predecessor intercueros founded 1928 founders trafton cole and eddie haan george denny et al. headquarters greenland new hampshire united states number of locations 70 area served worldwide except australia and oceania key people jack boys j. michael prince david maddocks website www.colehaan.com cole haan is a global lifestyle brand with a focus on men s and women s footwear and accessories . founded in chicago illinois united states in 1928 cole haan currently has headquarters in both new york city and greenland nh . contents 1 history 2 suppliers 3 retail stores 4 sustainability 5 collaborations 6 references 7 external links history edit the company name comes from founders trafton cole and eddie haan and was originally named cole rood & haan when the company was strictly a men s footwear label . today it offers many products including men s and women s dress and casual footwear belts hosiery handbags gloves scarves hats outerwear and sunglasses . nike inc. announced on may 31 2012 that it will be removing its stake in cole haan to focus on other complementary brands and the nike brand itself . 1 2 cole haan was bought by apax partners worldwide llp for 570 million on november 16 2012 from nike inc. . 3 cole haan has its headquarters in greenland new hampshire and its design center in new york city . jack a. boys is its current ceo . 4 the cole haan maine headquarters relocated from yarmouth to scarborough in summer 2011 . 5 in october 2013 it was announced that the headquarters would relocate to greenland new hampshire . 6 suppliers edit horween leather company supplies leather shells for footwear to cole haan . 7 8 9 retail stores edit the company s flagship stores are found in locations including flatiron new york city rockefeller center new york city soho new york city columbus circle new york city century city california honolulu hawaii boston massachusetts chicago illinois dallas texas san francisco california tokyo japan cole haan on newbury street in boston cole haan products are also sold at retailers such as nordstrom shoe carnival zappos macy s lord & taylor neiman marcus hudson s bay company and other department stores and independent stores nationwide as well as through its own outlet stores found in outlet malls throughout the country . additionally cole haan has stores and shop in shops globally in countries including indonesia korea china mexico peru thailand the philippines and canada . however cole haan was hoped to expand its business in europe but does not have any store as well as they never had stores in australia and new zealand . 10 sustainability edit on february 25 2008 the company announced it would discontinue using real animal fur in its products for business and sustainability reasons . 11 collaborations edit cole haan chose russian tennis star maria sharapova to headline its spring 2009 and fall 2009 advertising campaigns . cole haan is known for collaborations with designers athletes and tastemakers . current product collaborations include a men s footwear capsule collection with cfda nominated menswear designer todd snyder and a collection of women s ballet flats designed in partnership with three dancers of new york city ballet sara mearns megan fairchild and gretchen smith inspired by their lifestyle from studio to street . references edit nike form 8 k current report filing date jun 28 2012 . secdatabase.com . retrieved mar 27 2013 . to divest of cole haan and umbro to focus on accelerating growth through nike and complementary sport brands . nike inc. retrieved june 1 2012 . nike form 10 q quarterly report filing date jan 9 2013 pdf . secdatabase.com . retrieved mar 27 2013 . executive profile jack a. boys . bloomberg business . july 2 2015 . kim ann s. february 2 2011 . cole haan offices will move to scarborough . portland press herald . retrieved august 11 2011 cole haan leaving maine as new parent consolidates operations whit richardson bangor daily news october 10 2013 a brief history horween leather company . horween.com . retrieved march 28 2013 . horween leather company . encyclopedia.com . retrieved march 26 2013 . barbara rolek october 27 2003 . horween s leather bound by tradition . chicago tribune . retrieved march 27 2013 . cole haan initiates major europe expansion . nike inc. cole haan . highbeam.com . retrieved 2015 09 26 . nike s cole haan to go fur free forbes february 25 2008 external links edit cole haan official website v t e nike inc. corporate directors jill ker conway tim cook phil knight travis knight mark parker orin c. smith john thompson phyllis wise subsidiaries converse hurley bauer hockey former cole haan umbro assets and products air jordan air melo line air max nike considered nike ctr360 maestri nike flywire nike free nike mercurial vapor nike shox nike nike blazers nike sb swoosh air force 1 nike tiempo nike total 90 nike multi turf nike air yeezy nike ordem miscellaneous list of nike sponsorships nike academy nike sport 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