All Executive changes articles – Page 29
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News briefsClarks’ general manager for DACH leaves
Lür Holler, who is general manager in charge of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH), as well as head of sales for the three German-speaking countries and Benelux, for the British shoe maker Clarks is leaving the company at the end of the year. He has been with Clarks for seven ...
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Schuhe24 expands management team
Germany’s Schuhe24 Group, which runs an online marketplace for independent retailers in many sectors, has expanded its management team by appointing Jürgen Hanke as head of retailers. The footwear expert, who took up the new post on Dec. 1, joined the company in April 2019, after working for 16 ...
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News briefsOne of Zalando’s three CEOs to step down
Rubin Ritter plans to step down as Zalando’s joint chief executive, responsible for strategy and communication. He and the company’s supervisory board will be negotiating to dissolve his contract, which was to run until November 2023. Ritter says that he will be spending more time with his expanding family and ...
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ArticleBata appoints Sandeep Kataria CEO
Bata, the Lausanne-based shoemaker, has appointed Sandeep Kataria as global chief executive, replacing Alexis Nasard, who led the company for nearly five years. Nasard stepped down to pursue a professional opportunity outside the company and the change is effective immediately. Kataria joined Bata in 2017 as the company’s chief executive ...
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News briefsYoox Net-a-Porter names Geoffroy Lefebvre CEO
Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP), the fashion online retailer owned by the Swiss luxury goods group Richemont, has appointed Geoffroy Lefebvre as chief executive, effective on Jan. 4. He replaces Federico Marchetti who remains as chairman. In March, Marchetti announced his intention to relinquish the job as CEO but to stay as ...
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News briefsNSRA appoints Mark Denkler president
Mark Denkler will become president of the National Shoe Retailers Association (NSRA) on Jan. 1, replacing Chuck Schuyler who, in mid-November, announced his retirement after 15 years. The NSRA was formed in New York in 1912 and is North America’s largest footwear organization supporting independent footwear retailers in the U.S. ...
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Schmidt-Eisenhart will be Calida Group’s new CEO
The board of directors of the Swiss Calida Group, which includes the Lafuma Group with the outdoor brands Millet and Lafuma, has appointed Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart as chief executive officer of the Calida Group. Schmidt-Eisenhart will succeed Reiner Pichler in the first half of 2021. Schmidt-Eisenhart has held various management ...
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Assomac elects a new president, postpones Simac Tanning Tech
The Italian association of tanning and footwear machinery manufacturers, Assomac, has elected Maria Vittoria Brustia as its new president until 2024, replacing Gabriella Marchioni Bocca. Brustia is president of Brustia-Alfameccanica. The company was founded in 1958 in Vigevano and specializes in the production of heel nailing and fixing machines, and ...
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News briefsHunter names Claudia Plant CMO
Hunter Boots has appointed Claudia Plant as chief marketing officer (CMO). She joins the company from the British cosmetics firm Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, where she was interim CMO for five months. Between January 2017 and December 2019, Plant was senior vice president of brand experience at Burberry. Prior to the ...
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News briefsSperry names Elizabeth Drori head of marketing
Sperry has appointed Elizabeth Drori as chief marketing officer. Before joining Sperry, which is part of Wolverine Worldwide, Drori worked for nearly three years at Walmart, where she became head of fashion marketing. Prior to Walmart, she was vice president in charge of strategic initiatives and brand marketing at Shoes.com ...
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News briefsCaleres names Michael Edwards head of Famous Footwear
Caleres has appointed Michael Edwards as president of Famous Footwear, effective Nov. 20. He replaces Molly Adams, who resigned to pursue an opportunity outside the organization. Edwards joined Caleres in June 2008, most recently serving as senior vice president of digital commerce, planning, allocation and stores. Prior to that he ...
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ArticleGörtz makes its CEO a shareholder, hires a new CFO
The German footwear chain Görtz is opening its capital to its top manager as it undergoes a management shake-up and further advances its multichannel strategy by pushing its online presence. The chief executive, Frank Revermann, who has served in this position since the end of 2015, will acquire shares ...
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VF has a new VP of inclusion and diversity
VF Corp. has appointed Lauren Guthrie as vice president of global inclusion and diversity (I&D) in replacement of Reggie Miller, who is resigning. Guthrie has worked in merchandising for most of her career, first at Abercrombie & Fitch and Levi Strauss, then in an executive capacity at Nike, Old Navy ...
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News briefsGenesco’s CFO leaves
Melvin Tucker, Genesco’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, has resigned, effective Nov. 27, in order to pursue an opportunity outside of the company. The American footwear retailer has started searching for a new CFO. In the interim, the position will be held by the company’s president and chief ...
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News briefsGenesco appoints an investment banker to its board
Genesco has appointed John F. Lambros to its board of directors. Lambros is president of GCA-U.S., a global investment bank. He serves as the head of GCA’s digital media banking practice, is a member of its board of directors and executive committee, and is the head of the firm’s New ...
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Nike manager switches to Snipes
The Deichmann group has appointed a long-time Nike manager to the new position of European general manager for Snipes, its international chain of sneaker shops. Starting on Nov. 1, he will join Snipes’ founder and chief executive, Sven Voth, and Tim Spickenborn, the chief financial officer, as the third member ...
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New concept manager for ANWR’s Quick Schuh
The Ariston-Nord-West-Ring (ANWR) group has appointed a new concept manager for its discount-oriented franchising subsidiary Quick Schuh. Johannes Schnütgen, an experienced manager with an in-depth knowledge of the franchise concept, takes over the post from David Mastrorilli, who will now be responsible for the business development of ANWR Schuh. ...
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News briefsUFG has a new DACH sales manager for license brands
Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG) has appointed Dirk Pues as sales manager covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the DACH business region, for its Brands-360 subsidiary which is in charge of licensed brands. Pues is scheduled to start on Dec. 1. A veteran of the footwear industry, Pues has been working as ...
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News briefsCaleres appoints VP of diversity, equity and inclusion
Caleres has appointed Amy Hunter as vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. ”Hunter will help drive the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy development and organization, including overseeing the company’s affirmative action plans,” the American footwear company said. Hunter will guide the company in its efforts around the focus ...
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News briefsHavaianas creates international division
The Brazilian footwear group Alpargatas has created an international division for its flip-flop brand Havaianas. The division is based in Spain and run by Frédéric Lévy, a seasoned senior manager. Lévy was previously chief executive and president of Coravin, an America startup manufacturing products for the wine industry and currently ...
