All Executive changes articles – Page 68
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has promoted Dave Powers to the new...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has promoted Dave Powers to the new position of president of omni-channel, reporting to the company's chief executive, Angel Martinez. He was president of global direct-to-consumer sales. In addition to continuing to oversee Deckers' domestic DTC operations, Powers will be responsible for all wholesale, distributor, retail and ...
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Gregg Ribatt, former president and chief executive of Collective Brands'...
Gregg Ribatt, former president and chief executive of Collective Brands' Performance+Lifestyle Group, has been made a director of Crocs follwing the completion of its acquisition by Blackstone
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Johannes Merkl has assumed the post of general manager at...
Johannes Merkl has assumed the post of general manager at Mirapodo, the German online shoe retailer run by the Otto Group. Merkl previously worked as head of online marketing for the German online platform Rakuten. Before joining Rakuten, he was working as sales manager at Baur Versand, a German mail ...
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Andreas Heydt is the new international sales manager of Salamander,...
Andreas Heydt is the new international sales manager of Salamander, a new position within the company, which belongs to Ara Shoes since 2009. He will also be responsible for Lurchi's sales outside Germany, and he will focus especially on the expansion of the two brands in eastern markets including China. ...
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Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has announced its...
Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has announced its new leadership team. Greg Tunney, president and chief executive at RG Barry Corporation, will continue to serve as chairman of the association. Rick Muskat, principle of Deer Stags Concepts, will take the helm as FDRA's vice chairman, while Ed Rosenfeld, ...
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Diane Sullivan is now also the chairwoman of Brown Shoe...
Diane Sullivan is now also the chairwoman of Brown Shoe Company. This new role adds to her current responsibilities as president and chief executive of the U.S.-based footwear company. Sullivan joined Brown Shoe in 2004 as president and assumed the additional role of chief operating officer in 2006. She then ...
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Alpargatas has appointed Merel Werners as marketing director for Europe,...
Alpargatas has appointed Merel Werners as marketing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Thomas Fabre. Merel previously worked for 12 years in various roles for Warnaco, lastly as European marketing director for its Calvin Klein division. Like her precedessor, Werners will be responsible for implementation of ...
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Michael Herz, who acted as artistic director of Bally until...
Michael Herz, who acted as artistic director of Bally until last July, has become artistic director of Diane von Fürstenberg
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After spending 15 years at Staples.com, Anabela Perozek joins Shoebuy.com...
After spending 15 years at Staples.com, Anabela Perozek joins Shoebuy.com as chief marketing officer, reporting to Mike Sorabella, chief executive of the American company
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Lür Holler is the new sales manager for Clarks in...
Lür Holler is the new sales manager for Clarks in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, filling a vacant position. He previously worked as a sales manager for Geox. Prior to that, he was involved with Belmondo, a brand of women's shoes owned by Görtz.
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Rocket Dog, the U.S.-based producer of women's and children's footwear,...
Rocket Dog, the U.S.-based producer of women's and children's footwear, has hired Scott Weaver as vice president of sales in charge of the kids business. He was previously general manager of Steve Madden Kids. Prior to that, he acted as the president for Superga North America at Steve Madden, where ...
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Roy Goossens has joined Wolverine Worldwide as brand manager responsible for...
Roy Goossens has joined Wolverine Worldwide as brand manager responsible for the Cat Footwear and Sebago brands in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands. The 53-year-old, who started working for Wolverine in December, had worked since January 2006 for Bosum Trading, handling sales of O'Neill, Marutti, Wolverine and Australian footwear in ...
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R.G. Barry Brands has promoted Jeff Cosgrove to head up...
R.G. Barry Brands has promoted Jeff Cosgrove to head up its Foot Petals business unit. He worked at U.S. Shoe Corp. in sales and operations and at Rockport as executive vice president of sales and marketing before joining R.G. Barry as vice president of sales, marketing and off-price sales.
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Andrew Lee has left as licensing, franchising and wholesale director...
Andrew Lee has left as licensing, franchising and wholesale director of Kurt Geiger, after working for the company since 2006, according to Drapers. The British retailer, which is owned by Jones Group, saw its sales rise by 9 percent to £230 million last year, thanks especially to a 21 percent ...
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Frank Stefan, sales director at Kennel & Schmenger, left the...
Frank Stefan, sales director at Kennel & Schmenger, left the company at the beginning of this year, and the German brand has not yet announced his successor
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Leucio Ferri, 43, who previously worked for IS International Sourcing...
Leucio Ferri, 43, who previously worked for IS International Sourcing and the Rieker Group, joined Peter Kaiser, German shoe brand, as head of sourcing on Jan. 1
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Joe Salzano, who left as vice president of sales at...
Joe Salzano, who left as vice president of sales at Clarks North America last October, has became a senior advisor to his former boss, Bob Infantino, for the development of the Drydock Footwear Group. This is a joint venture formed in May 2011 between Infantino and New Balance to manage ...
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Laurent Potdevin is stepping down as president of Toms Shoes...
Laurent Potdevin is stepping down as president of Toms Shoes in January to act as the new chief executive of Lululemon Athletica, a big Canadian-based activewear company. The Swiss-born executive is credited with setting up a world-class management team at Toms and broadening its strong cultural identity since he began ...
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Gina R. Boswell, executive vice president of Unilever in charge...
Gina R. Boswell, executive vice president of Unilever in charge of personal care products, is joining the board of directors of Wolverine Worldwide. Blake W. Krueger, Wolverine's chairman and chief executive, says that she has an impressive track record of building global brands, executing business strategy, and growing market share ...
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Francesco Russo, who recently left as artistic director of Sergio...
Francesco Russo, who recently left as artistic director of Sergio Rossi, has been hired by Christian Dior to develop its shoe collections, starting with the autumn/winter 2014/15 season. Russo has also opened a workshop in Paris to launch a line of shoes under his own name. Prior to Sergio Rossi, ...
