All Executive changes articles – Page 8
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Maximilian Krien leaves ANWR Schuh after 12 years
ANWR Schuh’s Head of Business Unit Retail Solutions, Maximilian Krien, is leaving the footwear business of the German buying group ANWR at the end of June to pursue a new professional challenge. Krien has worked at ANWR Schuh for twelve years, spending almost his entire career with the group. He ...
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Foot Locker has a new President
Foot Locker has announced that Franklin R. Bracken, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, has been named President, effective immediately. Bracken will continue reporting to Mary Dillon, the group’s Chief Executive Officer. As President, Bracken will work alongside Dillon to accelerate the execution of the Lace Up Plan, the ...
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Decathlon has a new CEO
Javier López has replaced Barbara Martin Coppola as the CEO of Decathlon. López has been with the company for 26 years and held numerous positions in digital, logistics and retail. He headed Decathlon Germany from 2012 to 2015, served as CEO of Decathlon Spain from 2015 to 2022 and became ...
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Otto Group appoints a new CEO
The German mail order company Otto, owner of the Freemans, About You, Bonprix and Evri businesses, has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Financial Officer, Petra Scharner-Wolff, was promoted to the role as Alexander Birken leaves the board after more than eight years as CEO to become Chairman ...
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Snipes appoints a new CMO in the US
Snipes has appointed Kelley Walton as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for the US. In that role, Walton will hold full strategic authority and budget responsibility for all marketing activities at Snipes in the US, overseeing everything from brand positioning to consumer engagement and market growth. She will also ...
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Sneakersnstuff is back on track
Reziprok, the new owner of Sneakersnstuff, also referred to as SNS, has appointed Erik Manzano Fagerlind as the new CEO of the Swedish sneaker retailer. Manzano Fagerlind is a co-founder of SNS. On Jan. 20, after 25 years in the retail spotlight, SNS filed for bankruptcy at the Swedish Companies ...
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Authentic Brands Group appoints new head for India
Authentic Brands Group (ABG), whose portfolio includes brands like Reebok, Champion, Nautica, Eddie Bauer, Quiksilver, Billabong, Sperry, Hunter and Ted Baker, has appointed Sanjeet Mehta as Executive Vice President, Head of India, signaling its strategic push into one of the world’s fastest-growing consumer markets. Based in Mumbai, Mehta assumed his ...
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Orva hires a Chief Strategy Officer
Orva, a US e-commerce accelerator serving the footwear, apparel and broader consumer goods industries, appointed Solomon Hedaya as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President. ”In this role, Mr. Hedaya will lead Orva’s growth initiatives and strategic planning, overseeing mergers and acquisitions, business development, category expansion, and the cultivation ...
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Oofos names industry veteran Angel Martinez to its board
Oofos, a US brand of recovery footwear, said that it has appointed Angel Martinez to its board of directors. Martinez is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Reebok portfolio of brands. As one of the Reebok Corporation’s founding employees, he was named President and ...
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Capri names a Chief Brand and Product Officer
Capri Holdings promoted Philippa Newman to Chief Brand and Product Officer, effective immediately. In the expanded role, Newman will oversee all product and marketing functions. She will continue reporting directly to John Idol, the Chairman and CEO of Capri Holdings and the brand Michael Kors. Newman has been with Michael ...
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Merrell names a new Chief Marketing Officer
The hiking and outdoor footwear brand Merrell, part of Wolverine Worldwide, has appointed Richard McLeod as its new Chief Marketing Officer. McLeod will report directly to Janice Tennant, Merrell’s Global Brand President, and oversee the company’s global marketing efforts, focusing on integrated strategies to strengthen Merrell’s presence in the outdoor ...
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Wolverine Worldwide names a Chief Strategy Officer
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. announced the appointment of Brett Parent as Chief Strategy Officer, effective Feb. 3, 2025. In this newly created role, Parent will oversee the company’s enterprise strategy and identify growth opportunities across its global brand portfolio, which spans 170 countries and territories. Additionally, he will lead the ...
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Dr. Martens names two Non-Executive Directors
Dr. Martens appointed Robert Hanson and Benoit Vauchy as Non-Executive Directors with effect from March 26. Hanson is an “experienced executive with a strong track record of delivering growth at consumer brands,” according to the British footwear company. He was CEO of John Hardy and American Eagle Outfitters and also ...
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ArticleZalando recruits five key persons, two SVP and one CFO
Zalando is strengthening its management team to drive its expansion into a leading pan-European e-commerce ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle. The German online fashion retailer is strengthening its leadership to drive its strategy of building the leading pan-European e-commerce ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle. This will help the company capitalize ...
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Gucci’s Creative Director leaves
Gucci has ended its collaboration with its Creative Director, Sabato De Sarno, according to a statement from French luxury goods group Kering, which owns the Italian fashion house. The fall-winter 2025 fashion show to be held in Milan on Feb. 25 will be presented by the Gucci design office, while ...
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ArticleFerragamo’s CEO steps down
Marco Gobbetti is stepping down as the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Salvatore Ferragamo, three years after joining the Italian fashion house from Burberry. Ferragamo said that Gobbetti’s departure would be effective on the date of the approval of the company’s 2024 results on March 6. The Chairman, ...
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Berkemann hires a new Sales Manager
The German comfort shoe manufacturer Berkemann Group has appointed Mario Leko as the new Sales Manager, a position that was previously vacant and had temporarily been taken over by the Brand Manager Michael Zoller. With the new appointment, Leko returns to Berkemann after an absence of more than ten years. ...
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Pirmasens testing and research institute PFI Managing Director leaves
The long-standing Managing Director of the Pirmasens-based testing and research institute PFI (Prüf- und Forschungsinstitut Pirmasens), Kerstin Schulte, has stepped down with immediate effect. The 56-year-old had held the role since February 2013 and played a key role in shaping PFI’s activities. According to PFI’s Chairman, Michael Tackenberg, ...
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OrthoLite India appoints a Commercial Director
The US-based insole specialist OrthoLite has appointed Pankaj Kumar as Commercial Director for OrthoLite India (OIN). In this role, Kumar will oversee commercial operations, enhance partnerships with global brand manufacturers in India and drive the company’s growth in the region. With over 27 years of experience, Kumar has an extensive ...
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ANWR Schuh’s Managing Director Helmut Wies retires
ANWR Schuh’s Managing Director, Helmut Wies, has stepped down, as previously announced, after four years at the helm of the footwear business of ANWR and 17 years with the German buying group. His successors, Astrid Heinze and Patrick Gottesleben, joined the company on Sept. 1 and worked initially alongside Wies ...
