All Executive changes articles – Page 58
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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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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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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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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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Helen Thomson started last month as managing director of Toms...
Helen Thomson started last month as managing director of Toms Shoes for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), taking the place of Martin Johnston who left last summer after a little over a year in the position. She comes from Ecco, where she had led its EMEA business out ...
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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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Goodiez is taking over the distribution of Kickers' shoes for...
Goodiez is taking over the distribution of Kickers' shoes for adults in Germany and Austria
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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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Magnus Bubini, a manager with 20 years of experience in...
Magnus Bubini, a manager with 20 years of experience in the footwear industry, is the new chief executive for Rockport in Scandinavia since last month. He and began working for Rockport in 2011 and was most recently key accounts manager for the Nordic countries. Rockport has two stores in Scandinavia. ...
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Daniel Karpel, senior vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer...
Daniel Karpel, senior vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer of Caleres, had given notice that he will be leaving the company, formerly called Brown Shoe Co., on Feb. 16. Kenneth Hannah, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will serve as the company's principal accounting officer after his departure.
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Richter appointed Ad Timmers as new product manager on Jan....
Richter appointed Ad Timmers as new product manager on Jan. 12. He worked previously as product manager for Legero Superfit. In his new position at Richter, he replaces Judith Coule, who is now working as product manager for Superfit.
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At Berluti, a brand in LVMH's portfolio, Alessandro Sartori –...
At Berluti, a brand in LVMH's portfolio, Alessandro Sartori – the current artistic director - could be replaced by Alexandre Mattiussi, according to reports on fashionmag.com. Mattiussi is the French designer who founded the AMI label in 2011. AMI is in fact the acronym for Alexandre Mattiussi, plus the last ...
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Anne-Katrin Hummel has temporarily left her position of chief executive...
Anne-Katrin Hummel has temporarily left her position of chief executive and creative director of Flip Flop, the brand owned by Bernd Hummel, German licensee of Kangaroos. She is the elder daughter of Bernd Hummel, and she has just given birth to his first grandson, Oskar Hummel.
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Dr. Martens has appointed Chris Cavanagh as manager in charge...
Dr. Martens has appointed Chris Cavanagh as manager in charge of distributors for Europe and the Middle East. Before joining Dr. Martens, Cavanagh worked as director of product and marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Deckers Brands. After appointing Leslie Lane as the new president of Dr. ...
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Ara appointed Sam Spears president of Ara Shoes for U.S....
Ara appointed Sam Spears president of Ara Shoes for U.S. and Canada at the beginning of this year, replacing Chris Iorio, who has retired from the company at his own request. Spears has worked in the footwear industry for the past 25 years. Before joining Ara, he acted as national ...
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Uwe Janzen was appointed to the new position of sales...
Uwe Janzen was appointed to the new position of sales director for Europe and the Middle East at Pikolinos on Jan. 1. In the past eight years, Janzen worked in a similar position at Ecco. In his new role at Pikolinos, Janzen will be responsible for the development of Pikolinos' ...
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Ara Shoes moved the management of its distribution in Italy...
Ara Shoes moved the management of its distribution in Italy and Eastern Europe from its subsidiary in Austria back to its headquarters in Germany. Gunter Teeuwen and Frank Lüttig, export area managers of Ara Shoes, will cover sales in these territories. Teeuwen will take care of Italy, while Lüttig will ...
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Frans Riera, who previously worked for Zara, joined Pretty Ballerinas...
Frans Riera, who previously worked for Zara, joined Pretty Ballerinas in September to work on the brand's first sneaker collection, developed for spring/summer 2016
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Vincent Wauters, a brilliant Belgian-born manager who worked wonders in...
Vincent Wauters, a brilliant Belgian-born manager who worked wonders in the sports sector recently, has been named as the new chief executive of Hunter, the British brand of boots, indicating that it should be able to keep up with its strong momentum. Wauters will start on March 1, taking the ...
