All Executive changes articles – Page 51
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Wolverine Worldwide has announced the appointment of Mike Jeppesen, the...
Wolverine Worldwide has announced the appointment of Mike Jeppesen, the current president of its Global Operations Group, to an expanded role as president of the Wolverine Heritage Group, which includes the Wolverine, Harley-Davidson, Bates, and HyTest brands. He takes over from Ted Gedra, who has recently retired after 30 years ...
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Rack Room Shoes has announced that Brian Burnett, formerly at...
Rack Room Shoes has announced that Brian Burnett, formerly at The Sports Authority, will succeed Terry Apple as vice president and general merchandise manager, effective Sept. 1. Apple will work with Burnett to ensure a smooth transition for an extended period of time. Burnett is a footwear industry veteran with ...
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Ferragamo is reportedly considering to name Paul Andrew as its...
Ferragamo is reportedly considering to name Paul Andrew as its new footwear designer. According to WWD, the British designer could soon become the first-ever creative director of shoes at the Italian luxury fashion house. Andrew, 37, began his career at Alexander McQueen, before moving to New York in 1999 to ...
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Gary Adam, president of international sales at Rocky Brands, has...
Gary Adam, president of international sales at Rocky Brands, has left the company
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Berluti, part of LVMH, has appointed Haider Ackermann as its...
Berluti, part of LVMH, has appointed Haider Ackermann as its new creative director, with immediate effect. The first Berluti collection by the Colombian designer will be introduced at the Paris fashion week in January. He replaces Alessandro Sartori, who left the brand in February and later joined Ermenegildo Zegna. Berluti, ...
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In its third high-profile hire in recent months, Keen has...
In its third high-profile hire in recent months, Keen has appointed Tyler LaMotte to the new position of global vice president of brand marketing. Prior to Keen, LaMotte served as Apple's senior marketer, in charge of worldwide product marketing. He also worked at Patagonia as global business unit director for ...
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Wendy Kahn, who is running the Valentino Fashion Group in...
Wendy Kahn, who is running the Valentino Fashion Group in the U.S. and Canada, has been appointed by Coach as the new chief executive of Stuart Weitzman, the shoe company that it took over at the beginning of 2015. With effect from Sept. 13, Kahn will take the place of ...
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Michele Norsa, who is leaving as chief executive of Salvatore...
Michele Norsa, who is leaving as chief executive of Salvatore Ferragamo, has been appointed non-executive director of Rocco Forte Hotels. He is also on the board of Oettinger Davidoff and a member of the China Europe International Business School's International Advisory Board.
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Bogs Footwear has hired Kevin Kious as vice president of...
Bogs Footwear has hired Kevin Kious as vice president of sales, covering the farm, service and safety categories. He previously worked for Timberland Pro and Keen Footwear.
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Christian Moritz, a member of Ludwig Görtz' executive board who...
Christian Moritz, a member of Ludwig Görtz' executive board who has been in charge of purchasing, is leaving the German shoe retail chain to pursue new professional interests. He will not be replaced. Frank Revermann, executive board of member in charge of sales, marketing, e-commerce, expansion, business development and shop ...
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Friedo Schomeier, formerly with Berkemann, Mephisto, Dr. Martens and Tacco...
Friedo Schomeier, formerly with Berkemann, Mephisto, Dr. Martens and Tacco Footcare, will take care of sales for Rohde in Germany and Austria following the departure of Michael Dornseifer
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Jones Bootmaker has a new head of design, Barbara Paleka...
Jones Bootmaker has a new head of design, Barbara Paleka Lucas, who has spend more than 12 years working with other major chains and brands such as Kurt Geiger, Dune Group, Liz Clairbone, All Saints and Hunter. Her appointment follows that of a new chief product officer, Sarah Davies.
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Juan Manuel Perán has been appointed executive chairman of the...
Juan Manuel Perán has been appointed executive chairman of the Pikolinos Group, taking the place of his father, Juan Perán, who will act as honorary chairman. Born 40 years ago, Juan Manuel Perán went through intensive training in the shoe sector and worked in Italy and Germany before joining his ...
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K-Swiss Global Brands appointed Sean O'Shea as new creative director...
K-Swiss Global Brands appointed Sean O'Shea as new creative director of the K-Swiss brand on May 26. O'Shea will be based in Westlake Village, California, and will be responsible for K-Swiss' product design globally. He reports directly to Barney Waters, who was appointed as the new president for the K-Swiss ...
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Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive of Sympatex Technologies, taking the place of Michael Kamm, who is leaving by mutual consent after six years in the post. Like Kamm, he will also act as speaker for the management. Haiko Stüting will remain as joint managing director ...
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Hotter has appointed a former marketing and trading director of...
Hotter has appointed a former marketing and trading director of Missguided, Victoria Betts, as its first “omnichannel director”
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Creating a new function, Peter Kaiser has appointed Jörg Hoepfner,...
Creating a new function, Peter Kaiser has appointed Jörg Hoepfner, 42, as its marketing and PR manager
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Shoe Zone has announced that Nick Davis, its chief financial...
Shoe Zone has announced that Nick Davis, its chief financial officer, has become the company's chief executive, taking the place of the current CEO, Anthony Smith, who has become the company's executive chairman. Davis has been with the British discount shoe retailer for 13 years. His successor as finance director ...
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Jill Layfield will act as the chief executive of Tamara...
Jill Layfield will act as the chief executive of Tamara Mellon, the American brand of luxury shoes set up by the founder of Jimmy Choo. As previously reported, Tamara Mellon went into bankruptcy proceedings last December but got out of them a few weeks later, backed by a $12 million ...
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PittaRosso registered a 30 percent sales increase in the first...
PittaRosso registered a 30 percent sales increase in the first six months of the year. Meanwhile, the Italian shoe retailer has hired two new top executives. Andrea Piras is its new chief operating officer. Piras, 52, has previously worked for Benetton, Diadora and Fila. In addition, Mario Zanini has been ...
