Alan Astrella

Creative professional with over 25 years of leading industry experience creating quality footwear for leading brands and retailers throughout the world. Facilitator and builder of world class product development teams, with specialty in start up and scaled growth stages. Proven financial leadership, negotiating skills, building partnerships with factories and retailers while delivering multimillion-dollar bottom-line growth.

• Responsible for creative design and launch of Cloud Steppers by Clarks in 2015.  Over 1.5 million pairs sold first season.
• Built Rockport development team selling more than 900,000 pairs in the first 3 seasons. 
• Launched Bobs by Skechers in 2011 creating a leading and still operating sub brand of one of the largest retailers world wide.