News Briefs – Page 23
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News briefsMarc Durie becomes president of J.M. Weston
Marc Durie, 45 years old, has become the president of J.M. Weston, replacing Thierry Oriez. Durie was previously the global head of the men’s shoe division and customer relationship management department at Christian Louboutin, a position he held for over four years. He is expected to focus on the international ...
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News briefsCaleres reshuffles its senior management
Caleres has reshuffled its senior management, a move which it expects will ensure “greater alignment with its strategic direction, accelerate its growth initiatives, unlock the power of its portfolio of brands and drive sustainable, long-term value for its shareholders.” Under the reorganization announced in December, Jay Schmidt was named president ...
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News briefsNative Shoes appoints Kyle Housman CEO
Native Shoes, the Canadian footwear company, has promoted Kyle Housman to the position of CEO with immediate effect. He replaces Scott Hawthorne, who becomes executive chairman. Housman was previously president and has been credited by the company for having contributed to “significant revenue growth” by bolstering its direct-to-consumer business. Housman ...
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Wolverine makes two big executive appointments
Wolverine Worldwide has made a couple of executive appointments to ring in the new year. It has expanded the duties of Jim Zwiers, the current president of its international group. Zwiers is now also president of Wolverine’s global operations group, overseeing portfolio-wide sourcing, logistics, distribution, customer service and information technology. ...
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Zalando hires a “circularity director” away from H&M
Laura Coppen, who has been a major contributor to H&M’s sustainability efforts for almost five years, is joining Zalando to serve as “circularity director,” charged with implementing a program to promote greater transparency among its partner brands in the area of environmental protection. Her appointment follows a number of initiatives ...
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FDRA promotes Thomas Crockett to vice president
The U.S. trade association Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA) has promoted Thomas Crockett to vice president in charge of government affairs. Crockett has served the last six years as director overseeing government and regulatory affairs. He is currently responsible for managing FDRA’s advocacy on issues impacting ...
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News briefsSteve Madden has a new CFO as company veteran leaves
Steve Madden has promoted Zine Mazouzi, currently chief accounting officer and senior vice president of finance and operations, to the position of chief financial officer, replacing Arvind Dharia, who has been in the job since October 1992. The appointment is effective on Jan. 1. To ensure a smooth transition, Dharia ...
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News briefsGörtz names its new CFO
The German footwear retailer Görtz has appointed Tobias Volgmann as its new chief financial officer, replacing Stephan Tendam on Jan. 1. Tendam, who has served as managing director at Görtz since 2014 and is responsible for finance among other things, is resigning from the management at the end of the ...
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News briefsClarks’ general manager for DACH leaves
Lür Holler, who is general manager in charge of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH), as well as head of sales for the three German-speaking countries and Benelux, for the British shoe maker Clarks is leaving the company at the end of the year. He has been with Clarks for seven ...
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Schuhe24 expands management team
Germany’s Schuhe24 Group, which runs an online marketplace for independent retailers in many sectors, has expanded its management team by appointing Jürgen Hanke as head of retailers. The footwear expert, who took up the new post on Dec. 1, joined the company in April 2019, after working for 16 ...
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News briefsOne of Zalando’s three CEOs to step down
Rubin Ritter plans to step down as Zalando’s joint chief executive, responsible for strategy and communication. He and the company’s supervisory board will be negotiating to dissolve his contract, which was to run until November 2023. Ritter says that he will be spending more time with his expanding family and ...
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News briefsYoox Net-a-Porter names Geoffroy Lefebvre CEO
Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP), the fashion online retailer owned by the Swiss luxury goods group Richemont, has appointed Geoffroy Lefebvre as chief executive, effective on Jan. 4. He replaces Federico Marchetti who remains as chairman. In March, Marchetti announced his intention to relinquish the job as CEO but to stay as ...
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News briefsNSRA appoints Mark Denkler president
Mark Denkler will become president of the National Shoe Retailers Association (NSRA) on Jan. 1, replacing Chuck Schuyler who, in mid-November, announced his retirement after 15 years. The NSRA was formed in New York in 1912 and is North America’s largest footwear organization supporting independent footwear retailers in the U.S. ...
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Schmidt-Eisenhart will be Calida Group’s new CEO
The board of directors of the Swiss Calida Group, which includes the Lafuma Group with the outdoor brands Millet and Lafuma, has appointed Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart as chief executive officer of the Calida Group. Schmidt-Eisenhart will succeed Reiner Pichler in the first half of 2021. Schmidt-Eisenhart has held various management ...
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Assomac elects a new president, postpones Simac Tanning Tech
The Italian association of tanning and footwear machinery manufacturers, Assomac, has elected Maria Vittoria Brustia as its new president until 2024, replacing Gabriella Marchioni Bocca. Brustia is president of Brustia-Alfameccanica. The company was founded in 1958 in Vigevano and specializes in the production of heel nailing and fixing machines, and ...
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News briefsHunter 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. Prior to the ...
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News briefsSperry names Elizabeth Drori head of marketing
Sperry has appointed Elizabeth Drori as chief marketing officer. Before joining Sperry, which is part of Wolverine Worldwide, Drori worked for nearly three years at Walmart, where she became head of fashion marketing. Prior to Walmart, she was vice president in charge of strategic initiatives and brand marketing at Shoes.com ...
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News briefsCaleres names Michael Edwards head of Famous Footwear
Caleres has appointed Michael Edwards as president of Famous Footwear, effective Nov. 20. He replaces Molly Adams, who resigned to pursue an opportunity outside the organization. Edwards joined Caleres in June 2008, most recently serving as senior vice president of digital commerce, planning, allocation and stores. Prior to that he ...
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VF has a new VP of inclusion and diversity
VF Corp. has appointed Lauren Guthrie as vice president of global inclusion and diversity (I&D) in replacement of Reggie Miller, who is resigning. Guthrie has worked in merchandising for most of her career, first at Abercrombie & Fitch and Levi Strauss, then in an executive capacity at Nike, Old Navy ...
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News briefsGenesco’s CFO leaves
Melvin Tucker, Genesco’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, has resigned, effective Nov. 27, in order to pursue an opportunity outside of the company. The American footwear retailer has started searching for a new CFO. In the interim, the position will be held by the company’s president and chief ...
