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Allbirds announces CMO and Chief Design Officer

Allbirds, Inc. has announced two new executive leadership appointments. Kelly Olmstead, formerly SVP of Brand & Marketing, has been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer; and footwear industry veteran Adrian Nyman was appointed to the newly created position of Chief Design Officer, both effective December 2023. "We are thrilled to be further...

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Michaela Coel to be honoured with The Pandora Leader of Change Award

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is thrilled to announce that British-Ghanaian writer, actor and director Michaela Coel, will be honoured with the Pandora Leader of Change Award at The Fashion Awards 2023 (TFA), which will take place on Monday 4th December at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Award will be presented to her on the night by...

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You’ll Never Walk Alone: Hiking communities receive mental health first aid training amid mental health crisis

The Hike Society by Columbia, an outdoor movement created to unite the next generation of hikers and outdoorspeople, is providing mental first aid training for hiking communities across the UK. Over 20 community leaders from young, diverse outdoors communities are receiving training as a means to join the dots between the power of community,...

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Fashion Minority Alliance Launches 75,000 Creative Industry BIPOC Interns Campaign in US Companies

Following the success of its Internship Agency in Europe Fashion Minority Alliance Inc (FMA) will debut its 75,000 Creative Industry BIPOC & Underserved Groups Interns Initiative throughout the United States. Under the umbrella of the FMA’s Internship Agency, the organization aims to place 75,000 students and recent graduates, who hail from...

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Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard to be honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award at The Fashion Awards 2022 presented by Diet Coke

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce that Yvon Chouinard, founder and former owner of Patagonia will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at The Fashion Awards 2022 presented by Diet Coke, on Monday 5th December at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Chouinard is a mountain climber, activist, surfer, writer, and...

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Fashinnovation Puts Together the 7th Edition of the Worldwide Talks

The event, in partnership with Spring Studios, will have some of the Biggest Names & Brands in the Industry. Global platform Fashinnovation gets ready for the 7th Edition of the Worldwide Talks. The biggest fashion and innovation event will gather industry genius from all over the world on September 7th. This edition is in partnership and live...

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Next step in the gardeur transformation process: Hendrik-Jan Muis joins the management board

The Atelier Gardeur GmbH with its brands gardeur, g1920 and MICHÈLE is expanding its executive management with Hendrik-Jan Muis as of 01.03.2022. The 57-year-old from the Netherlands has been working in the clothing industry since the beginning of his professional career. After working for Escada, Gerry Weber and O‘Neill, he most recently held...

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JD.com appoints Caroline Scheufele to its board of directors

JD.com, Inc. has announced the appointment of Caroline Scheufele, an entrepreneur, jewellery designer and philanthropist, as an independent director on its board of directors. The company said in a statement that Scheufele will also be member of the board’s nominating and corporate governance committee, effective June 22, 2021. “It is a true...

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NEWS: MCARTHURGLEN CEO, JULIA CALABRESE, ASSUMES NEW ROLE OF VICE CHAIRMAN

LONDON, 28 OCTOBER 2020 -- Europe’s leading designer outlet group, McArthurGlen, today announced that its long-serving CEO, Julia Calabrese, will assume the new role of Vice Chairman. Susie McCabe and Joan Jove will succeed her as Co-CEOs. The appointments take immediate effect and all three executives will report to McArthurGlen Group Chairman,...

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Andreas Mehr becomes head of partner management at GoJungo

E-commerce solution provider GoJungo pushes its marketplace offering and brings an experienced e-commerce expert on board. Buchholz in der Nordheide, 31.08.2020. Online trading is booming - a development that is gaining momentum once again due to the current corona crisis. As small and medium- sized (trading) companies as well as international...

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LACOSTE APPOINTS ROBERT ALDRICH AS CEO OF NORTH AMERICA & PEDRO ZANNONI AS CEO OF LATIN AMERICA

May 27, 2020 - Lacoste has appointed Robert Aldrich as Chief Executive Officer of the North America Region and Pedro Zannoni as Chief Executive Officer of the Latin America Region. They will report into Jean-Louis Delamarre, Executive Vice-President Global Markets & Distribution. “We are delighted to announce today the appointment of Robert...

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Keds Announces New Global Brand President

WALTHAM, Mass., May 21, 2020 – Bornie Del Priore has been named the new Global Brand President of iconic sneaker and women’s lifestyle brand Keds®, a division of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW). Del Priore has more than two decades of global footwear industry experience and currently serves as Global Brand President of the Wolverine...