All Executive changes articles – Page 37
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Rusty Hall will return to Mephisto's U.S. subsidiary on Jan....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
