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Desma’s Managing Director Klaus Freese retires after 50 years with the company
Klaus Freese, the Managing Director of German shoe manufacturing machinery specialist Desma Schuhmaschinen, has retired after 50 years with the company, Desma said in a LinkedIn post. He was succeeded by Marten Beiersdorf, a long-serving Desma executive who has held various leadership positions within the company. Freese joined Desma ...
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Marquee Brands completes the acquisition of Roots
Marquee Brands, through its strategic operating partner JM&A Design & Development Inc, has completed the C$160.7 million (€102.9m) acquisition of the Canadian lifestyle and apparel brand Roots Corporation. The completion of the transactionon Oct. 26 also marks a leadership change. Meghan Roach has stepped down as President and CEO after ...
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Deckers Brands names the CEO of The RealReal to its board
Deckers Brands announced that Rati Sahi Levesque, President and CEO of The RealReal, a Nasdaq-listed online retailer, will become a board director on Dec. 1. She takes the seat of Lauri Shanahan, who retires after more than ten years on the board. Levesque will serve on the Audit & Risk ...
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The Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association elects a new Chairman
The Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association has elected Hassan Javed as its new Chairman. He is Chairman of the Lahore-based manufacturing group Service Industries. The association elected for the next two years a 12-person executive committee that also includes Muhammad Mehr Ali of KTM as Senior Vice Chairman and Abdul Basit ...
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Birkenstock names former Snipes COO Peter Buse VP of logistics
The German sandal maker Birkenstock has appointed former Snipes Chief Operating Officer Peter Buse as Vice President of Logistics, according to German media reports. He took up the role on Oct. 1 and oversees the company’s national and international strategy in this area. Buse has more than 15 years ...
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Zalando hires a head for the B2B business
On Oct. 15, Tom Christenson joined Zalando as Senior Vice President for the B2B business. Most recently, he was CEO of TBAuctions, a European B2B marketplace for industrial assets. The B2B business opens Zalando’s logistics, software and service capabilities to brands and retailers. In 2025, B2B revenues surpassed ...
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Puma names a Chief Commercial Officer
Puma has named former Unspun CEO Arne Arens as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). He fills a management board seat that has been empty since Matthias Bäumer left on Sept. 30. Arens, 55, starts on Nov. 15. He will run Puma’s global sales organization and market strategy. CEO Arthur Hoeld has ...
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La Sportiva appoints a new CEO
The Italian outdoor footwear and apparel manufacturer La Sportiva has announced changes to its corporate governance structure, appointing Roberto Fortunato as Chief Executive Officer and strengthening its board of directors. The restructuring is intended to support the company’s international expansion and the transition to the fourth generation of the founding ...
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Stanbee makes two senior appointments for Asia region
Stanbee has appointed David Soriano as General Manager of its Asia Operations and Juan Cutina as Asia Sales Director as the a US-based supplier of footwear components pursues its push in the region. Soriano transitions from his current dual role as Managing Director, Stanbee Asia Vina and Asia Sales Director, ...
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Former head of Deckers invests in Stoke Shoes
Stoke Shoes announced that Dave Powers, the former President and CEO of Deckers Brands, has joined the US company as an advisor and investor. Founded by Rick Blackshaw in 2025, Stoke Shoes is a performance-lifestyle brand ”engineered for the 97 million all-American men with wide feet overlooked by the athletic ...
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Dr. Martens names a new Global Commercial Finance Director
Dr. Martens has appointed Kate Vacovec as Global Commercial Finance Director. She joins the British footwear group from Yum! Brands where she worked over 14 years in Dallas, Bangkok and finally in London. ”She brings extensive experience across business analysis, strategy, financial planning and business development, with a proven track ...
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Golden Goose appoints a new Chief Consumer Officer
Golden Goose has appointed Giorgio Belloli as Chief Consumer Officer, replacing Danilo Piarulli, who left the Italian luxury sneaker brand to become Chief Executive Officer of Autry. Belloli reports directly to the CEO, Silvio Campara. His brief is to provide ”clear direction, objectives, and governance to our regions to strengthen ...
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Hugo Boss’s CFO and COO steps down
Hugo Boss’ Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Yves Müller, is leaving the managing board of the German fashion group at his own request, for personal reasons, and will be succeeded by Ivica Maric, currently Executive Vice President Business Operations, effective Oct. 1. The move lands weeks after Frasers ...
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Caprice appoints a new marketing chief, launches AI brand ambassador
Caprice, a brand of the German footwear group Wortmann Schuh-Holding KG, has appointed a new Head of Marketing & Communication for its Caprice and Peter Kaiser brands. Christof Classen took up the role in August, tasked with “further developing the strengths of both brands” and expanding their national and ...
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News briefsDebenhams reappoints Iain McDonald as Chairman
Debenhams Group, the British fast fashion retailer which was previously referred to as Boohoo, has reappointed, with immediate effect, Iain McDonald to the board as non-executive Chair. He already served on the company’s board between June 2017 and February 2026. “It was a very difficult decision to step away ...
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Hanwag promotes two executives as part of internal organizational restructuring
Hanwag is reorganizing its production, purchasing and internal sales operations, promoting two longtime employees to new leadership roles as the German mountain and trekking footwear company seeks to streamline responsibilities and internal processes. Kai Ziegler has been appointed Head of Production, while Thomas Dirlenbach will lead purchasing and sourcing. The ...
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ArticleAutry appoints a Golden Goose veteran as CEO
Autry, the Italian sneaker brand owned private equity group Style Capital, has appointed a Golden Goose veteran, Danilo Piarulli, as Chief Executive Officer. ”The experienced executive joins Autry following a 13-year tenure at Golden Goose, where he held senior leadership roles and most recently served as Chief Consumer Officer ...
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JD hires a new head for North America
JD Sports Fashion plc has appointed John Mersho President and Chief Executive Officer of its JD banner in North America and promoted Mike Grimes to the role of Group Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Mersho steps up from Chief Commercial Officer for JD North America, a post he has held ...
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Skechers appoints a new Chief Marketing Officer
Skechers has appointed Tara McRae as Chief Marketing Officer, adding a veteran footwear and sportswear marketer who most recently served as president of Puma North America. McRae took over leadership of Puma’s North American business in April 2025 after returning to the company the previous year as senior vice president ...
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Puma’s Chief Commercial Officer leaves
Puma’s Chief Commercial Officer, Matthias Bäumer, will leave the German sportswear group’s executive board on Sept. 30 for personal reasons, the company said, with no successor yet named. The Chief Executive Officer, Arthur Hoeld, will take over sales and subsidiary oversight on an interim basis until a replacement is appointed. ...
