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Mads Hahnemann, 49, has assumed the responsibilities of Alex Nicolai...
Mads Hahnemann, 49, has assumed the responsibilities of Alex Nicolai as head of the sports business unit of Ecco, covering its athletic and outdoor shoes, but not its golf footwear. Hahnemann has been with the Danish group for 14 years, working in logistics, sales, business planning and product management. Prior ...
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John Smith has left as export manager of Grupo Priority,...
John Smith has left as export manager of Grupo Priority, the Brazilian company that markets the West Coast and Cravo & Canela brands of footwear, to start a new project of his own outside the shoe business. He leaves behind a professional international sales team.
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Stephen Murray plans to quit at the end of this...
Stephen Murray plans to quit at the end of this year as president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Deckers Outdoor Corp. The American company, which owns Ugg Australia, Teva, Sanuk, Tsubo and other brands, is looking for his successor. Murray, an American executive who had been based ...
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Didier Drouet has stepped down as chief executive of LK...
Didier Drouet has stepped down as chief executive of LK Bennett. The French executive had been appointed to the post in September 2012 after working for L'Oréal, Cartier, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stéphane Kélian and Emilio Pucci. Robert Besoussan, who remains one of the main investors in the British shoe retailer, has ...
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John Bligh has taken the place of Mike Rowe as...
John Bligh has taken the place of Mike Rowe as chief executive of Padders, the British brand of comfort shoes, after 25 years at its helm
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We have reasons to believe that Jan Brinkmann is going...
We have reasons to believe that Jan Brinkmann is going to become the general manager of Wortmann's new Tamaris subsidiary for the U.S. market in April. The German manager led the Snipe brand for Gabor Shoes between 2009 and 2010, when he moved to Florida. He previously ran Rieker's business ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Martin Shobo global product line manager...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Martin Shobo global product line manager for its Lifestyle and Heritage product categories. He previously acted as product line manager for Hush Puppies and Cushe in Wolverine's office for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Martin Becker, former retail manager at Peter Kaiser, was appointed...
Martin Becker, former retail manager at Peter Kaiser, was appointed product development manager in March. He succeeds Silvia Klemens, who left the company at the beginning of the year. Peter Bangelmeier, sales director at Peter Kaiser, takes over Martin Becker's responsibilities as head of retail. Peter Kaiser has its own ...
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Floris van Bommel appointed Simone van der Koelen to the...
Floris van Bommel appointed Simone van der Koelen to the newly created position of design coordinator two months ago. Previously, all designers reported independently to Floris van Bommel, one of the three brothers managing the Dutch company that owns the brand, who becomes head of design. Van der Koelen worked ...
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John McMahon, formerly with Reebok, has been appointed marketing manager...
John McMahon, formerly with Reebok, has been appointed marketing manager for Vibram in the U.S.
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ANWR celebrated the retirement of Robert Natter, chief executive of...
ANWR celebrated the retirement of Robert Natter, chief executive of ANWR Garant International, with a special ceremony during the GDS fair in Düsseldorf. He spent ten years at Garant, overseeing its insolvency and its subsequent acquisition by ANWR. Matthias Grevener is taking over his responsibilities for international development. Natter's ...
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Sioux has appointed Andreas Schneider to the new position of...
Sioux has appointed Andreas Schneider to the new position of product development manager, taking on a responsibility similar to that of Paul Janssen, who resigned from the executive board last June. Schneider, who worked as manager for the technical development of shoe models at the Högl Group and in the ...
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Andreas Wagner, a former area manager of VF Corporation, has...
Andreas Wagner, a former area manager of VF Corporation, has been made country manager of Sperry Top-Sider in Germany
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Ethan Anderson, formerly with Volcom, has become global vice president...
Ethan Anderson, formerly with Volcom, has become global vice president of marketing for Sanuk
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Bally has appointed a new creative director for all its...
Bally has appointed a new creative director for all its product lines, Pablo Coppola. Born in Buenos Aires and educated in Paris, he acted most recently as head of accessories for Tom Ford. He previously worked for major fashion houses such as those of Christian Dior, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen, ...
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Aldo Gotti has been appointed by Prada as regional manager...
Aldo Gotti has been appointed by Prada as regional manager for France, Belgium and Monaco
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Daniel Griffel, 30, has been assigned to the new position...
Daniel Griffel, 30, has been assigned to the new position of export manager for Ricosta, the big German brand of children's footwear
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Stephan Krug, a veteran of the shoe industry, is replacing...
Stephan Krug, a veteran of the shoe industry, is replacing Marcus Meyer as president and chief executive of Highline United Europe, which markets the brands Ash, French Connection, Julian Hakes, Elie Tahari and Nylon for Max Oriental in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Krug, 51, set up his own ...
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Two Ten Footwear Foundation has elected two new officers and...
Two Ten Footwear Foundation has elected two new officers and six members to its 2014-2015 board of directors. Blake Krueger will be the chairman of the new board. He is chairman, president and chief executive of Wolverine Worldwide. Diane Sullivan, president and chief executive of Brown Shoe Company, will be ...
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Dansko's executive vice president of sales and marketing, David Murphy,...
Dansko's executive vice president of sales and marketing, David Murphy, will be retiring at the end of April. He will continue to serve in his current role as director on Dansko's board of directors. Murphy joined Dansko in 2006. In his 35-year career in the footwear industry, he also had ...



