All Executive changes articles – Page 65
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Werner Weber has joined the executive board of Leder &...
Werner Weber has joined the executive board of Leder & Schuh, the Austrian parent company of Humanic, Stiefelkönig and other shoe retail chains. Taking the place of Peter Horvath, who is leaving the company at his own request after 22 years, he will sit on the executive board next to ...
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Rolf Konrad, the multi-lingual manager who has been acting as...
Rolf Konrad, the multi-lingual manager who has been acting as general secretary of Mephisto for 21 years, is leaving the company at the end of this year to go into full or semi-retirement at the age of 66. He plans to be still involved in teaching the psychology of management ...
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Stephan Tendam, 45, will act as the new chief financial...
Stephan Tendam, 45, will act as the new chief financial officer of Görtz, the big German shoe retailer that is changing ownership, starting next Jan. 1. He will succeed Jörn Peters, who left the company in May, and will also be responsible for improving the supply chain and the introduction ...
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Jan Guldbæk, who was previously in charge of international sales...
Jan Guldbæk, who was previously in charge of international sales at Sanita, is now working for another Danish brand, Kawasaki
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Joachim Trender, who comes from the shopping mall business, replaced...
Joachim Trender, who comes from the shopping mall business, replaced Emil Freund as a member of the executive board at Werdich on July 1. He will be working together with Friedrich and Peter Werdich, who have been members of the executive board since 2003. Emil Freund Freund will continue to ...
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Tommy Hilfiger has hired Thomas Bergbauer as design director for...
Tommy Hilfiger has hired Thomas Bergbauer as design director for footwear and accessories, based in Amsterdam. The 47-year-old worked for Marc O'Polo Shoes for six years until last year when he was made creative director for Navyboot, based in Switzerland.
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Michel Guth has left Wolverine Worldwide, where he has been...
Michel Guth has left Wolverine Worldwide, where he has been acting lately as the manager of its Heritage division in France, to join Rocket Dog Brands International in the position of European export manager, based in France. He worked previously at Sony, Fila, New Balance and Timberland. Rocket Dog has ...
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Propét USA has promoted Jillian Avey, who has been with...
Propét USA has promoted Jillian Avey, who has been with the company since 2011, to the position of vice president of marketing
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Ara Shoes has appointed Stefan Frank as joint managing director...
Ara Shoes has appointed Stefan Frank as joint managing director in charge of marketing and sales, taking the place of Hans-Hermann Deters who had already announced his departure as of July 31. Unlike Deters, who comes from the sporting goods sector, Frank has been in the shoe business for a ...
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Stuart Weitzman has appointed Monica Schwartz to the newly created...
Stuart Weitzman has appointed Monica Schwartz to the newly created role of chief global digital and e-commerce officer
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Linda Brunzell as vice president of...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Linda Brunzell as vice president of global marketing for the Wolverine brand
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Tod's has hired Andrea Incontri as its new creative director...
Tod's has hired Andrea Incontri as its new creative director for its menswear collections. The Italian designer has been rolling out designs for his namesake men's and women's labels since spring 2013. Incontri was revealed in June 2010 at a competition for young talents, “Who's on Next Man,” which he won ...
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Peter Kaiser appointed Liliana Cacopardo, previously working for Dolce &...
Peter Kaiser appointed Liliana Cacopardo, previously working for Dolce & Gabbana and Navyboot, as head of design from July 1 and Lena Paetow, previously working for Bree Collections, as the new designer for its own collection of bags and accessories from last March
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Aerosoles has appointed Kevin Mead as executive vice president, retail....
Aerosoles has appointed Kevin Mead as executive vice president, retail. He will report directly to Jules Schneider, the company's chief executive. Mead will lead the strategic direction, ongoing expansion and operations of Aerosoles' retail and outlet locations. Previously, he was senior vice president and retail director for The Children's Place, ...
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Gabor has promoted Marc Martin, retail manager for Camel Active,...
Gabor has promoted Marc Martin, retail manager for Camel Active, to senior marketing and retail manager of the brand
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Jacobson Group has appointed Victoria Dunlop to act as house...
Jacobson Group has appointed Victoria Dunlop to act as house account manager of the British company's four-year-old London office, a new position where she will be focusing on private label collections for major accounts. The office had been created in 2010 as a design hub. With the new appointment, it ...
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Ute Østerby, former key account manager with Novi Footwear, has...
Ute Østerby, former key account manager with Novi Footwear, has been appointed sales manager of Micropak for Scandinavia and the German-speaking region
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Reiner Schröder joined Rexor this month. He will be working...
Reiner Schröder joined Rexor this month. He will be working for the German buying group controlled by ANWR in the segment of comfort and orthopedic shoes. He was previously a sales representative for Berkemann, Spiess and Schein in Germany.
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Max Oriental is looking for a new president and chief...
Max Oriental is looking for a new president and chief executive for Highline United, the company that owns or licenses the Ash, French Connection, Luxury Rebel and Elie Tahari brands, following the resignation of Rick Paterno. Based in New York, Paterno has effectively reorganized Highline United's American and international business ...
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Hermès International has appointed Paula Gerbase to the new position...
Hermès International has appointed Paula Gerbase to the new position of artistic director for John Lobb. Andrés Hernandes remains artistic director of the brand. Their first joint line of shoes will shown at the London Collections next January. While working for John Lobb, Gerbase will continue to take care of ...
