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David Friedrich assumes the position of international sales manager for...
David Friedrich assumes the position of international sales manager for Napapijri footwear, which is licensed to an offshoot of the Hamm-Reno group in Osnabrück, Germany. He succeeds Marc Plückebaum, who left the company last month. Friedrich previously worked as international sales manager for Crocs Europe and within the Birkenstock group ...
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Genesco's board of directors has a new member, Joanna Barsh,...
Genesco's board of directors has a new member, Joanna Barsh, who became director emeritus of McKinsey & Company last March, after more than 30 years with the consultancy, where she has served as a senior partner since 1994
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Ira Hernowitz, an executive from the toy industry, has been...
Ira Hernowitz, an executive from the toy industry, has been appointed by Wolverine Worldwide as the new president of its Stride Rite Children's Group. He will be in charge of the recently acquired Stride Rite brand as well as the children's shoe offering of other brands within the group such ...
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Paul Blum, who spent many years in senior positions at...
Paul Blum, who spent many years in senior positions at Kenneth Cole Productions in two stages until 2011, is leaving as chief executive of an American fashion company, Juicy Couture, following its sale to Authentic Brands
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Simon Stechel has joined the buying office of the Salamander...
Simon Stechel has joined the buying office of the Salamander chain of stores managed by the Klauser group in Germany. He has been a buyer for Göertz and ANWR Schuh, specializing in men's and sports shoes.
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Bally has appointed Frédéric de Narp as its new chief...
Bally has appointed Frédéric de Narp as its new chief executive, effective Nov. 4. He fills the post left vacant by Berdnt Hauptkorn, who left the Swiss brand in January 2012 to take up the role of chief financial officer at Fast Retailing Europe. Reinhard Mieck, chief executive of Bally's ...
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Ronald Van der Vis has been appointed to the supervisory...
Ronald Van der Vis has been appointed to the supervisory board of Macintosh Retail Group, the diversified Dutch retailer that owns Brantano, Jones Bootmaker, Scapino and other shoe retail chains. The Dutch executive has run important companies such as Royal Ahrend, Pearle Europe and, until recently, Esprit Holdings.
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Crocs appoints Tim Lyons as its European retail manager, running...
Crocs appoints Tim Lyons as its European retail manager, running the company's 115 corporate stores and the 98 franchises in 45 countries. Lyons, who was previously in charge of Nike's factory outlets in western Europe, will report to Ann Chan, European commercial director of Crocs. Prior to the Swoosh, Lyons ...
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Thomas Stockhammer assumed the position as head of production at...
Thomas Stockhammer assumed the position as head of production at Peter Kaiser on Oct. 1. Previously, he worked as facility manager for Ara Shoes at its factory in Valea lui Mihai in Romania. In his new post at Peter Kaiser, he succeeds Martin Burkhard, who left the company in March ...
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Richard Messegaward, formerly with VF Corporation, has become general manager...
Richard Messegaward, formerly with VF Corporation, has become general manager of Rockport for the U.K. and Ireland
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W. Lee Capps, former chief financial officer and chief operating...
W. Lee Capps, former chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Kellwood Company, has become a member of Brown Shoe Company's board of director and audit committee
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Thomas Ridder has finally left the HR Group, the parent...
Thomas Ridder has finally left the HR Group, the parent company of Hamm Market Solutions and Reno, where he has been acting as a member of the executive board since May 2011. Citing personal reasons, he had been placed on a leave of absence since January. Ridder previously worked in ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
