All Executive changes articles – Page 38
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Salvatore Ferragamo has promoted Paul Andrew to creative director. The...
Salvatore Ferragamo has promoted Paul Andrew to creative director. The English designer, who started off at the Italian company as women's footwear designer in 2016, had already taken charge of women's wear one year later. Christian Mainard will remain in charge of men's footwear and clothing, and he will also ...
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In July, Wolfgang Neussner will assume the management of Leder & Schuh, the...
In July, Wolfgang Neussner will assume the management of Leder & Schuh, the Austrian parent company of the Humanic and Shoe4You retail chains. He will be replacing Werner Weber, who is set to leave the company in mid-2019. Neussner, who has had a seat on the company's advisory board since 2015, will be ...
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Tod's has hired Carlo Alberto Beretta as general brand manager,...
Tod's has hired Carlo Alberto Beretta as general brand manager, effective Feb. 25. He will report to the group's chief executive and general manager, Umberto Macchi di Cellere. Beretta's past experiences include chief client and marketing officer for Kering from September 2016 to November 2017 and chief executive officer for ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo registered a 25.5 percent drop in its 2018...
Salvatore Ferragamo registered a 25.5 percent drop in its 2018 net profit, excluding minorities, to €88.4 million and cut its full-year dividend to €0.34 per share from €0.38 a year earlier. Full-year sales were down by 3.3 percent to €1,347 million (see Shoe Intelligence Vol. 21 n° 3+4) and gross ...
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Giorgio Presca, a well-known figure in the Italian footwear industry,...
Giorgio Presca, a well-known figure in the Italian footwear industry, has been appointed as interim chief executive of Emilio Pucci, the Italian fashion house owned by LVMH. He replaces the outgoing CEO, Mauro Grimaldi. Described as a turnaround expert, Presca worked until last September as CEO of Golden Goose, the ...
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Timberland continues to hire new people in a bid to...
Timberland continues to hire new people in a bid to regain some momentum. As of Feb. 1, Chris McGrath is Timberland's new vice president of global footwear design, for men's, women's and children's footwear. He reports directly to Jim Pisani, the company's global brand president, and will be relocating from ...
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Sergio Rossi has appointed for the first time a manager...
Sergio Rossi has appointed for the first time a manager in charge of omni-channel retailing, Riccardo Milani, who comes from Boggi, where he organized the e-commerce operations of the Milan-based menswear firm. He worked previously for Moleskine and an e-commerce specialist. Formerly owned by Kering, Sergio Rossi is now a ...
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Farfetch has appointed its first chief fashion officer, Holli Rogers,...
Farfetch has appointed its first chief fashion officer, Holli Rogers, who comes from Brown
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Reef has announced the appointment of Mike Jensen as the...
Reef has announced the appointment of Mike Jensen as the new president of the beach lifestyle brand, effective from Feb. 1. Most recently, Jensen served as general manager and head of brand of DC Shoes, a division of Boardriders. He has previously worked at Asics, Spy, and Converse. Reef is ...
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Mirapodo is restructuring its purchasing department. Franka McHardy, 35, is...
Mirapodo is restructuring its purchasing department. Franka McHardy, 35, is assuming overall management of Mirapodo's purchasing department. She will be responsible for the Buying & Category Management division, overseeing the German online retailer's diverse product categories and selection, and development and expansion of relationships with suppliers. Philipp Ludewig, 28, will ...
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Müller Meirer, a German manufacturer of leathergoods and leather shoes,...
Müller Meirer, a German manufacturer of leathergoods and leather shoes, recently assigned Uwe Janzen to the newly created position of sales director for shoes and international sales. The 59-year-old will be responsible for developing new export markets and expanding the footwear segment. Müller Meirer has specialized in leathergoods licensing for such brands ...
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Delphine Arnault is the second women to have joined the...
Delphine Arnault is the second women to have joined the 12-member executive committee of LVMH, the luxury goods group run by her father, Bernard Arnault. The group indicates that it made this choice because of her product awareness and her close connection with young designers. Born in 1975, she joined ...
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Timberland appointed Marc Martin to the newly created position of...
Timberland appointed Marc Martin to the newly created position of field sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Jan. 1. In addition to overseeing all product categories sold in specialist stores in those countries, Martin will lead Timberland's entire specialist trade team for German-speaking countries. He will report directly ...
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Uwe Staudiger has been appointed by the Austrian-based Legero United...
Uwe Staudiger has been appointed by the Austrian-based Legero United group as country manager for Germany. He will also be responsible for a new Central Region that comprises the German-speaking countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He is taking over some of the responsibilities of Josef Renner, who is leaving ...
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Satra has announced that Austin Simmons, its chief executive, is...
Satra has announced that Austin Simmons, its chief executive, is planning to retire later this year. John Hooker, the current deputy chief executive, will take over as chief executive in the summer. Simmons joined Satra in 1996. He became assistant director in 2002, taking on responsibilities for a number of ...
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On Jan. 1, Andreas Knipper joined the sales team at SPM...
On Jan. 1, Andreas Knipper joined the sales team at SPM Shoetrade, the Dutch shoe-trading company that recently entered into a European joint venture with the Steve Madden brand. Knipper was made key account manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The 48-year-old held the same position at Idana Schuhe from 2008 ...
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Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design...
Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design and innovation at Keen, the Portland-based maker of outdoor shoes. He will oversee the Outdoor, Lifestyle and Kids departments. Pawlus joins Keen from Timberland, where he spent 21 years, most recently as creative director and vice president of global product ...
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Thomas Nassua, chief executive and sales director of Shoes.com, licensee...
Thomas Nassua, chief executive and sales director of Shoes.com, licensee of the s.Oliver shoe brand and subsidiary of the Wortmann group, will be leaving the company next year. Nassua has been chief executive for the past 13 years. Heiko Hüdepohl will be assuming his position in June 2019. Hüdepohl previously ...
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Michael Weyergans will be a member of Hassia's executive board...
Michael Weyergans will be a member of Hassia's executive board from the beginning of next year. He will be responsible for product management and sales. Until February, Weyergans was working at the Gabor Footwear company, where he was most recently responsible for the planning and development of the Camel Active footwear ...
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Bernd Hummel, the longtime licensee of Pentland Group for the Kangaroos...
Bernd Hummel, the longtime licensee of Pentland Group for the Kangaroos brand, based in Germany, appointed Adrian Bejan for the newly created position of senior global sales manager at the beginning of December. Bernd Hummel created the position in order to develop international sales for its sneaker brand. The company has ...
