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Melissa Beste named as Akris global CEO

Melissa is to rejoin the Switzerland-based women’s wear brand as its first non-family member CEO, having initially served as CEO of the Americas in 2009. She succeeds Peter Kriemler, who will remain as president of Akris and the Akris group.

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