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Esprit Deputy Chairman and group CFO John Poon (L), Chairman and group CEO Heinz Krogner (C) and Executive Director and President Thomas Grote host a news conference announcing the company's interim results
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Esprit Executive Director and Group CEO Jose Manuel Martinez Gutierrez (L) and Executive Director and Group CFO Thomas Tang attend a news conference reporting annual results in Hong Kong September 10, 2013.
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Jose Manuel Martinez Gutierrez, new executive director and group CEO of Esprit, listens to a question during a news conference announcing the company's annual results in Hong Kong September 26, 2012. Esprit
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Jose Manuel Martinez Gutierrez, new executive director and group CEO of Esprit, attends a news conference announcing the company's annual results in Hong Kong September 26, 2012. Retailer Esprit Holdings Ltd. posted
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Esprit Executive Director and Group CEO Ronald Van Der Vis attends a news conference on the company's annual results in Hong Kong September 2, 2010. Esprit Holdings Ltd, the world's No.8 apparel
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L to R) Members of the global fashion retailer Esprit management team, Executive Director and joint Chief Operating Officer Thomas Grote, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Heinz Krogner, Deputy Chairman and Chief
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Esprit Executive Director and Group CEO Jose Manuel Martinez Gutierrez attends a news conference reporting annual results in Hong Kong September 10, 2013. Europe-focused retailer Esprit Holdings Ltd does not expect to
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Jose Manuel Martinez Gutierrez (L), new executive director and group CEO of Esprit, attends a news conference announcing the company's annual results in Hong Kong September 26, 2012. Retailer Esprit Holdings Ltd
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