All Executive changes articles – Page 42

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    Three top managers of Groupe Royer have left the French...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Three top managers of Groupe Royer have left the French company in the last few months. Fidel Fernandez, a veteran of the group, has reportedly set up his own business. He was most recently in charge of a couple of brands owned by the group, Luxat and Pare Gabia, and ...

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    Bernd Grillitsch, European export sales director at Högl, will now...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Bernd Grillitsch, European export sales director at Högl, will now also be responsible the Austrian shoe brand in the key markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In his new position, he reports to Harald Winzer, sales director at Högl, who works hand in hand with Gerhard Bachmaier, responsible for brand ...

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    Jörg Windsheimer will assume the position of sales director at...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Jörg Windsheimer will assume the position of sales director at Peter Kaiser from July 1. He replaces Peter Bangelmeier, who left the company at the end of March. Winsheimer worked for 17 years for Högl, where he was most recently working as sales director, responsible for the German-speaking markets as ...

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    Dior has appointed Jens Riewenherm as its new chief digital...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Dior has appointed Jens Riewenherm as its new chief digital officer. Prior to Dior, Riewenherm served for six years as managing director at Mytheresa.com, which he left last October. He began his career at Payback, a multichannel platform, where he reached the position of head of brand management. He later ...

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    Berluti has appointed Kris Van Assche as its new creative...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Berluti has appointed Kris Van Assche as its new creative director. The Belgian designer succeeds Haider Ackermann, who only stayed for 18 months. Van Assche recently left Dior Homme, which he had led the creative department since 2008, replacing Hedi Slimane. He will present his first collection for Berluti in ...

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    Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of the joint venture recently formed by Pentland Brands and Lacoste for the management of Pentland's long-standing Lacoste footwear license. He has been working most recently for Coach. He was previously in charge of European operations for Deckers' Ugg brand.

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    Roger Vivier, the luxury footwear label owned by Tod's, has...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Roger Vivier, the luxury footwear label owned by Tod's, has named Gherardo Felloni as its new creative director. According to reports in WWD, his first collection for Roger Vivier is set to be presented in September. He replaces Bruno Frisoni, who had recently announced his departure from the French footwear ...

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    Ruco Line has a new creative director, Davide Motta, who...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Ruco Line has a new creative director, Davide Motta, who worked most recently as senior menswear designer at Givenchy, after stints at Dolce & Gabbana and Kurt Geiger

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    The outgoing chief executive and managing director of Tod's, Stefano...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    The outgoing chief executive and managing director of Tod's, Stefano Sincini, will receive a €3.7 million severance package when he leaves the group at the next annual shareholder meeting, to be held on April 16 or 26. The package includes €1.8 million for a two-year non competition clause valid in ...

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    Wolverine Worldwide has named Greg Tunney, a former chief executive...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Wolverine Worldwide has named Greg Tunney, a former chief executive of RG Barry and current president of the Two Ten Foundation, as president of its Hush Puppies brand, replacing Bill Mirecki who is moving to Asia to foster the growth of the Merrell brand in the region

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    Erica Vilkauls, a former merchandise director of L.K. Bennett, has...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Erica Vilkauls, a former merchandise director of L.K. Bennett, has been appointed chief executive of the British brand of shoes and accessories. Next month, she will replace Darren Topp, who has held the post since September 2016. Topp was credited with an outstanding job at the company after it returned ...

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    Vans has boosted its design team with the appointment of...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Vans has boosted its design team with the appointment of Erwin Federizo to the position of global executive creative director, who was previously engaged as art director in the New York office of Wieden + Kennedy. Federizo will report to Jaimie Reilly, Vans' global vice president of creative operations.

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    Diego Porro has been appointed as the new chief executive...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Diego Porro has been appointed as the new chief executive of Philippe Model by 21 Investimenti, which took over the popular sneaker brand in 2016. The 43-year-old manager comes from Hugo Boss. He previously worked for Burberry, Dunhill, Zegna and Serapian. He takes the place of Andrea Pesaresi.

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    Ecco has announced the appointment of Patrick S. Iversen as...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Ecco has announced the appointment of Patrick S. Iversen as general manager West at Ecco EMEA, effective March 1st. Iversen takes over from Erik Heldoorn, who has held the dual role of general manager West and sales director of core Europe since May 2016. Heldoorn has now expanded responsibilities as ...

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    Thomas A. George has announced his resignation as chief financial...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Thomas A. George has announced his resignation as chief financial officer of Deckers Brands, after nine years with the company, remaining in the role until a successor is found

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    Birgit Adels, a former partner of Heidrick & Struggles in...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Birgit Adels, a former partner of Heidrick & Struggles in charge of recruitment in the fashion and luxury sectors, is the new chief executive of Liebeskind Berlin. Among other stations, she has been running Viktor & Rolf and the Northern European operations of the Prada Group.

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    Henri Hempe, a 41-year-old former manager of Obi, has been...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Henri Hempe, a 41-year-old former manager of Obi, has been promoted by the Polish CCC retail group from head of sales to country manager for Germany

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    Wolfram Hail has resigned from his position as chief executive...

    2018-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Wolfram Hail has resigned from his position as chief executive of the HR Group, one of the largest shoe wholesalers and retailers in Germany, for personal reasons. Hail will remain as manager of the purchasing and product range policy department. He also remains a shareholder of the company, whose holdings ...

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    Net-a-Porter has hired Nayla Touma as its new buying director...

    2018-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Net-a-Porter has hired Nayla Touma as its new buying director for shoes, handbags and accessories. She will join the London-based company in April, working with Thalia Tserevegou as buying manager for footwear. Touma has spent six years at Bloomingdale's and more than five years at Bergdorf Goodman.

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    Roger Vivier's creative director, Bruno Frisoni, is leaving by mutual...

    2018-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Roger Vivier's creative director, Bruno Frisoni, is leaving by mutual agreement to work on a new project. No replacement was announced for the brand. Frisoni held the job for 16 years and he will present his final collection for the autumn/winter season on Feb. 27 at the Paris Fashion Week.