All Executive changes articles – Page 56
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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
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Christian Moritz, a member of Ludwig Görtz' executive board who...
Christian Moritz, a member of Ludwig Görtz' executive board who has been in charge of purchasing, is leaving the German shoe retail chain to pursue new professional interests. He will not be replaced. Frank Revermann, executive board of member in charge of sales, marketing, e-commerce, expansion, business development and shop ...
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Bogs Footwear has hired Kevin Kious as vice president of...
Bogs Footwear has hired Kevin Kious as vice president of sales, covering the farm, service and safety categories. He previously worked for Timberland Pro and Keen Footwear.
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Michele Norsa, who is leaving as chief executive of Salvatore...
Michele Norsa, who is leaving as chief executive of Salvatore Ferragamo, has been appointed non-executive director of Rocco Forte Hotels. He is also on the board of Oettinger Davidoff and a member of the China Europe International Business School's International Advisory Board.
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Wendy Kahn, who is running the Valentino Fashion Group in...
Wendy Kahn, who is running the Valentino Fashion Group in the U.S. and Canada, has been appointed by Coach as the new chief executive of Stuart Weitzman, the shoe company that it took over at the beginning of 2015. With effect from Sept. 13, Kahn will take the place of ...
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In its third high-profile hire in recent months, Keen has...
In its third high-profile hire in recent months, Keen has appointed Tyler LaMotte to the new position of global vice president of brand marketing. Prior to Keen, LaMotte served as Apple's senior marketer, in charge of worldwide product marketing. He also worked at Patagonia as global business unit director for ...
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Angelo Ruggeri, who has been working as design director of...
Angelo Ruggeri, who has been working as design director of Sergio Rossi since 2013, is leaving the company, where he also ran the men's division. His departure follows the acquisition of the Italian footwear brand by Investindustrial and the appointment of a new chief executive and a new chief operating ...
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DSW has announced the resignation of Mary Meixelsperger, senior vice...
DSW has announced the resignation of Mary Meixelsperger, senior vice president and chief financial officer, adding that she is leaving to pursue another opportunity. She will be replaced on an interim basis by Jared Poff, vice president of finance, business development and treasure of DSW since January 2015. He has ...
