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Hunter insolvent, new Wellies expected from ABG
Scottish company Hunter Boots, known for its original Wellington boot, went into administration in the UK on June 5 and changed its name to HBL Realisations Limited on June 14. U.S.-based Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced on June 2 that it had acquired Hunter’s intellectual property. Documents filed by ...
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Hunter introduces slippers and sandals with algae
Hunter, one of the bigger players in the rubber boots market, has introduced a capsule of summer slippers and sandals made from blown EVA and a share of a new material made with algae that are harvested by cleaning up waterways. The colorful “Bloom” line consists of a sandal and ...
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Hunter launches a new campaign
Hunter Boots launched a new campaign called ‘For The World Outside’ celebrating seven individuals with strong connections to nature while highlighting Hunter’s Original Tall and Short Wellington boot. It is the first campaign under the leadership of the CEO, Paolo Porta, who joined the company from Jimmy Choo. Porta replaced ...
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Hunter launches Hunter Protect
The British brand Hunter Boots has launched Hunter Protect, its program to protect the environment based on seven pledges. By 2025, all the company’s rubber footwear will be Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. It pledges to work with World Land Trust “to protect endangered forests, the species that depend ...
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Porta appointed permanent CEO of Hunter Boots
British brand Hunter Boots has confirmed Paolo Porta as permanent CEO. Porta has held the position on an interim basis since replacing Vincent Wauters in June 2020. Prior to joining Hunter, he was senior vice president of merchandising and licensing at Jimmy Choo . Before that, he ...
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Hunter’s global brand director quits
After nearly eight years in job, Ali Lowry announced he was stepping down as global brand director at Hunter. In a message posted on LinkedIn called “Given Hunter The Boot”, Lowry wrote that after seven years and eight months ”I leave on a high and at a time ...
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Hunter names Claudia Plant CMO
Hunter Boots has appointed Claudia Plant as chief marketing officer (CMO). She joins the company from the British cosmetics firm Charlotte Tilbury Beauty , where she was interim CMO for five months. Between January 2017 and December 2019, Plant was senior vice president of brand experience at Burberry ...
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Hunter goes under review as CEO quits
Vincent Wauters , the former president of Arc’teryx who became the chief executive of Hunter Boot Ltd in 2016, will be stepping down “by mutual agreement” at the end of July to pursue new opportunities, said the Edinburgh-based company, adding that it is launching a “strategic review” of ...
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Hunter secures £18.5 million funding
Hunter Boots has received rescue funding to help it cope with the economic repercussions of the coronavirus crisis, and to support future growth. According to a report by the London Evening Standard citing the company, Hunter’s existing backers have agreed to inject £18.5 million (€20.8m-$23.5m) into the business. ...