All Executive changes articles – Page 59
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A new management headed up by Jutta Horezky is conducting...
A new management headed up by Jutta Horezky is conducting the re-launch of Tiggers, a German footwear brand that gets its shoes made in Portugal. It has launched its own web store and it is planning to show at the GDS, presenting an innovative boot. The brand and other assets ...
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Marcus Englert, a management consultant, is taking over from Norbert...
Marcus Englert, a management consultant, is taking over from Norbert Lang as chairman of Rocket Internet's supervisory board
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Fouad Gross is leaving as country manager of Timberland for...
Fouad Gross is leaving as country manager of Timberland for Germany, Austria and Switzerland after more than ten years in the job. His role will be taken over on a temporary basis by Mariano Alonso, vice president of sales of Timberland for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Timberland ...
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Shoes For Crews, the Florida-based specialist in slip-resistant work footwear,...
Shoes For Crews, the Florida-based specialist in slip-resistant work footwear, has hired Stuart Jenkins as president, chief executive officer and chief innovation officer as well as a member of the company's board of directors, effective Jan. 25, 2016. Matt Smith, the company's founder and current chief executive, will become chairman ...
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After parting ways with Aokang, Belle International and other local...
After parting ways with Aokang, Belle International and other local distributors, Geox has signed a deal with Pou Sheng International, the retail arm of Pou Chen and its subsidiary Yue Yuen, for the exclusive distribution of its adult collections in China. The contract calls for the opening of 350 mono-brand ...
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Lime Green Agencies, which has been representing Gola Sport in...
Lime Green Agencies, which has been representing Gola Sport in Ireland, will also be the agent for Gola Classics in the country
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Richard (Rick) Mina has become president of WSS, an American...
Richard (Rick) Mina has become president of WSS, an American shoe retailer with 68 stores, catering to Latin American and other urban communities, which has started to expand from its base in Southern California. Mina, who replaces Mark Archer, has a long history in the specialty retail sector. Among other ...
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The Bestseller Group, owner of Jack & Jones, Vero Moda...
The Bestseller Group, owner of Jack & Jones, Vero Moda and other brands, has appointed Alexander Korosec as country manager for Austria and Eastern Europe
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Start-rite has announced that Stephen Riley has joined the company's...
Start-rite has announced that Stephen Riley has joined the company's board as non-executive chairman. The move follows the announcement in October that Peter Lamble, Start-rite's chairman and chief executive, is to step down from the business after 25 years. Riley brings international consumer and brand experience. He has worked with ...
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Wolfgang Schnellbügel has been appointed as French country manager of...
Wolfgang Schnellbügel has been appointed as French country manager of Rohde, replacing Serge Lemelle. Schnellbügel, a German executive who is married to a Frenchwoman, spent the last 14 years in the sporting goods industry, first as managing director of Sport 2000 Germany and then since 2006 as head of Sport ...
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Marco Lachner is going to leave Birkenstock at the end...
Marco Lachner is going to leave Birkenstock at the end of 2015 after only one year as brand manager of the fast-growing company, but he may continue to be involved in specific projects. He had previously worked for Levi's, Vaude, Legero and Kangaroos.
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Bugatti is getting ready for a generational change. Markus and...
Bugatti is getting ready for a generational change. Markus and Julius Brinkmann are going to support the work of their respective fathers, Wolfgang and Klaus Brinkmann, who have been jointly running since 1986 the family holding company, Bugatti Holding Brinkmann, founded in 1947 by their father, Friedrich Wilhelm Brinkmann. Markus, ...
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Mirapodo, the online shoe store of the Otto Group, has...
Mirapodo, the online shoe store of the Otto Group, has an experienced new head buyer, Heike Isemann. She has been working since the start of 2014 as shoe buyer for KaDeWe, the former premium department store operation of Karstadt. Prior to that she spent three years in the women's footwear ...
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Richard (Rick) Mina has become president of WSS, an American...
Richard (Rick) Mina has become president of WSS, an American shoe retailer with 68 stores, catering to Latin American and other urban communities, which has started to expand from its base in Southern California. Mina, who replaces Mark Archer, has a long history in the specialty retail sector. Among other ...
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Hunter Boots has announced that its chief executive, James Seuss,...
Hunter Boots has announced that its chief executive, James Seuss, will resign at the end of this month to pursue a new, unspecified opportunity. The fast-growing British company has formed an interim leadership committee to manage the business. Seuss worked for Cole Haan, Stella McCartney, Tiffany and Tourneau before taking ...
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Franco Spalla, chief executive of Basicnet, is now expected to...
Franco Spalla, chief executive of Basicnet, is now expected to continue his collaboration with the group after passing the helm to Gianni Crespi at the shareholders' meeting next April. Marco Boglione, chairman of the board and major shareholder of the Italian-based group, plans to propose the appointment of Spalla to ...
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Global Brands Group has hired Edmundo Castillo as executive vice...
Global Brands Group has hired Edmundo Castillo as executive vice president and creative director of Aquatalia, a brand men's and women's shoes founded and led by Marvin Krasnow. Castillo has worked for major brands such as Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren and Sergio Rossi. He most recently developed his eponymous brand ...
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Shoe Carnival, which wants to more than double the number...
Shoe Carnival, which wants to more than double the number of its stores in the U.S., has appointed Jeff Fink as senior vice president for real estate
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Carrie Teffer will join Crocs' management as executive vice president...
Carrie Teffer will join Crocs' management as executive vice president and as its new chief financial officer on Dec. 16, while resigning from its board of directors. She previously ran financial affairs at PetSmart, Weber-Stephens and Timberland. Mike Smith has been acting as interim CFO at Crocs. In another appointment ...
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Peter Lamble is set to leave as chairman and chief...
Peter Lamble is set to leave as chairman and chief executive of Start-Rite after 25 years with the British children's footwear firm, but he is prepared to stay in his post until the appointment of a successor. Start-Rite has been owned by Lamble's family for eight generations. Its holding company, ...
