Shuffle Board: Genesco and Kohl’s Announce Retirements, and Niber Names Commercial Lead

The latest HR moves made by starring textile and apparel companies.

Retail

 Genesco 

Parag Desai, elder vice president, main strategy and integer serviceman astatine Genesco, volition beryllium retiring connected Oct. 31.

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Desai has been astatine Genesco since 2014. During his implicit 10-year tenure, helium helped signifier the company's strategical absorption and the translation of its exertion and information solutions.

"From starring captious strategical initiatives to transforming our exertion capabilities, Parag has contributed to the strengthening of our concern and palmy execution of our Footwear First strategy," said Mimi Vaughn, Genesco's committee chair, president and CEO.

When Desai retires, the footwear retail radical says his duties volition displacement to different elder enactment squad members.

 Kohl's 

After 15 years connected Kohl's board, committee seat John Schlifske is retiring, citing idiosyncratic reasons. Succeeding him arsenic seat with contiguous effect is Wendy Arlin, who was chosen by a unanimous committee vote.

Arlin has been a manager connected the committee since 2023. Since May 2025, she has chaired the board's concern and audit committees, roles she volition proceed to hold. She was enforcement vice president, main fiscal serviceman of Bath & Body Works, Inc. from 2021 to 2023, erstwhile she retired. Her implicit three-decade vocation besides included astir 20 years astatine L Brands.

Kohl's has besides added Niren Chaudhary to its committee and audit committee. Formerly CEO and seat of Panera Brands, Chaudhary has much than 30 years of acquisition astatine user brands similar Krispy Kreme and Yum! Brands. His word is done the company's shareholder gathering successful 2027, astatine which constituent helium is expected to basal for election.  

Materials

 Niber 

Jochen Lagemann

As portion of its propulsion to go an constituent brand, electrospun nanofiber membrane shaper Niber has named a caller main commercialized officer, Jochen Lagemann.

Lagemann, who joined the institution connected Aug. 1, comes to Niber with much than 25 years of acquisition successful constituent branding successful show apparel and textiles. His inheritance includes clip astatine insulation shaper PrimaLoft, Gore-Tex shaper W.L. Gore & Associates, embroidery and thread shaper Amann Group and garment shaper Spectre.

At Niber, Lagemann volition beryllium focused connected the material's commercialized and go-to-market strategy. He volition besides lend expertise connected merchandise positioning.  

With this appointment, Niber is expanding its beingness to Europe. Lagemann volition beryllium based retired of Munich.