All Executive changes articles – Page 21
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Oboz Footwear has a new head of finance
Oboz Footwear, an American outdoor footwear company based in Bozeman, has hired Rob Leo as its vice president of finance. Leo joins the company from Skullcandy, a provider of headphones, earphones and other devices. “Rob brings a wealth of knowledge, great ideas and enthusiasm to our finance team,” said Amy ...
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Kamik hires a new COO
Kamik, a family-owned Canadian footwear and apparel manufacturer, has appointed Steeve Côté as chief operating officer. Côté will be in charge of Kamik’s global operations including supply chain management, manufacturing and logistics. Côté was most recently the vice president of operations at Joseph Ribkoff, a leading player in the Canadian ...
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Wolverine Worldwide appoints new lead independent director
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. appointed Nicholas T. “Tom” Long as lead independent director of the company’s board of directors, effective Nov. 4. Long, who has been a member of Wolverine Worldwide’s board of directors since 2011 and currently chairs the compensation committee, succeeds David T. Kollat, who will continue to ...
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StockX appoints head of brand protection
Sneaker marketplace StockX has appointed Paul Foley as head of brand protection, reporting directly to chief supply chain officer Sean McCartney. Foley will lead the company’s product verification efforts. He brings more than three decades of experience in brand protection, global operations and supply chain management to his new role. ...
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News briefsRed Wing Shoe names Allison Gettings CEO
Red Wing Shoe Company has named Allison Gettings president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1. Gettings, who is currently president, will assume the role of CEO following the planned retirement of Mark Urdahl who has served as the company’s CEO since 2016. Gettings will become the 10th CEO and ...
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Rocky Brands has a CCO
U.S. footwear company Rocky Brands announced that its chief financial officer, Tom Robertson, has been promoted to the newly created position of chief operating officer, responsible for overseeing business operations. Robertson joined Rocky Brands in 2016 as a senior financial analyst and was named CFO six months later. The search ...
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Crocs’ chief operating & transformation officer leaves
Crocs’ executive vice president and chief operating & transformation officer, Elaine Boltz, will leave the company on Oct. 14. Boltz will be entitled to the payments and benefits relating to her separation from the company as set forth in her employment offer letter as well as a special one-time discretionary ...
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Burberry hires a new chief creative officer
Burberry has appointed Daniel Lee as its new chief creative officer. He will join the company on Oct. 3 reporting to chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd. Lee replaces Riccardo Tisci, who is leaving the company at the end of this month after almost five years in the job. Lee was the ...
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Mike Ashley to quit Frasers Group’s board
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
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
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
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
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
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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News briefsAsos’ COO and CFO Mat Dunn steps down
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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News briefsAssocalzaturifici picks Giovanna Ceolini as acting president
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
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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News briefsJD Sports hires former Monoprix head as CEO
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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ArticleCaleres’ CEO to step down in January
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
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 ...
