Management
New appointment to Richemont Senior Executive Committee
Philippe Fortunato has been nominated to head the fashion and accessories division of the luxury group, which includes brands such as Chloé, Dunhill or Montblanc, amongst others
Influence Marketing: What strategy to employ?
Influence marketing will only work if the brand understands its origin. The selection process of an influencer must involve a careful identification of the brand objectives and the influencer's aesthetics and profile
Are you familiar with Influence Marketing?
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Merrell names Janice Tennant as Chief Marketing Officer
Merrell, a division of Wolverine announced the appointment of Janice Tennant to the position of Chief Marketing Officer, reporting directly to Merrell’s global brand president, Chris Hufnagel, and joining the brand’s Senior Leadership Team
FDRA's Global Shoe Sourcing Digital Series
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) is running a digital series on Global Shoe Sourcing. The series will be held from the 27th to the 30th of July. We bring you all the info about the event
Hunter Boots CEO exits company
Hunter Boots announced that CEO Vincent Wauters is stepping down “by mutual agreement” at the end of July to pursue new opportunities. His exit comes as Hunter begins a strategic review
Changes in FICE’s Presidency
The current Executive President of the Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries (FICE), José Monzonís, will end his current term at the beginning of July
New President for Keds
Bornie Del Priore is taking the reins of Keds, one of the brands of the Wolverine’s portfolio. She has more than two decades of global footwear industry experience
Cat Footwear with new President
Chip Coe has been named the new global brand President of Cat Footwear, a division of Wolverine World Wide Inc
We have to reconsider the exhibitions system, says Assomac head
During the last edition of Simac Tanning Tech in Milan we spoke with Gabriella Marchioni Bocca, President of Assomac. Today we bring you the second part of that conversation
Under Armour: Lisa Collier named Chief Product Officer
The Baltimore-based brand has announced Lisa Collier as Chief Product Officer. Lisa has more than 30 years across global brand leadership, product development, supply chain and merchandising
Nike names Ann Hebert GM for North America
Effective from the 1st of June Nike veteran Ann Hebert, Vice President of global sales, will become Vice President, General Manager of North America Geography, succeeding long-time executive Tom Peddie who is retiring
Andrew Tam appointed as CFO of Stella International
Don Lee is retiring as CFO and will become a consultant to the Group. Andrew Tam will take on the position from April 2020 onwards
John P. Bilbrey joins Tapestry Board of Directors
The New York-based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands announced that John P. (J.P.) Bilbrey has been appointed to Tapestry’s Board of Directors, bringing the membership to eight
Caleres expands liquidity position
The St. Louis-based company has exercised a portion of the accordion feature on its asset-based revolving credit facility, which increased the available borrowing capacity under the facility to a total of 600 million US dollars-
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