All Executive changes articles – Page 54
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Jill Williams is leaving as finance director of Pittards...
Jill Williams is leaving as finance director of Pittards
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Suprisingly, Claus Topp left Fagus at the end of February...
Suprisingly, Claus Topp left Fagus at the end of February after many years as its chief executive. The German last-maker attributed the move to personal reasons. A shareholder of Fagus, Kai Greten, is taking over the management on an interim basis.
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Håkon Nygård, chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, left the...
Håkon Nygård, chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, left the company last week. The Norwegian company's chairman said that Nygård is retiring and that the chief executive's functions were handed over ad interim to Christoffer Jahr, one of the company's board members and a partner at XO executive advisers. Nygård ...
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Jörg Wtzel is replacing Lloyd Shoes' outgoing chief financial officer,...
Jörg Wtzel is replacing Lloyd Shoes' outgoing chief financial officer, Thomas Wahle
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Daniela Ritter will succeed Claudia Rohr in mid-March as buyer...
Daniela Ritter will succeed Claudia Rohr in mid-March as buyer of women's shoes for Dielmanns
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K-Swiss Global Brands is promoting Christophe Mortemousque as global president...
K-Swiss Global Brands is promoting Christophe Mortemousque as global president of its Palladium brand, in charge of product, sales and marketing. He will continue to be based in Lyon, France, where he has been running the brand's French operations lately. Mortemousque has been with Palladium since 1997, when it became ...
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Matt Rubel, former chief executive of Collective Brands and Cole...
Matt Rubel, former chief executive of Collective Brands and Cole Haan, is now CEO of Varsity Brands, which recently acquired Lids Team Sports from Genesco
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Bernd Hummel has promoted Torsten Schmidt to the new position...
Bernd Hummel has promoted Torsten Schmidt to the new position of vice president and chief executive for its licensed Kangaroos brand. He joined the company in 2012 in the position of business development manager, with responsibility for sourcing, R&D and international sales. He previously worked for Puma, Jack Wolfskin and ...
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Lothar Lanz has been designated as the new executive chairman...
Lothar Lanz has been designated as the new executive chairman of Zalando at the company's annual meeting on May 31. The former manager of ProSieben and Axel Springer will also sit on the supervisory board of Kinnevik, the company's largest shareholder with a stake of nearly 32 percent. A member ...
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Klaus Michael Muus has been named product manager of Ricosta,...
Klaus Michael Muus has been named product manager of Ricosta, the leading German brand of children's shoes. He has spent 30 years in the footwear sector, working initially for Ecco in Denmark and Portugal. He subsequently worked for other firms, both in Europe and in Asia.
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Marcus Meyer has become the new chief executive of Navyboot,...
Marcus Meyer has become the new chief executive of Navyboot, taking the place of Philippe Gaydoul who remains as chairman of the Swiss firm. This former manager of Benetton Sportsystem ran Geox in Germany and Switzerland for more than eight years until his departure in 2011. After a brief interlude ...
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Roots has appointed Jim A. Gabel as president and chief...
Roots has appointed Jim A. Gabel as president and chief executive officer. The company has also announced the appointment of Jim Rudyk as its chief financial officer. Both appointments are effective as of Feb. 24. Gabel brings more than 24 years of experience in the footwear and apparel industry. Most ...
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Native Shoes has appointed Michael Belgue as creative director and...
Native Shoes has appointed Michael Belgue as creative director and vice president of marketing, with immediate effect. He will report to Native's president, Darren Hawrish, and will be based in Vancouver, at the brand's global headquarters. Belgue has 18 years of experience in fashion and footwear. He has previously worked ...
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Kering has announced the appointment of Béatrice Lazat as its...
Kering has announced the appointment of Béatrice Lazat as its new human resources director, effective March 3. She replaces Belen Essioux-Trujillo, who has left to pursue other opportunities, the company said. Most recently, Lazat was based in Shanghai and worked at L'Oréal as human resources director for the Asia-Pacific region. ...
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Timberland EMEA has assigned Andy Hewat to the new position...
Timberland EMEA has assigned Andy Hewat to the new position of sales director in charge of distributors, reporting to Mariano Alonso, vice president of sales for the region. A former executive of Stylo, Nike, Adidas, New Balance, Reebok, Ugg and Scholl, Hewat had been running Timberland's operations in the U.K. ...
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Aigle has appointed Marie-Laure Rigal-Raffard as its new global marketing...
Aigle has appointed Marie-Laure Rigal-Raffard as its new global marketing and communications director. She comes from Lacoste, which is controlled by Maus Frères like Aigle. She previously worked for two other fashion houses, Lanvin and Louis Vuitton.
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LVMH will propose at its next Annual General Meeting (AGM)...
LVMH will propose at its next Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 14 the appointment of Clara Gaymard and Natacha Valla to the board of directors. Gaymard has held several positions within the French Government, notably at the Ministry of the Economy and Finances, from 1986 to 2003. She later ...
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Esprit has decided to consolidate its footwear and accessories division...
Esprit has decided to consolidate its footwear and accessories division to better harmonize them with its apparel collections. Beate Köhler, who worked for 30 years in the footwear department under Martin Krist, has been placed in charge of the new division on an interim basis, reporting to Holger Thiesse, vice ...
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Martin Krist, global business manager in charge of Esprit's shoe...
Martin Krist, global business manager in charge of Esprit's shoe division, has left the group after 17 years at its helm. A successor has not yet been named. The company, which has gone through numerous changes in the top management, credited Krist for establishing Esprit as a major brand in ...
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Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other...
Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other accessories from Berlin, hired a new designer, Annette Koelling, to restructure and enhance the company's shoe collection for autumn/winter 2016/17. The brand recently moved its shoe production from Asia to Italy. The founders of Liebeskind, Semih Simsek, Johannes and Julian ...
