The German luxury e-tailer announced on Wednesday that, as part of its aggressive expansion strategy in the U.S. and Canada, Heather Kaminetsky will be joining the company as president for North America on June 1, 2021.

​Norwegian outdoor brand Helly Hansen said on Wednesday that its CEO Paul Stoneham is to step down after six years in the role. He’s staying on until a new chief executive is appointed and a handover period has happened.

The Greensboro, North Carolina-based owner of the Wrangler and Lee brands announced on Tuesday that it has named Karen Smith as EVP of supply chain, effective May 1, 2021.  

Kris Van Assche has quit as creative director of Berluti, as the tony, LVMH-owned Paris men’s couture brand plots a new strategy for the future, it was announced Tuesday.

The association between the Madrid fashion label and the German designer, named creative director to replace Josep Font in 2018, has come to an end, without Huelle’s first collection seeing the light of day.

The French men's fashion institution has elected the Rick Owens CEO to the head of its governing board. She succeeds Celine's Séverine Merle, while Maison Margiela CEO Gianfranco Gianangeli has become vice president. 

The luxury label has appointed Mitchell Bacha, experienced in Asian markets and the luxury industry, to oversee its business in China, previously run by a director for the entire Asia-Pacific region.

​Hugo Boss has named a new marketing and comms chief with the appointment of Miah Sullivan. She joins on May 1 after having previously worked at Luxottica, Furla and St John Knits. 

Having served as interim CEO and brand president of the New York-based designer accessories brand since July 2020, Kahn has now had his position at the head of the label made permanent.

US beauty brand Glossier, launched as an online business in 2014, has recently appointed former L’Oréal executive Kleo Mack to the newly created post of vice president of brand.

Department store chain Kohl’s Corp said on Wednesday it has reached a deal with a group of activist investors to avoid a proxy fight, agreeing to add two of the group’s nominees to its board as independent directors.

The Estée Lauder Companies has announced the retirement of Alexandra Trower, executive vice president, global communications.

The fashion subscription service has announced that Lake will be transitioning from her role as CEO to that of executive chairperson of the board. She will be succeeded at the helm of the business by Elizabeth Spaulding.

British designer Paul Andrew, head of all collections at Florentine luxury brand Salvatore Ferragamo since 2019, will leave his role at the business in May. The brand’s in-house team will take over his responsibilities.

The American outdoor brand has announced the arrival of Matthijs Visch as its new general manager of EMEA. Having spent 19 years at Nike, Visch was most recently in charge of the company's operations in Eastern Europe.