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Rip Curl parent KMD Brands makes leadership change

New Zealand clothing group KMD Brands Limited specified the timetable for a change in management announced last October. Accordingly, on March 24, Brent Scrimshaw will become the new CEO and managing director of the group, which includes the brands Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz. He succeeds Michael Daly, who will leave the company after more than...

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Oxfam calls on Australian brands to pay living wages to garment workers

An analysis by Oxfam Australia has claimed that a number of notable Australian brands are underpaying their garment workers despite raking in over one billion dollars in revenue last year. According to the nonprofit organisation, Kmart Group, Big W, Cotton On, Rip Curl, Kathmandu owner KMD, Myder and Bonds’ parent company Hanes “still don’t pay...

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Rip Curl names new chief executive officer

Surfwear brand Rip Curl has appointed Brooke Farris as chief executive officer, with immediate effect. Farris replaces Michael Daly, who was recently promoted to group chief executive officer and managing director of Kathmandu Holdings, the brand’s owner. Daly said in a statement: “After a thorough search process, involving both internal and...