All Executive changes articles – Page 24

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    Rudy Haslbeck has left Legero United, the Austrian-based footwear group...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Rudy Haslbeck has left Legero United, the Austrian-based footwear group that markets brands such as Legero, Superfit, Vios and Think. Until the end of September, Haslbeck was managing the Legero business unit within the company. Stefan Stolitzka, chief executive of the group, will assume his responsibilities until a successor has ...

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    Heike Discher was appointed to the management board of the...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Heike Discher was appointed to the management board of the ANWR Group on Oct. 1. She will be managing the company together with Michael Decker and Fritz Terbuyken, both managing directors. Discher has been managing director of ANWR Garant International since 2013, responsible for the international subsidiaries of the ANWR ...

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    Kering has appointed Kalpana Bagamane Denzel as chief diversity, inclusion...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Kering has appointed Kalpana Bagamane Denzel as chief diversity, inclusion and talent officer. She brings 25 years of international managerial experience, with prior positions at Andersen Consulting and Procter & Gamble. Most recently, she was in charge of diversity and inclusion at Russel Reynolds Associates, a recruitment agency, where she ...

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    Schuh has appointed Nicola Monachello as its new buying director....

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Schuh has appointed Nicola Monachello as its new buying director. She will be replacing David Spencer, who left his role in March after 21 years. In her new role at Schuh, she will report directly to Colin Temple, Schuh's managing director. Monachello spent the past 10 years at New Look, ...

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    Wolverine Worldwide has hired Angelo Ng to be its first...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Wolverine Worldwide has hired Angelo Ng to be its first chief merchant officer. He will be aligning market research, trends and strategy with respect to merchandising and innovation for Wolverine's portfolio of brands. Ng turned away from vending about two years into his career with a post at Boxer, where ...

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    Karim Choukair, chief executive of Melvin & Hamilton, has been...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Karim Choukair, chief executive of Melvin & Hamilton, has been elected president of ModEurop, the fashion trends platform of the German Shoe Institute (DSI), with Dietmar Jost from the Jost brand of bags and Niek Jansen from Rexor elected vice presidents

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    In a significant change of management, Tod's has named Alessandra...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    In a significant change of management, Tod's has named Alessandra Domizi, formerly involved in fashion and retail at Google, as chief digital & innovation officer. Tod's has also appointed Walter Chiapponi as the new creative director for its women's and men's collections, starting with the lines for the autumn/winter 2020/21 ...

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    On Oct. 1, Alfred Pusswald left Groupe Royer and joined...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    On Oct. 1, Alfred Pusswald left Groupe Royer and joined Lidl, the German discounter. The German industry veteran was previously international sales director for the Scholl brand in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), working to broaden its position in the shoe retail segment. At Lidl, he is senior ...

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    Markus Roth will take over the post of sales manager...

    2019-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Markus Roth will take over the post of sales manager of Camel Active Footwear, licensed by Hamm Market Solutions, effective on Oct. 1. Previously, he served as sales director in the DACH region for Dockers, the casual footwear brand, which is owned in Europe by Schuh-Import und Export Gerli. Hamm ...

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    Schuh-Import und Export Gerli, the German-based owner of the Dockers...

    2019-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Schuh-Import und Export Gerli, the German-based owner of the Dockers brand of shoes in Europe, has reorganized its sales team. The company has named Mario Tolzer as the new head of online sales, effective from Dec. 1. Tolzer, who previously worked as a senior buyer for Zalando, is responsible for ...

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    Shoe-D-Vision's Danish purchasing and logistics manager, Lisbeth Malfeld, has decided...

    2019-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Shoe-D-Vision's Danish purchasing and logistics manager, Lisbeth Malfeld, has decided to retire from the Scandinavian buying group at the end of the year after 45 years with the company. Her replacement has not yet been named.

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    Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of...

    2019-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of global brand manager of Merrell, the largest brand in its portfolio. He replaces Sue Rechner, who is leaving the company after two years in the post. Hufnagel is a 10-year veteran of the American group. Among other roles, he served ...

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    Victor Luis has resigned as chief executive of Tapestry, and...

    2019-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Victor Luis has resigned as chief executive of Tapestry, and Jide Zeitlin has stepped in as interim CEO while remaining chairman. Also, Susan Kropf, a member of the board, has been named lead independent director. Tapestry Inc. – known as Coach until late 2017 – is the owner of the ...

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    Petra Engström, who comes from the workwear industry, has been...

    2019-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Petra Engström, who comes from the workwear industry, has been appointed product and digital marketing director of Arbesko, a Swedish brand of footwear

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    After covering the next Micam show in Milan, Marianne Müller will...

    2019-09-14T00:00:00Z

    After covering the next Micam show in Milan, Marianne Müller will be stepping down as editor of the Danish shoe magazine Sko Shoes and More after 27 years. She will be subsequently working as a freelancer. There are no plans to replace her, as the magazine's format and direction are under ...

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    Maria Cristina Lomanto has become the new chief executive of...

    2019-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Maria Cristina Lomanto has become the new chief executive of Roger Vivier, the luxury women's shoe brand of the Tod's group, replacing Camilla Schiavone, who left in the spring to run Rautureau Apple Shoes. Schiavone was at the head of Roger Vivier for over five years. Lomanta was previously retail ...

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    Marina Larroude has been appointed as head of U.S. operations...

    2019-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Marina Larroude has been appointed as head of U.S. operations for Schutz, the Brazilian brand of women's shoes. She had worked for Vogue Brazil and other publications of Condé Nast before she became fashion director of Barneys New York.

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    VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice...

    2019-08-21T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice president and general manager in charge of Vans in the EMEA region, starting in October. He will replace Stefano Saccone, who had taken on the responsibility in April but is instead going to run Woolrich International (see the following article). ...

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    Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has...

    2019-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has appointed Ivo van Ierland Fred Gregarek to the recently created position of sales manager for Central Europe. For the past five years, the 42-year-old Gregarek has been sales manager for Germany and Austria at Toms. He has also worked in ...

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    After not even a year, ANWR Schuh and Jan Brinkmann...

    2019-08-21T00:00:00Z

    After not even a year, ANWR Schuh and Jan Brinkmann are going their separate ways. ANWR Schuh appointed Brinkmann as head of its wholesale division in October of last year. He was responsible for the buying group's wholesale activities for sport, vertical concepts and private labels. Brinkmann has worked in ...