Fossil Group strengthens EMEA travel-retail team

Fossil Group Europe has made two new appointment to its  travel-retail team in support of the watch company’s  plan to expand the travel-retail business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Wolfgang Czepiczka was appointed as its new EMEA director and operations manager effective March 1.

Czepiczka was most recently vice-president  for Business Development at The Nuance Group where he was responsible for the expansion of the travel retailer in the EMEA region. In his new role he will be responsible for the further growth of the travel-retail business of Fossil proprietary brands (Fossil, Skagen) as well the License Portfolio including brands such as Michael Kors, Emporio Armani and Marc by Marc Jacobs.

Further to this appointment Fossil Group Europe aloso named James Turl as operations manager Travel Retail EMEA. Prior to this position Turl held several operational leadership roles in The Nuance Group UK and EMEA region.

Both roles are based at the Fossil Group Europe HQ in Basel, Switzerland.