All Executive changes articles – Page 61
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The Idana Group has made two important appointments. Marino Knezevic...
The Idana Group has made two important appointments. Marino Knezevic has been taking care of international sales since Dec. 1 for the German shoe company. Jörg Glaztz has been placed in charge of its children's footwear lines, including its Indigo collection. Founded in 1078, the German company specializes in the ...
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Impactiva, the leading quality assurance and supply chain optimization service,...
Impactiva, the leading quality assurance and supply chain optimization service, has hired three new senior executives. It has also expanded the territory covered by Paul Frowijn, who will also handle sales in the Netherlands after successfully developing the German market in the last four years. One of the three new ...
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David Friedrich, who has been the international sales director for...
David Friedrich, who has been the international sales director for Napapijri footwear for the past two years, is switching over to Gant footwear in the same position, starting with the sales campaign for the autumn/winter 2016/17 season. Both lines are licensed to Hamm Market Solutions.
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Mellow Yellow, a brand that belongs to the Eram group...
Mellow Yellow, a brand that belongs to the Eram group for a few years, has a young new creative director, Thomas Lieuvin, who worked for Jean-Charles de Castalbajac before launching his own brand in 2012. He replaces Julien Granero who is leaving the company after five years in the role.
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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 ...
