News Briefs – Page 29
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Peter Kachler has left Sabu, the German voluntary group of...
Peter Kachler has left Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent retailers, after 40 years. Most recently, he was responsible for all purchasing from international suppliers. In 1991, he developed Andiamo, Sabu's private label, earning himself the nickname “Mister Andiamo.” He is now retiring. Sabu has not yet appointed a ...
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Heike Discher was appointed to the management board of the...
Heike Discher was appointed to the management board of the ANWR Group on Oct. 1. She will be managing the company together with Michael Decker and Fritz Terbuyken, both managing directors. Discher has been managing director of ANWR Garant International since 2013, responsible for the international subsidiaries of the ANWR ...
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Kering has appointed Kalpana Bagamane Denzel as chief diversity, inclusion...
Kering has appointed Kalpana Bagamane Denzel as chief diversity, inclusion and talent officer. She brings 25 years of international managerial experience, with prior positions at Andersen Consulting and Procter & Gamble. Most recently, she was in charge of diversity and inclusion at Russel Reynolds Associates, a recruitment agency, where she ...
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Schuh has appointed Nicola Monachello as its new buying director....
Schuh has appointed Nicola Monachello as its new buying director. She will be replacing David Spencer, who left his role in March after 21 years. In her new role at Schuh, she will report directly to Colin Temple, Schuh's managing director. Monachello spent the past 10 years at New Look, ...
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Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at...
Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at Zalando in his role as senior vice president of the company, is leaving in December. His responsibilities will be taken over by two managers, Barbara Daliri-Freyduni and Boris Ewenstein. Daliri-Freyduni, who previously held positions at Google, Netflix and Microsoft, took ...
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Tradebyte, the German internet marketplace specialist owned by Zalando since...
Tradebyte, the German internet marketplace specialist owned by Zalando since 2016, has elevated Kathrin Hösl to the position of chief operating officer. She will be a member of the management board along with the chief executive, Matthias Schulte, and the chief financial officer, Thorsten Barth. Hösl, who previously worked for ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has hired Angelo Ng to be its first...
Wolverine Worldwide has hired Angelo Ng to be its first chief merchant officer. He will be aligning market research, trends and strategy with respect to merchandising and innovation for Wolverine's portfolio of brands. Ng turned away from vending about two years into his career with a post at Boxer, where ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of...
Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of global brand manager of Merrell, the largest brand in its portfolio. He replaces Sue Rechner, who is leaving the company after two years in the post. Hufnagel is a 10-year veteran of the American group. Among other roles, he served ...
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Victor Luis has resigned as chief executive of Tapestry, and...
Victor Luis has resigned as chief executive of Tapestry, and Jide Zeitlin has stepped in as interim CEO while remaining chairman. Also, Susan Kropf, a member of the board, has been named lead independent director. Tapestry Inc. – known as Coach until late 2017 – is the owner of the ...
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Shoe-D-Vision's Danish purchasing and logistics manager, Lisbeth Malfeld, has decided...
Shoe-D-Vision's Danish purchasing and logistics manager, Lisbeth Malfeld, has decided to retire from the Scandinavian buying group at the end of the year after 45 years with the company. Her replacement has not yet been named.
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After covering the next Micam show in Milan, Marianne Müller will...
After covering the next Micam show in Milan, Marianne Müller will be stepping down as editor of the Danish shoe magazine Sko Shoes and More after 27 years. She will be subsequently working as a freelancer. There are no plans to replace her, as the magazine's format and direction are under ...
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Markus Roth will take over the post of sales manager...
Markus Roth will take over the post of sales manager of Camel Active Footwear, licensed by Hamm Market Solutions, effective on Oct. 1. Previously, he served as sales director in the DACH region for Dockers, the casual footwear brand, which is owned in Europe by Schuh-Import und Export Gerli. Hamm ...
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Schuh-Import und Export Gerli, the German-based owner of the Dockers...
Schuh-Import und Export Gerli, the German-based owner of the Dockers brand of shoes in Europe, has reorganized its sales team. The company has named Mario Tolzer as the new head of online sales, effective from Dec. 1. Tolzer, who previously worked as a senior buyer for Zalando, is responsible for ...
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Maria Cristina Lomanto has become the new chief executive of...
Maria Cristina Lomanto has become the new chief executive of Roger Vivier, the luxury women's shoe brand of the Tod's group, replacing Camilla Schiavone, who left in the spring to run Rautureau Apple Shoes. Schiavone was at the head of Roger Vivier for over five years. Lomanta was previously retail ...
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Marina Larroude has been appointed as head of U.S. operations...
Marina Larroude has been appointed as head of U.S. operations for Schutz, the Brazilian brand of women's shoes. She had worked for Vogue Brazil and other publications of Condé Nast before she became fashion director of Barneys New York.
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After not even a year, ANWR Schuh and Jan Brinkmann...
After not even a year, ANWR Schuh and Jan Brinkmann are going their separate ways. ANWR Schuh appointed Brinkmann as head of its wholesale division in October of last year. He was responsible for the buying group's wholesale activities for sport, vertical concepts and private labels. Brinkmann has worked in ...
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Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has...
Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has appointed Ivo van Ierland Fred Gregarek to the recently created position of sales manager for Central Europe. For the past five years, the 42-year-old Gregarek has been sales manager for Germany and Austria at Toms. He has also worked in ...
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VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice...
VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice president and general manager in charge of Vans in the EMEA region, starting in October. He will replace Stefano Saccone, who had taken on the responsibility in April but is instead going to run Woolrich International (see the following article). ...
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Fired from Lanvin four years ago and absent from the...
Fired from Lanvin four years ago and absent from the fashion world ever since, Alber Elbaz is making his return with a capsule collection for Tod's. Called “Happy Moments,” the collection was inspired by Elbaz' recent exile. Among the items are black and white moccasins conceived for wedding couples and ...
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Thomas Camille has been made chief executive of Pataugas, the...
Thomas Camille has been made chief executive of Pataugas, the French footwear brand previously owned by Vivarte, with plans to focus on capsule collections, co-branding and expansions of the distribution network and international e-commerce. Camille has previously held chief-executive posts at the apparel firms Leoca, ElevenParis and Celioclub. He was ...
