News Briefs – Page 17
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Asos appoints a new board member
Asos has appointed Wei Gao as non-executive director of its board. Wei was previously chief operating officer at Hopin, an online events platform, and brings over 16 years of e-commerce and data experience in senior roles at Amazon. Wei will join the board on Feb. 1, 2023 and will ...
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The Prada brand appoints a new CEO
Gianfranco D’Attis was appointed chief executive of the Prada brand, effective Jan. 2. D’Attis is president for the Americas at Christian Dior. Prada previously said that Andrea Guerra would be the new chief executive of the group. The appointment will be made at board meeting scheduled on Jan. 26.
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New management at Havaianas’ European hub
Havaianas has made several changes to the executive suite at its European hub in Madrid, according to Modaes. The Alpargatas-owned brand has promoted Vanessa Sosa, a 12-year brand veteran formerly with Tommy Hilfiger, from head of Spain to sales director for Europe, the Middle East and India. To succeed Sosa ...
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Christian Dior names Antoine Arnault CEO
The French fashion house Christian Dior, a unit of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, has named Antoine Arnault as chief executive and vice chairman of the board, succeeding Sidney Toledano. The company said that the nomination was made in the context of the conversion on Dec. 6 of Financière Agache, ...
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Rocky Brands names a new director, downsizes its board
Rocky Brands has appointed Dwight E. Smith as a Class I director of the company, effective as of Jan. 1, 2023. Smith has served as the president and CEO of Sophisticated Systems since July 1990. He has also served as a member of the board of The Federal Reserve Bank ...
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Allbirds announces promotions within its executive leadership team
Allbirds has announced promotions within its executive leadership team. Kate Ridley, chief brand officer, has been promoted to chief brand and product officer. Benny Joseph, chief technology officer, has been promoted to chief technology and culture officer. Co-CEO Tim Brown will expand his focus to include leadership of Allbirds’s innovation ...
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Puma appoints a new chief product officer
Puma is appointing Maria Valdes as chief product officer and a member of the board of management effective January 1, 2023. In her new role, Valdes, who is currently the general manager of the German company’s largest business unit Sportstyle, will be responsible for the business units Sportstyle, Motorsport, Teamsport, ...
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Prada confirms Andrea Guerra’s appointment as CEO
Prada said that it will appoint Andrea Guerra as its next chief executive officer, replacing the current co-CEOs, the designer Miuccia Prada Bianchi and her husband Patrizio Bertelli, confirming reports in the Italian media. The board of the Italian fashion house scheduled on Jan. 26 will recommend Guerra for the ...
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Asos’ interim CFO steps down
Asos’ interim chief financial officer, Katy Mecklenburgh, will be leaving to take up a new role as CFO at Softcat, a provider of IT infrastructure. Mecklenburgh will continue in her current role at the British online retailer for the next six months, in line with her notice period, as Asos ...
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Prada hires Andrea Guerra as CEO
Prada has decided to hire Andrea Guerra as its CEO, effective from mid-January, according to the Italian media. The decision was made by Patrizio Bertelli, the 76-year old CEO of the Italian fashion house, his wife, the designer Miuccia Prada, 73, and their 34-year old son Lorenzo. Guerra, ...
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Gucci’s creative director leaves
Gucci’s creative director, Alessandro Michele, has stepped down after holding the job since 2015. During his tenure, Michele revived the Italian brand owned by the French luxury goods company Kering. In a statement, Kering said that Michele had “played a fundamental part in making the brand what it is today.” ...
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OrthoLite Cirql names sales director in Vietnam
U.S.-based insole specialist OrthoLite has introduced Juan Cutina as sales director for its recently launched OrthoLite Cirql division. Cirql – an EVA foam that is plastic-free, recyclable, biodegradable and industrially compostable – is a patented solution for footwear that helps brands and factories to create a circular business. OrthoLite Cirql ...
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Oboz Footwear has a new head of finance
Oboz Footwear, an American outdoor footwear company based in Bozeman, has hired Rob Leo as its vice president of finance. Leo joins the company from Skullcandy, a provider of headphones, earphones and other devices. “Rob brings a wealth of knowledge, great ideas and enthusiasm to our finance team,” said Amy ...
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Kamik hires a new COO
Kamik, a family-owned Canadian footwear and apparel manufacturer, has appointed Steeve Côté as chief operating officer. Côté will be in charge of Kamik’s global operations including supply chain management, manufacturing and logistics. Côté was most recently the vice president of operations at Joseph Ribkoff, a leading player in the Canadian ...
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Wolverine Worldwide appoints new lead independent director
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. appointed Nicholas T. “Tom” Long as lead independent director of the company’s board of directors, effective Nov. 4. Long, who has been a member of Wolverine Worldwide’s board of directors since 2011 and currently chairs the compensation committee, succeeds David T. Kollat, who will continue to ...
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StockX appoints head of brand protection
Sneaker marketplace StockX has appointed Paul Foley as head of brand protection, reporting directly to chief supply chain officer Sean McCartney. Foley will lead the company’s product verification efforts. He brings more than three decades of experience in brand protection, global operations and supply chain management to his new role. ...
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News briefsRed Wing Shoe names Allison Gettings CEO
Red Wing Shoe Company has named Allison Gettings president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1. Gettings, who is currently president, will assume the role of CEO following the planned retirement of Mark Urdahl who has served as the company’s CEO since 2016. Gettings will become the 10th CEO and ...
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Rocky Brands has a CCO
U.S. footwear company Rocky Brands announced that its chief financial officer, Tom Robertson, has been promoted to the newly created position of chief operating officer, responsible for overseeing business operations. Robertson joined Rocky Brands in 2016 as a senior financial analyst and was named CFO six months later. The search ...
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Crocs’ chief operating & transformation officer leaves
Crocs’ executive vice president and chief operating & transformation officer, Elaine Boltz, will leave the company on Oct. 14. Boltz will be entitled to the payments and benefits relating to her separation from the company as set forth in her employment offer letter as well as a special one-time discretionary ...
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Burberry hires a new chief creative officer
Burberry has appointed Daniel Lee as its new chief creative officer. He will join the company on Oct. 3 reporting to chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd. Lee replaces Riccardo Tisci, who is leaving the company at the end of this month after almost five years in the job. Lee was the ...
