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VF Corporation appoints Kipling EMEA vice president and general manager

VF Corporation has named Markus Hamm as the new vice president and general manager, Kipling EMEA, effective April 1. Hamm who joined VF in 2004 has held various key sales positions for Jansport and Eastpak, including sales director, direct to consumer and strategic accounts director and most recently taking over wholesale, strategic accounts,...

1 Apr 2020

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New Look appoints non-executive director

New Look has appointed Stuart MacKenzie to its board as a non-executive director, replacing John Gnodde who stepped down on 1 March. MacKenzie has been the CEO of Ethos Private Equity since 2014 and has experience working with portfolio companies across various industries and all aspects of the private equity and venture capital value chain. New...

31 Mar 2020

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Ted Baker appoints Rachel Osborne as CEO

Ted Baker has appointed Rachel Osborne as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. The company said in a statement that Osborne, whose appointment will be effective immediately, has more than 20 years’ of relevant brand and retail sector experience. She joined Ted Baker as chief financial officer in November 2019, before being appointed as acting...

30 Mar 2020

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PrettyLittleThing CEO donates March salary to small firms affected by Covid-19

PrettyLittleThing founder and CEO Umar Kamani is donating his salary in March to support small businesses impacted by Covid-19. Kamani said in an Instagram video: “It is important for me, as a human being, to recognise the current situation we find ourselves in and remind you all that I was once a small business owner who faced my own struggles...

26 Mar 2020

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The fashion industry's victims of COVID-19 that can't be seen

Store closures, adjusted profit outlooks, tumbling share prices, empty high streets, these are the daily reports the fashion industry is facing during the coronavirus pandemic. But aside from the dire circumstances endured by the big corporate retail players and luxury houses, most of whom will bounce back or be entitled to support from...

25 Mar 2020

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Pandora names chief commercial officer

Jewellery brand Pandora has appointed Martino Pessina as its chief commercial officer following its announcement earlier this month to establish a “consumer-focused business with a strengthened leadership team”. Experienced retail executive Pessina will take up the newly established chief commercial officer on April 2, joining the jewellery...

25 Mar 2020

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Hugo Boss CEO Mark Langer steps down

Hugo Boss AG has announced that Chief Executive Officer Mark Langer will leave the managing board as of September 30, 2020. The company said in a statement that the decision was taken in mutual consent between Langer and the company and in light of the current challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, he will act as a consultant after...

23 Mar 2020

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Shoe Zone non-executive director Charlie Caminada steps down

Shoe Zone PLC, has announced the departure of non-executive director Charlie Caminada with immediate effect. The company said in a statement that Caminada is stepping down to pursue his other business interests. Commenting on the development, Charles Smith, Chairman of Shoe Zone PLC, said: “Anthony and I would like to take this opportunity to...

23 Mar 2020

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R.M.Williams names first-ever female ambassador

Footwear brand R.M.Williams has named Australian actress Phoebe Tonkin as its newest brand ambassador, marking the first time ever a female has been given the official title in the brand's 88-year history. In a statement, R.M.Williams said the move was a "celebration of the strength of the key female personalities at the heart of R.M.Williams,...

23 Mar 2020

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Lanvin CEO to step down after 18 months in position

Jean-Philippe Hecquet — the chief executive officer of Lanvin — will step down from his role. He leaves the role after taking the reins of the fashion house in 2018. As the brand looks for the Hecquet’s predecessor, the chairman of Lanvin’s parent Fosun Fashion Group and head of the board of directors of Lanvin, Joann Cheng, will assume the...

17 Mar 2020

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Mulberry confirms Johnny Coca exit from brand

British heritage brand Mulberry has confirmed that Johnny Coca is leaving his role as creative director after five years, at the end of March 2020. Coca joined Mulberry in 2015 from Céline where he served as head design director for leather goods, accessories, shoes and jewellery, replacing Emma Hill, who left the British fashion house in 2013....

17 Mar 2020

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Hugo Boss appoints new chairman of supervisory board

Hugo Boss has named Hermann Waldemer as the new chairman of its supervisory board, effective 7 May. Waldemer has been on the company’s supervisory board since 2015. Prior to joining the German fashion brand, he worked for 25 years at cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company Philip Morris International, where he was most recently chief...

17 Mar 2020

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