All Executive changes articles – Page 37
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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 ...
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Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) has hired Nicola Brandolese as the...
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...
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,...
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...
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 –...
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...
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 ...
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Peter Kachler has left Sabu, the German voluntary group of...
Peter Kachler has left Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent retailers, after 40 years. Most recently, he was responsible for all purchasing from international suppliers. In 1991, he developed Andiamo, Sabu's private label, earning himself the nickname “Mister Andiamo.” He is now retiring. Sabu has not yet appointed a ...
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Tradebyte, the German internet marketplace specialist owned by Zalando since...
Tradebyte, the German internet marketplace specialist owned by Zalando since 2016, has elevated Kathrin Hösl to the position of chief operating officer. She will be a member of the management board along with the chief executive, Matthias Schulte, and the chief financial officer, Thorsten Barth. Hösl, who previously worked for ...
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After covering the next Micam show in Milan, Marianne Müller will...
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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Petra Engström, who comes from the workwear industry, has been...
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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Victor Luis has resigned as chief executive of Tapestry, and...
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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Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of...
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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Shoe-D-Vision's Danish purchasing and logistics manager, Lisbeth Malfeld, has decided...
Shoe-D-Vision's Danish purchasing and logistics manager, Lisbeth Malfeld, has decided to retire from the Scandinavian buying group at the end of the year after 45 years with the company. Her replacement has not yet been named.
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Schuh-Import und Export Gerli, the German-based owner of the Dockers...
Schuh-Import und Export Gerli, the German-based owner of the Dockers brand of shoes in Europe, has reorganized its sales team. The company has named Mario Tolzer as the new head of online sales, effective from Dec. 1. Tolzer, who previously worked as a senior buyer for Zalando, is responsible for ...
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Markus Roth will take over the post of sales manager...
Markus Roth will take over the post of sales manager of Camel Active Footwear, licensed by Hamm Market Solutions, effective on Oct. 1. Previously, he served as sales director in the DACH region for Dockers, the casual footwear brand, which is owned in Europe by Schuh-Import und Export Gerli. Hamm ...
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After not even a year, ANWR Schuh and Jan Brinkmann...
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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Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has...
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 ...
