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Roger Rawlins has been promoted to senior vice president and...
Roger Rawlins has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager for DSW.com, the online arm of the American retail chain. He has been with the company since 2006, most recently as senior vice president for finance and controller. Jennie Wilson will take over that position. Her experience include ...
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Julia Boltersdorf, formerly with Birki, replaces Susanne Ojeda Moreno as...
Julia Boltersdorf, formerly with Birki, replaces Susanne Ojeda Moreno as marketing manager for Snipe at Gabor
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Randy Watson, the president and chief executive of Justin Brands,...
Randy Watson, the president and chief executive of Justin Brands, has exchanged his title of president for that of chairman. He will keep his role as CEO. Jamie Morgan, formerly the company's senior vice president for sales and marketing, has been promoted to succeed Watson as president. In addition, Herb ...
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Eastland Shoe Corporation has named Marc Gold to be its...
Eastland Shoe Corporation has named Marc Gold to be its new director of business development. His main focus will be the handcrafted leather footwear company's men's collections. He's worked in the footwear industry for more than 25 years, including executive positions at Frye Boot Company, Skechers and Vida Group International.
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Susan Duffy has joined Stuart Weitzman Holdings as its new...
Susan Duffy has joined Stuart Weitzman Holdings as its new senior vice president for global marketing and communications. This is a new position, responsible for coming up with and implementing marketing strategies for the company. Duffy has worked in advertising, marketing and public relations for luxury brands for more than ...
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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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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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Steffen Lieblich joins the management of Bahner Gruppe, which includes...
Steffen Lieblich joins the management of Bahner Gruppe, which includes the Leiser and Schuhof stores, to be responsible mainly for finance and human resources. He takes the place of Gerhard Fürnrohr, who left the group at the end of last year following a major investment by Josef Seibel and the ...
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Blue Sky Moda Sport has started representing the Ben Sherman...
Blue Sky Moda Sport has started representing the Ben Sherman shoe collection licensed by Hudson Shoe Company in the U.K. and Ireland
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Simone Remi was elected to a two-year term as chairman...
Simone Remi was elected to a two-year term as chairman of the Italian vegetable-tanned leather consortium (Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale), replacing Andrea Ghizzani. Massimo Boldrini was re-elected vice chairman, while Leonardo Volpi replaced Paolo Quagli as the second vice chairman. The other members of the association's board ...
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Phoenix Footwear Group has chosen Greg Slack to be its...
Phoenix Footwear Group has chosen Greg Slack to be its new chief financial officer, succeeding Dennis Nelson, who is stepping down. Slack's most recent position was as chief financial officer at Ashworth; he left when TaylorMade-Adidas Golf bought that company.
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Jacobson Group is going to further invest in its Creative...
Jacobson Group is going to further invest in its Creative Fashion Footwear division. The British footwear distributor and brand owner created this division to handle made-to-order fashion items for major accounts, and it has grown enough to warrant more attention. Ian Gardner, sales manager, heads up the division now.
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Etnies has named Tucker Gerrick to be senior marketing manager...
Etnies has named Tucker Gerrick to be senior marketing manager for Sole Technology, in charge of Etnies' global marketing. He is a skateboarder who co-founded the Familia skate shop in Minneapolis and was general manager there.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
