All Executive changes articles – Page 24
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Sabu launches new business and organizational development unit
Sabu launched a new business and organizational development division that will be led, effective immediately, by Kay Wegerhoff. The new unit will allow to more closely identify the current and future needs of members and suppliers, sort them by priority and implement projects and measures as needed, in the ...
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Deichmann hires new digital director from About You
The German footwear company Deichmann has hired a new digital director in a bid to further expand its online business. Alexander Bellin, 33, previously chief revenue officer at the online fashion retailer About You, will join the Essen-based shoe chain on February 1. He will take the helm of ...
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Bally hires a new creative director
Bally has appointed Rhuigi Villaseñor as its new creative director. He will oversee the artistic direction across the brand and his first collection for the brand is scheduled for the spring-summer 2023 season. A Filipino-American, Villaseñor was born in Manila and emigrated to the U.S. aged nine. He has been ...
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Paul Green has a new management team
Paul Green has appointed a team of new managing directors as part of a generational change at the Austrian footwear manufacturer, which specializes in women’s shoes. From Jan. 1, Barbara Aichinger, who is responsible of sales and marketing, Jürgen Posch, who oversees production, Torsten Tesche, who is charge of ...
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Church’s has a new CEO
The Prada Group has appointed Denni Manzatto as the CEO of Church’s & Co, the luxury British footwear brand bought by the Italian fashion house in 1999. The appointment is effective from January and Manzatto replaces Anthony Romano, who was with Church’s since 2017. Manzatto has been with the ...
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ArticleFootwear loses importance in OR Group’s online sales
Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 10, which corresponds to the Orthodox Christmas holidays, OR Group’s online sales grew by more than 30 percent compared to the same period in 2021. Household goods were the fastest-growing segment, with their share reaching 32 percent of total online sales. The company reported that ...
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News briefsEcco USA with new CEO
Source: Ecco USA Tom Berry Danish footwear brand Ecco has appointed Tom Berry as president and CEO of Ecco USA, based in Londonderry, New Hampshire, effective immediately. After more than 20 years with the brand, former president Dave Quel had announced his retirement last summer, with CFO ...
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Sergio Rossi appoints Evangelie Smyrniotaki as artistic director
The Italian shoe maker Sergio Rossi has appointed Evangelie Smyrniotaki, the founder in 2011 of the fashion blog Style Heroine, as its new artistic director. Smyrniotaki has frequently collaborated with high-end fashion brands such as Chanel, Prada and Versace. She will manage the brand’s image, including the supervision of the ...
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CTC names Françoise Nicolas as general director
Centre Technique du Cuir (CTC), the French-based research and training group that redistributes funds collected among its members to support the national leather industry, has appointed Françoise Nicolas as its general director. Her primary objectives will be to support the leather industry in digital transition, sustainable development and skills management. ...
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Eram appoints a new head for its downtown stores
The French footwear retailer Eram has appointed Antony Bâcle to head its retail business, which includes the group’s Eram, Texto, Bocage and Mellow Yellow stores, operating in downtown areas. Bâcle, who has been with the Eram group for nearly 13 years, was previously in charge of operations for the business, ...
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Aeffe’s managing director leaves
Marcello Tassinari, the managing director of Aeffe, the Italian fashion house that owns Pollini and other brands, reached an agreement for the ”consensual termination” of his employment with the company, with a termination date set on Dec. 31, 2021. Tassinari had been with the company for over 19 years, of ...
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ArticleSkechers downsizes its board
Skechers has reduced the size of its board of directors to seven members, following the resignation of four current members and the addition of a new one, Zulema Garcia, who will serve on the company’s audit committee. Garcia spent 24 years at KPMG before joining Herbalife Nutrition as senior vice ...
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Michele Norsa to leave Ferragamo at year end
Salvatore Ferragamo’s executive vice chairman Michele Norsa will leave on Dec. 31, 2021, ahead of the arrival of the company’s new chief executive, Marco Gobbetti, who starts on Jan. 1, 2022. Norsa was the company’s CEO from 2006 to 2016. He rejoined the company in May 2020 to help ...
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Former Nike footwear product manager joins Arc’teryx
Arc’teryx has appointed Ovidio Garcia as vice president of footwear. He will be reporting directly to Katie Becker, Arc’teryx’ chief creative officer. Garcia brings 15 years of experience at Nike in product management, merchandising and product operations for footwear on a global scale, most recently as global footwear product operations ...
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Higg appoints a chief strategy officer to lead the platform’s expansion
Higg, the environmental software platform responsible for the Higg Index, has appointed James Schaffer as chief strategy officer to lead business development and partnerships. Schaffer’s experience in developing industry initiatives in the apparel sector, where Higg’s platform is widely used, is expected to be instrumental in guiding the company’s expansion ...
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Inditex reshuffles its top management
Inditex, the Spanish group that owns the brands Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho and Uterqüe, has appointed Oscar Garcia Maceiras as chief executive, effective immediately. Maceiras joined Inditex of March this year, and has served as general counsel and secretary of the board. He is replacing Carlos Crespo, ...
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Paciotti names Diego Dolcini head of women’s footwear
Diego Dolcini was appointed rebranding and design director for women’s footwear at Paciotti, an Italian producer of luxury footwear. Dolcini has nearly three decades of experience in the luxury and fashion sector. According to his LinkedIn account he is creative director and owner of his namesake brand since 1994 and ...
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Saucony hires Brian Moore as global product head
Saucony, part of the Wolverine Worldwide group, has appointed footwear industry veteran Brian Moore as senior vice president of global product, effective immediately. In his new role, Moore will be responsible for Saucony’s global brand footwear and apparel strategies, including design, development and product innovation. Moore will report directly to ...
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ArticleClarks CEO steps down after 10 months in role as strike drags on
The embattled British shoemaker Clarks said that its chief executive, Victor Herrero, has stepped down after only months in the job to take on “broader” responsibilities at its private equity parent firm. The announcement comes amid an ongoing strike by workers at the company’s Westway warehouse in Somerset over controversial ...
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ArticleWeyco sees an improvement in supply deliveries in Q4
The U.S. group Weyco enjoyed a rebound in sales and earnings in the third quarter of 2021, but bottlenecks in the supply chain caused delays in the delivery of merchandise from suppliers and hurt the sales of its outdoor brand Bogs. In October, however, the company began to see an ...
