All Executive changes articles – Page 59
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Steve Madden has appointed Amelia Newton Varela as president, and...
Steve Madden has appointed Amelia Newton Varela as president, and Karla Frieders as chief merchandising officer, a newly-created position. Both are longtime employees of the New York-based fashion-footwear company. Newton Varela has worked at Steve Madden for more than 17 years in various roles, most recently as executive vice-president of ...
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Replay has assigned Javier Brandwain, based in Montevideo, the job...
Replay has assigned Javier Brandwain, based in Montevideo, the job of developing the brand in Latin America and the Caribbean
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OrthoLite has promoted John Barret to chief operating officer from...
OrthoLite has promoted John Barret to chief operating officer from his previous position as general manager of Asia. In his new role he will be responsible for all Asian operations including manufacturing, product development, human resources, finance and administration, research and development, and sustainability initiatives. The insoles maker has also ...
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Helen Thomson, the former Clarks manager who became the head...
Helen Thomson, the former Clarks manager who became the head of Ecco for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) a year ago, is no longer with the company since Aug. 12, the company says, due to differences of opinion on strategic issues. Her responsibilities will be handled on an ...
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Paul Mason has been made non-executive chairman of Dr. Martens,...
Paul Mason has been made non-executive chairman of Dr. Martens, taking the place of David Suddens, who is leaving the fast-growing brand acquired by the Permira investment fund last year. Suddens spent 13 years at the helm of the company, achieving its turnaround. Mason had acted briefly as non-executive chairman ...
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Jeff Lasher, who has been chief financial officer of Crocs...
Jeff Lasher, who has been chief financial officer of Crocs since 2011, is leaving the company in early November to occupy a similar position at West Marine. Mike Smith, a former executive of Collective Brands and Wolverine Worldwide who joined Crocs earlier this year as senior vice president of finance, ...
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Bob Mullaney, an executive with more than two decades of...
Bob Mullaney, an executive with more than two decades of experience in the footwear sector, has been appointed to the new position of president and chief operating officer of ShoeBuy, the Boston-based online shoe retailer, reporting to its chief executive, Mike Sorabella. Most recently, Mullaney served as president of Rockport ...
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Gerli, owner of the Dockers brand of shoes in Europe,...
Gerli, owner of the Dockers brand of shoes in Europe, has appointed Anja Hermann to a new position as marketing and advertising manager
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Two top managers of Deichmann are leaving the company. Karsten...
Two top managers of Deichmann are leaving the company. Karsten Schütt, managing director in charge of information technology and logistics, has decided to quit after 17 years with the group. Another managing director in charge of purchasing, Wolfram Hall, will leave the company by mutual consent after four years in ...
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Kering, the parent company of Gucci, Saint Laurent, Puma and...
Kering, the parent company of Gucci, Saint Laurent, Puma and other brands, has announced the departure of Louise Beveridge, communication director, after five years in the post. The 53-year-old French-Irish manager, who was responsible for the change in the company's name from PPR, was also a member of the group's ...
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Diesel has created a new regional Diesel Europe unit, run...
Diesel has created a new regional Diesel Europe unit, run by Joanna Onland, for a more direct and consistent management of its key accounts. Onland has been with Diesel for five years, first as general manager for the Benelux countries and then as regional director for Southern Europe. Thorsten Link, ...
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Crocs has promoted Terence Reilly from vice president of global...
Crocs has promoted Terence Reilly from vice president of global marketing to senior vice president and chief marketing officer
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Serena Guardiani, the 26-year-old daughter of Alberto Guardiani, is taking...
Serena Guardiani, the 26-year-old daughter of Alberto Guardiani, is taking over as a design director of the eponymous Italian shoe producer, founded by her grandfather Dino in 1947. She is handling the women's line of the brand, while her father will continue to take care of the men's line. Two ...
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The Josef Seibel Group has announced that Andreas Garnier will...
The Josef Seibel Group has announced that Andreas Garnier will no longer sit on the executive board of the German company. He will continue as head of sales, marketing and retail stores and as chief executive of the group's Romika subsidiary. Carl-August Seibel, president of the group, will take over ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed John Coe as managing director of...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed John Coe as managing director of its London-based subsidiary, taking the place of Dan LeVesconte, to “drive continued growth” for its brands in the region. As general manager of Chaco since March 2011, Coe has been running Wolverine's fastest-growing brand. He gained international experience as president ...
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Sympatex Technologies has appointed Derek Spingler vice president for North...
Sympatex Technologies has appointed Derek Spingler vice president for North America, responsible for sales and marketing
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Nick Beighton, finance director of Asos, is promoted to the...
Nick Beighton, finance director of Asos, is promoted to the position of chief executive, replacing Nick Robertson, co-founder of the British online retailer, who becomes a non-executive director
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Rudy Haslbeck has left Birkenstock, where he had been engaged...
Rudy Haslbeck has left Birkenstock, where he had been engaged for the last two years as head of product and design. The German company indicates that his department is going to reorganized, following the appointment on June 1 of Yvonne Piu as general manager in charge of marketing and product.
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Kresmir Zovak, who has been working on sales for Salamander...
Kresmir Zovak, who has been working on sales for Salamander since the beginning of 2011, has been promoted to the executive board of the company, taking the place of the retiring Norbert Breuer. Prior to Salamander, the 39-year-old manager worked for Marc Shoes, Ara Shoes and Gabor. Jens Keller remains ...
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Mike De Bell, former chief sales officer for Crocs, has...
Mike De Bell, former chief sales officer for Crocs, has been recruited by Xero Shoes to act as vice president of global sales. As previously reported, John McCarvel, Crocs' former chief executive and president, has become chairman and lead investor in the young American company. Dennis Driscoll, former head of ...
