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FDRA 'most active in decades', says new chairman

13/05/2015

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has appointed Rick Muskat, principal of Deer Stags Concepts, as its chairman, taking over from RG Barry CEO Greg Tunney.

Ed Rosenfeld, CEO of Steve Madden, will serve as vice chairman and Mike Jeppesen, president of Global Operations at Wolverine Worldwide, was voted in as FDRA's Treasurer. 

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