All Executive changes articles – Page 69
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
