News Briefs – Page 50
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Clarks has announced the appointment of a new chief commercial...
Clarks has announced the appointment of a new chief commercial officer, Steve Finlan, to take the place of Ken Dobinson, who has decided to step down to spend more time with his family in Scotland. Finland comes from Marks & Spencer, where he has been acting as director of international ...
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Two Andys are going to run Pentland Brands from next...
Two Andys are going to run Pentland Brands from next Jan. 1. After 16 years as chief executive of the company, Andy Rubin, 49, is stepping up to the new position of chairman at the subsidiary of Pentland Group. The new CEO is going to be 43-year-old Andy Long, who ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Neil Schambra Stevens to the position...
VF Corp. has appointed Neil Schambra Stevens to the position of vice president of marketing at Vans for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will replace Jeremy De Maillard, who has taken up a similar position at The North Face, as previously reported. Schambra Stevens comes from Lenovo, ...
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Achim Löffler, a 12-year veteran of W.L. Gore & Associates...
Achim Löffler, a 12-year veteran of W.L. Gore & Associates who has been running its sports and outdoor footwear business since May 2013, is now officially in charge of Gore-Tex' global shoe business, including casual and formal shoes. The 43-year-old took charge of the whole sector a few months ago, ...
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Nicholas Kirkwood has decided to stop working as creative director...
Nicholas Kirkwood has decided to stop working as creative director of Pollini to concentrate on his own brand, which has been sponsored and controlled by LVMH for a year. The 30-year-old British designer had started as a consultant for the Italian brand in 2008 and took full charge in 2010. ...
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LK Bennett has appointed Jo Hooper to the newly-created position...
LK Bennett has appointed Jo Hooper to the newly-created position of group product director. Hooper will report directly to the company's chief executive, Robert Bensoussan. She will lead the design, buying and merchandising teams on a global level. She will be responsible for the product vision and strategy across all ...
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Gundl Herzog has been appointed to the newly created position...
Gundl Herzog has been appointed to the newly created position of head of operations at Highline United Europe. She will be responsible for all supply chain processes, from the entry of orders, assessment of demand and production scheduling in the different factories to the on-time delivery to clients. Herzog previously ...
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Jason Eames-Illingsworth has been appointed country manager of Hunter for...
Jason Eames-Illingsworth has been appointed country manager of Hunter for the U.K. and Ireland. He worked for Tommy Hilfiger and Wrangler before he became U.K. country manager for Replay in the middle of 2010.
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Macintosh Retail Group has announced the resignation of Theo Strijbos...
Macintosh Retail Group has announced the resignation of Theo Strijbos as chief financial officer and member of the executive board. The Dutch company stressed that he has decided leave, following amicable negotiations, now that its refinancing has been largely completed. He left the board on Nov. 1 and will leave ...
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Ecco has appointed Helen Thomson to the position of regional...
Ecco has appointed Helen Thomson to the position of regional director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), based in Amsterdam. She previously worked for Mothercare in various roles, including franchise development manager, and then she spent 12 years at Clarks, most recently as manager of the Europe region. ...
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Inditex, the big Spanish retail group that controls Zara and...
Inditex, the big Spanish retail group that controls Zara and many other fashion retail chains, has hired a 31-year-old manager, Maria Fanjul, to cooperate all its online operations, reporting directly to its chief executive, Pablo Isla. She was previously running Entradas See Tickets, the leading online ticketing company in the ...
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Rich Cofinco has returned to Creative Recreation, a division of...
Rich Cofinco has returned to Creative Recreation, a division of Rocky Brands, as the brand's creative director. Cofinco, who was Creative Recreation's co-founder and lead designer, left the company in 2012. He began his design career working for Vans before founding Creative Recreation in 2002, with the idea of crafting a cross between ...
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Wolverine announced the appointment of a new member of its...
Wolverine announced the appointment of a new member of its board of directors, Roxane Divol. The 42-year-old is senior vice president of Alliances for Symantec Corporation, one of the world's largest software companies that specializes in personal and organizational security, storage and availability solutions. She previously worked for McKinsey & ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Melissa A. Howell to the position...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Melissa A. Howell to the position of senior vice president of global human resources. She will report directly to Blake Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president of the group. Howell had recently a similar position at General Motors Company, where she spent more than 24 years ...
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The members of Leder & Schuh's executive board have been...
The members of Leder & Schuh's executive board have been reduced from three to two following the resignation of the former chief executive, Peter Simma. The remaining two members, Heinzpeter Mandl and Werner Weber, will share the management of the Austrian company, which runs Humanic, Stiefelkönig and other shoe retail ...
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Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as...
Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as the chief executive of Dr. Martens at the end of this year. Suddens, who has led the company for 12 years, will act as non-executive chairman. Murray has lately been running Deckers Outdoor's operations in Europe, the Middle East and ...
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Christophe Mélard has left the Kering group, where he has...
Christophe Mélard has left the Kering group, where he has been acting as president and chief executive of Sergio Rossi since 2009. Marco Bizzarri, who run Kering's luxury goods division, is taking over his responsibilities on an interim basis. Separately, Kering has appointed a director of fashion and luxury intelligence, ...
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Castañer has appointed a new director general, Domingo Barrachina, who...
Castañer has appointed a new director general, Domingo Barrachina, who previously ran the international retail operations of Tous, a chain of jewelry and accessories stores. Replacing José Andres Bell and reporting to Antonio Castañer, president of the Spanish shoe company, he will be mainly in charge of pursuing its international ...
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In yet another management reshuffle, Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Rick...
In yet another management reshuffle, Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Rick Blackshaw as president of Sperry Top-Sider. He takes the place of Craig Reingold, who is no long with Wolverine. Blackshaw was most recently president of Keds, a position which is being taken up by Chris Lindner, most recently chief marketing ...
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Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president...
Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president of global merchandising, a newly-created position in the company. Poole, who started her new role on Aug. 25, is based at the company's product creation and global shared-services center in Niwot, Colorado. She will report directly to Andrew Rees, president ...
