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Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart is moving to the U.K. as VF Corporation...
Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart is moving to the U.K. as VF Corporation has appointed him vice president and general manager of Timberland Europe, directly reporting to Richard O'Rourke, who remains senior vice president in charge of international operations, based in the U.K. Schimdt-Eisenhart has worked most recently in Switzerland as European sales ...
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The Jones Group has created a new position, group president...
The Jones Group has created a new position, group president of global retail and international development, as it tries to expand its reach worldwide. Filling the position will be Scott Bowman, formerly the president of international business development at Polo Ralph Lauren, and before that the chief executive of Marc ...
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George Sharp is taking up the newly created position of...
George Sharp is taking up the newly created position of executive vice president for design at The Jones Group. He was previously the creative director and executive vice president for design at St. John, and before that was vice president for design at Ellen Tracy. He will report to the ...
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Falc has opened its own sales office and showroom for...
Falc has opened its own sales office and showroom for the Brazilian market in São Paulo. Its inauguration coincided with the opening of its first store in Brazil for its Naturino brand, in connection with the big Francal shoe fair in the city. Located in the residential district of Pinheiros, ...
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Hans Jürg Keller will leave his position as joint managing...
Hans Jürg Keller will leave his position as joint managing director of Peter Kaiser by the end of his current contract in March 2013 at the latest. His successor in the position, Marcus Ewig, comes from Porsche. Keller has been responsible for finance at the German company since 1994. Marc ...
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In the wake of the announcement that its chief executive...
In the wake of the announcement that its chief executive and its chairman were resigning, Esprit's share price dropped, prompting the Hong Kong company to suspend trading on Wednesday. The CEO, Ronald van der Vis, is leaving for personal reasons on or before July 1. With him, also Hans-Joachim Körber, ...
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Germany's ANWR has named Simon Stechel as a new buyer,...
Germany's ANWR has named Simon Stechel as a new buyer, in charge of sports fashion and men's footwear. He comes from Görtz in Hamburg, where he was a buyer for men's shoes and a brand manager.
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Jochen Obrecht was appointed to be the new president of...
Jochen Obrecht was appointed to be the new president of the WMS working group on May 22. WMS, the license held by the German footwear industry, HDS, is the German measuring standard for children's footwear. WMS partners are the German shoe institute DSI and mostly German-speaking footwear licensees such as ...
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Clarks has appointed Ralph Römer as its new sales manager...
Clarks has appointed Ralph Römer as its new sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, replacing Stephan Fricke, who left the company at the end of 2011. The 44-year-old worked previously for Puma, Egana and Geox.
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Hermès has chosen Axel Dumas, a sixth-generation member of the...
Hermès has chosen Axel Dumas, a sixth-generation member of the company's founding family, to be its new chief executive, succeeding Patrick Thomas, who has announced his intent to retire by the end of 2013. Dumas is currently the chief operating officer, and from this month will also add in the ...
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Mark Lardie has been named president and chief executive of...
Mark Lardie has been named president and chief executive of Rack Room Shoes, a U.S. retailer owned by the German company Deichmann Group. Lardie will head up the Rack Room Shoes and Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse retail brands. He comes from Brown Shoe Company, where he was division president for ...
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Julia C. Hummel, daughter of Bernd D. Hummel, will be...
Julia C. Hummel, daughter of Bernd D. Hummel, will be new vice chief executive of the German company Bernd Hummel GmbH. The company owns the brand Flip Flop and is the German-based licensee for the KangaROOS brand for distribution in 16 European countries. Hans Bimesdörfer, general sales manager, left Bernd ...
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Mara Möschel is the new buyer for children's shoes at...
Mara Möschel is the new buyer for children's shoes at Dielmann, a German chain of shoe shops based in Darmstadt
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The Camuto Group is reaching out to Kurt Geiger Group...
The Camuto Group is reaching out to Kurt Geiger Group to help it expand internationally. Their new deal will have Kurt Geiger exclusively distributing the Vince Camuto, VC Signature and Jessica Simpson brands in the U.K., Ireland and Germany on an exclusive basis, starting with the spring 2013 collections. It ...
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Russ Hammer has taken the position of chief financial officer...
Russ Hammer has taken the position of chief financial officer for Brown Shoe Company, replacing Mark Hood, who is sticking around to help with the transition. Hammer has more than 30 years of experience in finance, most recently as the chief financial officer at Orbitz Worldwide. He has also held ...
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Shri. D. Saalai Maraan is the new executive director of...
Shri. D. Saalai Maraan is the new executive director of India's Council for Leather Exports, replacing Ali Ahmed Khan
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David Powers will be taking the position of president of...
David Powers will be taking the position of president of direct-to-consumer at Deckers Outdoor Corporation in mid-August, leading the company's retail and e-commerce businesses. He comes from Converse, where he was vice president for global direct-to-consumer and licensed retail. He has also held management positions at Timberland and Gap. In ...
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Vans has taken over the distribution of its products in...
Vans has taken over the distribution of its products in Sweden and Denmark, starting with the autumn/winter 2012 collections. Vans' parent company, VF Corporation, is opening subsidiaries in both countries, with their own showrooms and their own sales and marketing staffs, independently of other operations of the group in the region. ...
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Wolverine Worldwide is setting up a new office in...
Wolverine Worldwide is setting up a new office in Spain to run the distribution of Merrell, Patagonia Footwear, Cushe and Caterpillar Footwear, and to coordinate the Spanish sales activities for the 14 other brands of the group that are currently handled by distributors. It's a new business model for the ...
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Wave & Motion has become the distributor of Coca Cola...
Wave & Motion has become the distributor of Coca Cola shoes In the German-speaking countries.
