All Executive changes articles – Page 74
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Flip Flop, the brand owned by Bernd Hummel, plans to open...
Flip Flop, the brand owned by Bernd Hummel, plans to open three additional stores in Germany in 2013, probably in Munich and Frankfurt. Meanwhile, Flip Flop has signed a distribution contract with the sales agency of Karin van Dijk for the Dutch market, where the first collection will be in stores ...
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BNS Bergal, Nico and Solitaire signed a joint venture in Mainz with...
BNS Bergal, Nico and Solitaire signed a joint venture in Mainz with Granger's, the British manufacturer of shoe care products, to cover the German and Austrian markets with a single sales team. The companies will be exhibiting for the first time together at the Ispo show in Munich at the beginning of February.
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Delcam Crispin has expanded its sales team with the appointment...
Delcam Crispin has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Ian Evans as marketing executive. He will be in charge of the global marketing for the Crispin range of design and manufacturing software, as well as the development of its new website. He will be based at the Birmingham ...
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FitFlop has appointed Mirko Ostendorfer as its country manager for...
FitFlop has appointed Mirko Ostendorfer as its country manager for Germany, where its brand is called Fitwear because of a trademark dispute with Flip Flop, the German brand owned by Bernd Hummel. The new German subsidiary of the British company, which has been expanding its range, took over its local ...
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Walter Steiger has appointed Natascia Rendelli as general manager for...
Walter Steiger has appointed Natascia Rendelli as general manager for the U.S., to oversee all aspects of the firm's business in the country. Rendelli was previously vice president of the wholesale at Casadei and also worked for Giuseppe Zanotti Design and Aperlai Paris. Her immediate tasks will include the brand's ...
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Since the beginning of this year, Vadret & Schneiter is...
Since the beginning of this year, Vadret & Schneiter is handling the distribution of Salamander's collections for women and men and of the Lurchi children's collections in Switzerland
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Feiyue is now distributing its products directly in North America...
Feiyue is now distributing its products directly in North America and Germany. The French footwear brand opened a subsidiary in Montreal, Canada, for its sales in the U.S. and Canada in autumn last year. For the U.S. market, the company had already appointed a sales manager based in New York. ...
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Kennel & Schmenger has hired a new freelance sales agent...
Kennel & Schmenger has hired a new freelance sales agent for the Asian market, including Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates. Previously, these markets were managed by K&S itself. A new sales agency for North America and Canada led by Michael Flannigan was established in August ...
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K-Swiss is investing in new product development to keep the...
K-Swiss is investing in new product development to keep the momentum growing for for Palladium, the French casual brand of shoes that it owns. After launching a collaboration with Richard Chai, a well-known American designer, at last autumn's New York Fashion Week, it has hired Hommy Diaz, the ...
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Jordi Constans stepped down from his position as chief executive...
Jordi Constans stepped down from his position as chief executive of Louis Vuitton due to medical reasons, just one month after taking over from Yves Carcelle, who helmed the French house for more than two decades and is currently serving on LVMH's executive committee. Constans, who first joined Vuitton in ...
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Rocket Dog Brands has appointed Jim Kennedy as vice president...
Rocket Dog Brands has appointed Jim Kennedy as vice president of domestic sales to key accounts in the U.S. such as JC Penny, Kohls and Dillards. He previously handled sales to these department stores at Converse. Prior to Converse, he worked in senior sales roles for both Wolverine Worldwide and ...
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Another top manager has left Geox, in the wake of...
Another top manager has left Geox, in the wake of the former chief executive, Diego Bolzonello, and Lodovico Mazzolari, general manager for marketing and sales. This time it's the turn of Massimo Stefanello to leave. He joined the company in 2007 to take care of real estate development and became ...
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Pony announced a strategic distribution agreement with Urban Styles Agency...
Pony announced a strategic distribution agreement with Urban Styles Agency to jointly develop the brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Established in 1999 in Cologne by Sven Voth, who also founded Snipes, the agency has been representing several influential street culture brands. It current portfolio comprises brands such as Hummel, ...
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Adige of France will no longer act as the European...
Adige of France will no longer act as the European distributor for Beverly Feldman. The Spanish-based American shoe designer, whose brand of glamorous women's shoes has been well known internationally for 35 years, says she parted ways with the French agency by mutual consent. She is now looking for distributors in various ...
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The Jones Group, which owns Kurt Geiger, Stuart Weitzman and...
The Jones Group, which owns Kurt Geiger, Stuart Weitzman and Brian Atwood, has created a new senior management role to oversee its “people-related initiatives.” Aida Tejero-DeColli has been assigned to this position, labeled chief people officer, to support human resources matters including talent acquisition and management, training, and compensation programs. ...
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Novascarpa Group has relinquished the distribution of Joya in the...
Novascarpa Group has relinquished the distribution of Joya in the U.S. to focus on the Terox brand, which is already in more than 400 shops
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Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East...
Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East and North Africa with the Al Futtaim Group, and it is evaluating new options for the Indian market, where it has agreed not to extend its current distribution agreement with Madura Fashion & Lifestyle. Al-Futtaim will take over the existing ...
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As planned, Jordi Constans has formally taken over the position...
As planned, Jordi Constans has formally taken over the position of president for the fashion and leathergoods division of LVMH. The 48-year-old manager, who previously exercised important roles at Danone, takes the place of Yves Carcelle, who has run the division for 20 years. Carcelle has become vice president of the ...
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Jane Drysdale has reportedly resigned from Office, the British chain...
Jane Drysdale has reportedly resigned from Office, the British chain of young fashion shoe shops, where she acted as buying director for women's shoes. She is not going to be replaced, according to Drapers magazine. Her responsibilities have been taken over by the men's buying director, Ghassan Hodeib.
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Fashion Box, the Italian company that owns the Replay, Replay...
Fashion Box, the Italian company that owns the Replay, Replay & Sons, We Are Replay and Red Seal brands, has signed two new distribution agreements for a large part of the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. From spring/summer 2013, the company will work with Fitra for the distribution of ...
