Brands

PVH Corp.

Tommy Hilfiger owner PVH Corp. has named David Savman as global brand president of Calvin Klein, succeeding Eva Serrano, who will remain with the company through the end of the year as an advisor to support the transition. Savman joined PVH in 2022 and currently serves as PVH’s global head of operations and chief supply chain officer, and in 2024, also served as interim CEO for PVH Europe, credited with “repositioning” the region’s growth. He will also continue in his current role until a successor is named.

Nike

Athletic giant Nike announced several changes to its senior leadership team.

Elliott Hill—Nike’s president and CEO—and Heidi O’Neill—president of consumer, product, and brand—divided the consumer, product, and brand leadership into three areas: consumer and sport, marketing, and product creation, inclusive of innovation and design. These roles will now report directly to Hill, as O’Neill is retiring from Nike after 26 years with the company.  She will continue to serve in an advisory capacity until September.

Amy Montagne has been promoted to president, responsible for “obsessing and serving” consumers across all sports. Phil McCartney has been promoted to executive vice president, chief innovation, design and product officer, responsible for “the creation of innovative” products, including those across Jordan and Converse. Nicole Graham has been promoted to executive vice president, chief marketing officer. Tom Clarke has assumed the new role of chief growth initiatives officer.

Puma

Global sportswear brand Puma has named Dominique Gathier the Teamsport business unit’s vice president. He replaces Matthias Bäumer, who became Puma’s chief commercial officer earlier this year, reporting to chief product officer Maria Valdes. In his new role, Gathier will be responsible for the entire product team in the business unit to lead the development and execution of product strategies and collaborations.

G-Star

Amsterdam-based denim label G-Star has announced the appointment of Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh as creative directors for its premium collections. The design duo better known as Botter will reintroduce and reinvigorate the brand’s Raw Research collection. The first collection is set to debut during Paris Fashion Week in January 2026.

Textiles

The Lycra Company

The Lycra Company has promoted North America director of marketing Melissa Riggs to the role of chief marketing officer. In this role, Riggs will oversee the planning, development and execution of brand and marketing initiatives to support the company’s operational objectives and growth plans. Before joining the Lycra Company in 2022, Riggs spent 11 years at the Molson Coors Beverage Company, specializing in partnership marketing and distributor go-to-market planning.

Cotton Council International (CCI)

Cotton Council International (CCI), the export promotional arm of the National Cotton Council of America (NCC), has named Green-ish founder Liz Hershfield as its new executive director. She succeeds Bruce Atherley, who retired at the end of March. In this role, Hershfield will leverage her vast experience with U.S. cotton, sustainable fashion and supply chain management to “globally elevate” the non-profit’s “The Cotton USA Difference” effort.

Trade

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), a Washington, DC-based trade association that represents domestic textile manufacturers, elected Chuck Hall, president and CEO of Barnet, as chairman; and Amy Bircher Bruyn, CEO and founder of MMI Textiles, Inc., as vice chair. In addition to the appointment of a new chairman and vice chair, NCTO elected chairs for each of its five councils.

David Adkins of Lenzing; Geoffrey Hietpas, The Lycra Company; and David Poston, Palmetto Synthetics, were elected to the fiber council. Chris Alt, American & Efird; Marc Doyon, Gildan; Justin Ferdinand, Kentwool; Tim Manson, Meridian Dyed Yarn Group; Eric Noe of Buhler Quality Yarns; and Jay Todd of Service Thread, were elected to the yarn council. Allen Jacoby, Milliken & Company; James McKinnon of Cotswold Industries; Leib Oehmig of Glen Raven; Bill Rogers, Mount Vernon; Dan Russian Sage Automotive; and Walter Spiegel, Standard Textile were elected to the fabric and home products council. Gabrielle Ferrara of Ferrara Manufacturing; Marisa Fumei-South of Two-One-Two New York (Alternate) were elected to the finished textiles and apparel products council. Todd Bassett of Fi-Tech; Greg Duncan of American Truetzschler; and Jim Reed of YKK Corp. were elected to the industry support council.

Technology

Lectra

Industrial intelligence technology solutions provider Lectra announced that Amit Gautam, founder and CEO of TextileGenesis, has joined its executive committee, which is aligned with Lectra’s majority stake acquisition of the Dutch company in December 2022.