News Briefs – Page 34
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Steve Madden has appointed Liz Rodbell as group president of...
Steve Madden has appointed Liz Rodbell as group president of retail, accessories and licensing, a newly created role. Rodbell has more than 30 years of experience in the retail industry. She joins from Hudson's Bay Company, where she served most recently as president of the group's Lord & Taylor brand. ...
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Vibram North America has announced that Michael Gionfriddo will retire...
Vibram North America has announced that Michael Gionfriddo will retire as the company's president and chief executive effective Dec. 31, and that Fabrizio Gamberini has been hired as the new president of the U.S. operation. Also, the company has announced that Richard Riegel, currently a member of U.S. company's board ...
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Moritz Hamm assumed on Aug. 1 the position of chief...
Moritz Hamm assumed on Aug. 1 the position of chief executive of Hamm Market Solutions, the German-based footwear licensee for Gant and previously also for Napapijri. He has been a member of the executive board for four years. In his new position as CEO, he succeeds his father, Hans-Peter Hamm, ...
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Benjamin Krümel, 38, assumed this week the position of international...
Benjamin Krümel, 38, assumed this week the position of international chief procurement officer at Deichmann. He will also be a member of Deichmann's executive board, and he will be supporting the company's internationalization. Krümel worked previously as vice president of Zalando in charge of men's products. He joined Zalando as ...
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Vivarte has announced the appointments of Benoît de Roux and...
Vivarte has announced the appointments of Benoît de Roux and Noël Moussali as the group's financial director and real estate director, respectively. De Roux, 58, started his career at Arthur Andersen, where he spent 15 years, three of which as associate director of the Corporate Finance branch. He then joined ...
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Sebastian Hasebrink assumed the newly created position of chief digital...
Sebastian Hasebrink assumed the newly created position of chief digital officer at Deichmann on Aug. 1. He was also made a member of Deichmann's executive board. Deichmann was one of the first German retailers that sold shoes online. The group manages currently 36 different online shops, which are recording sales ...
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Bally has announced two new executive appointments with a focus...
Bally has announced two new executive appointments with a focus on marketing in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea) region. The luxury footwear brand has hired Eva Quirrenbach as chief marketing officer. Also, the company has promoted Silvia Onofri to chief executive of Emea, where she will be responsible ...
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Fragiacomo has appointed Alessio Spinelli as its new creative director....
Fragiacomo has appointed Alessio Spinelli as its new creative director. Spinelli has collaborated with other shoe brands including Jimmy Choo, René Caovilla, Lanvin and Prada. He has worked for Roma-based fashion houses such as Roberto Capucci, Sarli and Gattinoni. Meanwhile, he has been developing personal projects, which helped him win ...
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First Heritage Brands has appointed Perry Oosting, the chief executive...
First Heritage Brands has appointed Perry Oosting, the chief executive of its Robert Clergerie subsidiary, to run also Sonia Rykiel, a French fashion label that it took over recently. First Heritage Brands, which belongs to Li & Fung group, also owns a Belgian leathergoods brand, Delvaux. Oosting worked as a ...
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Michael D. Christensen has become the new general manager of...
Michael D. Christensen has become the new general manager of Ecco for Central Europe, taking over from Frank Dissmann who had been responsible for the region since January 2017. He will work with new product manager for Central Europe, Christian Fischer, who comes from the Mammut Sports Group, replacing Annette ...
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Thomas Lange, who started Keen Europe together with Richard Litzel...
Thomas Lange, who started Keen Europe together with Richard Litzel and two other managers 13 years ago, is leaving the company in mid-October to become the new general manager of GEB, a German voluntary group of shoe retailers specializing in higher-end footwear. The members include big names like Prange and ...
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Tim Schwander, chief sales officer at Legero United, has left...
Tim Schwander, chief sales officer at Legero United, has left the Austrian shoe company behind the Legero, Superfit, Think! and Vios brands. He joined the company one year ago and left this month for personal reasons. His responsibilities for group's sales and marketing divisions will be divided among Rudy Haslbeck, ...
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Geox has appointed a former secretary general of the United...
Geox has appointed a former secretary general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, to its ethics and sustainable development committee, with a brief to help the company update its code of ethics and implement its guidelines for relations with employees, shareholders, clients and suppliers. Annan won the Nobel Prize in ...
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Stefano Cantino, marketing, communications and business development director for the...
Stefano Cantino, marketing, communications and business development director for the Prada group, has stepped down. Since he joined the group in 1997, he has worked as general manager of Car Shoe, brand director for Church's and marketing director for Prada. His departure coincides with an overhaul of the communications department, ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed Riccardo Vannetti, a former journalist, as...
Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed Riccardo Vannetti, a former journalist, as its chief marketing officer, replacing Antonio Burrello who had joined the company in January 2017 from Ermenegildo Zegna. Vannetti will be in charge of marketing and communications. Since January 2016, he was tutorship director at Pitti Immagine, the organizer of ...
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Wayne Kulkin, a 25-year industry veteran who led Stuart Weitzman...
Wayne Kulkin, a 25-year industry veteran who led Stuart Weitzman for 25 years, has been appointed by Arezzo as head of international operations. Based in New York, he reports directly to Alexandre Birman, chief executive of the big Brazilian company. His main task is to promote the growth in the ...
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Deckers Brands, which own Ugg and other footwear brands, has...
Deckers Brands, which own Ugg and other footwear brands, has promoted Steve Fasching to the position of chief financial officer, succeeding Tom George from July 16. George had announced his wish to step down to pursue other interests in March, after nine years with the company. Fasching started at Deckers ...
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Kenny Wilson will be the new chief executive of Dr....
Kenny Wilson will be the new chief executive of Dr. Martens, starting in October, taking the place of Steve Murray, who stepped down last October and is now working again for VF Corporation. Wilson has been since 2011 the CEO of Cath Kidston, a U.K.-based brand of handbags and other ...
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Footasylum has appointed Barry Bown as its new chairman. He...
Footasylum has appointed Barry Bown as its new chairman. He replaces John Wardle, who will retire. Wardle joined the footwear and streetwear fashion retailer in 2008 as its chief executive, moving to executive chairman in 2015. Bown has been working with Footasylum in a consulting role since March. Prior to ...
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Diego Della Valle, Tod's chairman and chief executive, has reiterated...
Diego Della Valle, Tod's chairman and chief executive, has reiterated his intention to take a step back from day-to-day management and focus on the group's strategy. He said that he expects to delegate “soon” everyday management to the group's management team under the supervision of his younger brother Andrea. “My ...
