All Executive changes articles – Page 84
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Skechers USA is going to start handling its own business...
Skechers USA is going to start handling its own business in Japan with its own subsidiary, Skechers Japan. Hirokazu Iwasaki, who has worked previously with Nike, Adidas and Puma, will lead the Japanese operations, which plans to fully enter the market with the coming fall/winter collection. Skechers hopes to double ...
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Torsten Schmidt is leaving Head, where he held the position...
Torsten Schmidt is leaving Head, where he held the position of business manager for shoes and bags. Simon Brenneis, product manager for the division, will take over some of his responsibilities until a successor is on board.
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Vans is opening a subsidiary in Sweden this year, and...
Vans is opening a subsidiary in Sweden this year, and taking over the distribution in Norway and Finland in 2013, according to a local report
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Mephisto has a new agent in Sweden, Gabriëlle Zwart of...
Mephisto has a new agent in Sweden, Gabriëlle Zwart of Maran Shoes
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Italy's Ciao Bimbi has a new agent in France, IFC...
Italy's Ciao Bimbi has a new agent in France, IFC
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Airwalk is entering the Indian market through a local manufacturing...
Airwalk is entering the Indian market through a local manufacturing company, Wiesner Worldwide Creations, which will use the brand name for a line of children's shoes and clothing
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Clarks has appointed Helen Thomson to the new role of...
Clarks has appointed Helen Thomson to the new role of European Region director, reporting go Ken Dobinson, the company's international director. She previously ran Clark's successful international store franchising program. The Europe Region is one of four operational regions created by Clarks, somewhat on the model of Ecco. The others ...
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Base London continues to make new inroads into the other...
Base London continues to make new inroads into the other markets. The 17-year-old British footwear brand has announced new agency agreements with Show Too in Italy, Peoples Concept in Belgium, Silverplate in the Netherlands and Five Stars in Spain, adding to those that it signed earlier in Germany and France. ...
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Hevea, which owns the Dunlop brand for protective footwear, has...
Hevea, which owns the Dunlop brand for protective footwear, has a new chief executive, Allard Bijlsma. He is taking over the helm from Peter Traas, who has successfully built up the brand in the last 15 years and is now joining Hevea's board of directors. Bijlsma already joined the company ...
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Shepherd, a Swedish brand of sheepskin footwear, is entering the...
Shepherd, a Swedish brand of sheepskin footwear, is entering the British market via the distribution company of Edward Barnes
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Tss Scandinavia, the Swedish company run by John Kilborn, has...
Tss Scandinavia, the Swedish company run by John Kilborn, has taken on the agency for Airwalk in the Scandinavian countries
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Nicola McLeod is the new general manager of Walter's Shoe...
Nicola McLeod is the new general manager of Walter's Shoe Care, a supplier of high-quality shoe care and foot comfort products based in Toronto. She is tasked with expanding the business globally, and will also sit on the board of the parent company, E.F. Walter. McLeod has worked in the ...
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Move On will not have a stand at the Micam...
Move On will not have a stand at the Micam and GDS shows this month, but the Aerosoles brand will be there as before. As we have previously reported, the Portuguese company has decided to stop selling shoes under its Move On brand name and to go back to the ...
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Andrea Euler, 35, has joined the ANWR Group. She will...
Andrea Euler, 35, has joined the ANWR Group. She will be responsible for the accessories department within the ANWR Schuh cooperative in Germany.
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Hogan has appointed Riccardo Sciutto, 40, as general manager, replacing...
Hogan has appointed Riccardo Sciutto, 40, as general manager, replacing Nicola Giorgi, who has moved to the eyewear group Safilo. Sciutto was previously with an Italian jewelry group, Pomellato, where he was in charge of the Dodo brand in Mexico, Spain and the U.K.
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The British model and television host Alexa Chung is the...
The British model and television host Alexa Chung is the new creative director and ad campaign star for Superga, the Italian footwear brand. She will appear in marketing materials for the spring/summer campaign. She previously was the face of the company's campaign last March.
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Allan Leighton, a former chief executive of the British supermarket...
Allan Leighton, a former chief executive of the British supermarket group Asda-WalMart, has joined the board of Office, the successful British footwear retailer, as non-executive chairman. Office has 84 standalone stores in the U.K. and Ireland as well as 52 concessions in those countries and the U.S. It opened eight ...
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Lotus has named Andy Cockayne to be its new sales...
Lotus has named Andy Cockayne to be its new sales director to help the company continue its ongoing growth. He was previously with Hush Puppies, where he working in a similar position for 13 years. He replaces Alan Scott, who has moved up to be managing director at Lotus. The ...
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Since November, Randolf Friedel has been the new sales manager...
Since November, Randolf Friedel has been the new sales manager for Germany and Austria at Mephisto. He acquires new clients, takes care of existing clients and is expanding the Mephisto store concept. Starting last month, Friedel has been supported by Klaus Ziemba, who is managing a constant order office in ...
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Michael Zoller has joined Berkemann as brand manager, taking over...
Michael Zoller has joined Berkemann as brand manager, taking over several market-related activities from the company's chief executive, Thomas Bauerfeind. Following the company's recent takeover of Marc Shoes, the latter will concentrate on the general management and the integration of its various brands, including Berkemann and Solidus.
