Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation has announced that Aaron Schwartz will join the company on April 3 as president of Polo Ralph Lauren Footwear, reporting to Jacki Nemerov, executive vice president.

Mr Schwartz has extensive industry experience in aspects of product development, merchandising, sales and marketing and will have overall responsibility for Ralph Lauren Footwear. He was most recently global president and chief creative officer at Bruno Magli, based in Bologna, Italy.