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Superfeet appoints a new CFO
The insole specialist Superfeet appointed Kathryn McKenzie as its new chief financial officer. The company said McKenzie will play a crucial role in activating Superfeet’s expansion into medical and industrial/work communities. McKenzie most recently served as CFO at HealthTrackRx, a premier national molecular diagnostic laboratory. Prior to this, she held ...
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Dr. Martens’ new CFO joins early
Dr. Martens said that Giles Wilson, who has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer, will join the company and the board on May 13, two weeks earlier than the previously announced date of May 27. Wilson is replacing Jon Mortimore, who is retiring from the ...
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Wolverine names a new CFO
Wolverine Worldwide, the Michigan-based footwear company, has named Taryn Miller as chief financial officer (CFO). She will report directly to Chris Hufnagel, the company’s president and CEO. Miller previously served as the vice president of corporate and commercial finance at Corteva Agriscience, an international agriculture company. In this role, ...
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Clarks’ CEO steps down
After two years in the job, Jonathan Ram has stepped down as the Chief Executive Officer of Clarks. The British footwear group said that Ram had decided to leave to “pursue other opportunities” and thanked him for his “leadership and contribution to Clarks over the last two years.” According to ...
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Columbia names a vice president for the Sorel brand
Columbia Sportswear Company announced that Michael Minter joined the company as Sorel’s vice president, brand, effective April 29. Minter has spent nearly 20 years in creative and marketing leadership roles for brands such as Sanuk, Billabong, Keen, DC, and Reef. Along with the Sorel brand, the group owns the labels ...
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Lowa Austria hires new sales manager
The German mountain, outdoor and everyday footwear manufacturer Lowa has hired a new Head of Sales for its Austrian business. Footwear expert Bernd Fürthbauer, who took up the role at the beginning of April, will be responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies. The 46-year-old has many years of experience ...
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Deckers creates the role of president of global marketplace
The US company Deckers Brands, owner of a portfolio of brands including Ugg, Koolaburra, Hoka, Teva, Sanuk and Ahnu brands, has promoted Marco Ellerker to the newly created role of president of global marketplace, effective Aug. 1, 2024. Ellerker has served in various operational roles at Deckers since 2017, most ...
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Shoe Zone’s Antony Smith leaves the board
Shoe Zone said that from April 16, Anthony Smith is stepping down from the board of the parent company to increase his focus on the day-to-day running of the business. He will however remain as a director of Shoe Zone’s operating subsidiary, Shoe Zone Retail Limited.
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Stanbee names a new global sales director
Stanbee, a US footwear components provider, has appointed Tom Muller Global Sales Director. He replaces Leo Provencher, who is due to retire in May. Muller has more than three decades of experience in the industry, having spent the last twenty years with Texon International, most recently as US brand director ...
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Gucci names a deputy CEO
Gucci has nominated Stefano Cantino as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, effective May 2. Cantino comes to Gucci from Louis Vuitton, where he was responsible for communications and brand image. Prior to working at Louis Vuitton, Cantino spent over 20 years of his career at Prada. The post of Deputy Chief ...
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Macy’s names two independent directors in agreement with Arkhouse
Macy’s has appointed two new independent directors, Richard Clark and Richard Markee, to its board of directors, effective immediately. The appointments follow the board’s engagement with Arkhouse Management, resulting in the withdrawal of the latter’s director nominations and ending a proxy contest. Arkhouse ignited the proxy battle in February after ...
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ANWR Schuh’s managing director steps down
Yvonne Breinlinger-Scheuring, the co-managing director of ANWR Schuh, the footwear business of the German buying group ANWR, stepped down at her own request on March 31. She had been in the role since Oct.1, 2023. Breinlinger-Scheuring previously worked for the shoe manufacturer Solidus for 12 years, including seven years ...
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ABG appoints a manager for Australia and New Zealand
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced the appointment of Lim Mi-Kyoung as senior vice president, head of Australia and New Zealand. In her new role, Mi-Kyoung will oversee ABG’s regional expansion, focusing on brand development and driving long-term growth. As ABG’s first employee based in Australia, she will build a team ...
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Chiara Ferragni dropped from Tod’s’ board
Tod’s is not reproposing Chiara Ferragni as a board director. The Italian entrepreneur, fashion influencer and blogger joined the board of the Italian luxury goods company in 2021 with the objective of helping Tod’s better approach young consumers. At the time, the news of her appointment boosted Tod’s’ share price ...
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New head at Marco Tozzi
Christian Böhm is the new managing partner at the Wortmann Group’s subsidiary Marco Tozzi Shoes GmbH & Co. KG starting from June 1. Böhm, 42, will take the helm from Carsten Humke, who has been working for the Wortmann Group for 39 years and has been managing partner at Marco ...
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Caleres hires Liz Dunn as head of corporate development and strategic communications
Liz Dunn has joined Caleres as Senior Vice President of corporate development and strategic communications. “In this newly created role, Dunn will leverage her nearly 30 years’ experience spanning equity research, investment banking, consulting, and finance to ensure Caleres aligns its growth ambitions and strategic communications with delivering shareholder value. ...
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Vans’ chief product and merchandising officer quits
Marissa Pardini, Vans’ chief product and merchandising oOfficer, has announced her departure from the brand by the end of March. This follows a series of turnovers within VF Corp, the brand’s parent company. Pardini, who joined Vans in December 2022 after a decade with the company and a stint at ...
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Däumling hires a new managing director
The children’s shoe manufacturer Däumling, part of the Berkemann Group, has hired a new managing director. Tristan-Sebastian Nitsche joined the company on March 1, Däumling said. A shoe professional with 22 years of sales and corporate experience in the footwear business, Nitsche holds a dual degree in business administration ...
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Footasylum appoints a new CEO
Barry Bown, the CEO of Footasylum, is set to transition into a consultancy role with Aurelius, the company’s owner. Bown was CEO for nearly six years and during his tenure he saw significant growth, with the company’s revenues climbing by 7 percent to £320 million (€374m) and Ebitda reaching an ...
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News briefsLiving Kitzbühel hires a head of product
The Austrian slipper brand Living Kitzbühel has expanded its management team with the addition of Christina Wittmann as the new Head of Product, according to media reports. Wittmann previously worked for 16 years at Leder & Schuh AG, where she most recently served as Head of Buying, after introducing ...
