All Executive changes articles – Page 84
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Lectra has appointed Adriana Vono Papavero as managing director of...
Lectra has appointed Adriana Vono Papavero as managing director of Lectra South America, based in Brazil, replacing Edouard Macquin who was recently promoted worldwide director of sales for the French company
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Torsten Stakemeier, a 44-year-old manager who previously worked as sales...
Torsten Stakemeier, a 44-year-old manager who previously worked as sales director for Mephisto and in the retail sector, has been named chief operating officer of Joya
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Oliver Kraxner, financial general manager at Rhode, is going to...
Oliver Kraxner, financial general manager at Rhode, is going to be the new managing director of the company. He will take over the post of Dr. Stephan Harmening, former chief executive, who quit the company on Feb. 11. Rhode has had quite a few employee changes in the past couple ...
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The Royer Group has named a new design director, Ernesto...
The Royer Group has named a new design director, Ernesto Esposito, for its Charles Jourdan and Stephane Kélian brand. He will help the group to source some styles from Italy.
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Rockport has created the new position of head of Rockport...
Rockport has created the new position of head of Rockport Europe, and as of April 1, Thomas Vorndran will be filling the role. He is tasked with overseeing the growing European business of the brand, and all of its operations in the region. He will report to Michael Rupp, the ...
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Stefan Böing is the new sales director for the German...
Stefan Böing is the new sales director for the German and Austrian market a Lacoste Footwear. The post was recently created in the framework of a reorganization. Böing started the job on Feb. 1 and is responsible for the national growth strategy and leading the sales force of Lacoste Footwear. ...
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Blake W. Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president at Wolverine...
Blake W. Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president at Wolverine World Wide, has been elected to be the new chairman of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). He succeeds Matt Rubel, chairman and president of Collective Brands. Krueger has been with Wolverine for more than 17 years, holding ...
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Sally Ross, who has worked most recently for Bergdorf Goodman,...
Sally Ross, who has worked most recently for Bergdorf Goodman, joins the Jones Group as executive vice president of merchandising for Nine West Direct
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Bianco Footwear has hired Henning Bennewitz, who has worked for...
Bianco Footwear has hired Henning Bennewitz, who has worked for Street One for 14 years, to oversee the Danish store franchising company's development in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
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Bally has created two new regional positions for its wholesale...
Bally has created two new regional positions for its wholesale business. Elisabeth Hofmann will be in charge of Germany, Switzerland and the rest of North, Central and Eastern Europe. She previously worked for Polo Ralph Lauren Europe, among others. Gudrun Mazoyer, who previously worked in Bally's design studio when it ...
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Marc Bakowski, who has been responsible for sales and marketing...
Marc Bakowski, who has been responsible for sales and marketing at Peter Kaiser since last July, will be working from this month on alongside Hans Jürg Keller and Martin Burkhard on the executive board of the German shoe company. Keller will be responsible for the company's finances and administration, whereas ...
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Crocs has appointed Andrew Davison chief marketing officer. He will...
Crocs has appointed Andrew Davison chief marketing officer. He will oversee advertising, consumer promotions and online communications campaigns. Davison was previously senior director of digital innovation at an American advertising and design agency, Crispin Porter & Bogusky.
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After recording strong double-digit sales growth in the U.S. over...
After recording strong double-digit sales growth in the U.S. over the past year, Birkenstock has hired six new territory managers and four new field service representatives to cover the U.S. market
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Implus has appointed a former sales manager of Adidas, Ken...
Implus has appointed a former sales manager of Adidas, Ken Linden, as vice president of strategic account sales in the U.S.
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Following the acquisition of Garant by ANWR, Einar Marthinsen of...
Following the acquisition of Garant by ANWR, Einar Marthinsen of Garant Norway, partners with Mariana Cardi as purchasing manager for ANWR in Scandinavia
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L 4 Leather is the new representative in Ireland for...
L 4 Leather is the new representative in Ireland for Jacobson Footwear, replacing Kevin Cooke, who has retired after 50 years in the footwear industry. Damien Mahon will handle Jacobson's products for L 4 Leather, which is led by John McHugh. Among the Jacobson brands in Ireland are Odeon, Trueform, ...
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On Jan. 1, the Swedish agent of Rhode was renamed...
On Jan. 1, the Swedish agent of Rhode was renamed Comfortable Brands Varberg. And starting this year the company will sell Steptronic – comfortable men's shoes – in addition to Rhode, Daniel Hechter and Sioux.
