All Executive changes articles – Page 68
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Castañer has appointed a new director general, Domingo Barrachina, who...
Castañer has appointed a new director general, Domingo Barrachina, who previously ran the international retail operations of Tous, a chain of jewelry and accessories stores. Replacing José Andres Bell and reporting to Antonio Castañer, president of the Spanish shoe company, he will be mainly in charge of pursuing its international ...
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Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president...
Crocs has appointed Michelle Poole as its senior vice president of global merchandising, a newly-created position in the company. Poole, who started her new role on Aug. 25, is based at the company's product creation and global shared-services center in Niwot, Colorado. She will report directly to Andrew Rees, president ...
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Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as...
Steve Murray has been designated to succeed David Suddens as the chief executive of Dr. Martens at the end of this year. Suddens, who has led the company for 12 years, will act as non-executive chairman. Murray has lately been running Deckers Outdoor's operations in Europe, the Middle East and ...
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Marco Lachner, who has been working for Kangaroos' German licensee...
Marco Lachner, who has been working for Kangaroos' German licensee as head of brand and design since January, will be taking the newly created position of brand manager at Birkenstock from Jan. 1, 2015. In his new position, he will report directly to Rudy J. Haslbeck, director of product and design. At ...
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Citing personal reasons, Klaus Bettermann has left the Berkemann Group,...
Citing personal reasons, Klaus Bettermann has left the Berkemann Group, where he had been serving as chief financial officer since February. The 54-year-old manager had been previously acting for many years as one of the top managers of Marc Shoes, which is now a property of the German group. His ...
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VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as vice president, global...
VF Corporation has hired Dan Cherian as vice president, global innovation, performance apparel and footwear, a newly-created role. In this position, Cherian will oversee VF's Global Performance Apparel and Footwear Innovation Centers, where the company focuses on product innovation for the apparel, footwear and accessories of its brands. Cherian joins ...
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Christophe Mélard has left the Kering group, where he has...
Christophe Mélard has left the Kering group, where he has been acting as president and chief executive of Sergio Rossi since 2009. Marco Bizzarri, who run Kering's luxury goods division, is taking over his responsibilities on an interim basis. Separately, Kering has appointed a director of fashion and luxury intelligence, ...
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Confirming a previous report, the Wortmann group says that Jan...
Confirming a previous report, the Wortmann group says that Jan Brinkmann has been appointed president and chief executive of Tamaris USA, a new subsidiary for marketing and sales of Tamaris' shoes and accessories in North America. He has been actually in the post since April. Brinkmann has been living and ...
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MBT is placing its Italian and Spanish sales subsidiaries under...
MBT is placing its Italian and Spanish sales subsidiaries under common management. They will both be run by Dario Bonazza, who has been with the company for almost two years. For his part, Benjamin May is leaving as general manager of MBT Spain to act as general manager of Grupo ...
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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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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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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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Bisgaard, the Danish brand of children's shoes, recently appointed a...
Bisgaard, the Danish brand of children's shoes, recently appointed a former accountant, Henrik Kusk Jeppersen, to the newly created position of chief financial officer. His tasks were previously covered by Bisgaard's chief executive, Henrik Thomsen. The brand works together with 10 different factories in Portugal, with which it is currently ...
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Thierry Oriez, is going to take the place of Oliver...
Thierry Oriez, is going to take the place of Oliver Antignac as general manager of J.M. Weston, the French manufacturer of high-end men's shoes. Oriez comes from Christofle, a big porcelain manufacturer located in the same city, Limoges. Weston had stable sales of around €55 million in 2013.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
