All Executive changes articles – Page 43
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Tim Keding, one of the founders of Shoepassion, a multichannel shoe...
Tim Keding, one of the founders of Shoepassion, a multichannel shoe retailer based in Berlin, resigned at the beginning of this year for personal reasons. The former chief operating officer, Björn Henning, 36, will be the company's sole chief executive from now on. Keding remains the group's biggest shareholder, working as ...
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Ian Watson, who has run Start-Rite Shoes for the past...
Ian Watson, who has run Start-Rite Shoes for the past three years, has become the new chief executive of Hotter, the biggest British producer of comfort shoes. He has taken the place of Sara Prowse, who is stepping down from the role after three years in which she is credited ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Alfred Pusswald has recently left Vögele Shoes, where he worked...
Alfred Pusswald has recently left Vögele Shoes, where he worked as head of purchasing for about one year. Vögele Shoes belongs to Karl Vögele and operates about 260 shoe shops in Switzerland. According to Vögele Shoes, Pusswald had a different opinion on the alignment of the company's product line and ...
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Mark Holland, former supply chain director of Asos, has been...
Mark Holland, former supply chain director of Asos, has been appointed chief operating officer of the U.K.-based online retailer
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Munich, the sports and lifestyle shoe brand based in Barcelona,...
Munich, the sports and lifestyle shoe brand based in Barcelona, has made Xavier Artigas its new export sales manager. Artigas has previously worked, in both retail and wholesale, for the jewelers Majorica and Carrera y Carrera, the shoemaker Castañer and the watchmaker Grupo Cadarso/Ice-Watch, mostly as a director of national ...
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G. Scott Uzzell is leaving the Coca-Cola Company to become...
G. Scott Uzzell is leaving the Coca-Cola Company to become the new president and chief executive of Converse from Jan. 22, replacing the retiring David Grasso. The Nike group, which owns Converse, said that his nomination is expected to help the brand to move into new spaces by reconnecting to ...
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Chi Lo-Jen is being promoted to be the new chief...
Chi Lo-Jen is being promoted to be the new chief executive of Stella International on Jan. 1, taking the place of Lawrence Chen who will continue as an executive director and a member of the executive committee of the Chinese shoe company. Chi has 23 years of experience in the ...
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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 ...
