The Churn

Susan Akkad has been named senior vice president of corporate marketing, diversity, a newly created position, at Estée Lauder. She was previously senior vice president of global communications and artist relations at M.A.C Cosmetics.

Lisa Lupinski, formerly director of global communications at Estée Lauder Companies Inc., has joined Karla Otto Inc.

Manuel Puig has been named president of Nina Ricci and will launch the brand's accessories division. He will remain vice president of Puig.

George Sharp has been named executive vice president of design at St. John, a newly created position. He was previously vice president of design at Ellen Tracy.

Margareta van den Bosch has stepped down as head of design at H&M. She will continue at the company as a creative adviser. Her replacement is Ann-Sofie Johansson.

Isaac Mizrahi has been named creative director of Liz Claiborne. He will no longer be designing his collection for mass retailer Target.