All Executive changes articles – Page 35

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    Hotter, the British comfort shoe manufacturer headquartered in Lancashire, has...

    2019-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Hotter, the British comfort shoe manufacturer headquartered in Lancashire, has appointed Adam Griggs as its chief financial officer. Griggs most recently held the same post at Bistrot Pierre, a chain of restaurants, and before that with Splendid Hospitality Group. He has held similar posts at Thomas Cook, Premier Farnell and ...

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    Ilse Jacobsen, founder of Ilse Jacobsen Hornbæk, the Danish company...

    2019-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Ilse Jacobsen, founder of Ilse Jacobsen Hornbæk, the Danish company that is famous for its rubber boots, has announced that it is strengthening the organization through the appointment of a new chief executive, Trine Frausing of Denmark. He was headhunted from Los Angeles, where he had a great career with ...

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    Marco Pirani stepped down as Geox' managing director for Germany,...

    2019-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Marco Pirani stepped down as Geox' managing director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Europe at the end of October. According to a report in Schuhkurier that could not be confirmed at press time, he is going to work as EMEA director for Clarks, which is now led by a ...

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    At the start of its next fiscal year, on Feb....

    2019-11-16T00:00:00Z

    At the start of its next fiscal year, on Feb. 2, 2020, Genesco will be promoting Mimi Eckel Vaughn from senior vice president and chief operating officer to president and chief executive. She will be succeeding Robert J. Dennis, who has spent nine years as chairman and 11 as president ...

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Genesco has hired Scott E. Becker as senior vice-president, general...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Genesco has hired Scott E. Becker as senior vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary of the company, effective Oct. 23. He takes over the role from Roger Sisson, who retired earlier this year. Genesco's retail banners include Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Schuh, Schuh Kids, Little Burgundy and Johnston & Murphy. Becker ...

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    Navyboot's new chief executive officer is Reto Braegger, who was...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Navyboot's new chief executive officer is Reto Braegger, who was previously the Swiss company's merchandise manager. In his new role, he will oversee both the Navyboot shoe collections and its retail operations. Navyboot is part of Globus, the Swiss department store chain, which acquired it from the Gaydol Group last ...

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    Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) has hired Nicola Brandolese as the...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) has hired Nicola Brandolese as the new managing director of Net-a-Porter. Most recently, Brandolese served as chief executive of Giuseppe Zanotti. YNAP has also announced the arrival of Pete Marsden as chief technology officer, with a special focus on mobile, artificial intelligence (AI) and personalization. Prior ...

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    Global Brands Group, the owner of Kenneth Cole and other...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Global Brands Group, the owner of Kenneth Cole and other brands, has hired Eno Polo as its new president for Europe. He will be responsible for the leadership and strategic growth of the group's European business, including the apparel, footwear and accessories divisions. He will report directly to Global Brand's ...

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    Shoe Carnival, the U.S. retailer catering to the whole family,...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Shoe Carnival, the U.S. retailer catering to the whole family, has shuffled its management. Cliff Sifford, the chief executive, has relinquished the title of president and become vice chairman of the board of directors. Sifford has been with Shoe Carnival for 22 years and had been president and CEO, with ...

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    Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at Zalando in his role as senior vice president of the company, is leaving in December. His responsibilities will be taken over by two managers, Barbara Daliri-Freyduni and Boris Ewenstein. Daliri-Freyduni, who previously held positions at Google, Netflix and Microsoft, took ...

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    Sioux has hired Uwe Decker as its sales director –...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Sioux has hired Uwe Decker as its sales director – a position that went unfilled for years. Decker will also head up the collection's design team. He has joined the German shoe company after several years at Josef Seibel.

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    Texon, the global supplier of materials for footwear and other...

    2019-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Texon, the global supplier of materials for footwear and other industries, has hired Simon Browne as director of key accounts for Europe. Browne had been working in key accounts since 1993 for another major materials company, Freudenberg, most recently as global head of SBU shoe components. He has been based ...