The world's biggest luggage maker said on Friday it had replaced under-fire Chief Executive Ramesh Tainwala with Chief Financial Officer Kyle Gendreau, who would take the helm with "immediate effect".

Samsonite's shares were set to open up nearly 8 percent at HK$29.00 (£2.8).

(Reporting by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)