All Executive changes articles – Page 50
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Rocky Brands promotes Thomas Robertson from senior financial analyst to...
Rocky Brands promotes Thomas Robertson from senior financial analyst to chief financial officer, taking the place left vacant by the resignation of James E. McDonald
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Golden Goose's new owners, The Carlyle Group, have appointed Giorgio...
Golden Goose's new owners, The Carlyle Group, have appointed Giorgio Presca as the new chief executive of the brand. Carlyle has completed the acquisition of Golden Goose Deluxe Brand, the Italian luxury lifestyle fashion company, from a pool of investors led by Ergon Capital Partners, and has picked Presca to ...
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Oliver Sweeney has appointed Chris Webster as managing director and...
Oliver Sweeney has appointed Chris Webster as managing director and chief operating officer. Webster was previously venture architect director at BCG Digital Ventures, a corporate investment and incubation firm, where he was responsible for incubating and scaling up digital businesses for its clients. Prior to that, he worked at Ebay ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed two new managers for its Wolverine...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed two new managers for its Wolverine brand. John Estes will serve as vice president of global sales and Andy Shripka as vice president of marketing. Estes has been with Wolverine for 22 years, working most recently as vice president and general manager of Sebago. Shripka worked ...
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Caleres has appointed Chris Cavalline as senior vice president of...
Caleres has appointed Chris Cavalline as senior vice president of e-commerce and Karlyn Mattson as chief merchandising officer of its Famous Footwear division. They will both report to Rick Ausick, president of the division. Cavalline will be responsible for e-commerce and consumer engagement, including oversight of famous.com and the customer ...
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Ports International Enterprises has appointed Jenny Tan as its new...
Ports International Enterprises has appointed Jenny Tan as its new chief executive officer, and Matteo De Rosa as managing director of the group's Ports 1961 label. Jenny Tan is the daughter of Edward Tan, who founded the company in 1993 with his brother Alfred. She has 20 years of experience ...
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Shoe Zone promotes Jonathan Fearn, who has been the U.K....
Shoe Zone promotes Jonathan Fearn, who has been the U.K. chain's finance director since last July, to the position of chief financial officer
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Sabrina Bonesi has joined Burberry in the newly created role...
Sabrina Bonesi has joined Burberry in the newly created role of design director for leathergoods and footwear. She will be reporting directly to Christopher Bailey, who is relinquishing the post of chief executive to concentrate on his role as chief creative officer. Bonesi comes from Christian Dior. She previously worked ...
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Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief...
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief financial officer of its 62.41 percent owned distribution and retail subsidiary, Pou Sheng International, and its chief executive, Kwan Heh-Der, has resigned. The reason given by Yue Yuen is the discovery of “certain incorrect sales data,” but the discrepancies with ...
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The new owners of the Hamm Reno Group (HR Group)...
The new owners of the Hamm Reno Group (HR Group) have appointed a new chief executive for the German shoe distribution and retail company. Wolfram Hail, who spent the last five years as a member of the executive board of Deichmann and as its chief product officer, became the CEO ...
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Kyle Houseman will be the new president of Native Shoes,...
Kyle Houseman will be the new president of Native Shoes, the Canadian casual footwear company based in Vancouver. He worked previously on the international executive team of Lululemon, the big Vancouver-based chain of yoga and sports apparel stores, where he ran most recently its expansion into Australia. Houseman is taking ...
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Oxygen, a French company founded in 2005, has appointed an...
Oxygen, a French company founded in 2005, has appointed an international director, Stéphane Courant, to develop its sales abroad, with a focus on its own brand of rain boots, By Only. It already launched a multi-lingual transactional website for the brand last year. Courant has spent 18 years in international ...
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Ecco has announced the appointment of Frank Dissman as general...
Ecco has announced the appointment of Frank Dissman as general manager for Central Europe, effective Jan. 19. He replaces Matthias Reichwald, who will be pursuing his career outside the company. Dissman joins Ecco from Novi Footwear, where he spent the past 11 years as director of sales and product for ...
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Javier Goñi, is resigning has chief executive of the Argentinian...
Javier Goñi, is resigning has chief executive of the Argentinian subsidiary of Alpargatas, citing personal reasons. His departure may be related to the Brazilian company's decision to shut down two factories in Argentina, resulting in the elimination of 170 jobs.
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Carlos Becil is the new chief marketing officer of Coach....
Carlos Becil is the new chief marketing officer of Coach. Reporting to Andre Cohen, president of North America and global marketing, he will work together with Stuart Vevers, executive creative director of the New York-based accessories company. He comes from Equinox, where he held a similar position. He previously worked ...
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Safia Minney has joined Po-Zu, the London-based brand of sustainable...
Safia Minney has joined Po-Zu, the London-based brand of sustainable footwear, as managing director in a bid to develop its marketing and its wholesale business. She will work as managing director of the company alongside its founder, Sven Segal, who remains as chief executive. Minney is the woman who founded ...
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Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief...
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief financial officer of its 62.41 percent owned distribution and retail subsidiary, Pou Sheng International, and its chief executive, Kwan Heh-Der, has resigned. The reason given by Yue Yuen is the discovery of “certain incorrect sales data,” but the discrepancies with ...
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Roman Gut, who worked previously for Kangaroos and Puma, is...
Roman Gut, who worked previously for Kangaroos and Puma, is replacing the retiring Hans-Rainer Köhler as German sales manager for Richter
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Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North...
Todd Spaletto, who left recently as president of The North Face for North America after six years in the role, is joining Wolverine Worldwide to be the president of its Outdoor and Lifestyle Group, formed one year ago to manage Merrell, Chaco, Cat Footwear, Hush Puppies and Sebago. Jim Zwiers, ...
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Chritian Böhm, 35, will become head of sales and marketing...
Chritian Böhm, 35, will become head of sales and marketing for Wendel, one of Wortmann's subsidiaries, starting in June and reporting to Wendel's chief executive, Carsten Humke. Böhm has been with Wortmann since 2008, handling sales and marketing for one of the group's brands, Marco Tozzi. In June 2015, he ...
