All Executive changes articles – Page 70
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Michael Sylvester joined the executive board of Finke Schuhe +...
Michael Sylvester joined the executive board of Finke Schuhe + Sport on Aug. 1. He assumed the commercial management of the German retail company, including accounting and the newly created area of controlling and finance. Additionally, in his function as sales director, he is responsible for all of the company's ...
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Bernd Hillen, former brand manager of Birkenstock and most recently...
Bernd Hillen, former brand manager of Birkenstock and most recently sales manager in Germany for all the brands of the Birkenstock group, joins the growing Berkemann group from November this year. After Birkenstock Orthopädie, the holding company for the Alpro's, Betula, Birkenstock, Birki's, Footprint, Papillio and Tatami brands of comfort ...
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Jean-Marc Groell, who has been taking care of Kodiak's outdoor...
Jean-Marc Groell, who has been taking care of Kodiak's outdoor footwear business in Europe out of an office in Switerland, has added a new role as managing director of KT Europe. In this position, he is now also responsible for Kodiak's range of lifestyle footwear and for Terra, the industrial ...
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Maximilian Müller, who joined the executive board of Ara Shoes...
Maximilian Müller, who joined the executive board of Ara Shoes last January, has been named chief executive of the company. Müller previously served as chief executive of Lloyd Shoes, another company controlled by the Ara group, which invited some 500 guests to a celebration of its 125th anniversary on the ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Gene McCarthy as president of the...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Gene McCarthy as president of the Merrell brand, reporting to Jim Zwiers, president of the company's Performance Group. His experience of more than 30 years in the footwear and apparel industry includes leadership roles as senior vice president of footwear at Under Armour, co-president of Timberland, ...
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Rosemarie Okcu has been appointed international sales manager for Hassia,...
Rosemarie Okcu has been appointed international sales manager for Hassia, after handling exports for an unnamed Italian shoe brand. She takes the place of Christoph Götzendorfer, who will be responsible for sales at Ganter, another brand owned by the Shoe Fashion Group Lorenz.
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+++ Palladium has appointed Matthew Pantoja, most recently head of...
+++ Palladium has appointed Matthew Pantoja, most recently head of entertainment at Reebok, as senior director of marketing +++ FootBalance has hired Todd Poseley, formerly with Apex Sports Group, as vice president of sales for North America +++ Christine Powley-Williams, a divisional manager of Satra responsible for consumer products testing ...
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Simon Stechel has left ANWR Schuh. Stechel previously worked as...
Simon Stechel has left ANWR Schuh. Stechel previously worked as buying agent in sports fashion and men's shoes. Until he is replaced, the buying department will assume his tasks and responsibilities. After working for the German shoe retail chain Görtz in Hamburg for many years, he joined ANWR Schuh in ...
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James Salzano, who has been running Clarks Company North America...
James Salzano, who has been running Clarks Company North America since the departure of Bob Infantino in 2011, has left the company, triggering a search for his successor. Ken Doninson, chief commercial officer of Clarks in the U.K., has taken over his responsibilities on an interim basis. Salzano plans to ...
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Altagamma has appointed Stefania Lazzaroni to the new role of...
Altagamma has appointed Stefania Lazzaroni to the new role of managing director, in charge of leading and coordinating the foundation's activities. Armando Branchini, the long-standing secretary general of the foundation, had already been named vice-president back in April, in charge of the jewelry, boating and wellness industries, as well as ...
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Sharon Stone has resigned as president of the Stride Rite...
Sharon Stone has resigned as president of the Stride Rite Children's Group, which was taken over by Wolverine Worldwide along with other properties last October. She is returning to the toy industry, acting as chief executive of Build-a-Bear Workshop. Wolverine is looking for her replacement.
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Dirk Pues, one of the managing directors of Hamm Market...
Dirk Pues, one of the managing directors of Hamm Market Solutions, responsible for product development and sales, has left the German company, which is the global footwear licensee for Gant and Napapijri and the European distributor for the corresponding lines. Jeton Bujupi and Anja Frers will now be responsible for ...
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Cornelia Müller, who has handling purchases of footwear for C&A,...
Cornelia Müller, who has handling purchases of footwear for C&A, is heading up the shoe division of Marc O'Polo, replacing Thomas Bergbauer who has moved to Navyboot
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Sanuk, one of the brands of Deckers Outdoor Corportation, has...
Sanuk, one of the brands of Deckers Outdoor Corportation, has hired Jeff Booth, most recently with Billabong, as core national sales mager for the U.S., and Tommy Campagne, formerly with Young & Rubicam and Verizon Wireless, as core marketing manager
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Oliver Greiser assumed the newly-created position of brand manager at...
Oliver Greiser assumed the newly-created position of brand manager at Highline United Europe on June 1. He is responsible for all of Highline's brands. Previously, Greiser worked for Geox and Paul Green as product manager. Marcus Meyer, chief executive officer of Highline United Europe, also worked for Geox between 2002 ...
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Ecco has announced the departure of Michael Hauge Sørensen, the...
Ecco has announced the departure of Michael Hauge Sørensen, the company's chief operating officer, who has decided to return to Asia, which he calls his “second home.” From 2002 to 2009, Sørensen was instrumental in building Ecco's presence across the Asia-Pacific region almost from scratch, with a base in Hong ...
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Bally has announced the departure of Victoria Hennessy, the brand's...
Bally has announced the departure of Victoria Hennessy, the brand's director of global marketing and communications. According to the Swiss firm, Hennessy has decided to leave to pursue new professional opportunities, after Bally's co-creative directors, Graeme Fidler and Michael Herz, also decided to leave early this month. Bally started an ...
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Hunter Boot has announced a series of key appointments to...
Hunter Boot has announced a series of key appointments to its senior team. Niall Sloan, former senior women's wear designer for Burberry Prorsum, is the new global design director. Sloan's first new collection for Hunter Boot will be showcased for autumn/winter 2014. The British label has also appointed Ali Lowry ...
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Johannes Füchter, 52, has been named buying director of Leiser,...
Johannes Füchter, 52, has been named buying director of Leiser, the shoe retail division of Josef Seibel, including its Schuhhof chain. He has been most recently product manager of Belmondo, a brand of women's shoes owned by Görtz. He previously took care of purchasing for women's shoes at Salamander. At ...
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Ronald van der Vis, 45, will join the supervisory board...
Ronald van der Vis, 45, will join the supervisory board of Macintosh Retail Group, expanding it from four to five members. The Dutch manager has acted as executive director at important companies such as Pearle Europe, a major European conglomerate for optical retailing, and Esprit. He already serves as a ...
