All Executive changes articles – Page 39
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Ferdinand Richter, the Austrian children's shoe producer, has appointed another...
Ferdinand Richter, the Austrian children's shoe producer, has appointed another seasoned executive, Thomas Ridder, to the position of joint managing director. He will work together with Josef Renner, who had been appointed to the same position in April. Renner has been involved in sales at Legero since 2001. Prior to ...
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Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently...
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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VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of global...
VF Corp. has appointed Cameron Bailey as vice-president of global supply chain, effective June 1. He replaces Tom Glaser, who has left VF after 18 years to take over the role of chief operations officer at Tapestry, formerly known as Coach Inc. Bailey has spent his entire career in manufacturing ...
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Camper is looking for a new creative director following the...
Camper is looking for a new creative director following the departure of Romain Kremer, who last signed off the Spanish company's autumn/winter 2019/20 collection. He had been working with the company since 2009, acting as a consultant until he was made creative director in 2014.
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Groupe Royer has named a German industry veteran, Alfred Pusswald,...
Groupe Royer has named a German industry veteran, Alfred Pusswald, as international sales director for the Scholl brand in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), responsible for establishing it more widely in the shoe retail segment. The French-based trading group acquired a license to market the brand at the ...
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Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has...
Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has made Scott Ziegler its new retail director for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), with responsibility for the region's 170 Havaianas points of sale, from mono-brand stores to franchisees and concessions. Ziegler is no stranger to the region, having ...
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Lloyd Shoes has promoted Andreas Schaller to a position similar...
Lloyd Shoes has promoted Andreas Schaller to a position similar to that of a chief executive as “speaker” of the executive board. He will focus on global brand management and product development, while driving the expansion of the German men's footwear manufacturer into women's shoes and accessories. Schaller has been ...
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Zalando has announced that Christian Baier and Jan Wilmking, both...
Zalando has announced that Christian Baier and Jan Wilmking, both managing directors of zLabels, will be leaving the company. zLabels, the e-tailer's nine-year-old private label division, was closed on April 1, although the company has indicated that it will continue to offer “everyday essential” clothing and footwear products under 11 ...
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Thomas Nassua has been appointed to the newly created position...
Thomas Nassua has been appointed to the newly created position of sales director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at the Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG), based in Waalwijk, Netherlands, starting on June 1. The Dutch firm sells shoes under the Bullboxer, Rehab Footwear, Gaastra and Supertrash brands and has licenses for ...
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Genesco has appointed Mimi Eckel Vaughn as chief operating officer,...
Genesco has appointed Mimi Eckel Vaughn as chief operating officer, effective May 1. In addition to her new role, she will continue as chief financial officer until a new chief financial officer is named. Vaughn is a 15-year veteran of the company, which she joined in 2003 as vice-president of ...
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Darren Topp, who arranged the sale of LK Bennett to...
Darren Topp, who arranged the sale of LK Bennett to Rebecca Feng a few weeks ago, is going back to his role as chief executive of the British upmarket shoe and apparel retailer
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Bally has promoted Nicolas Girotto to the role of chief...
Bally has promoted Nicolas Girotto to the role of chief executive. He takes over from Frédéric de Narp, who has served as Bally's chief executive since 2013. Narp will remain on the board as vice-chairman. Prior to his recent appointment, Girotto served as Bally's chief operations officer. Girotto, was born ...
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Josef Renner has become the new chief executive of Ferdinand...
Josef Renner has become the new chief executive of Ferdinand Richter, the Austrian children's shoe producer. He has been involved in sales at Legero since 2001. Prior to that he worked at Leder & Schuh, starting as a buyer in 1986. Renner takes the place of two joint managing directors ...
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Bernd Hummel, the long-time German-based licensee of Pentland Group for the Kangaroos brand,...
Bernd Hummel, the long-time German-based licensee of Pentland Group for the Kangaroos brand, has appointed Andreas Hemprich as European senior key account manager for its recently launched Rooskickx brand of children's sneakers. The 37-year-old joined Kangaroos on May 1. He reports directly to Daniel Kraus, vice president for marketing and sales at Kangaroos. ...
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Michael Kors has left the board of directors of Capri...
Michael Kors has left the board of directors of Capri Holding, the company formerly called Coach that has bought his eponymous brand, but he will remain as honorary chairman
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Caprice, the shoe brand owned by Wortmann, has reorganized its...
Caprice, the shoe brand owned by Wortmann, has reorganized its middle management structure, effective from May 1. The newly created positions are filled by people who are already familiar with the German firm. Christian Burmeister, 33, was appointed head of international sales & e-commerce. He has held several positions at ...
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Thomas Camille is replacing Jean-Marc Tailleu as general manager of...
Thomas Camille is replacing Jean-Marc Tailleu as general manager of Pataugas
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Vionic has made Jerry Williamson its senior vice president of...
Vionic has made Jerry Williamson its senior vice president of global sales, in charge of the company's domestic, international, home shopping and medical teams. The American footwear brand, which was recently taken over by Caleres, has also made Angela Caltagirone its senior vice president of digital and brand marketing, in ...
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Lars Hemming, a 45-year-old Danish expert in digital marketing, brand...
Lars Hemming, a 45-year-old Danish expert in digital marketing, brand building and transformation, is set to become a new member of Ecco's executive board at the Danish company's annual meeting on May 29. He will join the six other members of the executive board, led by Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak.
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Salamander has appointed Jochen Haag, 51, to the executive board...
Salamander has appointed Jochen Haag, 51, to the executive board responsible for international retail operations, effective on April 1. The German-based shoe producer and retailer, which has been fully owned by the Ara Group since 2016, also appointed Jens Keller, manager of commercial operations at Salamander since 2012, as “speaker” ...
