All Executive changes articles – Page 52
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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
