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Designer Brands appoints chief growth officer
Designer Brands has appointed William Jordan as its chief growth officer, a new position within the American footwear retail group. Jordan is a 14-year veteran at DSW and was made its president in February 2019. In the past he has served as chief administrative officer, executive vice president and chief ...
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New GM for southern Europe at Alpargatas
Vittorio Fiorio has been promoted general manager for southern Europe at Alpargatas, the Brazilian shoemaker that owns Havaianas, Osklen and Dupé. He replaces Michele Pittureri, who became vice president in charge of Southern Europe at Global Brands Group. Fiorio served previously as business development director for the Europe, Middle East ...
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CEO of Yoox Net-a-Porter stepping down
Federico Marchetti, the founder, chairman and chief executive of Yoox Net-a-Porter, the Italian-based online fashion retailer owned by the Swiss Richemont group, plans to step down as chief executive in 2021. In an interview with WWD, Marchetti said that he intends to remain as chairman to “ensure a smooth transition ...
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ANWR appoints board spokesman
The ANWR Group, the big international cooperative of independent retailers based in Mainhausen near Frankfurt, appointed Frank Schuffelen as the new spokesman for its board last week. The 51-year-old has been a member of the executive board since 2011 and is currently responsible for corporate development and corporate communications, as ...
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Lorenzo Moretti becomes new EMEA boss of Dr. Martens
For about two years now, Dr. Martens has been opening new monobrand stores – now there are also innovations at the top of the European market: Lorenzo Moretti will be the new president for the EMEA region of Airwair International, the parent company of Dr. Martens. He comes from ...
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Rusty Hall will return to Mephisto's U.S. subsidiary on Jan....
Rusty Hall will return to Mephisto's U.S. subsidiary on Jan. 3 in the role of president and chief executive. He had already served in this function between 2010 and 2015. The seasoned manager has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in the comfort footwear industry. Hall most recently served ...
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Vinzens Lauterburg, a member of the family that founded Fretz...
Vinzens Lauterburg, a member of the family that founded Fretz Men, will take over its management on Jan. 1. The Swiss shoe company will also have a new sales director, Steffen Fredslund, who previously worked for Diesel and Hugo Boss. The two managers will take the place of Daniel Omlin ...
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Ulrik Schultz will resign at the end of this year...
Ulrik Schultz will resign at the end of this year as chief executive of Bonvita, the Danish distributor, which also owns the growing Bundgaard label of children's shoes. The group's chief commercial officer and main owner, Herik Hammer, will become the new CEO. He will also take over the management ...
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Lorenzo Moretti has resigned as chief executive of Office, the...
Lorenzo Moretti has resigned as chief executive of Office, the British shoe retail chain owned by Truthworths of South Africa, after a year in the post. Kerry van der Merwe, chief operating officer, is temporarily taking the role of managing director. After its recent refinancing, Office is planning to close ...
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François Feijoo is leaving as president and chief executive of...
François Feijoo is leaving as president and chief executive of the French Eram chain of shoe shops, following an independent review of its operations. Luc Biotteau, a member of the family that owns the Eram group, will take over the management, as he had already done with another subsidiary, Mellow ...
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A permanent CEO for Viking?
The board of directors of Viking Outdoor Footwear appointed René Høgsted as the company's new chief executive. He is expected to take up his position at the Norwegian company on Jan. 1, 2020. The 46-year-old Danish executive brings a lot of experience in sales, marketing, e-commerce, branding, product and management ...
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Shoe-D-Vision has hired Christian Hartmann as buying director for the...
Shoe-D-Vision has hired Christian Hartmann as buying director for the Danish retail organization, effective on Dec. 16. Hartmann, 53, was most recently buying manager at the Salling Group, which has more than 1,500 shops across four countries with over 53,000 employees. They include Bilka hypermarkets, Føtex and Netto supermarkets as ...
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Thomas Gammelgaard Frederiksen, chief executive of Shoe the Bear, and...
Thomas Gammelgaard Frederiksen, chief executive of Shoe the Bear, and Jakob Fuglsang, who founded the Danish company, have both resigned. Thomas Skare Viller, chairman, has become the CEO. Shoe the Bear is part of the Danish Soya Concept Group. The company has recently been advertising for staff, including a new ...
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Barbara Rybka, senior vice president of global digital operations at...
Barbara Rybka, senior vice president of global digital operations at Gucci, is leaving the company after nine years, according to fashionmagazine.it. She was responsible for the relaunch of Gucci's website in 2015. Two other top managers have left the company in the last few weeks. Jacopo Venturini, who took responsibility ...
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Rihanna, the famous Barbadian singer, has chosen the Jordanian-Romanian designer...
Rihanna, the famous Barbadian singer, has chosen the Jordanian-Romanian designer Amina Muaddi to create the footwear for its Fenty label, where she is partnering with LVMH. Muaddi will continue to work on the shoe collection of a French fashion designer, Alexandre Vauthier.
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Michael Decker has been appointed chief executive of ANWR Media,...
Michael Decker has been appointed chief executive of ANWR Media, replacing Alexander Hock and Gregor Bernhart, who will leave the company on Dec. 31. ANWR Media was created in 2014 to develop digital tools for the retail members of the entire ANWR Group, as well as for their trading partners. ...
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Creating an interesting new position after disappointing results, Asos has...
Creating an interesting new position after disappointing results, Asos has appointed a “chief growth officer,” responsible for driving profitable growth and integrating marketing efforts with strategic planning, analytics and customer experience. The new role, which became effective on Dec. 3, has been assigned to Robert Birge. He will report directly ...
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According to Women's Wear Daily, EPI has selected Valérie Hermann,...
According to Women's Wear Daily, EPI has selected Valérie Hermann, Ralph Lauren's former president of global brands, to be managing director of the fashion and luxury division of the Parisian investment firm, which owns J.M. Weston and François Pinet, a French chain of high-end shoe retail stores. Hermann will assume ...
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Javan Bunch is leaving the Rockport Group after about one...
Javan Bunch is leaving the Rockport Group after about one year in the position of president. Bunch, who previously led Donald J. Pliner, has been reporting to Gregg Ribatt, who was appointed chief executive of Rockport after its takeover in August 2018 by Charlesbank Capital Partners. In addition to the ...
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Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods...
Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods stores operating under banners such as Schuhhaus Dielmann and Sporthaus Robert Hübner, has appointed a retail expert, Manuel Farrokh, as its new executive manager, responsible for project and risk management. In his new role, he will work closely with the ...
