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Pan Philippou has resigned as chief executive of Ben Sherman,...
Pan Philippou has resigned as chief executive of Ben Sherman, but Colin Naylor, formerly with Diesel, has been placed in charge of international sales
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Paul Blum will be stepping down from his position as...
Paul Blum will be stepping down from his position as chief executive at Kenneth Cole Productions at the end of this month. He plans to go back to being an adviseo to the company, working on strategic development. Kenneth Cole, chairman and chief creative officer, who took his company away ...
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Hunter Boot has named James Seuss to be its new...
Hunter Boot has named James Seuss to be its new chief executive as it seeks to expand the product offering and increase sales. Before joining the U.K. company, which is known for rubber boots but also sells some outerwear, Seuss was the CEO at Tourneau, a watch retailer. He also ...
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Cristina Bucci is leaving as sales manager of Ugg for...
Cristina Bucci is leaving as sales manager of Ugg for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a position that she has held since the summer of 2011. She was previously handling Teva, another brand of Deckers Corporation. Meanwhile, the reorganization of Ugg's European sales network goes on with the appointment ...
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Ilse Jacobsen has a new sales director. The previous export...
Ilse Jacobsen has a new sales director. The previous export manager for the Danish company, Kim Kragbæk Larsen, has changed positions and will now be responsible for global sales. According to the company's chief executive, Jesper Bo Jacobsen, Larsen was promoted due to his previous positive track record. He will ...
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Reliance Retail recently struck new partnerships for the Indian market...
Reliance Retail recently struck new partnerships for the Indian market with Dune and Stuart Weitzman. The company also opened new stores under the Hamleys, Steve Madden and Timberland brands. At the end of the period, the company counted over 1,350 stores in 122 cities across India and more than 11 ...
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Now that it is no longer working through Josef Seibel...
Now that it is no longer working through Josef Seibel to expand internationally, Marc Shoes has appointed a manager for international sales development, Christian Feldbausch. The 47-year-old was a former export manager of Wortmann and occupied several positions in the menswear sector.
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Patrick Röseler, 38, is joining the executive board of Ara...
Patrick Röseler, 38, is joining the executive board of Ara Shoes. The move follows the recent departure of Ara Shoes' chief executive, Tobias Zimmerer, who was also in charge of production and other matters. Patrick Röseler is a brother of Jenny Röseler, Zimmerer's wife, and son of Robert Röseler, the ...
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Alain Royer has decided to step back from the management...
Alain Royer has decided to step back from the management of Groupe Royer, which he has been running together with his ultra-dynamic brother Jacques. He has been involved in its operations since 1975, and he was most recently in charge of purchasing. As previously reported, Royer is looking for an ...
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W. Paul Jones has been appointed chief executive of Payless...
W. Paul Jones has been appointed chief executive of Payless ShoeSource, the big American and international chain of shoe shops, following its sales by Collective Licensing International to Golden Gate Capital and Blum Capital. He was previously chairman, president and CEO of Shopko Stores and vice president of Sears in ...
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Nereo Friso has been appointed by Stuart Weitzman “consultant director”...
Nereo Friso has been appointed by Stuart Weitzman “consultant director” for the brand, which is partly owned by Jones Group, and for a new sub-brand called Sw1. One of his tasks will consist of better positioning the Sw1 label worldwide. Friso has been active in the luxury goods sector for ...
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Havaianas has appointed Macio Moura as its new U.S. president,...
Havaianas has appointed Macio Moura as its new U.S. president, effective Oct. 1. Moura, who has served as vice president of finance and operations since the opening of the U.S. office in 2007, succeeds Afoso Sugiyama, who has been promoted to global manager of brand extensions for Havaianas. With two-digit ...
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G.H. Warner Footwear has become the exclusive distributor for the...
G.H. Warner Footwear has become the exclusive distributor for the U.K. and Ireland of three brands by Grendene – Ipanema, Rider and Grendha – replacing Glass Footwear
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Bortolo Venturelli is the new general manager of Tod's Deutschland,...
Bortolo Venturelli is the new general manager of Tod's Deutschland, which handles the sale of all the brands of the Tod's group in the German-speaking countries as well as in Scandinavia. He takes the place of Alessandro De Medici. Previously, Venturelli was with a company that distributes brands such ...
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Since Aug. 1, Daniel Griffel has been the new export...
Since Aug. 1, Daniel Griffel has been the new export manager at Marc Shoes. He worked for eight years at Lloyd as key account manager on the international sales team, where he was responsible for Eastern Europe. At Marc Shoes, Griffel is responsible for the international development of the company, ...
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Fratelli Rossetti has appointed Cinzia Accorsi as new global retail...
Fratelli Rossetti has appointed Cinzia Accorsi as new global retail director. After the appointment of Fiore Fanelli to lead the global marketing and communication sector, the Italian shoemaker again chooses a woman for a top executive role. Accorsi has previously worked at Bottega Veneta, Benetton, Vestimenta and Percassi Group.
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Stefan Brandt is adding the responsibility of director of footwear...
Stefan Brandt is adding the responsibility of director of footwear at Sympatex Technologies. The 45-year-old manager, who previously worked for W.L. Gore, had joined Sympatex in mid-2011 to take care of applications in the medical and automotive sectors. Brandt takes the place of the former footwear manager, Monica Billes, who ...
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Comfort Unlimited is the new French general agent for Lelly...
Comfort Unlimited is the new French general agent for Lelly Kelly, Nanga and Tom Tailor shoes
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BASF, the manufacturer of leather chemicals, has named Alex Wartini,...
BASF, the manufacturer of leather chemicals, has named Alex Wartini, a 13-year veteran of the company, to be its new vice president for global business management of leather chemicals. He most recently was senior process manager for BASF's performance chemicals division in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He started with the company in ...
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Ara Shoes announced today that Tobias Zimmerer, chief executive of...
Ara Shoes announced today that Tobias Zimmerer, chief executive of the German company is resigning is post with immediate effect because of diverging views about the company's future orientation. His duties will be taken over on a temporary basis by the two other members of the board, Hans-Hermann Deters, who ...
