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Retail Asia18/12/2018
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Lazada Group has announced its second new CEO this year, with group executive president Pierre Poignant taking the role immediately. Incumbent Lucy Peng, who took over the role nine months ago after moving from major investor Alibaba, will remain with the business, assuming the title executive chairwoman. In a media statement, Lazada described the change as “succession […]

Retail Asia17/12/2018
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One of Glossier’s earliest executives is leaving. Henry Davis, president and chief financial officer, is exiting the direct-to-consumer beauty brand after almost five years to pursue his own entrepreneurial opportunities. This comes weeks after Davis’ position changed from chief operating officer to chief financial officer, a role the company has been trying to fill since former vice […]

Retail Asia10/12/2018
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Eyewear firm Safilo has appointed Andrea Bulgarelli to the newly created role of digital transformation director, as the Dutch-owned Italian company sets its sights on renovating its e-commerce infrastructure by 2020. An e-commerce fashion veteran, Bulgarelli comes from fellow Italian firm Benetton, which he joined in 2015 as group digital business director. Prior to his two year stint at […]

Retail Asia10/12/2018
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CBRE, the worldwide commercial real estate services and investment firm, recently announced the appointment of Alan Li as President, CBRE China, effective immediately. Alan will be responsible for CBRE’s advisory services across business lines in China, including Advisory and Transaction Services, Capital Markets, Asset Services, and Valuation and Advisory Services. Based in Shanghai, Alan will report to […]

Retail Asia10/12/2018
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Geox is a leading brand in the International lifestyle footwear Market. The success of Geox is due to the constant focus on the application of innovative solutions and technologies on the product that guarantee both impermeability and breathability. Geox technology is protected by over 60 different patents registered in Italy and extended internationally. Over 65% of […]

Retail Asia07/12/2018
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Jeju Air said on Wednesday that co-CEO Ahn Yong-chan has expressed his intent to step down from his post, leaving the company to operate under the sole leadership of current co-CEO Lee Seok-ju. Ahn leaves Jeju Air after working under the company’s parent Aekyung Group since 1987. The co-CEO served in numerous positions at Jeju Air’s […]

Retail Asia04/12/2018
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Struggling fashion retailer Esprit has tapped a former Burberry and Tommy Hilfiger executive to become its chief product and brand officer. Mia Ouakim will take up the new role – a crucial post in the brand’s turnaround plan – in February, reporting to the group CEO.  She will be responsible for managing the product creation […]

Retail Asia03/12/2018
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Shiseido is boosting management of its Greater China business as part of a new strategy to boost is presence and sales in the region. Hong Kong-based Morgan Tan has been named as the senior VP of the Prestige Brands Division for the China region and will take up the new role on January 1. In […]

Retail Asia28/11/2018
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Effective December 1, Nicola Andreatta will be the new Chief Executive Officer of Manufacture Roger Dubuis. Nicola comes with 20 years of experience in the management of luxury and watch industries. In 2013, Nicola was appointed Vice President and General Manager of the Swiss entities of Tiffany & Co. Prior to that, Nicola founded N.O.A. Watch […]

Retail Asia28/11/2018
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Nike Inc is bolstering its executive management with its two latest hires. The U.S. sports giant has announced earlier in the month that Carl Grebert, currently the Vice-President, General Manager of the Global Jordan Brand, will become the company’s new Vice-President, General Manager of its Asia Pacific and Latin America (APLA) geography, effective December 1. In his […]

Retail Asia15/11/2018
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Vestiaire Collective, the global resale site for authenticated pre-owned luxury and premium fashion, has announced the appointment of Maximilian Bittner as CEO.He will succeed Sébastien Fabre, the co-founder of Vestiaire Collective, from January 1, 2019 in Paris, where the core team is located. Sébastien Fabre will remain a Director of the Company and will continue […]

Retail Asia07/11/2018
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V-Mart, the world’s best performing department store chain, has announced the appointment of Govind Shrikhande as an Independent Director of the company, effective Nov 2, 2018. Shrikhande possesses rich cross-functional experience in the textiles, apparel and retail industry. In his last professional role, he was the Managing Director of Shoppers Stop, where he started his stint in […]

Retail Asia01/11/2018
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Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc (AML) has today announced the appointment of Charlotte Cowley to the position of Director of Investor Relations. Charlotte joins Aston Martin from Burberry plc where she served as Vice President, Investor Relations, and was instrumental in establishing their dedicated IR function. Before this, Charlotte worked in corporate broking at UBS […]

Retail Asia24/10/2018
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Telekom Malaysia (TM) has appointed four new directors to the company’s board, following the resignation of David Benello as an independent non-executive director. The new directors are Dato’ Asri Hamidin @ Hamidon, Dato’ Mohd Naim Daruwish, Hisham Zainal Mokhtar and Saheran Suhendran. Asri Hamidin is appointed as a non-independence non-executive director representing the special shareholder, Minister of […]

Retail Asia23/10/2018
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Weizhong Zhu (“Wilson”) has joined Li & Fung as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and will lead operations across all Li & Fung’s 40+ production countries. As Li & Fung pushes ahead on its digital supply chain strategy to build the Supply Chain of the Future, Wilson will focus on strengthening the Company’s production platforms globally, […]

Retail Asia06/02/2018
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Canadian activewear retailer and manufacturer Lululemon has announced its CEO Laurent Potdevin is resigning effective immediately amid unspecified misconduct. Potdevin, who has been with the company for four years, will also resign from the board. The board, led by glenn Murphy, executive chair, has already begun searching for his replacement. “Lululemon expects all employees to […]


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