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Hugo Boss Poaches Another Tommy Hilfiger Executive

The logo of German fashion company Hugo Boss is seen at a store in Vienna, Austria, November 23, 2016. (Reuters)
The logo of German fashion company Hugo Boss is seen at a store in Vienna, Austria, November 23, 2016. (Reuters)
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Hugo Boss Poaches Another Tommy Hilfiger Executive

The logo of German fashion company Hugo Boss is seen at a store in Vienna, Austria, November 23, 2016. (Reuters)
The logo of German fashion company Hugo Boss is seen at a store in Vienna, Austria, November 23, 2016. (Reuters)

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.

Timm has been chief commercial officer of fashion company PVH Europe since 2016, overseeing the Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein brands in the region.

Hugo Boss said last month that Grieder, the former CEO of Tommy Hilfiger Global & PVH Europe, will start on June 1, 2021, succeeding Mark Langer.

The German company said on Wednesday that now the appointments to the board were complete, Langer would step down and take up a consultative role on July 16, rather than on Sept. 30 as planned when it announced his departure.

Hugo Boss said Langer’s responsibilities were already being transferred to the remaining members of the board.

Finance chief Yves Mueller is set to serve as the management board’s spokesman until Grieder joins.

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Nike’s Longtime Design and Innovation Chief John Hoke to Retire

A view of the Nike shoes worn by Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks during the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Getty Images/AFP)
A view of the Nike shoes worn by Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks during the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Nike’s Longtime Design and Innovation Chief John Hoke to Retire

A view of the Nike shoes worn by Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks during the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Getty Images/AFP)
A view of the Nike shoes worn by Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks during the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Getty Images/AFP)

Nike's chief innovation officer, John Hoke, is retiring, the world's largest sportswear company said on Thursday.

Hoke, who joined Nike in 1992, has served as the company's chief design officer before being named chief innovation officer in 2023.

Earlier this month, Nike CEO Elliott Hill, who took the helm in October to lead a turnaround, had made several changes to the senior leadership team, including promoting insider Phil McCartney to be the new chief innovation, design & product officer.

Nike, in March, forecast a steeper than expected drop in fourth-quarter revenue, signaling caution as it works to rekindle consumer interest.

Bloomberg News first reported Hoke's retirement earlier on Thursday.