All Executive changes articles – Page 60
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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 ...
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Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other...
Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other accessories from Berlin, hired a new designer, Annette Koelling, to restructure and enhance the company's shoe collection for autumn/winter 2016/17. The brand recently moved its shoe production from Asia to Italy. The founders of Liebeskind, Semih Simsek, Johannes and Julian ...
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Martin Krist, global business manager in charge of Esprit's shoe...
Martin Krist, global business manager in charge of Esprit's shoe division, has left the group after 17 years at its helm. A successor has not yet been named. The company, which has gone through numerous changes in the top management, credited Krist for establishing Esprit as a major brand in ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has announced the...
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has announced the appointment of Rick Helfenbein, who is the current chairman of the organization, as AAFA's president and chief executive effective Feb. 15. He will replace Juanita Duggan, who announced her resignation in November. Helfenbein has been a member of AAFA's board ...
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A German shoe industry veteran, Rainer Lüers, will act as...
A German shoe industry veteran, Rainer Lüers, will act as executive agent for Place Vendôme, in charge of promoting the international growth of its Melvin & Hamilton brand of shoes and accessories, according to Schuhkurier
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Friedo Schomeier has left Berkemann, where he acted as sales...
Friedo Schomeier has left Berkemann, where he acted as sales manager for seven years, to become head of sales for Tacco Footcare International, covering the German-speaking countries. He has been in the industry for more than 25 years, working also for Gabor and Mephisto. Schomeier reports to Oliver Timpe, who ...
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Gerhard Aigner is returning to the Austrian-based Lorenz Schuh Group...
Gerhard Aigner is returning to the Austrian-based Lorenz Schuh Group as sales manager of its Ganter brand of comfort shoes, responsible for its internationalization. He was most recently one of the managing directors of Ferdinand Richter, another Austrian company specializing in children's shoes. Prior to that, he worked as export ...
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Bally has appointed William “Billy” Daley to the newly created...
Bally has appointed William “Billy” Daley to the newly created position of chief marketing officer. He takes over the functions of Anne-Marie Gaultier, a former manager of the Galeries Lafayette and BHV department store organizations who left the Swiss company at the end of 2015 after serving as its vice ...
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Trutworths International has appointed a new chief financial officer, David...
Trutworths International has appointed a new chief financial officer, David Pfaff, for Office, the big British shoe retail chain that it took over from a private equity firm last November
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Marc Plückebaum returns to Hamm Market Solutions to take care...
Marc Plückebaum returns to Hamm Market Solutions to take care of international sales for its licensed Napapijri footwear collection. He replaces David Friedrich, who is now in charge of another collection by Hamm, developed under license from Gant. Plückebaum had worked for Hamm until the middle of 2013, before getting ...
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Jim Fox is taking over on Jan. 1, 2016 as...
Jim Fox is taking over on Jan. 1, 2016 as president of Dansko from Mandy Cabot, co-founder of the American brand of clogs and other comfort shoes. Cabot will continue as chairperson and chief executive of the company. Fox has been the chief financial officer of Dansko since 2006, and ...
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Reiner Pfeiffer, formerly with Jack Wolfskin, will act as sales...
Reiner Pfeiffer, formerly with Jack Wolfskin, will act as sales manager of Kangaroos in Germany and the other markets covered by its licensee, Bernd Hummel
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Superfeet, a leading American supplier of comfort insoles, has created...
Superfeet, a leading American supplier of comfort insoles, has created two new positions to stimulate further growth in the U.S. and abroad. Brad Parry, who has been with the company for eight years, has been appointed vice president of international sales. A regional sales manager of Superfeet, Miko Houser, becomes ...
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Camuto Group has appointed Susan Pellish-Thaler as group president of...
Camuto Group has appointed Susan Pellish-Thaler as group president of footwear of Vince Camuto and Louise et Cie. In her new role, she will oversee the shoe businesses for both brands in the U.S. Pellish-Thaler was most recently general manager of Sam Edelman. Previously, she served at Nine West Corp., ...
