All Executive changes articles – Page 35

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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 ...

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    Harrods has hired Lydia King, previously at Selfridges for more...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Harrods has hired Lydia King, previously at Selfridges for more than 12 years, as its new fashion director

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    Dirk Pues left Hamm Market Solutions, the German-based footwear licensee for...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Dirk Pues left Hamm Market Solutions, the German-based footwear licensee for the Gant and Scotch & Soda brands, on June 30 at his own request. As chief product officer, he was responsible for product development and the procurement of shoe collections for the company's licensing business. He will be replaced by Marc ...

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    Uwe Decker is leaving as product manager of Josef Seibel...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Uwe Decker is leaving as product manager of Josef Seibel after the completion of the spring/summer 2020 collection

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    Thomas Camille has been made chief executive of Pataugas, the...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Thomas Camille has been made chief executive of Pataugas, the French footwear brand previously owned by Vivarte, with plans to focus on capsule collections, co-branding and expansions of the distribution network and international e-commerce. Camille has previously held chief-executive posts at the apparel firms Leoca, ElevenParis and Celioclub. He was ...

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    Farfetch has appointed Kshitij Kumar and Holli Rogers to the...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Farfetch has appointed Kshitij Kumar and Holli Rogers to the newly created roles of chief data officer and chief brand officer, respectively. In his new role as chief data officer, Kshitij Kumar is expected to drive forward the company's use of artificial intelligence and data science. He joins from Zalando, ...

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    Tretorn, the Swedish footwear and outerwear brand, has appointed Magnus...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Tretorn, the Swedish footwear and outerwear brand, has appointed Magnus Månsson as its new chief executive. Most recently, from May 2017 to June this year, he served as chief executive at Gina Tricot, the Swedish fashion chain. Prior to that, he was chief executive of Nelly, the fashion e-tailer. He ...

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    Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently created position of sales and business development director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Scandinavia. Simultaneously, Perry Laukens was appointed to the newly created position of sales and business director for the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and nine ...

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    Kering has announced that Cédric Charbit has joined the group's...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Kering has announced that Cédric Charbit has joined the group's executive committee, effective July 1. Charbit, 41, has led Balenciaga, part of the group, since November 2016. He began his career at Printemps in 2001 as luxury goods buyer, later becoming deputy purchasing director of the department store. In 2009, ...

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    OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as chief financial officer and Mark Coffield as general manager for Vietnam, where OrthoLite has recently inaugurated a manufacturing plant. Brice has previously worked for The Hershey Company in Asia and South America. Coffield, who will lead Ortholite's new Vietnamese factory, ...

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    CamperLab, a sub-brand of Camper, has appointed Achilles Ion Gabriel...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    CamperLab, a sub-brand of Camper, has appointed Achilles Ion Gabriel as its new creative director. The Finnish shoe designer, who also has his own eponymous footwear brand, will oversee CamperLab's design team and global brand image. In addition, he is expected to design the creative strategy for all brand communication ...

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    Fired from Lanvin four years ago and absent from the...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Fired from Lanvin four years ago and absent from the fashion world ever since, Alber Elbaz is making his return with a capsule collection for Tod's. Called “Happy Moments,” the collection was inspired by Elbaz' recent exile. Among the items are black and white moccasins conceived for wedding couples and ...