Jimmy Choo appoints CEO

Luxury footwear and accessories retailer Jimmy Choo has named Pierre Denis as its new

 chief executive officer.

Effective immediately, Denis, who previously held the post of general manager at John Galliano, is taking the position left vacant by Joshua Schulman, who left his role as CEO at the end of last year to join the Bergdorf Goodman team.

Previously, Denis also worked at Christian Dior, and for the perfume and cosmetics division at LVMH.