All Executive changes articles – Page 56
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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
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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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John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will...
John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will be the new president and chief executive of Iconix Brand Group, the company that owns many sports and fashion brands including Umbro, Starter, Ocean Pacific and Danskin. On April 1, he will take the place left vacant last August by ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
