All Executive changes articles – Page 62
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Kenneth Cole Productions has a new chief executive, Marc Schneider,...
Kenneth Cole Productions has a new chief executive, Marc Schneider, filling the post left vacant by Paul Blum in 2012. He will report directly to Kenneth Cole himself, who has been running the company since then. A former senior vice president of Timberland, Schneider worked at Macy's and was most ...
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Ludwig Görtz has stepped down as chairman of the Hamburg-based...
Ludwig Görtz has stepped down as chairman of the Hamburg-based shoe retailing group bearing his family's name, but he will continue to have a seat on the supervisory board. The group's new investors, Afinum, have elected a member of the supervisory board and a former chief executive of Takko, Stephan ...
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Daniela Sarnacchiaro, who was been working as head buyer for...
Daniela Sarnacchiaro, who was been working as head buyer for women's shoes at Breuninger, has been appointed to a similar position at Bartu, a subsidiary of the German Tretter shoe retailing group
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Deichmann has appointed Manfred Kroneder to its executive board, reporting...
Deichmann has appointed Manfred Kroneder to its executive board, reporting directly to the group's chief executive, Heinrich Deichmann. Creating a new position for him, it has made Kroneder the group's director of purchasing, logistics and information technology, saying that the move was a reaction to the company's ongoing expansion in ...
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Brown Shoe Co. has appointed a new senior vice president...
Brown Shoe Co. has appointed a new senior vice president and chief financial officer, Kenneth Hannah, to replace Russ Hammer, who has been with the company since May 2012. Hannah served most recently as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the J.C. Penney Company. He previously worked in ...
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Marc Shoes has announced that its general manager, Christian Feldbausch,...
Marc Shoes has announced that its general manager, Christian Feldbausch, will soon leave the company. He did not show up at Marc's booths at Expo Riva Schuh and the GDS. Bernd Hillen, a former manager of Birkenstock who joined Marc's parent company, the Berkemann group, in August, is taking over ...
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Andrea Guerra, who left last September as chief executive of...
Andrea Guerra, who left last September as chief executive of Luxottica, has been elected as a member of the board of directors of Coach, the American leathergoods company that agreed to take over Stuart Weitzman in January. Guerra as also become a strategic adviser to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. ...
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Matt Rock, managing director of Pentland's lifestyle division, which comprises...
Matt Rock, managing director of Pentland's lifestyle division, which comprises Kickers, Ted Baker Footwear and Boxfresh, is now global supply chain director for all the group's brands. The chief for Ellesse, Red or Dead and Kangaroos, Marco Ellerker, will take over as managing director of the lifestyle division. Among another ...
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Deckers Brands, the company behind the Sanuk, Ugg, Teva, Tsubo,...
Deckers Brands, the company behind the Sanuk, Ugg, Teva, Tsubo, Ahnu, Mozo and Hoka One One brands, has appointed David E. Lafitte as its new chief operating officer, effective Feb. 2. He replaces Zohar Ziv, who retired from the company on Jan. 16. Lafitte has served as Decker's general counsel ...
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Kering has appointed Giovanni Giunchedi as the new chief executive...
Kering has appointed Giovanni Giunchedi as the new chief executive of Sergio Rossi, taking the place of Christophe Mélard who left last September
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Kennel & Schmenger has appointed Matthias Eder, formerly with Bosch,...
Kennel & Schmenger has appointed Matthias Eder, formerly with Bosch, as a new member of its executive board
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DSW, the American shoe retail chain, has promoted various executives,...
DSW, the American shoe retail chain, has promoted various executives, leading with the promotion of Carrie McDermott to the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer
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Stefan Jerg is leaving as product manager of Ricosta after...
Stefan Jerg is leaving as product manager of Ricosta after 28 years with the German children's shoe company
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Christophe Bezu, a former Adidas executive who has been responsible...
Christophe Bezu, a former Adidas executive who has been responsible since the middle of 2013 for Esprit's sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, except Germany, is leaving the group for family reasons. The French manager, who is married to a Japanese wife, has decided to go back to ...
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Alessandro Michele, 42, is the new creative director of Gucci,...
Alessandro Michele, 42, is the new creative director of Gucci, replacing Frida Giannini
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Native Shoes has hired Dominique Morisset as global marketing director...
Native Shoes has hired Dominique Morisset as global marketing director
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Rohde has placed Nicole Müller in charge of sales outside...
Rohde has placed Nicole Müller in charge of sales outside the German-speaking countries and Luxembourg, among other new appointments
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Lloyd Shoes has promoted Björn Wischnewski to the role of...
Lloyd Shoes has promoted Björn Wischnewski to the role of brand manager, with the task of reinforcing the Lloyd brand's positioning in the premium segment of the market
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The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has hired...
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has hired Sue Myrick, former U.S. Representative, as its key policy strategist and Thomas Crockett as its director of government and regulatory affairs, as part of the association's new strategy to fight the $2.5 billion duties impacting the footwear industry. Myrick has ...
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Pollini, the luxury shoe brand owned by Aeffe, has hired...
Pollini, the luxury shoe brand owned by Aeffe, has hired Erminio Cerbone as its new creative director. He replaces Nicholas Kirkwood, who joined the brand in 2008 and was promoted to creative director in 2010. Kirkwood resigned from Pollini in November to focus on his eponymous shoe brand, with the ...
