News Briefs – Page 44
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Stéphane Maquaire, the new chief executive of Vivarte, has created...
Stéphane Maquaire, the new chief executive of Vivarte, has created a new and simplified management structure that allows him to have direct relations with key managers of the group. The four divisions of the group – mass market footwear, mass market apparel, branded footwear and branded apparel – have been ...
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The Hamm Reno Group has enlarged its executive board following...
The Hamm Reno Group has enlarged its executive board following the closing of its acquisition by Capiton Partners and the Turkish Ziylan Group. The HR Group's former two chief executives, Matthias Händle and Norbert Renzenbrink, are now sharing the board with other executives of the company, Matthias Loop, Felix Finger, ...
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Bernd Hummel has appointed Nina Denise Scheidt as head of...
Bernd Hummel has appointed Nina Denise Scheidt as head of design & development for Kangaroos shoes, reporting directly to Torsten Schmidt, vice president and chief operating officer. The 31-year-old worked for Birkenstock from 2001 to 2014, when she switched over to Fressnapf Tiernahrung, a German chain of pet shops with ...
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Angelo Ruggeri, who has been working as design director of...
Angelo Ruggeri, who has been working as design director of Sergio Rossi since 2013, is leaving the company, where he also ran the men's division. His departure follows the acquisition of the Italian footwear brand by Investindustrial and the appointment of a new chief executive and a new chief operating ...
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DSW has announced the resignation of Mary Meixelsperger, senior vice...
DSW has announced the resignation of Mary Meixelsperger, senior vice president and chief financial officer, adding that she is leaving to pursue another opportunity. She will be replaced on an interim basis by Jared Poff, vice president of finance, business development and treasure of DSW since January 2015. He has ...
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Birkenstock USA has appointed Scott Radcliffe as vice president of...
Birkenstock USA has appointed Scott Radcliffe as vice president of marketing for the Americas, a newly-created position. Most recently, he served as vice president of marketing for Lifefactory. In his new role at Birkenstock, he will develop and implement all marketing programs to support the brand's growth across retail, wholesale, ...
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Gianluca Bozzetti has decided to leave the post of non-executive...
Gianluca Bozzetti has decided to leave the post of non-executive director of Jimmy Choo on June 15 to dedicate more time to his executive assignments. A former president and chief executive of Louis Vuitton, he is currently the CEO of Buccellati Jewellers. He has a seat on the boards of ...
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Gucci is integrating its footwear and leathergoods business units into...
Gucci is integrating its footwear and leathergoods business units into a single entity led by Massimo Rigucci, who has been running its footwear segment for more than 15 years. Chiara Corini will remain in charge of leathergoods but will report to Rigucci. The production of the two types of products ...
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Peter Bolliger has returned to Kurt Geiger as chairman, according...
Peter Bolliger has returned to Kurt Geiger as chairman, according to Drapers magazine, following the chain's recent acquisition by Cinven. The Swiss manager worked for Kurt Geiger between 1990 and 1994. He then joined C&J Clark in 1994 and acted as its chief executive from 2002 until his retirement in ...
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Deckers Brands has announced “with mixed feelings” the departure of...
Deckers Brands has announced “with mixed feelings” the departure of Gianni Georgiades in the coming months, after six years with the company, where he served lately as managing director of Ugg for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Georgiades is reportedly planning to join Coach in the summer to ...
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Another manager of Pomellato, the Italian jeweler, is joining Sergio...
Another manager of Pomellato, the Italian jeweler, is joining Sergio Rossi, which recently went under new ownership. Giuseppe Pinto, the 48-year-old chief operating officer of Pomellato is going to act in a similar function at the Italian shoe company. He will report to Riccardo Sciutto, formerly with Pomellato, who became ...
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Dario Predonzan has been appointed chief operating officer of Dirk...
Dario Predonzan has been appointed chief operating officer of Dirk Bikkembergs, the Italian-based fashion company that went under the control of a Chinese group, Canudilo. A former manager of Nike Italy and Marlboro Classics, Predonzan left a few months ago as global sales director of Diesel for shoes and accessories. ...
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Carrie S. McDermott, senior vice president and chief operating officer...
Carrie S. McDermott, senior vice president and chief operating officer of DSW, has left the American shoe retail chain, where he worked for more than eight years. DSW is projecting lower earnings than previously anticipated after a first quarter in which it posted lower-than expected adjusted net income of $32.8 ...
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Vivarte, the parent company of André, Minelli and many other...
Vivarte, the parent company of André, Minelli and many other French shoe retail chains, has announced that Stéphane Maquaire became its chief executive and a member its board of directors on April 19. The board also appointed an independent director, Pierre-Antoine Gailly, electing him as Vivarte's non-executive chairman. The top ...
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A native Italian, David Grasso, is to take over as...
A native Italian, David Grasso, is to take over as president and chief executive of Converse, as part of a management reshuffle at the Nike group (More in SGI Europe). After more than two decades with the Nike group, the last six as chief marketing officer for the Nike brand, ...
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Silvano Salmaso has become the general manager of Stonefly, taking...
Silvano Salmaso has become the general manager of Stonefly, taking the place of Andrea Tomat, a major shareholder in the Italian brand of fashionable comfort shoes, after many years in the post. Adriano Sartor continues in his position as chief executive. Tomat, who remains as chairman, is also the chief ...
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Prada has named Alessandra Cozzani as chief financial officer, replacing...
Prada has named Alessandra Cozzani as chief financial officer, replacing Donatello Galli who resigned to pursue other career opportunities. Cozzani is a company insider. She had been investor relations director from July 2010 and has been a member of the executive board since December 2013. Prior to taking up her ...
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On April 1, Dirk Pues rejoined Hamm Market Solutions, based...
On April 1, Dirk Pues rejoined Hamm Market Solutions, based in Osnabrück, as product manager for its licensed Napapijri Footwear, Gant Footwear and Marc O'Polo Shoes lines. Pues, who previously worked in the management of Hamm Market Solutions, left the German company in July 2013 in order to develop a ...
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Andreas Wagner has been appointed country manager for Cat Footwear...
Andreas Wagner has been appointed country manager for Cat Footwear in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Wagner, a former area sales manager for Vans and Reef in the region, had been responsible for Sperry in the German-speaking countries since December 2013. At Cat Germany, Wagner takes the place of Roy Goosens, ...
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Deckers Brands has appointed Andrea O'Donnell as president of its...
Deckers Brands has appointed Andrea O'Donnell as president of its newly-created Fashion Lifestyle segment, effective April 25. The new segment includes the Ugg and Koolaburra brands. O'Donnell joins Deckers Brands from DFS Group, a luxury travel retailer majority-owned by LVMH, where she served as president of global merchandising. Previously, she ...
