All Executive changes articles – Page 78
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The shoe designer Eric Rutberg has been named creative director...
The shoe designer Eric Rutberg has been named creative director of Betsey Johnson Footwear, and has also sealed a 50-50 deal with Steven Madden Ltd. for his Eric Rutberg Transparent. The brand will fall under the Madden's luxury brand umbrella. Rutberg will still design, but Madden's staff will handle sales ...
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Didier Drouet is the new chief executive of L.K. Bennett,...
Didier Drouet is the new chief executive of L.K. Bennett, succeeding Robert Bensoussan, who is still the British company's executive chairman and shareholder of reference. Drouet spent eight years at L'Oréal before going to Cartier in 1992. He was also a senior executive for Salvatore Ferragamo and LVMH Moët Hennessy ...
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Crocs has named Scott Crutchfield to be its new chief...
Crocs has named Scott Crutchfield to be its new chief operating officer. He will oversee all of the company's day-to-day operations, including manufacturing, distribution, logistics, supply chain management and IT. He moves up from his position as senior vice president for worldwide operations, which he held since May 2010. He ...
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Christoph Götzndorfer is the new sales manager for Hassia, one...
Christoph Götzndorfer is the new sales manager for Hassia, one of the brands of the Austrian-based Lorenz Shoe Group
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Joya is in the middle of a consolidation process. While...
Joya is in the middle of a consolidation process. While the company is still present in 24 countries, it aims to concentrate on only 10 markets in the future. During the first half of this year, Joya ended relationships with its partners in the U.S., Spain and Germany. As reported ...
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Kathy Nedorostek has left her position as president for North...
Kathy Nedorostek has left her position as president for North American wholesale and global licensing at Coach to join The Jones Group. Starting in mid-October, she will be the group president for global footwear and accessories, helping to expand Jones Group's footwear, handbags and jewelry. She will report to Richard ...
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Wave & Motion has agreed to represent Melissa, the high-brand...
Wave & Motion has agreed to represent Melissa, the high-brand of Grendene, on the German market. Wave & Motion already sells two other brands of Grendene, Ipanema and Rider, in Germany and Austria.
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EMU Australia has appointed Scott Sible as chief executive for...
EMU Australia has appointed Scott Sible as chief executive for North America. Sible has 25 years of experience in the footwear and apparel business. He had retired from Wolverine Worldwide as president of Merrell in 2010.
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Mathieu Soulié, who has worked for Nike, has been appointed...
Mathieu Soulié, who has worked for Nike, has been appointed international sales director of Feiyue, a French footwear brand that has been trying to duplicate its domestic success in other countries
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Pantofola d'Oro is signing a deal with Europe Asia Industrial...
Pantofola d'Oro is signing a deal with Europe Asia Industrial for the marketing and distribution of its lines for men, women and children in China. This adds to the inauguration of 45 single-brand stores and 50 corners in China's leading shopping centers. The new partner will also be authorized to ...
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Wolfgang Schulze will assume the distribution of the comfort shoe...
Wolfgang Schulze will assume the distribution of the comfort shoe brand Joya in Germany. The contract with the previous distributor, Joya Germany, managed by Michael Scheike, has been canceled by Joya International. Major discrepancies in the orientation of the distribution in Germany led to this decision. Joya was excluded for ...
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Brian Atwood has hired Savvas Kaminarides as senior vice president...
Brian Atwood has hired Savvas Kaminarides as senior vice president for global sales, a newly created position. Most recently, Kaminarides was vice president for wholesale at Jimmy Choo, where he worked for 10 years. Brian Atwood's brand of footwear is part of The Jones Group.
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Selected Brands of Sweden has become the distributor of Ugg...
Selected Brands of Sweden has become the distributor of Ugg footwear in the Nordic countries, including the Baltics, starting in the spring of 2013
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The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left...
The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left the Spanish sports shoe brand Munich at the beginning of July. Xavier Berneda, marketing director, and David Berneda, chief financial officer, will no longer be part of the companies Berneda S.A., Bernher SA and Munich SL. The two brothers will ...
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A Norwegian brand of boat shoes, Swims, has signed a...
A Norwegian brand of boat shoes, Swims, has signed a distribution contract for the British market with 2Squared Agency
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Thomas Kneck is the new country manager for Bonvita in...
Thomas Kneck is the new country manager for Bonvita in Sweden. The Danish company is the Scandinavian distributor for the shoe brands Wolverine, Harley-Davidson, K-Swiss, Sperry Top-Sider, Generic Surplus, Pro-Keds, Keds and Cushe. It also shares the ownership of a brand of clothing, Brand8. Previously, Kneck was country manager for ...
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Desigual, a very eccentric Spanish fashion brand that has developed...
Desigual, a very eccentric Spanish fashion brand that has developed an equally eccentric shoe collection, has announced the departure of Manel Adell, its chief executive and shareholder, as of Jan. 1, 2013. He said that he was to start new professional and personal projects. Adell has been with the fast-growing ...
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Debora Klein is the new buying director of Karstadt in...
Debora Klein is the new buying director of Karstadt in charge of lingerie, hosiery, footwear and accessories. She worked previously for Vroom & Dreesmann, a Dutch retailer that, as noted by Textilwirtschaft, has many concessions. Her appointment appears to be linked to the management's desire to push the concession business ...
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Royal Elastics will be distributed in the U.K. by Calice...
Royal Elastics will be distributed in the U.K. by Calice and in France by an agent working under Calice. Royal Elastics is currently searching for a German distributor. This brand, a former property of K-Swiss, is relaunching itself on the European market with next year's spring/summer collection, which was presented ...
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Pierre Denis is the new chief executive of Jimmy Choo,...
Pierre Denis is the new chief executive of Jimmy Choo, succeeding Joshua Schulman, who left the company for Bergdorf Goodman in late 2011. Denis comes from John Galliano SA, where he was general manager. He also worked as managing director at Christian Dior Couture both for Asia and for Europe, ...
