Shuffle Board: Gap Inc. Has a New Sustainability Head, and Nike Plans for CFO Transition

Sarah Jones

Mon, June 29, 2026 astatine 6:00 AM CDT 7 min read

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

Brands

Gap Inc.

Gap Inc. has tapped erstwhile Levi Strauss & Co. enforcement Jeffrey Hogue arsenic its caller main sustainability officer. In summation to his astir caller relation arsenic Levi's main sustainability officer, Hogue's vocation has included positions astatine C&A and McDonald's. Per a LinkedIn station from Gap Inc.'s main proviso concatenation and translation serviceman Sally Gilligan announcing his appointment, Hogue volition service connected the Gap Foundation Board and caput up the company's sustainability and CSR work.

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Nike

David Denton

Nike volition soon person a caller enforcement vice president and main fiscal serviceman arsenic Matthew Friend steps down from the role. Succeeding him is David M. Denton, who volition articulation the institution effectual Aug. 17.

Denton comes to Nike with much than 3 decades of acquisition successful concern and enactment roles, including CFO roles astatine 3 antithetic nationalist companies. Most recently, helium was main fiscal serviceman and enforcement vice president of Pfizer, a presumption helium has held since 2022. His vocation has besides included acquisition astatine Lowe's Companies, Inc. and CVS Health Corporation.

At Nike, Denton volition caput up the company's fiscal operations, moving intimately with president and CEO Elliott Hill and elder leadership. Friend is staying connected astatine Nike done Sept. 4 to assistance with the transition.

"We're focused connected doing what Nike does best: serving athletes, starring with athletics and gathering the astir innovative products successful the world," said Hill. "Dave's experience, judgement and operating rigor volition assistance america execute against these priorities with consistency and physique connected the advancement underway."

Versace

Emmanuel Gintzburger near his presumption arsenic CEO of Italian manner statement Versace connected June 23. Gintzburger joined Versace arsenic CEO successful 2022 erstwhile it was inactive portion of Capri Holdings, and helium led the marque done its acquisition by Prada Group. He was antecedently CEO of Alexander McQueen, and helium has besides worked astatine Saint Laurent.

Prada Group told WWD, "Information astir the caller governance volition beryllium announced in owed course."

Rag & Bone

Valentina Lucaj has been named marque president of Rag & Bone, heading up the brand's marketing, merchandising and commercialized strategy. Lucaj was astir precocious astatine Fendi, and her vocation includes acquisition astatine Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, Prada and Club Monaco.