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Bestseller names new communication manager

Niels Christian Jung has been appointed to the position of communication manager at Bestseller, starting 1 October. Jung has been a journalist at DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) for many years, most recently contributing to investigative journalism at DR News. “We are very pleased that Niels Christian has chosen to accept the task, and we...

7 hours ago

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Global-e names vice president of business development

Former Boden executive Mark Batty has been named as the new vice president of business development for cross-border e-commerce specialist Global-e. Batty, the former Boden country director for Germany and the rest of the world, will lead Global-e’s company-wide business development efforts, with immediate effect. Prior to working at Boden, Batty...

10 hours ago

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BFC announces executive board appointments

The British Fashion Council has announced four new appointments to its board of directors following its annual general meeting that took place on September 4. Jamie Gill, chief executive of Roksanda, June Sarpong, director of creative diversity at the BBC, Scott Morrison, founder of The Boom!, and Sian Westerman, senior advisor at Rothschild and...

Sep 14, 2020

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Jason Hargreaves steps down as CEO of Matalan

Jason Hargreaves, CEO for fashion and homeware retailer, Matalan, has announced he is stepping down from his role in the company. Jason Hargreaves, CEO of Matalan, said in a statement: “After seven years at the helm now is the right time for me to step down as the CEO into my new role. Providing our customers with the best value product on...

Sep 11, 2020

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Gap appoints new global brand manager

The US fashion company, Gap Inc., has appointed Mark Breitbard as its new global head of Gap. In addition to his new role, he will continue to lead the company's franchise business, strategic alliances and licensing, as well as Gap’s sub-brands, Intermix and Janie and Jack. Mark Breitbard has more than 25 years of experience transforming and...

Sep 11, 2020

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Nicolas Di Felice named artistic director of Courrèges

Nicolas Di Felice has been named the new artistic director of Courrèges. Di Felice succeeds Yolana Zobel who exited the fashion house earlier this year. Di Felice was previously senior women’s wear designer at Louis Vuitton under creative director Nicolas Ghesquière. DI Felice steps into his new role on Thursday and will report to Courrèges’ CEO...

Sep 10, 2020

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American Eagle appoints new chief creative officer

Jennifer Foyle has been appointed to the role of chief creative officer of American Eagle Outfitters, effective immediately. Foyle was previously global brand president of the company's Aerie brand, and will now be responsible for overseeing merchandising, design and marketing for both American Eagle and Aerie. She will report to executive...

Sep 9, 2020

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Marquee Brands appoints Neil Fiske as CEO

Former Gap CEO, Neil Fiske, has been appointed as the new CEO of global brand owner, marketer and media company, Marquee Brands. Fiske has previously served as CEO of Billabong International where he restored the flagship of the brand to a position of market leadership, he was the CEO of Eddie Bauer for five years to reposition the company’s...

Sep 9, 2020

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Kim Jones to design womenswear at Fendi

Italian fashion house Fendi has confirmed that British designer Kim Jones will join the label as artistic director of haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur collections for women. Jones, succeeds Karl Lagerfeld who died in 2019 and had designed for the fashion house since 1965. The fashion house added that Jones will work closely with Silvia...

Sep 9, 2020

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Amazon promotes John Boumphrey to UK country manager

Online retail giant Amazon has named vice president of fashion, John Boumphrey as the new boss of its UK operations. Boumphrey joined Amazon nine years ago as director of media in the UK, before taking over the role of vice president of Amazon Fashion Europe, where he launched new fashion brands and programmes, including Prime Wardrobe,...

Sep 8, 2020

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Pentland Brands announces new CEO

Pentland Brands, owners of Speedo, Canterbury of New Zealand and many more, has appointed a new CEO, Chirag Patel. In 2016, Patel joined the company having previously served as director of global strategy, and then chief operating officer and most recently as deputy chief executive officer. Other executive changes include current CEO, Andy Long,...

Sep 7, 2020

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Murray Lambell named eBay’s new UK general manager

Online marketplace eBay has confirmed that Murray Lambell has been promoted from vice president of UK trading to the UK’s general manager. Lambell, who has been running the UK trading team since 2017, responsible for all of eBay UK’s business to consumer and sales and operations activities, will take over from Rob Hattrell, who has been promoted...

Sep 7, 2020