All Executive changes articles – Page 53
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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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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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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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Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Gillian Meek to be the president...
Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Gillian Meek to be the president of Keds, succeeding Christopher Lindner who has become president of FootJoy, the American brand of golf shoes. Meek served most recently as senior vice president of product and marketing for Wolverine's Stride Rite Children's Group. She previously worked for Reebok ...
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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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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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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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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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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 ...
