Merrell has named Louis Carlton creative director for apparel and...

Merrell has named Louis Carlton creative director for apparel and Melora McGilligan materials manager for the unit. Both of them will report to Jordan Wand, the vice president and general manager for Merrell Apparel. Carlton and McGilligan will have input on Merrell designs starting with the autumn 2010 collection. For Merrell’s French operations, Wolverine France, Cédric Charbin, a former executive of Décathlon, has been appointed chief, succeeding Mustapha Sadik in charge of directing the group’s business in France and Spain.