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    Frank Wright, the footwear brand owned by the Jacobson Group,...

    2013-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Frank Wright, the footwear brand owned by the Jacobson Group, has continued to expand its international footprint with the appointment of agents for three new markets. Nick Dimitriadis will be covering Greece and Cyprus. Eduardo Viegas will take care of Portugal.

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    Henri Huck is the new distributor for the Högl brand...

    2013-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Henri Huck is the new distributor for the Högl brand in France

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    Frank Jung has been named international sales director of Müller...

    2013-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Frank Jung has been named international sales director of Müller & Meirer, taking the place of Rainer Lüers, the former international director of Lloys, which has left the German company after two years in the job

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    Tod's has hired Alessandra Facchinetti as the new creative director...

    2013-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Tod's has hired Alessandra Facchinetti as the new creative director of its women's collections. The Italian designer, aged 40, graduated from Istituto Marangoni di Milano and then worked for some of the most prestigious fashion houses in the world. She started with Prada in 1994 as designer and coordinator of ...

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    Gerhard Aigner will be the new chief executive of Ferdinand...

    2013-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Gerhard Aigner will be the new chief executive of Ferdinand Richter, the Austrian specialist for children's shoes. He replaces Alf Netek, who will concentrate on his responsibilities as CEO of the parent company, Shoe & Shirt Group. Aigner previously was the CEO of Think Shoe, the Austrian producer for women's ...

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    Adnan Bilgi is returning to Sioux as head of operations,...

    2013-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Adnan Bilgi is returning to Sioux as head of operations, handling production, procurement and quality control. He had already worked for the German company from 1997 to 2010, before stints at Mephisto and Lorenz Shoe Group. Also at Sioux, Berthold Niehörster is appointed as key account manager for the German ...

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    Ivan Dompé, 40, former corporate communications director of Luxottica, he...

    2013-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Ivan Dompé, 40, former corporate communications director of Luxottica, he became director of financial and corporate communications of Yoox, the global online retailing platform for branded apparel, shoes and other accessories. Before Luxottica, he worked in Edison and Pirelli.

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    Starting on Feb. 1, HG Diffusion is responsible for the...

    2013-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Starting on Feb. 1, HG Diffusion is responsible for the distribution of Gabor shoes in France

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    Joseph Stafiniak will be stepping into the newly created job...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Joseph Stafiniak will be stepping into the newly created job of senior vice president for merchandising for The Jones Group's Nine West brand. In the position, he will head up product and merchandising strategies as the brand expands globally. He reports to Kathy Nedorostek, the group president of global footwear ...

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    Jimmy Choo now has only one creative director, Sandra Choi,...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Jimmy Choo now has only one creative director, Sandra Choi, following the departure of Simon Holloway, who served as co-creative director with her since November 2011. The U.K.-based footwear and accessories group said that Holloway has left the company to pursue other professional interests. Choi, who is the niece of ...

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    Impactiva, the leading quality assurance service provider for the footwear...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Impactiva, the leading quality assurance service provider for the footwear industry, has announced the appointment of Rodney Hammond to the newly-created position of chief operating officer, effective Feb. 1. Based at the company's office in Dongguan, he brings more than 35 years of experience in the automotive leather, shoe leather and ...

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    +++ Bata has appointed Muhammad Qayyum as chief executive of...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    +++ Bata has appointed Muhammad Qayyum as chief executive of Bata Pakistan, replacing Muhammad Imran Malik Ismial who has resigned +++ Arvind Lifestyle Brands has struck a licensing deal with Iconix Lifestyle India to make and distribute Ed Hardy brand apparel and accessories in India, to be launched for the ...

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    Alasdhair Willis has become the new creative director of Hunter,...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Alasdhair Willis has become the new creative director of Hunter, the British brand of Wellington boots. Willis is the husband of Stella McCartney. He will work together with the newly appointed chief executive of the brand, James Seuss, and with a new design director who will be announced soon.

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    Stephan Fricke, who joined Solidschuhwerk as chief executive in July 2012,...

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Stephan Fricke, who joined Solidschuhwerk as chief executive in July 2012, left the company at the start of 2013. Fricke worked previously for Clarks. Thomas Bauerfeind is assuming his position. Bauerfeind is managing partner of Berkemann, which bought Solidschuhwerk and its brands Solidus and Vivo a few years ago. 

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    Harald Neisser, a German industry veteran who left the top...

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Harald Neisser, a German industry veteran who left the top management of Leiser a few weeks ago, is now representing the Evado brand of women's shoes in all the German-speaking countries, starting with the autumn/winter season. Owned and developed by an Italian company run by Mariano Renzi, Multimoda of Casetta ...

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    Vivarte has named Véronique Makarian as director of the fashion...

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Vivarte has named Véronique Makarian as director of the fashion division of the group. The French shoe and fashion conglomerate owns a number of fashion brands including Caroll, Kookaï, Naf Naf, Chevignon and others. Makarian was previously director general at Georges Rech Apostroph. She had also spent about ten years ...

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    Irregular Choice opened a sales office and a mono-brand store...

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Irregular Choice opened a sales office and a mono-brand store in Hong Kong last year. The Hong Kong office, which employs 10-15 people, is meant to serve as a stepping-stone for the expansion of the British brand into China and other Asian markets. Irregular Choice also opened three new stores in the ...

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    Pajar Canada, which showed for the first time at the Premium...

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Pajar Canada, which showed for the first time at the Premium show in Berlin instead of Bread & Butter, has created a European sales subsidiary, Pajar Europe, which has taken over the direct distribution of the Pajar brand in the Benelux countries, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The European office and its new showroom ...

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    Vagabond is making a big push in emerging markets. The...

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Vagabond is making a big push in emerging markets. The Swedish footwear brand opened a subsidiary in St. Petersburg last autumn to support its business in Russia, where its collections are sold through wholesale accounts and three own retail stores. Vera Kasapoglu is managing the new office. Vagabond is also setting up its ...

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    Flip Flop, the brand owned by Bernd Hummel, plans to open...

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Flip Flop, the brand owned by Bernd Hummel, plans to open three additional stores in Germany in 2013, probably in Munich and Frankfurt. Meanwhile, Flip Flop has signed a distribution contract with the sales agency of Karin van Dijk for the Dutch market, where the first collection will be in stores ...