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Kristin Burrows is leaving at the end of next week...
Kristin Burrows is leaving at the end of next week Collective Brands, where she has been acting as president of Keds. The company says that she and her team made significant progress in repositioning the brand and developing a strategy that will deliver meaningful growth in the future. In fact, ...
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Ricosta is taking over the distribution of its collections in...
Ricosta is taking over the distribution of its collections in Switzerland after parting ways with André Fonry, who covered the market, until a successor is found
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has promoted Leah Larson as vice president...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has promoted Leah Larson as vice president of the company and creative director of Ugg Australia, rewarding her for the good job that she has done in the last seven years as product manager of the brand
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Melody Harris-Jensbach is returning to Esprit in the new position...
Melody Harris-Jensbach is returning to Esprit in the new position of chief product and design officer, effective immediately. She previously worked for Esprit in various senior management roles between 1998 and 2007. Ronald van der Vis, the new chief executive of the company, said that her product and design strategy ...
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Two new top managers have joined the Tod's group. Riccardo...
Two new top managers have joined the Tod's group. Riccardo Schiutto is the new general manager of the Hogan brand, replacing NIcola Giorgi who has moved to Safilo to run its house brands. Roberto Lorenzini will be the new chief executive of the Tod's group's North American division, responsible for ...
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Sebastian Suhl has left Prada after 10 years with the...
Sebastian Suhl has left Prada after 10 years with the group, where he had been working since 2009 as chief operating officer. He previously ran its operations in France and in the Asia-Pacific region. The group's founders, Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada, have taken over his responsibilities pending the appointment ...
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Uwe Janzen, 52, has been assigned by Ecco to a...
Uwe Janzen, 52, has been assigned by Ecco to a new position as sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, starting on Jan. 1. He will be based at the Ecco EMEA office in Amsterdam. Reporting to Søren D. Stier, deputy managing director of Ecco EMEA, Janzen will ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has decided not to extend its agreement for...
Salvatore Ferragamo has decided not to extend its agreement for the sale of its products In Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia with a Korean company, Trinity Ltd., which is going to expire at the end of 2012, but it is ready to examine ways to restructure their relationship. Observers ...
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Alpargatas Europe, the subsidiary of the eponymous Brazilian group based...
Alpargatas Europe, the subsidiary of the eponymous Brazilian group based in Spain, will be coordinating the distribution in the continent of Dupé, a more affordable brand of sandals than Havaianas, starting with the spring 2012 selling season. The brand has been sold lately by distributors in Italy, France and Spain.
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Esprit has confirmed the appointment of a new global marketing...
Esprit has confirmed the appointment of a new global marketing director, Arnd Mueller, replacing Jan Erik van Dijk who left in September. Among other stations, Mueller, 41, has spent 12 years with Walt Disney, where he has been in charge of clothing, shoes and accessories. Meanwhile, Chew Fook Aun, chief ...
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Returning from her maternity leave, Gila Meier-Menge is assuming the...
Returning from her maternity leave, Gila Meier-Menge is assuming the post as head of product for shoes at Timezone. Since October, the 33-year-old has been responsible for the conceptual and creative product development of Timezone's shoe collections. Meier-Menge has been with the company for four years. In her new post, ...
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Jean-François Palus, the young manager who has been running the...
Jean-François Palus, the young manager who has been running the finance division of PPR Group since 2005, masterminding the acquisition of Puma and Volcom, has seen his responsibilities enlarged with the promotion to a new position as group managing director in charge of new strategic, operational and organizational orientations. He ...
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Max Kibardin has been selected to be the new creative...
Max Kibardin has been selected to be the new creative director of Bruno Magli, starting with the fall/winter 2012-13 collection, which will be presented in the company's new showroom in Milan. The young designer, who was born in Siberia, has his own line of shoes and accessories, and he has ...
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MBT has selected Ben May to be its new managing...
MBT has selected Ben May to be its new managing director for the U.K. and Ireland. He's a former MBT retailer, and he also oversees the company's operations in Portugal, Andorra and Spain. MBT opened five new stores in the U.K. in the last few weeks, and it is said ...
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Collective Brands has created a new position as European manager...
Collective Brands has created a new position as European manager of its lifestyle shoe brands, responsible for Keds, Pro-Keds and Sperry Top-Sider. The post has been given to Michael Schmitz, a 34-year-old manager who has worked for the group for four years, coordinating its sales in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and ...
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Ingela Larsson has taken over the position of chief executive...
Ingela Larsson has taken over the position of chief executive at Nilson Group, the largest shoe retailing group in Sweden, operating under the Din Sko, Skopunten, Nilson and Jerns banners. Larsson replaces Magnus Tillsten, who left the company in September. Larsson has worked within the company since 1985 in many ...
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Walter Neuroth, managing director of the Deichmann group and responsible...
Walter Neuroth, managing director of the Deichmann group and responsible for the expansion of the group, will be leaving the company by the end of the year, and retiring at the age of 64 years. He has been working for 16 years on the executive board of the group. In ...
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Ralf Hahnbück from the agency Markenkontor Ralf Hahnbück has been...
Ralf Hahnbück from the agency Markenkontor Ralf Hahnbück has been the distributor of the Spanish shoe brand Sacha London in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since July. He is responsible for the distribution of the women's and men's collections sold under the brands Sacha London, Sacha Too and Sachelle. Hahnbrück is ...
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Jacques Royer, president of Groupe Royer, and his brother Alain,...
Jacques Royer, president of Groupe Royer, and his brother Alain, vice president, are getting extra help in running his fast-growing conglomerate. Nathalie Montaldier Henock, a seasoned 50-year-old executive, has been appointed to the new position of deputy general manager to handle mainly the operational side. She worked at Leo Burnett, ...
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Andrea Beltrami has been appointed commercial director of Voile Blanche,...
Andrea Beltrami has been appointed commercial director of Voile Blanche, one of the adult shoe brands of Falc, which also owns the Naturino and Falcotto brands of children's footwear
