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Wolford appoints new chief executive officer

Wolford, the luxury hosiery company, has confirmed Ashish Sensarma as its new chief executive. The Austrian company will see Sensarma head up the role in January and joins the company from luxury swimwear brand Vilebrequin where he was COO. He previously worked at Dutch retailer Mexx from when it was founded until it was sold to Liz Claiborne in...

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Patagonia appoints General Manager for Europe

Outdoor outfitter Patagonia has announced the appointment of Ryan Gellert as the company's new General Manager for Europe. Patagonia, which has seen profits triple since 2008, will see Gellert in charge of European markets and the Middle East. Gellert joins from Black Diamond Inc, where he spent 15 years in various roles including Brand...

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Jaeger to hire Asos director

Jaeger is lining up a former Asos director to be chairman as it prepares for ambitious international expansion. Founded 130 years ago, Jaeger is currently owned by Jon Moulton’s Better Capital and is regarded as an affordable luxury brand. The company is thought be close to appointing Peter Williams to run its board. Williams spent 12 years at...

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Spanx appoints new CEO to lead growth

Spanx, the slimming apparel phenomenon, has named former Nike vice president Jan Singer as its new CEO. Singer will report directly to Spanx founder Sara Blakely, who has built the business into a 400 million dollar empire. Singer stated: “Spanx has just scratched the surface. It’s super, superearly for me to say what the opportunities are. They...

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Jimmy Choo appoints CEO

Luxury footwear and accessories retailer Jimmy Choo has named Pierre Denis as its new chief executive officer. Effective immediately, Denis, who previously held the post of general manager at John Galliano, is taking the position left vacant by Joshua Schulman, who left his role as CEO at the end of last year to join the Bergdorf Goodman team....