The chairman of Sainsbury's on Thursday defended the six-year tenure of former chief executive Mike Coupe after an investor asked if he would say sorry for its share price performance under his leadership.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has fired Zhao Yan, the head of its fast-growing livestreaming division, on grounds of nepotism and accepting gifts, according to an internal memo.
Grosvenor’s American arm has created a new role of environment, social & governance director to spearhead its goal of achieving net zero operations by 2030.
The storied house of Moynat has appointed the experienced, English-born creator Nicholas Knightly – the leather goods designer of Louis Vuitton – to be its new creative director.
German fashion house Hugo Boss has appointed Oliver Timm as its chief sales officer with effect from Jan. 1, 2021, just weeks after it hired former Tommy Hilfiger boss Daniel Grieder as its next chief executive.
Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) Chairman and Chief Executive Federico Marchetti was appointed non-executive director on the board of fashion house Giorgio Armani, the luxury group said on Wednesday.
The head of human resources at Adidas has stepped down after a group of employees called for an investigation over her handling of racism at the company.
L'Oreal 's Chairman and Chief Executive Jean-Paul Agon said on Tuesday he expected the cosmetic group's nominations committee to propose a candidate to succeed him by the autumn as his mandate expires.
The company is focused on boosting its business strategy in the APAC region, particularly in China, and growing its 'Emerging Brands' platform.
Lazada, the Southeast Asian arm of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding , said on Friday it would replace its chief executive officer, as it battles for dominance in the fast-growing market.
Steve Johnson is to take over as chairperson at value retailer Matalan and it has a new commercial chief too, with James Brown returning to the firm after having been commercial director of GM & Clothing at Sainsbury’s.
Fast-growing womenswear e-tailer Sosandar said on Friday that Stephen Dilks is joining it as Finance Director as James Bowling, Head of Finance, “has decided to step down to pursue other opportunities”.
Carlo Capasa has been confirmed for the fourth consecutive term as the president of the Italian Fashion Chamber (CNMI), as Serge Brunschwig, Alfonso Dolce and Jacopo Venturini joined the new executive committee.
The New York-based cosmetics company announced on Wednesday that Jane Hertzmak Hudis, John Demsey and Stéphane de La Faverie have all gained new responsibilities as part of an organizational restructure.
Katharine Poulter, the chief executive officer of ailing fashion retailer Laura Ashley, has left the company as part of the latest round of jobs cuts.
