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Walter Breuer will assume greater responsibilities in the sales management...
Walter Breuer will assume greater responsibilities in the sales management of the Austrian shoe manufacturer Högl. Breuer is working as a member of the executive board and will from now on be director of sales for the company's export markets. The domestic Austrian market accounts for only 10 percent of ...
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MBT has announced the appointment of Joe Casagrande as president...
MBT has announced the appointment of Joe Casagrande as president of its North American business, assisted by Nicola McLeod for the Canadian market. Casagrande takes the place of Mark Metheny, who has been acting as interim president and will now return to his previous role as vice president of operations. ...
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Guess has promoted Nancy Schtman to the rank of president...
Guess has promoted Nancy Schtman to the rank of president of its North American division
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Dennis Nelson, the chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary at...
Dennis Nelson, the chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary at Phoenix Footwear Group, has announced that he is leaving the company at the end of the month
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Rick Darling has replaced Killick Datta as chairman of the...
Rick Darling has replaced Killick Datta as chairman of the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), the U.S. lobbying group in Washington, D.C. Darling is president of LF USA, a subsidiary of the large Hong Kong-based Li & Fung group. He previously worked at Gap and founded Millwork Trading Company. ...
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Madeleine Larsson enters as a new buyer at heppo.se, a...
Madeleine Larsson enters as a new buyer at heppo.se, a new online shoe store with buying headquarters in Malmö, Sweden. Larsson previously worked at Håkanssons Skor in Malmö for 18 years managing one of the Håkanssons stores while working as a part-time buyer. Håkanssons Skor has been part of Scorett ...
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Marcus Jörgensen is now selling Pajar, the Canadian shoe brand,...
Marcus Jörgensen is now selling Pajar, the Canadian shoe brand, in Sweden
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Michael Devine III is the newest member of the board...
Michael Devine III is the newest member of the board of Deckers Outdoor Corporation. In august he will be retiring from his position at Coach as executive vice president and chief financial officer, which he has held since 2001. His initial term on Deckers' board lasts until May 31, when ...
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Three new president positions have been filled at Rocky Brands...
Three new president positions have been filled at Rocky Brands as part of the reorganization it announced in December. Gary Adam is now overseeing international sales; Jason Brooks is handling U.S. wholesale; and Richard Simms is taking care of retail. As of July 1, David Sharp, the president and chief ...
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Gianni Barbato, the famous Neapolitan shoe designer who has worked...
Gianni Barbato, the famous Neapolitan shoe designer who has worked for Stuart Weitzmann, Sergio Rossi and Casadei over the past 30 years, is going to contribute his expertise for the Miss Sixty footwear line of Sixty Group, starting with the spring/summer 2012 collection. He is going to join other experts ...
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Natalie Bader, who has been running the Paris jeweler Fred...
Natalie Bader, who has been running the Paris jeweler Fred since 2006, has become president of Prada France
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Scorett Footwear of Swedenhas a new chief buyer: Anne Ljungsvik....
Scorett Footwear of Swedenhas a new chief buyer: Anne Ljungsvik. She previously served as chief buyer at a number of textile companies including SOLO, KappAhl and Lindex, and before that she was chief buyer at Nilson Group for six years.
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Massimo Amato, an Italian executive who has been involved with...
Massimo Amato, an Italian executive who has been involved with Thorlo, Lizard, Superga and Conte of Florence shoes, is now the Italian sales coordinator for Holster and Swiss Life shoes. He reports to Euro Brand Management, the company of Luigi Grosso, the German executive who is representing these relatively new ...
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Lectra has appointed Adriana Vono Papavero as managing director of...
Lectra has appointed Adriana Vono Papavero as managing director of Lectra South America, based in Brazil, replacing Edouard Macquin who was recently promoted worldwide director of sales for the French company
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Torsten Stakemeier, a 44-year-old manager who previously worked as sales...
Torsten Stakemeier, a 44-year-old manager who previously worked as sales director for Mephisto and in the retail sector, has been named chief operating officer of Joya
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Oliver Kraxner, financial general manager at Rhode, is going to...
Oliver Kraxner, financial general manager at Rhode, is going to be the new managing director of the company. He will take over the post of Dr. Stephan Harmening, former chief executive, who quit the company on Feb. 11. Rhode has had quite a few employee changes in the past couple ...
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The Royer Group has named a new design director, Ernesto...
The Royer Group has named a new design director, Ernesto Esposito, for its Charles Jourdan and Stephane Kélian brand. He will help the group to source some styles from Italy.
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Rockport has created the new position of head of Rockport...
Rockport has created the new position of head of Rockport Europe, and as of April 1, Thomas Vorndran will be filling the role. He is tasked with overseeing the growing European business of the brand, and all of its operations in the region. He will report to Michael Rupp, the ...
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Stefan Böing is the new sales director for the German...
Stefan Böing is the new sales director for the German and Austrian market a Lacoste Footwear. The post was recently created in the framework of a reorganization. Böing started the job on Feb. 1 and is responsible for the national growth strategy and leading the sales force of Lacoste Footwear. ...
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Blake W. Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president at Wolverine...
Blake W. Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president at Wolverine World Wide, has been elected to be the new chairman of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). He succeeds Matt Rubel, chairman and president of Collective Brands. Krueger has been with Wolverine for more than 17 years, holding ...
