Articles by Prachi Singh
Van de Velde appoints current CFO Karel Verlinde as interim CEO
30 Nov 2022 - Business
Van de Velde has announced that the company’s management is redrawn, with immediate effect. The company’s board of directors has appointed the current CFO Karel Verlinde as interim CEO. The company said in a statement that by mutual agreement Peter Corijn, who served as chief executive officer (CEO) since May 2022, will leave the company. The...
N Brown CFO Rachel Izzard to step down
29 Nov 2022 - Business
N Brown Group Plc has announced the departure of chief financial officer Rachel Izzard. The company said in a release that Izzard will be leaving the group to take up a career opportunity outside of the online fashion and consumer credit industry and that the process to identify her successor is underway. According to the company’s website,...
In The Style names Jocelyn Seeley as design manager
29 Nov 2022 - Business
In The Style has announced the appointment of Jocelyn Seeley as its new design manager. According to a Drapers report, Seeley, former Boohoo Group’s head of design, now leads a team of five designers and reports to Adam Frisby, owner and founder of the brand. Commenting on her new role at In The Style, the report quoted her saying: “I’ll be...
L’Occitane posts H1 sales growth of 29.3 percent
28 Nov 2022 - Business
In the first half period, L’Occitane International S.A., manufacturer and retailer of beauty and well-being products, reported net sales of 900.5 million euros, representing 29.3 percent growth at reported rates or 20.8 percent at constant rates. The company said in a statement that this sales growth was mainly driven by the initial inclusion of...
LVMH acquires Italian jewellery manufacturer Pedemonte
28 Nov 2022 - Business
LVMH Group has announced the acquisition of the Pedemonte Group, a jewelry producer present in Italy and France, from the Equinox III SLP SIF investment fund. The company said in a release that the strategic operation for the watches & jewelry division and its jewellery maisons will allow the group to significantly increase its production...
Pepco Group to nominate ex-CEO Andy Bond as the next board chairman
25 Nov 2022 - Business
Pepco Group, owner of the Pepco and Dealz brands present across Europe and Poundland in the UK, has announced the nomination of Andy Bond as chairman and Neil Galloway as chief financial officer. The company said in a release that the board will propose the appointment of Bond – who was the former CEO of Pepco Group and led it through its...
Alia Malik, senior director at Better Cotton joins ICA as board member
25 Nov 2022 - Business
Alia Malik, senior director, data and traceability at Better Cotton has joined the International Cotton Association (ICA) as a new board member. The ICA is an international cotton trade association and arbitral body and was set up 180 years ago in 1841 in Liverpool, UK. “I am delighted to join the board of one of the oldest organisations in the...
Jack Wolfskin appoints executives for the UK and Nordic regions
24 Nov 2022 - Business
Jack Wolfskin has appointed new leaders for the UK and Nordic regions in alignment with its global growth strategy unveiled in 2021. The company said in a release that Steve Rosier was named as the country manager for the UK and Ireland and will mainly be based in the showrooms in Towcester near Northampton and Windermere in the Lake District,...
Matthew Bilunas and Carolyn Bojanowski to join Genesco’s board of directors
24 Nov 2022 - Business
Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based specialty retailer has appointed two new independent directors Matthew M. Bilunas, chief financial officer of Best Buy Co., Inc., and Carolyn Bojanowski, executive vice president merchandising, Sephora USA, to its board of directors, effective January 29, 2023. Genesco also announced that current directors Matthew...
Designer Brands appoints Rich Paul and Tami Fersko as independent directors
24 Nov 2022 - Business
Designer Brands Inc. has announced two new appointments to its board of directors. On November 17, 2022, the company said in a release, Rich Paul and Tami J. Fersko, were appointed to the Designer Brands board as independent directors, effective immediately. Fersko was also named a member of both the audit committee and the nominating and...