News Briefs Distribution – Page 21
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Another top manager has left Geox, in the wake of...
Another top manager has left Geox, in the wake of the former chief executive, Diego Bolzonello, and Lodovico Mazzolari, general manager for marketing and sales. This time it's the turn of Massimo Stefanello to leave. He joined the company in 2007 to take care of real estate development and became ...
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Jordi Constans stepped down from his position as chief executive...
Jordi Constans stepped down from his position as chief executive of Louis Vuitton due to medical reasons, just one month after taking over from Yves Carcelle, who helmed the French house for more than two decades and is currently serving on LVMH's executive committee. Constans, who first joined Vuitton in ...
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K-Swiss is investing in new product development to keep the...
K-Swiss is investing in new product development to keep the momentum growing for for Palladium, the French casual brand of shoes that it owns. After launching a collaboration with Richard Chai, a well-known American designer, at last autumn's New York Fashion Week, it has hired Hommy Diaz, the ...
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Rocket Dog Brands has appointed Jim Kennedy as vice president...
Rocket Dog Brands has appointed Jim Kennedy as vice president of domestic sales to key accounts in the U.S. such as JC Penny, Kohls and Dillards. He previously handled sales to these department stores at Converse. Prior to Converse, he worked in senior sales roles for both Wolverine Worldwide and ...
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Pony announced a strategic distribution agreement with Urban Styles Agency...
Pony announced a strategic distribution agreement with Urban Styles Agency to jointly develop the brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Established in 1999 in Cologne by Sven Voth, who also founded Snipes, the agency has been representing several influential street culture brands. It current portfolio comprises brands such as Hummel, ...
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Adige of France will no longer act as the European...
Adige of France will no longer act as the European distributor for Beverly Feldman. The Spanish-based American shoe designer, whose brand of glamorous women's shoes has been well known internationally for 35 years, says she parted ways with the French agency by mutual consent. She is now looking for distributors in various ...
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The Jones Group, which owns Kurt Geiger, Stuart Weitzman and...
The Jones Group, which owns Kurt Geiger, Stuart Weitzman and Brian Atwood, has created a new senior management role to oversee its “people-related initiatives.” Aida Tejero-DeColli has been assigned to this position, labeled chief people officer, to support human resources matters including talent acquisition and management, training, and compensation programs. ...
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As planned, Jordi Constans has formally taken over the position...
As planned, Jordi Constans has formally taken over the position of president for the fashion and leathergoods division of LVMH. The 48-year-old manager, who previously exercised important roles at Danone, takes the place of Yves Carcelle, who has run the division for 20 years. Carcelle has become vice president of the ...
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Matthias Reichwald, 41, will be next February the new general manager...
Matthias Reichwald, 41, will be next February the new general manager of Ecco's German sales subsidiary, responsible also for Austria and Switzerland. He will take the place of Uwe Janzen, who has become sales director for the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Reichwald was most recently the German country ...
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Maximilian Müller is leaving on Dec. 31 as one of the...
Maximilian Müller is leaving on Dec. 31 as one of the top managers of Lloyd Shoes after 18 years to join the top management of its parent company, Ara Shoes. At Lloyd, which has become one of the major German brands of men's shoes, Müller is currently in charge of production, product ...
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Gabriella Di Carlo has been named to the new position...
Gabriella Di Carlo has been named to the new position of commercial director of Bruno Magli, reporting to the Italian company's chief executive, Armin Müller, who was previously handling this role. Her task will be to consolidate the relaunch of the brand and to reinforce its image and its distribution ...
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Axel Thiefenthaler will be leaving next March as chief executive of Central...
Axel Thiefenthaler will be leaving next March as chief executive of Central Park Shoes Pirmasens (CPS), a big German trading company that he co-founded. Reports indicate that he is quitting the job at his own wish because of differences with CPS' parent company, Groupe Royer of France, over the organization of sourcing ...
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Xavier and David Berneda have returned to the helm of...
Xavier and David Berneda have returned to the helm of Berneda S.A., the Spanish company that manages the Munich brand of sneakers. The two brothers had left the company in the midst of negotations, which have now been completed, for their acquisition of Berneda S.A. and two other satellite firms ...
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Jane Drysdale has reportedly resigned from Office, the British chain...
Jane Drysdale has reportedly resigned from Office, the British chain of young fashion shoe shops, where she acted as buying director for women's shoes. She is not going to be replaced, according to Drapers magazine. Her responsibilities have been taken over by the men's buying director, Ghassan Hodeib.
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Vibram has appointed Antonio Dus for the newly created position...
Vibram has appointed Antonio Dus for the newly created position of consultant to Marco Bramani, the group's chief executive and president. The 42-year-old's job will be to improve leadership of the company as a supplier of shoe soles as well as driving innovation and quality within the company. He will ...
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Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East...
Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East and North Africa with the Al Futtaim Group, and it is evaluating new options for the Indian market, where it has agreed not to extend its current distribution agreement with Madura Fashion & Lifestyle. Al-Futtaim will take over the existing ...
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Fashion Box, the Italian company that owns the Replay, Replay...
Fashion Box, the Italian company that owns the Replay, Replay & Sons, We Are Replay and Red Seal brands, has signed two new distribution agreements for a large part of the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. From spring/summer 2013, the company will work with Fitra for the distribution of ...
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Robert Clergerie has appointed Eva Taub as chief executive. Taub...
Robert Clergerie has appointed Eva Taub as chief executive. Taub recently helmed the leather division at Christian Dior, where she had a wide span of responsibilities including design, merchandising, marketing, and supply chain matters. Previously, she launched the Isotoner brand in Europe and worked in New York and Hong Kong ...
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Paul Blum will be stepping down from his position as...
Paul Blum will be stepping down from his position as chief executive at Kenneth Cole Productions at the end of this month. He plans to go back to being an adviseo to the company, working on strategic development. Kenneth Cole, chairman and chief creative officer, who took his company away ...
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Hunter Boot has named James Seuss to be its new...
Hunter Boot has named James Seuss to be its new chief executive as it seeks to expand the product offering and increase sales. Before joining the U.K. company, which is known for rubber boots but also sells some outerwear, Seuss was the CEO at Tourneau, a watch retailer. He also ...
