All Executive changes articles – Page 84
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Sebastian Suhl has left Prada after 10 years with the...
Sebastian Suhl has left Prada after 10 years with the group, where he had been working since 2009 as chief operating officer. He previously ran its operations in France and in the Asia-Pacific region. The group's founders, Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada, have taken over his responsibilities pending the appointment ...
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Holly Li will be leaving her post as vice president...
Holly Li will be leaving her post as vice president and general manager North China for Adidas AG to join Espirit as the company's chief executive for Chinese operations. In this role, which she will assume as of Feb. 1, 2012, Li will oversee Espirit's efforts to expand in China, ...
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Georges Plassat is said to be on his way out...
Georges Plassat is said to be on his way out as chief executive of Vivarte, the French group that runs André, Minelli and other chains of shoe and clothing stores, to replace Lars Oloffson, the chief executive of Carrefour, which has not been doing well lately. Vivarte has no comment ...
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Rainer Worbs, the German retail executive who quit as managing...
Rainer Worbs, the German retail executive who quit as managing direct of Görtz in charge of purchasing a few weeks ago, after 25 years with the company, is on his way to another job to run Roland, the higher-end chain of the Deichmann group, starting next year
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Dominique Gaudet, a former official of Nike, has left as...
Dominique Gaudet, a former official of Nike, has left as French commercial director of Fitflop to join the French office of Wolverine World Wide, where he will be responsible for the Hush Puppies and Cushe brands. He will be replaced at Fitflop by Anne Louvet, who comes from a French ...
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Schuhkurier reports on the departure of Thomas Engelkamp from Kaufhof,...
Schuhkurier reports on the departure of Thomas Engelkamp from Kaufhof, the German department store chain, where he was in charge of purchasing for footwear, leathergoods and other accessories, in addition to menswear
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Nick Vance is no longer responsible for sales of Deckers...
Nick Vance is no longer responsible for sales of Deckers Corporation's brands in the U.K. Stephen Murray, who became president of Deckers' operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa last June, will take over his responsibilities. Vance joined the company last July, filling the void that was left ...
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Jeffrey Thorp has been named vice president and creative director...
Jeffrey Thorp has been named vice president and creative director for the Jones New York brand, one of the divisions of The Jones Group. He was formerly the creative director at Magaschoni, and his previous experience also include Barneys and Ann Taylor. In a separate appointment, Stefani Greenfield will take ...
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Two new engineers have been brought onboard to help Delcam...
Two new engineers have been brought onboard to help Delcam Crispin continue on its path of strong growth. Ian Burgess and Lauren Whitaker join the maker of softwear for footwear design and production. Burgess has been a footwear designer doing work for Georgina Goodman, LXY Brands, Alexander McQueen and Zandra ...
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Tom Jungell, former CEO of Omnicon Media Group, has become...
Tom Jungell, former CEO of Omnicon Media Group, has become CEO of Footbalance, replacing the company's founder, Erkki Hakkala, who will concentrate on R&D
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The ANWR Schuh cooperative has created the new position of...
The ANWR Schuh cooperative has created the new position of a marketing manager to develop new marketing and sales strategies for the 3,100-plus retail stores that belong to the German group. The position will be occupied by Michael Fischer, a 45-year-old marketing and communication expert who has worked for other ...
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Quick Schuh, the retail franchising operation run by the ANWR...
Quick Schuh, the retail franchising operation run by the ANWR group, is bringing two new employees to the executive suite of its company. Together, Alfred Pusswald and Thomas Bast will be succeeding Jochen Obrecht in his post as chief executive. The 51-year old longtime CEO will be leaving in order ...
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The Wortmann Group has assigned Achim Tischler to act as...
The Wortmann Group has assigned Achim Tischler to act as chief executive of Wortmann Internationale Schuhproduktionen, a subsidiary that oversees the workings of Tamaris. In this function he will be responsible for this brand of the group, for which he has been handling most of the collections. After finishing his ...
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Harrys of London has joined forces with a Japanese importer...
Harrys of London has joined forces with a Japanese importer of apparel and fashion items, AOI Company Limited, to expand its footwear brand in Japan. Harrys has opened a shop-in-shop inside the Hankyu men's flagship store in the Ginza district of Tokyo and another one in Hankyu's Osaka store. Harrys ...
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Rocket Dog has hired a former executive of Timberland and...
Rocket Dog has hired a former executive of Timberland and Wolverine World Wide, Derek Bowen, to act as managing director for Europe, starting on Nov. 28. He replaces Tony Greenfield, a former importer of the brand who became its European managing director after selling his operation to Rocket Dog a ...
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Harrys of London has promoted Claire Marino to U.S. president....
Harrys of London has promoted Claire Marino to U.S. president. Marino, who is based in New York, previously held executive sales, marketing and merchandising positions with Lambertson Truex, Anne Klein, Prada USA and Barneys New York.
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Bernd Hummel, the German-based licensee for the KangaROOS brand, has...
Bernd Hummel, the German-based licensee for the KangaROOS brand, has signed a new distribution contract for the Austrian market with Steger Sportagentur
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Giovanni Stella is stepping down as chief executive of Antichi...
Giovanni Stella is stepping down as chief executive of Antichi Pellettieri (AP) for personal reasons. Stella owns 240,000 shares in AP, representing about 0.5 percent of the ordinary capital of the Italian company, which controls Baldinini and other brands of leather products. His resignation comes as AP is still discussing ...
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After numerous changes in management, Sixty Group, the Italian company...
After numerous changes in management, Sixty Group, the Italian company that markets brands such as Miss Sixty, Energie and Killah, has a general manager. His name is Michel Lhoste and he reports to Sixty's chief executive, Pietro Bongiovanni. Lhoste was previously the general manager of Clothing Company, the Italian firm ...
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Rainer Kundörfer, a 49-year-old top executive of Leder & Schuh...
Rainer Kundörfer, a 49-year-old top executive of Leder & Schuh who recently left the Austrian-based retail chain after more than 15 years of service, has set up his own consultancy, providing advice in the areas of international expansion and retail development
