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David Sharp has handed in his resignation as president and...
David Sharp has handed in his resignation as president and chief executive of Rocky Brands as well as a director of the American company, where he has served in various management roles since 2000. Mike Brooks, chairman, will take over his functions on an interim basis until his successor is ...
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VF Corp., parent company of Timberland, Vans and many other...
VF Corp., parent company of Timberland, Vans and many other brands, has promoted Steve Rendle to be its president and chief executive from Jan. 1. He will succeed Eric Wiseman, who is retiring, while continuing to serve as executive chairman. Rendle has spent 16 years at VF, most recently as ...
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The Florida Group has a new commercial director, Steve Reyrie,...
The Florida Group has a new commercial director, Steve Reyrie, to replace Gorden McFadyen, who will retire in December after many years as the British company's sales director. Like Tony Linford, managing director of the group, Reyrie comes from Ecco, where he spent 13 years, rising as store manager at ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed a new creative director for women's...
Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed a new creative director for women's shoes, Paul Andrew, and a new creative director for women's wear, Fulvio Rigoni. A British native living in New York, Andrew founded his eponymous label three years ago. Rigoni worked with Christian Dior between 2012 and 2015. He previously worked ...
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Bearpaw, the U.S. chain of shoe shops, has appointed a...
Bearpaw, the U.S. chain of shoe shops, has appointed a new chief financial officer, Jason J. Martini, and a new marketing director, Edna De Pamphilis. Martini did a similar job at JanSport, the American brand of backpacks.
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ANWR Schuh has appointed a new management for the Quick...
ANWR Schuh has appointed a new management for the Quick Schuh chain of 300-odd franchised stores in Germany and Austria, which will be integrated into its own operations from Jan. 1 following approval of the merger by at least 160 franchisees. It will be run by Guido Scholl, who has ...
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Shoes.com, the North American e-tailer based in Canada, has appointed...
Shoes.com, the North American e-tailer based in Canada, has appointed Brad Wilson as president. He was most recently the general manager of Expedia. He was prior to that the marketing manager of Travelocity. Roger Hardy, who controls the company, remains chairman and chief executive of Shoe.com, whose sales jumped by ...
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Alteri Investors has announced that David Short intends to step...
Alteri Investors has announced that David Short intends to step down as chief executive of Jones Bootmaker and Brantano in October. During his tenure, Short has led the restructuring of the group following the acquisition by Alteri in October 2015. Alteri has also announced the appointment of David Riddiford as ...
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Kering has appointed Carlo Alberto Beretta to the newly-created position...
Kering has appointed Carlo Alberto Beretta to the newly-created position of chief client & marketing officer, effective Oct. 4. He will report directly to François-Henri Pinault, the group's chairman and chief executive. He will also remain a member of Kering's executive committee. In his new role, Beretta is expected to ...
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LK Bennett, the British retailer of accessible luxury women's shoes, which...
LK Bennett, the British retailer of accessible luxury women's shoes, which has diversified into clothing, has appointed Darren Topp, the former head of BHS, as its new chief executive. Topp succeeds Robert Bensoussan, who will move to the role of non-executive director after two years as interim chief executive. Bensoussan will ...
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Michael Stoll joined the Hamm Reno Group (HR Group) on...
Michael Stoll joined the Hamm Reno Group (HR Group) on Sept. 1 as managing director for its retail activities. In this position, he will be responsible for Reno's retail, marketing and e-commerce activities. Previously, Stoll worked in executive positions at international brands and trading companies like Nestlé and Tchibo as ...
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Keen has hired John Eberle as general manager of its...
Keen has hired John Eberle as general manager of its outdoor, lifestyle and kids division, Keen's largest product category. He will oversee global business operations, management strategy and product and business development for the division, effective Aug. 9. Eberle spent 13 years at Nike in various roles. Most recently, he ...
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Stuart Weitzman is leaving as the creative director of his...
Stuart Weitzman is leaving as the creative director of his eponymous brand to become chairman of the company, which is now the property of Coach. His position is being taken over by Giovanni Morelli, who has been the leathergoods design director for Lowe since March of last year. He previously ...
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Vionic has hired Connie X. Rishwain, the former longtime president...
Vionic has hired Connie X. Rishwain, the former longtime president of Ugg at Deckers Outdoor Corp., as president of its global business, a newly-created role. Rishwain will be based at Vionic's headquarters in San Rafael, California. In her new role as president of global business, she will oversee Vionic's product, ...
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Marcus Meyer has left as chief executive of Navyboot. Philippe...
Marcus Meyer has left as chief executive of Navyboot. Philippe Gaydoul, owner and chairman of the Swiss footwear brand, will assume the position until further notice. Meyer, a 56-year-old manager who has worked for many different companies, had held the role since last March.
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Start-rite, the British brand of children's shoes, has a new...
Start-rite, the British brand of children's shoes, has a new finance director and corporate secretary, Andrew Staff. He reports to Ian Watson, who was appointed chief executive in February.
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Mario Bell has been placed in charge of international sourcing...
Mario Bell has been placed in charge of international sourcing and logistics for the whole Lorenz Shoe Group, which owns Högl, Ganter and Hassia. He has worked for several years in similar positions for Elefanten, Legero/Superfit and Richter.
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Charlotta Bachini, the owner of Calzaturificio Gardenia in Santa Maria...
Charlotta Bachini, the owner of Calzaturificio Gardenia in Santa Maria a Monte, near Pisa, has been elected as the new president of the young entrepreneurs of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian shoemakers' trade association. The new vice-presidents are Federico Bellò of Calzaturificio Bellò, Cristiano Ferracuti of Missouri, and Anna Fidanza of Condor ...
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Thomas Bach, brand manager of Caprice, is leaving to run...
Thomas Bach, brand manager of Caprice, is leaving to run a Prange store in Frankfurt
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Bearpaw has appointed Jason Martini as its new chief financial...
Bearpaw has appointed Jason Martini as its new chief financial officer. Martini joins from VF Corp. where he spent 10 years serving in various capacities within VF's Jansport brand, most recently as chief financial officer. In his new role at Bearpaw, he will oversee the company's manufacturing planning and financial ...
