All Executive changes articles – Page 76
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Francesco Russo is no longer creative director of Sergio Rossi,...
Francesco Russo is no longer creative director of Sergio Rossi, the Italian brand of high-end women?s shoes owned by PPR. He had been in the position since October 2008. In discussing the group?s results for 2012, PPR said that Sergio Rossi?s sales gross margins and operating profits improved. Sales were ...
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Erik Van Heuven has left the Hamm Reno Group, where...
Erik Van Heuven has left the Hamm Reno Group, where he acted as chief operating officer and international chief executive, citing personal reasons. He had joined the German group, which runs the Reno chain of shoe stores among other activities, in June 2009, to take care of the wholesale business ...
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As expected, the general meeting of Fice, the Spanish shoe...
As expected, the general meeting of Fice, the Spanish shoe industry association, has elected José Juan Sanchís Busquier as its new president, taking the place of Rafael Calvo, who has run the organization for more than 20 years. Born in Elda and graduated from the University of Valencia, he moved ...
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Stephan Fricke, who joined Solidschuhwerk as chief executive in July 2012,...
Stephan Fricke, who joined Solidschuhwerk as chief executive in July 2012, left the company at the start of 2013. Fricke worked previously for Clarks. Thomas Bauerfeind is assuming his position. Bauerfeind is managing partner of Berkemann, which bought Solidschuhwerk and its brands Solidus and Vivo a few years ago.
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Alasdhair Willis has become the new creative director of Hunter,...
Alasdhair Willis has become the new creative director of Hunter, the British brand of Wellington boots. Willis is the husband of Stella McCartney. He will work together with the newly appointed chief executive of the brand, James Seuss, and with a new design director who will be announced soon.
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+++ Bata has appointed Muhammad Qayyum as chief executive of...
+++ Bata has appointed Muhammad Qayyum as chief executive of Bata Pakistan, replacing Muhammad Imran Malik Ismial who has resigned +++ Arvind Lifestyle Brands has struck a licensing deal with Iconix Lifestyle India to make and distribute Ed Hardy brand apparel and accessories in India, to be launched for the ...
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Impactiva, the leading quality assurance service provider for the footwear...
Impactiva, the leading quality assurance service provider for the footwear industry, has announced the appointment of Rodney Hammond to the newly-created position of chief operating officer, effective Feb. 1. Based at the company's office in Dongguan, he brings more than 35 years of experience in the automotive leather, shoe leather and ...
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Jimmy Choo now has only one creative director, Sandra Choi,...
Jimmy Choo now has only one creative director, Sandra Choi, following the departure of Simon Holloway, who served as co-creative director with her since November 2011. The U.K.-based footwear and accessories group said that Holloway has left the company to pursue other professional interests. Choi, who is the niece of ...
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Joseph Stafiniak will be stepping into the newly created job...
Joseph Stafiniak will be stepping into the newly created job of senior vice president for merchandising for The Jones Group's Nine West brand. In the position, he will head up product and merchandising strategies as the brand expands globally. He reports to Kathy Nedorostek, the group president of global footwear ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Vagabond is making a big push in emerging markets. The...
Vagabond is making a big push in emerging markets. The Swedish footwear brand opened a subsidiary in St. Petersburg last autumn to support its business in Russia, where its collections are sold through wholesale accounts and three own retail stores. Vera Kasapoglu is managing the new office. Vagabond is also setting up its ...
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Pajar Canada, which showed for the first time at the Premium...
Pajar Canada, which showed for the first time at the Premium show in Berlin instead of Bread & Butter, has created a European sales subsidiary, Pajar Europe, which has taken over the direct distribution of the Pajar brand in the Benelux countries, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The European office and its new showroom ...
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Irregular Choice opened a sales office and a mono-brand store...
Irregular Choice opened a sales office and a mono-brand store in Hong Kong last year. The Hong Kong office, which employs 10-15 people, is meant to serve as a stepping-stone for the expansion of the British brand into China and other Asian markets. Irregular Choice also opened three new stores in the ...
