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    François Feijoo is leaving as president and chief executive of...

    2019-12-22T00:00:00Z

    François Feijoo is leaving as president and chief executive of the French Eram chain of shoe shops, following an independent review of its operations. Luc Biotteau, a member of the family that owns the Eram group, will take over the management, as he had already done with another subsidiary, Mellow ...

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    Ulrik Schultz will resign at the end of this year...

    2019-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Ulrik Schultz will resign at the end of this year as chief executive of Bonvita, the Danish distributor, which also owns the growing Bundgaard label of children's shoes. The group's chief commercial officer and main owner, Herik Hammer, will become the new CEO. He will also take over the management ...

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    Vinzens Lauterburg, a member of the family that founded Fretz...

    2019-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Vinzens Lauterburg, a member of the family that founded Fretz Men, will take over its management on Jan. 1. The Swiss shoe company will also have a new sales director, Steffen Fredslund, who previously worked for Diesel and Hugo Boss. The two managers will take the place of Daniel Omlin ...

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    Rusty Hall will return to Mephisto's U.S. subsidiary on Jan....

    2019-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Rusty Hall will return to Mephisto's U.S. subsidiary on Jan. 3 in the role of president and chief executive. He had already served in this function between 2010 and 2015. The seasoned manager has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in the comfort footwear industry. Hall most recently served ...

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    After a 10-year stint, Günter Althaus, 51, will be stepping...

    2019-11-16T00:00:00Z

    After a 10-year stint, Günter Althaus, 51, will be stepping down as chief executive of the ANWR Group, earlier than planned on Nov. 30 for personal reasons. He had informed the German buying group's board of directors in August that he would not renew his contract after it expires at ...

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    Nicola Monachello, who has worked at New Look for 10...

    2019-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Nicola Monachello, who has worked at New Look for 10 years, has been appointed buying director for Schuh, the British chain of shoe stores owned by Genesco

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    Achim Tischer will be leaving as one of the managing...

    2019-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Achim Tischer will be leaving as one of the managing directors of the Wortmann Group at the end of April. The 48-year-old, who started his career at Wortmann in 1990, is resigning by mutual agreement and for personal reasons. Tischer was most recently responsible for international sales of Wortmann's Tamaris ...

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    Gerd Koschik – member of Ara Shoes' executive board and...

    2019-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Gerd Koschik – member of Ara Shoes' executive board and its chief operating officer, responsible for production/technology, human resources and logistics – is retiring at the end of this year. He has also been president of the German shoe and leather goods industry association, HDS/L, since 2009. Jens Christian Meier, ...

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    Bonvita restructures

    2019-11-16T00:00:00Z

    In an effort to reduce complexity and increase its focus, Bonvita has undergone some organizational changes in the past year. The Danish company is the distributor of Merrell shoes in Denmark and Wolverine boots in the Nordic countries. It also own two local brands of men's comfort shoes, Ambré and ...

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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, ...