Shuffle Board: Solbari Builds Wholesale, TrueCommerce Eyes Growth

Brands

Puma

German sports giant Puma has named Mark Langer as chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the management board. He will be responsible for finance, tax, legal, investor relations and internal audit. Langer succeeds Markus Neubrand, who mutually agreed with Puma to step down as CFO and leave the company on Sept. 30. Langer brings more than 25 years of international leadership experience in finance, strategy and general management. He most recently served as CFO and member of the managing board at Douglas and previously spent over 17 years at Hugo Boss, serving as CEO from 2016 to 2020 and as CFO from 2010 to 2017.

Burberry

British luxury label Burberry announced that Alessandra Cozzani, an independent non-executive director, has been appointed to the board of Brembo NV, a global mobility innovation company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange.

Solbari

Australian certified B Corporation sun-protection brand Solbari has named Grayson Davis as head of sales to lead its retail growth strategy. Davis will lead Solbari’s wholesale strategy, building a national network of sales representatives, securing retail partnerships and establishing a seasonal wholesale cadence. He brings over two decades of experience, joining Solbari from United Sports Brands and Seirus Innovations, where he led wholesale expansion across outdoor and performance categories.

Lululemon

Vancouver-based athletic apparel giant Lululemon Athletica announced the appointment of Esi Eggleston Bracey, former chief growth and marketing officer of Unilever PLC, to its board of directors. She will stand for election at Lululemon’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders in lieu of Shane Grant, who notified the company that he does not intend to stand for re-election at the conclusion of his current term. With Bracey joining the board, the company will have appointed six new independent directors in the last five years.

Retail

Carter’s

Atlanta-based baby and children’s apparel brand Carter’s has named Sharon Price John as CEO and president, effective June 15—the same day she’ll be appointed as a member of the board of directors, too.

In connection with John’s appointment, Cater’s announced that Douglas Palladini has departed the company as CEO and president, as well as a member of the board of directors. Palladini onboarded last March following nearly 20 years with VF Corp.

John will join Carter’s following her 13-year tenure as CEO and president of Build-A-Bear Workshop. She previously held executive positions at Stride Rite Children’s Group, Hasbro’s Global Playskool business, Mattel’s Disney business unit and Barbie.

In the interim, Richard Westenberger will assume the responsibilities of CEO and president, in addition to his roles as chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

J.Jill

Omnichannel women’s specialty chain retailer J.Jill has named Kimberly Wallengren as senior vice president, chief marketing officer. In this role, Wallengren will spearhead the company’s next phase of growth by refining its brand positioning, expanding its customer base and enhancing consumer engagement. Wallengren, a Coach veteran, served as vice president of marketing for North America, expanding the brand’s customer base and leading initiatives across partnerships and digital platforms.

Textiles

The Lycra Company

Wilmington, Del.-headquartered company The Lycra Company has appointed longtime executive Alistair Williamson as vice president of product sustainability.

In this role, Williamson will lead the company’s next chapter of sustainability strategy and oversee all initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental impact of its products, operations and innovation platforms. With four decades of experience in the textile fibers and apparel industry, Williamson has held commercial, sales and marketing leadership roles across EMEA, North America and South Asia. Before joining The Lycra Company in 2007, he worked for two prominent nylon spinners.

Texcare International

Messe Frankfurt announced that Vivien Altmann-Morelli will take over as director of Texcare International, overseeing the international trade fair for the global laundry, dry-cleaning and textile services industry. In her new role, Altmann-Morelli will be responsible for the brand management of the four international events in the portfolio: Texcare Asia & China Laundry Expo, Texcare France, The Clean Show (USA) and Clean India Show—leading IFFA and overseeing the food technologies brand, too.

She succeeds Johannes Schmid-Wiedersheim, who is pursuing new professional opportunities after leading Texcare since 2016. Altmann-Morelli will report to Kerstin Horaczek, vice president of technology shows at Messe Frankfurt Exhibition.

Logistics

TrueCommerce

Global supply chain network TrueCommerce announced the appointment of Sean Flynn as chief revenue officer (CRO). Flynn joins TrueCommerce from Avalara and previously held senior leadership roles at IBM’s Sterling Commerce division.