News Briefs Distribution – Page 25
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Julia C. Hummel, daughter of Bernd D. Hummel, will be...
Julia C. Hummel, daughter of Bernd D. Hummel, will be new vice chief executive of the German company Bernd Hummel GmbH. The company owns the brand Flip Flop and is the German-based licensee for the KangaROOS brand for distribution in 16 European countries. Hans Bimesdörfer, general sales manager, left Bernd ...
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David Powers will be taking the position of president of...
David Powers will be taking the position of president of direct-to-consumer at Deckers Outdoor Corporation in mid-August, leading the company's retail and e-commerce businesses. He comes from Converse, where he was vice president for global direct-to-consumer and licensed retail. He has also held management positions at Timberland and Gap. In ...
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Mark Lardie has been named president and chief executive of...
Mark Lardie has been named president and chief executive of Rack Room Shoes, a U.S. retailer owned by the German company Deichmann Group. Lardie will head up the Rack Room Shoes and Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse retail brands. He comes from Brown Shoe Company, where he was division president for ...
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Russ Hammer has taken the position of chief financial officer...
Russ Hammer has taken the position of chief financial officer for Brown Shoe Company, replacing Mark Hood, who is sticking around to help with the transition. Hammer has more than 30 years of experience in finance, most recently as the chief financial officer at Orbitz Worldwide. He has also held ...
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The Camuto Group is reaching out to Kurt Geiger Group...
The Camuto Group is reaching out to Kurt Geiger Group to help it expand internationally. Their new deal will have Kurt Geiger exclusively distributing the Vince Camuto, VC Signature and Jessica Simpson brands in the U.K., Ireland and Germany on an exclusive basis, starting with the spring 2013 collections. It ...
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Vans has taken over the distribution of its products in...
Vans has taken over the distribution of its products in Sweden and Denmark, starting with the autumn/winter 2012 collections. Vans' parent company, VF Corporation, is opening subsidiaries in both countries, with their own showrooms and their own sales and marketing staffs, independently of other operations of the group in the region. ...
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Wolverine Worldwide is setting up a new office in...
Wolverine Worldwide is setting up a new office in Spain to run the distribution of Merrell, Patagonia Footwear, Cushe and Caterpillar Footwear, and to coordinate the Spanish sales activities for the 14 other brands of the group that are currently handled by distributors. It's a new business model for the ...
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Thomas E. Wenzel is the new chief executive of MBT...
Thomas E. Wenzel is the new chief executive of MBT Group, replacing Jan Stig Andersen. The seasoned executive has been interim manager and consultant at several companies since 2001, after holding important sales and marketing positions since 1982 at various companies including Henkel, Mars and Villeroy & Boch. Andersen, who ...
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Walter Breuer, who has been working for Högl in export...
Walter Breuer, who has been working for Högl in export sales for many years, has become general manager of Think Marko, a German shoe company based in Kopfing. The 43-year-old has succeeded Gerhard Aigner who has left Think after ten years in the job.
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Sven Simonsen is taking over as sales manager of Palladium...
Sven Simonsen is taking over as sales manager of Palladium for the German-speaking countries from Robert Dosert, who is leaving the brand at his own wish. Simonsen, 50, worked previously for other brands such as Diesel, Oilily and Crocs. Palladium is still the property of K-Swiss Inc., where a new ...
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Leonard Armato is leaving his position as president of Skechers...
Leonard Armato is leaving his position as president of Skechers Fitness Group to join Leverage Agency, a sports-marketing firm. There, he will continue to work with his former employer in building its performance footwear platform.
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Three new sales personnel have joined Rocket Dog Brands International...
Three new sales personnel have joined Rocket Dog Brands International of the U.K. to expand sales of the brand there as well as Europe. Alex Cloote is the new EU export manager, coming to the company from Blowfish footwear. David O'Malley is U.K. sales manager, bringing his experience with Timberland ...
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Thomas Tang has joined Esprit as chief financial officer and...
Thomas Tang has joined Esprit as chief financial officer and executive director, succeeding Chew Fook Aun, who left last December for personal reasons. Tang, 56, was previously executive director and chief financial officer of Sino Land Company and Sino Hotel (Holdings), property developers. Esprit has appointed Thomas Tang Wing Young ...
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Bearpaw Footwear of Citrus Heights, California, announced a distribution deal...
Bearpaw Footwear of Citrus Heights, California, announced a distribution deal with Accent Group for Australia and New Zealand. The company's vice president and international business director, Rich Marten, also indicated that it will enter the Mexican market later this year, after re-entering the Canadian market this summer through Gredico Footwear.
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Bill Taylor is said to have resigned as managing director...
Bill Taylor is said to have resigned as managing director of Sanita USA. He worked previously for Rockport, GBMI, Aicad and Birki's.
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Joshua Schulman, who left recently as chief executive of Jimmy...
Joshua Schulman, who left recently as chief executive of Jimmy Choo, will become president of Bergdorf Goodman next month. Schulman has been in the luxury goods business for about 20 years. His previous stations included a job as executive vice president of Gucci Group. He has also been president of ...
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More managers are leaving Rohde. This time it's Mirko Ostendörfer...
More managers are leaving Rohde. This time it's Mirko Ostendörfer and Daniel Tibroni, and they are quitting at their own wish. A former manager of Marc Shoes, Ostendörfer had been appointed sales manager of Rohde after obtaining excellent results as product manager for Rohde's licensed Daniel Hechter collection. He is ...
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Guido Heck has been appointed new managing director for Germany...
Guido Heck has been appointed new managing director for Germany of MBT, replacing Uwe Schäfer, who has switched to K-Swiss' operations in the same country. Heck, a former manager of Nike, Rohde and Mephisto, will keep his position as international sales director, which he took on early last year. Heck ...
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Reinhard Mewes, responsible at Ariston-Nord-West-Ring for the Best Partner trading...
Reinhard Mewes, responsible at Ariston-Nord-West-Ring for the Best Partner trading concept, is going to retire in the middle of this year. Mewes designed the concept, which was launched in 1998. His responsibility will be handed over to Michael Fischer, who has been in charge of the marketing department at ANWR ...
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Alpargatas has further boosted the staff its 4-year-old European office...
Alpargatas has further boosted the staff its 4-year-old European office in Madrid. As part of the reorganization, Emily Abbott has joined the company in the new position of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) manager of Havaianas distributors, and Guillaume Prou has come on board as EMEA financial director. On ...
