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Sanita Footwear has announced the appointment of a new chief...
Sanita Footwear has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer, Jørgen Tang, starting on Aug. 1. The 50-year-old worked previously as chief executive and CFO of Scandinavian Tobacco, then as finance director of Samson Agro. He takes the place of Karsten Christensen, who will continue to work in ...
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Another member of the management has left Esprit. This time...
Another member of the management has left Esprit. This time it's the turn of Ursula Buck, who has been serving as executive director for products and licenses. She was replaced by Maria Pambori, effective July 1. Pambori, who has worked for almost ten years at Procter & Gamble in various ...
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Crocs has named Jeff Margolis to its board of directors....
Crocs has named Jeff Margolis to its board of directors. He the founding chief executive and chairman emeritus of the TriZetto Group, a company that provides health care IT software and services. He is also the executive chairman of WellTok, a developer of social health networks. At Crocs, he will ...
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The Dutch footwear brand Hub is expanding to France and...
The Dutch footwear brand Hub is expanding to France and the U.K. The first deliveries were sent out to about 35 points of sale in the U.K. at the start of this year's spring/summer season. Points of sale include independent retailers and a few of the 27 stores managed by ...
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Pajar Canada recently set up a European subsidiary called Pajar...
Pajar Canada recently set up a European subsidiary called Pajar Europe. Based in Amsterdam, it will be selling directly to certain European countries, including the Benelux region, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The remaining markets where Pajar is doing business are still served by its distributors. Pajar Europe will also ...
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Superfeet is opening a new European operations center in Edinburgh,...
Superfeet is opening a new European operations center in Edinburgh, Scotland, and will begin distributing its products and systems directly to retailers in the U.K. and Ireland. The U.K. expansion is described by the American insole producer as a move to support its distributors in Europe and increase its global ...
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Vogel Chaussures is the new Swiss distributor of Ricosta...
Vogel Chaussures is the new Swiss distributor of Ricosta
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Otto Group, which claims to be the second-largest online retailer...
Otto Group, which claims to be the second-largest online retailer in the world after Amazon, is bringing all its varied e-commerce platforms under the responsibility of one manager, Rainer Hillebrand, starting next August. The 56-year-old executive will continue to take care of strategic planning. Mirapodo, the recently launched online shop ...
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Fiore Fanelli is the new global marketing and communication director...
Fiore Fanelli is the new global marketing and communication director of Fratelli Rossetti. She had previously worked as EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) communication director for Bottega Veneta and Gucci.
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Martin Hübner, sales director Marc Shoes, is leaving the company...
Martin Hübner, sales director Marc Shoes, is leaving the company for personal reasons at the end of 2012, after nearly 30 years with the company. Various internal changes have taken place since the German brand was sold last October by Wilhelm Möhlmann to Thomas Bauerfeind, who also owns Berkemann, ...
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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 ...
