News Briefs – Page 35
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High-level executives at Lululemon and Nike have been led to...
High-level executives at Lululemon and Nike have been led to resign because of sexual harassment or gender discrimination. Paul Marciano, co-founder and executive chairman of Guess, has now been led to resign after an investigation showed that he engaged in sexual misconduct while at work. At the end of May, ...
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Antoine Arnault has been named head of communication and image...
Antoine Arnault has been named head of communication and image at LVMH. Antoine is the son of Bernard Arnault, LVMH's owner and chief executive. Antoine Arnault, 41, currently leads Berluti and is also president of Loro Piana, the group's high-end knitwear brand. Alongside his new functions, he will also continue ...
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Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager...
Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager for Central Europe at Ecco. From July, the 41-year-old replaces Annette Wächtler, who will continue to work as senior category manager for Ecco's shoe collection for women at the company's headquarters in Denmark. Before joining Ecco, Fischer worked for the ...
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Karsten Bolle, has left Ara Shoes, where he was responsible...
Karsten Bolle, has left Ara Shoes, where he was responsible for sales in Germany, on May 31 by mutual agreement. He had worked for this subsidiary of the Ara group for 24 years. Frank Lüttig, director of international sales since 2012, assumes the newly created position of head of sales, ...
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After lengthy negotiations, the ANWR Group has signed contracts with...
After lengthy negotiations, the ANWR Group has signed contracts with Nike, Adidas and Reebok that will allow the 1,300-plus shoe retailers affiliated with its ANWR Schuh voluntary group in Germany to order more than 600 selected items for delivery in the first quarter of 2019 at favorable conditions. These items, ...
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Molly Adams has been appointed as the new president of...
Molly Adams has been appointed as the new president of the Famous Footwear chain by Caleres, the U.S. company led by Diane Sullivan. Adams, who has served as executive vice president of global merchandising and product development at The Walt Disney Company since 2008, will assume her new role on ...
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Daniel Krauss, 42, has been appointed to the newly created...
Daniel Krauss, 42, has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president of sales and marketing at Bernd Hummel Holding starting this month. His responsibilities include the sales of the the Kangaroos and Flip Flop brands as well as customer service and marketing. He began his career in ...
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The reorganization of Legero United, the Austrian company behind the...
The reorganization of Legero United, the Austrian company behind the Legero, Superfit, Think§ and Vios brands, is still going on. An experienced manager, Rudy Haslbeck has been assigned to the newly created position of director for the Legero business unit, starting in September, while Angelika Lübben will fill the newly ...
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Sophie Bambuck, who has served as senior brand director for...
Sophie Bambuck, who has served as senior brand director for Nike Sportswear for Western Europe for the past two years, has become chief marketing officer of Converse. She takes the place of Julien Cahn, who had moved to Converse from Nike in 2016. According to Bloomberg, he is going to ...
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Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...
Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of the joint venture recently formed by Pentland Brands and Lacoste for the management of Pentland's long-standing Lacoste footwear license. He has been working most recently for Coach. He was previously in charge of European operations for Deckers' Ugg brand.
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Dior has appointed Jens Riewenherm as its new chief digital...
Dior has appointed Jens Riewenherm as its new chief digital officer. Prior to Dior, Riewenherm served for six years as managing director at Mytheresa.com, which he left last October. He began his career at Payback, a multichannel platform, where he reached the position of head of brand management. He later ...
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Berluti has appointed Kris Van Assche as its new creative...
Berluti has appointed Kris Van Assche as its new creative director. The Belgian designer succeeds Haider Ackermann, who only stayed for 18 months. Van Assche recently left Dior Homme, which he had led the creative department since 2008, replacing Hedi Slimane. He will present his first collection for Berluti in ...
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Three top managers of Groupe Royer have left the French...
Three top managers of Groupe Royer have left the French company in the last few months. Fidel Fernandez, a veteran of the group, has reportedly set up his own business. He was most recently in charge of a couple of brands owned by the group, Luxat and Pare Gabia, and ...
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Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...
Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of the joint venture recently formed by Pentland Brands and Lacoste for the management of Pentland's long-standing Lacoste footwear license. He has been working most recently for Coach. He was previously in charge of European operations for Deckers' Ugg brand.
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Rainer Luers, a veteran of the German shoe industry who...
Rainer Luers, a veteran of the German shoe industry who had recently strayed away into the world of leathergoods, is now working for Mephisto. He is taking care of some important markets in Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region like Russia, Ukraine, China, Korea and Australia.
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Bernd Grillitsch, European export sales director at Högl, will now...
Bernd Grillitsch, European export sales director at Högl, will now also be responsible the Austrian shoe brand in the key markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In his new position, he reports to Harald Winzer, sales director at Högl, who works hand in hand with Gerhard Bachmaier, responsible for brand ...
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Jörg Windsheimer will assume the position of sales director at...
Jörg Windsheimer will assume the position of sales director at Peter Kaiser from July 1. He replaces Peter Bangelmeier, who left the company at the end of March. Winsheimer worked for 17 years for Högl, where he was most recently working as sales director, responsible for the German-speaking markets as ...
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Erica Vilkauls, a former merchandise director of L.K. Bennett, has...
Erica Vilkauls, a former merchandise director of L.K. Bennett, has been appointed chief executive of the British brand of shoes and accessories. Next month, she will replace Darren Topp, who has held the post since September 2016. Topp was credited with an outstanding job at the company after it returned ...
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The outgoing chief executive and managing director of Tod's, Stefano...
The outgoing chief executive and managing director of Tod's, Stefano Sincini, will receive a €3.7 million severance package when he leaves the group at the next annual shareholder meeting, to be held on April 16 or 26. The package includes €1.8 million for a two-year non competition clause valid in ...
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Roger Vivier, the luxury footwear label owned by Tod's, has...
Roger Vivier, the luxury footwear label owned by Tod's, has named Gherardo Felloni as its new creative director. According to reports in WWD, his first collection for Roger Vivier is set to be presented in September. He replaces Bruno Frisoni, who had recently announced his departure from the French footwear ...
