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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
