All Executive changes articles – Page 79
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Wolfgang Roessing, chief executive of Rexor, will leave the German...
Wolfgang Roessing, chief executive of Rexor, will leave the German footwear buying group at the end of this year. Roessing will retire after working for the company for almost 42 years. The supervisory board decided to appoint Niek Jansen to the executive board of the company to handle merchandising and ...
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United Nude has opened up its own showroom in New...
United Nude has opened up its own showroom in New York, after ending its relationship with Highline United, which previously ran the company's sales and showroom. The 2,500-square-foot space is in addition to the 9-year-old brand's flagship store in the city's SoHo neighborhood. Two new collections will be added for ...
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From July 1, Jörg Windsheimer assumed the position of sales...
From July 1, Jörg Windsheimer assumed the position of sales manager at Högl Shoe Fashion. Since 2002, Windsheimer has represented the Austrian shoe brand in Bavaria in Germany. He supported the brand's positioning in the upscale specialist trade and contributed to an ongoing increase in sales in terms of value ...
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From July 1, Mirko Ostendörfer has been responsible for the...
From July 1, Mirko Ostendörfer has been responsible for the British company Fitflop's business in Germany as new country manager. The company's products are distributed in Germany under the brand name Fitwear. Ostendörfer, 41, worked previously as director of sales, marketing and design for the German shoe company Erich Rohde. ...
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Camilla Schiavone, a 46-year-old French manager who has worked for...
Camilla Schiavone, a 46-year-old French manager who has worked for L'Oréal for many years, has been appointed chief executive of Schiaparelli, the fashion brand recently taken over by Diego Della Valle. A creative director has not yet been selected, but Della Valle is still planning to present the first collection ...
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Sanita Footwear has announced the appointment of a new chief...
Sanita Footwear has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer, Jørgen Tang, starting on Aug. 1. The 50-year-old worked previously as chief executive and CFO of Scandinavian Tobacco, then as finance director of Samson Agro. He takes the place of Karsten Christensen, who will continue to work in ...
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Another member of the management has left Esprit. This time...
Another member of the management has left Esprit. This time it's the turn of Ursula Buck, who has been serving as executive director for products and licenses. She was replaced by Maria Pambori, effective July 1. Pambori, who has worked for almost ten years at Procter & Gamble in various ...
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Crocs has named Jeff Margolis to its board of directors....
Crocs has named Jeff Margolis to its board of directors. He the founding chief executive and chairman emeritus of the TriZetto Group, a company that provides health care IT software and services. He is also the executive chairman of WellTok, a developer of social health networks. At Crocs, he will ...
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The Dutch footwear brand Hub is expanding to France and...
The Dutch footwear brand Hub is expanding to France and the U.K. The first deliveries were sent out to about 35 points of sale in the U.K. at the start of this year's spring/summer season. Points of sale include independent retailers and a few of the 27 stores managed by ...
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Pajar Canada recently set up a European subsidiary called Pajar...
Pajar Canada recently set up a European subsidiary called Pajar Europe. Based in Amsterdam, it will be selling directly to certain European countries, including the Benelux region, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The remaining markets where Pajar is doing business are still served by its distributors. Pajar Europe will also ...
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Superfeet is opening a new European operations center in Edinburgh,...
Superfeet is opening a new European operations center in Edinburgh, Scotland, and will begin distributing its products and systems directly to retailers in the U.K. and Ireland. The U.K. expansion is described by the American insole producer as a move to support its distributors in Europe and increase its global ...
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Vogel Chaussures is the new Swiss distributor of Ricosta...
Vogel Chaussures is the new Swiss distributor of Ricosta
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Otto Group, which claims to be the second-largest online retailer...
Otto Group, which claims to be the second-largest online retailer in the world after Amazon, is bringing all its varied e-commerce platforms under the responsibility of one manager, Rainer Hillebrand, starting next August. The 56-year-old executive will continue to take care of strategic planning. Mirapodo, the recently launched online shop ...
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Fiore Fanelli is the new global marketing and communication director...
Fiore Fanelli is the new global marketing and communication director of Fratelli Rossetti. She had previously worked as EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) communication director for Bottega Veneta and Gucci.
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Martin Hübner, sales director Marc Shoes, is leaving the company...
Martin Hübner, sales director Marc Shoes, is leaving the company for personal reasons at the end of 2012, after nearly 30 years with the company. Various internal changes have taken place since the German brand was sold last October by Wilhelm Möhlmann to Thomas Bauerfeind, who also owns Berkemann, ...
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Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart is moving to the U.K. as VF Corporation...
Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart is moving to the U.K. as VF Corporation has appointed him vice president and general manager of Timberland Europe, directly reporting to Richard O'Rourke, who remains senior vice president in charge of international operations, based in the U.K. Schimdt-Eisenhart has worked most recently in Switzerland as European sales ...
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The Jones Group has created a new position, group president...
The Jones Group has created a new position, group president of global retail and international development, as it tries to expand its reach worldwide. Filling the position will be Scott Bowman, formerly the president of international business development at Polo Ralph Lauren, and before that the chief executive of Marc ...
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George Sharp is taking up the newly created position of...
George Sharp is taking up the newly created position of executive vice president for design at The Jones Group. He was previously the creative director and executive vice president for design at St. John, and before that was vice president for design at Ellen Tracy. He will report to the ...
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Falc has opened its own sales office and showroom for...
Falc has opened its own sales office and showroom for the Brazilian market in São Paulo. Its inauguration coincided with the opening of its first store in Brazil for its Naturino brand, in connection with the big Francal shoe fair in the city. Located in the residential district of Pinheiros, ...
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Hans Jürg Keller will leave his position as joint managing...
Hans Jürg Keller will leave his position as joint managing director of Peter Kaiser by the end of his current contract in March 2013 at the latest. His successor in the position, Marcus Ewig, comes from Porsche. Keller has been responsible for finance at the German company since 1994. Marc ...
