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MF Brands taps new CEO at The Kooples

MF Brands has reportedly appointed a new chief executive officer at French label The Kooples. Anne-Laura Couplet, the former CEO of French ready-to-wear brand Paule Ka, will take on the top job at The Kooples, WWD reports. She succeeds Marie Schott who is stepping down after two years at the company’s helm. Incoming CEO Couplet was chief...

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MF Brands Group appoints new CEO of Aigle

MF Brands Group has named Valérie Dassier as the new CEO of French outerwear and bootmaker Aigle. She succeeds Sandrine Conseiller who has been at the helm of the business since 2019. Dassier joins from French label IKKS where she has worked since 2018 as deputy managing director. Earlier in her career, she was chief digital and customer officer...

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MF Brands Group, Lacoste tap new EVP of tech, data and transformation

Gilles Lebret has been named as the new executive vice-president of technology, data and transformation at Lacoste and its parent MF Brands Group. In his new role, Lebret is tasked with accelerating the transformation of Lacoste - as well as the group’s other brands, The Kooples, Gant, Tecnifibre, and Aigle - by providing them with “the...

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MF Brands Group appoints new CEO at The Kooples

MF Brands Group has named Marie Schott as the new CEO of The Kooples. The Swiss Group, which also owns Lacoste, Aigle, and Gant, said in a Linkedin post: “Marie Schott with her passion and her energy will, amongst other missions, oversee the increase in the creativity and desirability of the brand and continue with its digital and global...

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The Kooples names artistic director

French fashion brand The Kooples has named Tom Van Dorpe as its new artistic director, as the label looks to strengthen its positioning as the “most distinctive contemporary Maison”. Belgian-born Van Dorpe will be responsible for setting a new global creative vision for The Kooples’ women’s, men’s, and accessory collections, explained the...

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Lacoste owner Maus Frères International rebrands to MF Brands Group

Maus Frères International, the owner of brands Lacoste, Gant, Aigle, Tecnifibre and, as of 2019, The Kooples, has changed its name to MF Brands Group as part of a wider transformation strategy. The company said the new name aims to draw a link between its historic routes (Maus Frères, subsequently MF) and its ambition to become a leading...