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    Mike Ashley to quit Frasers Group’s board

    2022-09-20T10:07:00Z

    Mike Ashley, the founder of Frasers Group, will not be standing for re-election as a director at the forthcoming annual general meeting (AGM) of the British retailer. He will therefore step down from the board upon the conclusion of the AGM on Oct. 19. Ashley will continue to be available ...

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    Unbound Group names a new CFO

    2022-09-07T06:23:00Z

    The British retailer Unbound Group said that its chief financial officer (CFO), Dan Lampard, intends to step down from the role and the board from Oct. 1, to take up the position of CFO with another business. Gavin Manson, currently a non-executive director of the company, will take over as ...

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    British Footwear Association names Jane Wilson chair

    2022-09-05T08:51:00Z

    The British Footwear Association (BFA) has appointed Jane Wilson as chair, replacing Robert Perkins, who held the job for four years. Wilson was previously a non-executive director on BFA’s board. Wilson is chief executive at William Lamb Group since 2018. She previously worked for companies such as Start-Rite and Clarks. ...

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    Tapestry’s CFO takes on the extra role of COO

    2022-08-24T13:45:00Z

    Tapestry, the New York-based fashion house which owns Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, announced that its chief operations officer (COO), Tom Glaser, 61, has decided to retire. He will remain with the company until Oct. 1. Scott Roe, who has been chief financial officer since June 2021, has taken ...

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    Adidas' CEO to step down in 2023

    2022-08-22T14:57:00Z

    Adidas said that its CEO, Kasper Rorsted, and the supervisory board have mutually agreed upon that Rorsted will hand over the CEO position during the course of 2023. The search for a succession has started, the German sportswear group added. Rorsted will remain CEO until a successor has been ...

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    Allbirds appoints a Nike veteran to its board

    2022-08-18T16:07:00Z

    Allbirds appointed Ann Freeman to its board of directors, effective Aug. 16. Freeman is an industry veteran who spent more than 26 years at Nike, where she held multiple leadership positions across all major global markets. Most recently, she was VP and GM of North America, Nike’s largest market, where ...

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    ​Asos’ COO and CFO Mat Dunn steps down

    2022-08-17T15:28:00Z

    Asos’s chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer (CFO) Mat Dunn and the board of the British fashion online retailer have agreed a phased plan under which the manager will step down from his roles as the company restructures its executive team. The announcement comes two months after the ...

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    Assocalzaturifici picks Giovanna Ceolini as acting president

    2022-08-11T08:02:00Z

    Giovanna Ceolini has been appointed acting president of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian footwear association. She replaces Siro Badon, who resigned on July 26 for personal and professional reasons. Ceolini was chosen based on the association’s bye-laws that establishes that in the event of the early resignation of the president, he is ...

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    ThredUP hires a chief marketing officer

    2022-08-08T07:59:00Z

    U.S.-based company ThredUP, a large online resale service provider and platform for women’s and kids’ apparel, shoes and accessories, has hired Noelle Sadler as its chief marketing officer (CMO). She is the company’s first dedicated CMO in nearly five years and will report to president Anthony Marino, who previously oversaw ...

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    JD Sports hires former Monoprix head as CEO

    2022-08-02T14:56:00Z

    JD Sports Fashion has appointed Régis Schultz as its new chief executive officer. From August 2016 to July 2019, he was the head of Monoprix, a French city-center food and fashion retailer that is part of Groupe Casino. During his time there he launched and executed a new digital strategy, ...

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    Caleres’ CEO to step down in January

    2022-07-28T16:12:00Z

    Diane Sullivan, who has served as Caleres’ chief executive officer for more than a decade, will retire as CEO on Jan. 15, 2023, and will assume the role of executive chairman. At that time, Jay Schmidt will succeed her as chief executive officer. Schmidt was named president of the ...

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    Siro Badon resigns as head of Assocalzaturifici

    2022-07-28T08:36:00Z

    On July 26, Siro Badon resigned as president of the Italian footwear association, Assocalzaturifici. Elected in June of 2019, he resigned for ”personal and professional reasons as a result of his workload in his company, which prevents him from continuing to guarantee constant availability for the association,” Assocalzaturifici said in ...

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    Management changes at Primark aim at boosting international expansion, digital sales

    2022-07-25T09:04:00Z

    Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of Primark, has poached the finance chief of Marks & Spencer (M&S) and reinforced the management structure of its apparel retailing subsidiary. The two moves are expected to help Primark in its international expansion, especially in the U.S., and improve its online offering. ...

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    Zalando names new head for German-speaking countries

    2022-07-24T11:04:00Z

    Christoph Lütke Schelhowe, a former McKinsey associate principal, is Zalando’s new general manager for the German-speaking markets. Schelhowe has been with the company for almost ten years in different positions, most recently VP, demand – customer acquisition and engagement. He replaces Florian Jodl, who resigned.

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    FootBalance appoints a chief people officer

    2022-07-19T07:25:00Z

    FootBalance has appointed Kukka Salomaa as its first chief people officer. She joins the Helsinki-based company with over 15 years of global HR directorial experience, working across travel, distribution and retail industries. Salomaa will report to FootBalance’s CEO, Klaus Rauhansalo. The Finnish manufacturer of custom insoles is present in more ...

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    ​Görtz revisits its purchasing strategy

    2022-07-18T06:58:00Z

    The German footwear chain Görtz has revamped its purchasing strategy and underwent a management change to match its positioning as an omnichannel retailer. According to the Hamburg-based company, the traditional way of planning purchases by brands is being replaced by purchases based on trends and a new management position ...

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    Deckers appoints a new head for the fashion lifestyle division

    2022-07-18T06:58:00Z

    On July 11, Anne Spangenberg started as president of fashion lifestyle at Deckers Brands. She will serve on the company’s executive leadership team, reporting directly to Dave Powers, chief executive officer and president of Deckers Brands. Most recently, Spangenberg was chief merchant for Nike. She will lead Deckers’ fashion lifestyle ...

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    Gap’s CEO steps down amid flagging sales

    2022-07-13T17:57:00Z

    Gap’s president and chief executive officer Sonia Syngal has stepped down from her position and from the company’s board, and will depart the company following a brief transition. Syngal has been with the company for 18 years and was CEO since March 2020. She leaves as Gap suffers declining sales. ...

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    JD Sports names a new chairman

    2022-07-08T06:37:00Z

    JD Sports Fashion has named Andrew Higginson as chairman of the British sports, outdoor brands and fashion retailer, effective on July 11. Higginson has over 28 years of continuous non-executive director experience on the boards of public limited companies, including senior leadership roles over nearly 15 years at the U.K. ...

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    Inov-8 appoints a new CEO

    2022-07-04T09:22:00Z

    The British sports brand Inov-8 has appointed Mike Snell as its new CEO. Snell is commercial director for the supermarket chain Asda and will join Inov-8 in October. Inov-8 is currently managed by its founder Wayne Edy, who bought back the company in 2020 after selling it to Descente in ...