LONDON — Ganni has appointed a new chief executive officer — Laura du Rusquec, the former deputy CEO at Balenciaga. Du Rusquec is set to succeed Andrea Baldo, who has been Ganni’s CEO since 2018. A look from Ganni’s collaboration with The Beast Home. Courtesy of Ganni Baldo, who is stepping down from his position, … Read more
Louis Vuitton has recruited the president of Amsterdam advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy as its new executive vice president of image and communications. Blake Harrop starts at Vuitton in Paris on May 2, joins the management committee and reports to Pietro Beccari, chairman and chief executive officer of Louis Vuitton, according to an internal announcement … Read more
Acne Studios has named Hendrik Bitterschulte its new chief financial officer, WWD has learned. The executive joins the Swedish fashion house’s global leadership team from elite pen and accessories maker Montblanc. He starts on May 2 and reports to Mattias Magnusson, chief executive officer of Acne Studios. Disclosing the appointment exclusively to WWD, Acne Studios … Read more
Dior has named Nicolas Baretzki its deputy managing director in charge of commercial activities, effective April 2. This confirms a WWD report on Dec. 6 that Baretzki, previously chief executive officer of Montblanc, would join the French fashion house in a senior management role in early 2024. In a statement shared exclusively with WWD, Dior … Read more
PARIS — Lacoste has appointed Philippe Gautier as executive vice president global finance, the French sportswear company said Monday. The executive will report to the company’s chief executive officer Thierry Guibert and succeeds Denis Lamoureux, who had been in the position since 2017 and is exiting the group. Guibert, who also serves as the CEO … Read more
LEGAL EAGLE: The Neiman Marcus Group named Tom Mattei chief legal officer and corporate secretary. Mattei continues with his responsibilities as chief compliance officer, and will now also oversee strategic legal and risk-related initiatives, loss prevention and matters of corporate governance. He will continue to report to Geoffroy van Raemdonck, NMG’s chief executive officer, who … Read more
Crocs on Thursday said Crocs brand president Michelle Poole will retire in early May and will be replaced by the company’s chief financial officer Anne Mehlman. Crocs has initiated a search for its new CFO, and Mehlman will continue to serve in the role until a successor is named. Poole will remain with the company … Read more
DSW parent company Designer Brands Inc. has tapped retail veteran Andrea O’Donnell for the role of brands president, executive vice president of Designer Brands, as the company seeks to bolster its share of owned and licensed brands. O’Donnell, who has served as the CEO of Everlane since 2021, will oversee the sourcing, design and distribution … Read more
PARIS – Chrono24 has appointed Carsten Keller as its next chief executive officer of Chrono24. The executive will join the watch resale platform on Jan. 1, succeeding current current co-CEOs Tim Stracke and Holger Felgner, who will remain key shareholders and members of the board of the 20-year-old company, with Stracke becoming chairman of the … Read more
Lanvin Group has named Eric Chan its new chief executive officer and Huang Zhen its new chairman, effective immediately. The two men succeed Joann Cheng, the group’s founding chairman and CEO, who is stepping down “to pursue new endeavors outside the group.” Her next move could not immediately be learned. It is understood the publicly … Read more
