German sportswear company Puma SE and CEO Arne Freundt are parting ways. His successor has already been named. The current CEO and the Supervisory Board have “mutually agreed that Arne Freundt will step down as Chief Executive Officer effective April 11, 2025, and leave the company after 14 years in various leadership positions due to differing...
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Blenders Eyewear, part of the Safilo Group, has appointed Jack Gray as its new chief executive officer, succeeding the brand founder Chase Fisher, who will transition into a new role as the company’s brand evangelist. In a statement, Blenders Eyewear said that Gray’s two decades of experience building and scaling global brands would drive the...
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& Other Stories appoints Jonathan Saunders new chief creative officer. He will assume the role in the first half of 2025 and will lead the brand's overall creative direction. The brand, part of the H&M Group, announced this in a press release to FashionUnited. Summary • Jonathan Saunders has been appointed chief creative officer of & Other...
British luxury knitwear brand John Smedley has appointed Jess McGuire Dudley as its new managing director, succeeding Ian Maclean, who will step into a new role with the company. McGuire Dudley, who joined the Derbyshire-based manufacturer in 2014 as head of marketing, was most recently the brand’s deputy managing director and global brand...
Apr 2, 2025
Off Season, the sports-fashion brand co-founded by Kristin Juszczyk and British businesswoman Emma Grede in partnership with the NFL and Fanatics has hired its first president, securing former Fanatics executive Victoria Picca to lead the brand’s next phase. The brand, which launched in January 2025 with NFL-licensed outerwear, said the...
Macy’s has unveiled significant changes to its executive leadership team and organisational structure including the appointment of Thomas J. Edwards as chief operating officer and chief financial officer, effective June 22, 2025. These organisational changes are aimed at supporting the company's "Bold New Chapter" strategy. "With these changes,...
Global luxury fashion group Capri Holdings has announced an executive leadership transition. Thomas J. Edwards, Jr., who serves as executive vice president, chief financial officer (CFO), and chief operating officer (COO), will step down from his role on June 20, 2025, to pursue another opportunity. In response, Capri Holdings, the company...
Apr 1, 2025
The Lenzing Group, provider of regenerated cellulose fibres, has announced that Dr. Walter Bickel, chief transformation officer, will step down from his role at the end of March 2025. Bickel’s departure comes as part of a mutual agreement with the company’s supervisory board. Bickel joined Lenzing’s managing board on April 15, 2024, with the...
Swiss premium sportswear brand On has confirmed it will transition to a single-chief executive officer structure, as current co-CEO Marc Maurer is departing the company after 12 years of successful leadership. In a statement, Maurer said he was exiting the sportswear brand to embark on “a new chapter in his professional life”. He will stay in...
Holly Beadle and Georgia Streeton, directors of Hera Clothing, have stepped into the position of co-owners of the British fashion brand, snapping up a 66 percent joint share. Beadle, the company’s chief executive officer, and Streeton, chief brand officer, became directors of the company upon its acquisition in October 2021 by Paul Richardson,...
Victoria Beckham Ltd. has appointed Sybille Darricarrère Lunel as its new CEO. Darricarrère Lunel will assume her new role at the British fashion house effective July 1, Victoria Beckham announced on Monday. She takes over from chairman Ralph Toledano, who has been serving as interim CEO, and will be based at the brand's London headquarters. “...
Lee and Wrangler owner Kontoor Brands has named Jamie Givens to the position of managing director, EMEA. He will report to Tom Waldron, chief operations officer, Kontoor Brands. “Jamie's extensive experience in cultivating global brands, coupled with his remarkable leadership track record, will be an invaluable asset to Kontoor’s global team,”...