All Executive changes articles – Page 46
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Kering, the parent company of Puma, Volcom and a raft...
Kering, the parent company of Puma, Volcom and a raft of luxury goods brands, has appointed a new “chief client and digital officer,” Grégory Boutté, who has had an interesting career. After working in brand management at Procter & Gamble, Boutté joined a French online auction start-up that was acquired ...
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Michael Kleine, who left Gabor Shoes last spring, has joined...
Michael Kleine, who left Gabor Shoes last spring, has joined the Portuguese brands Kyaya, Fly London and Softinos, as sales manager for the German-speaking countries. The brand portfolio represented by Kleine will also include Asportuguesas, a line of sandals and slippers. Kleine had been with Gabor for 17 years, including ...
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Jim Eastepa will step down on Feb. 1 as chief...
Jim Eastepa will step down on Feb. 1 as chief executive of the Journeys Group and senior vice president of its parent company, Genesco, but he will assist in the transition to a new management until June 30. Genesco will not replace him immediately. Mario Gallione, president of Journeys retail ...
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Tapestry, the American company formerly called Coach, has placed two...
Tapestry, the American company formerly called Coach, has placed two new executives in charge of its Coach brand for different territories, starting with the new year. Fredrik Malm will serve as president of Coach Europe and Coach International. He previously worked as vice president of global retail for Ecco, and ...
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Tapestry, the company previously known as Coach, has appointed two...
Tapestry, the company previously known as Coach, has appointed two women to its board of directors bringing the total membership to 10. Doreen Toben has over 25 years of experience in the communications industry. She served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of Verizon Communications for many years ...
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Stephane Kélian, the French brand of high-end women's shoes, has...
Stephane Kélian, the French brand of high-end women's shoes, has unveiled the collection designed by Rubens Bressanin, its new artistic director. This role had been handled internally since the departure of Olivia Cognet, the former creative director from 2014 to October 2016. Stephane Kélian has been part of the Royer ...
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Alpargatas Argentina is investing 100 million Argentinian pesos (€4.9m-$5.7m) to reintroduce...
Alpargatas Argentina is investing 100 million Argentinian pesos (€4.9m-$5.7m) to reintroduce the Havaianas brand to the local retail market. Alpargatas Argentina is looking to invest the money over a three-year period, first by introducing the brand in retail chains and then later by opening mono-brand stores. Alpargatas Argentina is the local ...
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Guenther Berchtenbreiter has abruptly left the management team at Legero...
Guenther Berchtenbreiter has abruptly left the management team at Legero after a stay of only a few months. He joined the Austrian children's shoe manufacturer last May as executive vice president in charge of branding, marketing and digital. Before moving to the company in Graz, he was responsible for the ...
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Constanze van de Sand has been appointed by Ecco as...
Constanze van de Sand has been appointed by Ecco as marketing director for Central Europe, taking the place of Matthias Schwarte who left the group at the end of August. She comes from Cartier, where she spent the last four years as marketing director for fragrances and sunglasses in Northern ...
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Geox has appointed Fabrizio Gamberini as chief executive in charge...
Geox has appointed Fabrizio Gamberini as chief executive in charge of North America. Previously, for seven years up to January 2017, Gamberini was in charge of the North American business for Marcolin, one of Italy's major eyewear groups. Between 2003 and 2008, he worked for Nike, ending up as general ...
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Skechers has appointed a new chief financial officer, John Vandermore....
Skechers has appointed a new chief financial officer, John Vandermore. He takes over the related responsibilities from David Weinberg, who will continue as chief operating officer of the company. Vandermore spent the last two years as CFO of Mattel. He previously worked for 12 years with the Walt Disney Company ...
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Merrell has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Strick Walker,...
Merrell has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Strick Walker, and a new senior product director for active lifestyle, Johanna Koeberle. Walker comes from Spindrift Beverage company, where he had a similar job. He worked previously for Patagonia and Converse. Koeberle is an Adidas veteran who has also worked for ...
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RG Barry Brands has a new president and chief executive,...
RG Barry Brands has a new president and chief executive, Rob Mullaney, following the departure of Greg Tunney after 12 years with the American company, which produces slippers and other types of shoes under the Dearfoams, Baggallini and Foot Petals brands. Mullaney has spent 20 years in the footwear industry, ...
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Umberto Macchi di Cellere has been named as the new...
Umberto Macchi di Cellere has been named as the new managing director of Tod's, replacing Stefano Sincini from Dec. 1. Diego Della Valle remains chairman and chief executive. Macchi has been the global sales director of Bulgari in the last nine years. He worked for Johnson & Johnson for four ...
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Zalando has switched out bosses for its domestic market with...
Zalando has switched out bosses for its domestic market with Linus Glaser succeeding Moritz Hau as German country manager, in charge also of Austria and Switzerland. Glaser has been involved with the Berlin-based online fashion retailer since 2011 after joining from Mango where he was senior product manager. His first ...
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Manuel Torres has joined Nexgen Packaging as managing director for...
Manuel Torres has joined Nexgen Packaging as managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The U.S. company designs, manufactures and distributes brand identification products to apparel and shoe manufacturers and retailers. It offers woven and printed labels, heat transfers, graphic tags, price tickets, RFID labels and wrap bands. ...
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After a three-year stint, Stefan Frank will be leaving Ara...
After a three-year stint, Stefan Frank will be leaving Ara Shoes to be closer to his family in the Palatinate in southwest Germany. Responsible for sales & marketing, central purchasing and design at Ara Shoes, Frank will leave on Dec. 31 to return to Pirmasens and take up the position ...
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Quick-Schuh is also losing another member of its management, Alfred...
Quick-Schuh is also losing another member of its management, Alfred Pusswald, who is leaving the ANWR Group at the end of October to take up a position with Vögele Shoes. Pusswald, 49, will serve as head of purchasing with the Swiss shoe retail chain. A family owned business, Vögele has ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has announced that Paul Andrew is taking on...
Salvatore Ferragamo has announced that Paul Andrew is taking on the additional role of creative director of women's collections, with immediate effect. He replaces Fulvio Rigoni, who had only been with the brand since last November. The first women's ready-to-wear collection by Paul Andrew is scheduled to debut in Milan ...
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Pedro David Mastrorilli has been promoted by ANWR to head...
Pedro David Mastrorilli has been promoted by ANWR to head up the Quick Schuh franchise concept, replacing Guido Scholl. A key account manager with Quick Schuh, Mastrorilli was previously responsible for supplier management at the ANWR Group for three years. ANWR Schuh took direct charge of Quick Schuh earlier this ...
