All Executive changes articles – Page 54
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Women will represent 64 percent of the 12 members of...
Women will represent 64 percent of the 12 members of the board of directors of Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom and several luxury goods brands, after its annual meeting, scheduled for April 29. Three women have been nominated to join four other directors on the new board in connection ...
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Prada has named Alessandra Cozzani as chief financial officer, replacing...
Prada has named Alessandra Cozzani as chief financial officer, replacing Donatello Galli who resigned to pursue other career opportunities. Cozzani is a company insider. She had been investor relations director from July 2010 and has been a member of the executive board since December 2013. Prior to taking up her ...
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Vivarte, the parent company of André, Minelli and many other...
Vivarte, the parent company of André, Minelli and many other French shoe retail chains, has announced that Stéphane Maquaire became its chief executive and a member its board of directors on April 19. The board also appointed an independent director, Pierre-Antoine Gailly, electing him as Vivarte's non-executive chairman. The top ...
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Deckers Brands has appointed Andrea O'Donnell as president of its...
Deckers Brands has appointed Andrea O'Donnell as president of its newly-created Fashion Lifestyle segment, effective April 25. The new segment includes the Ugg and Koolaburra brands. O'Donnell joins Deckers Brands from DFS Group, a luxury travel retailer majority-owned by LVMH, where she served as president of global merchandising. Previously, she ...
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Andreas Wagner has been appointed country manager for Cat Footwear...
Andreas Wagner has been appointed country manager for Cat Footwear in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Wagner, a former area sales manager for Vans and Reef in the region, had been responsible for Sperry in the German-speaking countries since December 2013. At Cat Germany, Wagner takes the place of Roy Goosens, ...
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Trond Langeland has been appointed chief executive of Viking Outdoor...
Trond Langeland has been appointed chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, the Norwegian outdoor footwear brand owned by Bertel O. Steen. Langeland will take over on May 13 after serving in several other sales, marketing and executive functions in consumer goods companies such as Orkla, Jordan and Canon. For the ...
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Silvano Salmaso has become the general manager of Stonefly, taking...
Silvano Salmaso has become the general manager of Stonefly, taking the place of Andrea Tomat, a major shareholder in the Italian brand of fashionable comfort shoes, after many years in the post. Adriano Sartor continues in his position as chief executive. Tomat, who remains as chairman, is also the chief ...
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Jack Oerth is the new president of Creative Recreation, part...
Jack Oerth is the new president of Creative Recreation, part of Rocky Brands. Most recently, Oerth served as senior vice president of sales for Yellow Box Footwear. He previously held a variety of management positions for Nine West Footwear Corp., including president of the Mid Tier Group. Under Oerth's guidance, ...
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A native Italian, David Grasso, is to take over as...
A native Italian, David Grasso, is to take over as president and chief executive of Converse, as part of a management reshuffle at the Nike group (More in SGI Europe). After more than two decades with the Nike group, the last six as chief marketing officer for the Nike brand, ...
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Unic, the association that represents Italy's tanners, has announced the...
Unic, the association that represents Italy's tanners, has announced the resignation of Salvatore Mercogliano after 40 years at the head of the trade body. His long-time deputy, Fulvia Bacchi, will assume the interim role as Unic general manager. Under Mercogliano's leadership, the Lineapelle trade show was moved from Bologna to ...
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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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Anthony Vaccarello is the new creative director of Yves Saint...
Anthony Vaccarello is the new creative director of Yves Saint Laurent, taking the place of Hedi Slimane who has left the company at the end of his contract with the fast-growing luxury brand. Vaccarello, who comes from Versace, has agreed to stop developing his own brand to focus on YSL.
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Jean-Philippe Bailly has been appointed chief operating officer for the...
Jean-Philippe Bailly has been appointed chief operating officer for the Kering group, starting on April 1, with responsibility for the supply chain, logistics and industrial activities. Replacing Karlheinz Hofer, he will report to Jean-François Palus, deputy managing director of the group, which owns Puma and Volcom along a cohort of ...
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Linda Balfour has been appointed global director of marketing for...
Linda Balfour has been appointed global director of marketing for Superfeet on the eve of its biggest product launch to date – outdoor sandals with inbuilt insole support. Prior to this, Balfour spent 10 years in the marketing department of Keen Footwear with responsibilities ranging from overseeing field services, retail ...
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Implus has appointed Mary Hannah Statham as marketing manager. She...
Implus has appointed Mary Hannah Statham as marketing manager. She will be responsible for all marketing efforts for the Implus family of footwear accessory brands which includes Sof Sole, Sof Comfort, Sneaker Balls, Penguin, ForceField, Apara and Airplus. Statham worked as the director of marketing and communications for Springs Creative ...
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Maximilian Müller will leave the executive board of Ara Shoes...
Maximilian Müller will leave the executive board of Ara Shoes at the end of July. He will concentrate on his responsibilities within the parent company, Ara AG. Stefan Frank, sales and marketing director at Ara Shoes, is taking on additional responsibilities for purchasing and development, which were previously handled by ...
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Högl, the Austrian shoe brand that belongs to the Lorenz...
Högl, the Austrian shoe brand that belongs to the Lorenz Shoe Group, has expanded its executive board by appointing Harald Winzer as sales and retail director. Gerhard Bachmeier, managing partner at Högl, remains responsible for the development of the brand and the brand and product line division. Winzer worked previously ...
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VF Corp. has named Scott H. Baxter as president of...
VF Corp. has named Scott H. Baxter as president of its outdoor and action sports group in the Americas, which includes Eagle Creek, Eastpak, JanSport, Kipling, Lucy, Napapijri, Reef, SmartWool, The North Face, Timberland and Vans. Baxter previously held the same role at VF's Jeanswear Americas. The new role is ...
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In February, Yendis Engelbertz joined Bosum Trading as sales manager...
In February, Yendis Engelbertz joined Bosum Trading as sales manager for O'Neill, Maruti, Australian and Pajar Canada in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Together with Rene Harnischmacher, brand manager at Bosum Trading, she is also handling sales of Keds, Sperry and Wolverine. Engelbertz and Harnischmacher report directly to Pierre Lefebvre, chief ...
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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
