, Erkki Hakkala, who will concentrate on R&D
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The ANWR Schuh cooperative has created the new position of...
The ANWR Schuh cooperative has created the new position of a marketing manager to develop new marketing and sales strategies for the 3,100-plus retail stores that belong to the German group. The position will be occupied by Michael Fischer, a 45-year-old marketing and communication expert who has worked for other ...
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Quick Schuh, the retail franchising operation run by the ANWR...
Quick Schuh, the retail franchising operation run by the ANWR group, is bringing two new employees to the executive suite of its company. Together, Alfred Pusswald and Thomas Bast will be succeeding Jochen Obrecht in his post as chief executive. The 51-year old longtime CEO will be leaving in order ...
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The Wortmann Group has assigned Achim Tischler to act as...
The Wortmann Group has assigned Achim Tischler to act as chief executive of Wortmann Internationale Schuhproduktionen, a subsidiary that oversees the workings of Tamaris. In this function he will be responsible for this brand of the group, for which he has been handling most of the collections. After finishing his ...
