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HAPPENINGS, PEOPLE AND PLACES
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012 | www.footwearbiz.com
WILLIAM ZEITZ TO LEAD
LUCCHESE EXPANSION
US-based western and equestrian
boot company Lucchese has appointed
William Zeitz to spearhead its
expansion strategy.
Mr Zeitz brings more than 25 years
of experience in consumer fashion and
lifestyle brand development to his new
role. He is the founding partner of ZAC,
a brand strategy, image design and
advertising agency focused on fashion,
lifestyle and luxury brands.
He led the campaign to reposition
the Sperry Top-Sider brand, helping to
expand product lines, opening retail
stores and attracting a younger, more
fashion-conscious consumer.
Prior to forming Zac, Mr Zeitz served
as vice president of brand marketing at
Cole Haan for nine years. He served at
Nike for ten years, culminating in his
appointment as global advertising
director.
“As one of the very few American
luxury brands with a heritage that
spans nearly one-and-a-half centuries
of quality, hand-crafted bootmaking,
Lucchese is strategically positioned to
expand well beyond its current product
categories into a full lifestyle brand,”
said Mr Zeitz. “I am very pleased to
help guide the next stage of its
evolution.”
JIM HARDY TO TAKE ON
SOURCING ROLE AT UNDER
ARMOUR
Janet Fox, sourcing executive at
Under Armour, is to resign on August
24 to “pursue other interests”.
Ms Fox joined the sportswear,
footwear and accessories company in
early 2011 following a long career with
JC Penney. Her current role involves
sourcing the fabrics and materials used
in the brand’s performance wear
ranges.
According to a release from Under
Armour, chief supply chain officer Jim
Hardy will take over Ms Fox’s
responsibilities “as the company
evaluates the organisational structure
and management needs of this area”.
ITALIAN FOOTWEAR
ENTREPRENEUR DIES
One of the founders of high-end
Italian footwear brand Fabi, Enrico
Fabi, has died. Mr Fabi was out
walking in the seaside resort of
Civitanova on the east coast of Italy
and was taken ill. Local media said
people on the nearby beach came to
his help and alerted the emergency
services, but that Mr Fabi died before a
medical team could reach him. He was
78 years old.
Enrico Fabi founded Fabi Shoes with
his brother Elisio in Monte San Giusto
in Italy’s most prominent footwear
manufacturing region, Le Marche, in
1965.
Fabi makes fashion shoes for men
and women, as well as a limited range
of high-end accessories. It has
boutiques in Monaco, 40 across
eastern Europe (including 11 in
Moscow), three in Dubai, and 11 in
China as well as five in Italy. Italian
stores include a factory outlet in Monte
San Giusto and a flagship store on
Milan’s famous via Montenapoleone.
US FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY
VETERAN DIES SUDDENLY
Two Ten Footwear Foundation has
announced the sudden death of its
chief financial officer, David Phillips,
63, on July 16.
Mr Phillips devoted 28 years to the
footwear industry, serving 14 years at
The Stride Rite Corporation in a series
of progressively responsible financial
management positions, and for the