Casual footwear and apparel brand Wolverine World Wide has made a number of executive appointments in a bid to expand international growth.

Isabel Soriano has been appointed president of international, and Katherine Cousins as global brand president of the Sperry brand.

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Soriano joined Wolverine Worldwide in 2018 as vice president and managing director of EMEA, responsible for leading all company brands in the region, including Merrell, Saucony, and Sperry. Prior to this, she was vice president and general manager for Vans, Timberland and Kipling in South America at VF Corporation.

In her new role she will oversee all international regions for the company, including EMEA, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Canada. She joins the company’s executive leadership team and will report directly to Brendan Hoffman, president of Wolverine Worldwide.

Lifestyle brand veteran Cousins joins Sperry to help accelerate global omni-channel growth. She most recently served as vice president and general manager of Kodiak, Terra and Work Authority at VF Corporation.

In her new role, she will report directly to Hoffman, and succeeds Joelle Grunberg, who will be assisting with the transition and other special projects.

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