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YNAP founder Federico Marchetti joins Giorgio Armani board

The founder of Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP), Federico Marchetti, is joining the board of luxury Italian label Giorgio Armani as a non-executive director. In an Instagram post, Marchetti said he is “thrilled” to join the board. “Over the years Mr Armani has defined and driven quality and craftsmanship in the industry, with an approach that has...

2 Jul 2020

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Agent Provocateur appoints new marketing and communications director

Luxury lingerie brand Agent Provocateur has named Kate Brindley as its new marketing and communications director as part of the company’s ongoing brand strategy. Before joining Agent Provocateur, Brindley held a consultant role at the start-up lingerie brand Noelle Wolf. Prior to that, she was global communications director at Nicholas Kirkwood...

26 Jun 2020

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Hunter creative director Alasdhair Willis steps down

British heritage footwear and outdoor brand Hunter has confirmed that Alasdhair Willis is stepping down from his role as creative director on July 31. Willis, who has been creative director at Hunter since 2013, will stay on as a senior advisor to Atypical Partner, the umbrella company controlling Pall Mall Legacy, Hunter’s new majority...

23 Jun 2020

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Marc Beilinson resigns as board member of Neiman Marcus

Neiman Marcus Group has announced that Marc Beilinson has resigned from his position as board member of the group’s Board of Managers. Beilinson, who has helped the group exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy, resigned due to his emergency heart surgery last week. While he is expected to make a full recovery, his doctors have advised him to temporarily...

22 Jun 2020

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Pandora appoints new chief supply officer

Pandora has promoted experienced jewellery manufacturing executive Jeerasage Puranasamriddhi to chief supply officer, with immediate effect. The jewellery brand stated that Puranasamriddhi, currently senior vice president of manufacturing overseeing Pandora’s operations in Thailand, will become the brand’s chief supply officer to lead its global...

22 Jun 2020

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Marcolin names Fabrizio Curci as CEO and general manager

Marcolin Group has announced the appointment of Fabrizio Curci as the company’s new CEO and general manager, effective June 22. Curci previously held the role of chief executive officer and general manager at the exhibition facility Fiera Milano SpA and will succeed Massimo Renon, who left the Italian eyewear firm in April of this year to join...

18 Jun 2020

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Kering appoints Emma Watson to board of directors

The shareholders of French luxury conglomerate Kering, which includes luxury fashion brands like Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, have approved the appointment of actor Emma Watson as director during their annual general meeting on 16th June 2020. They also appointed Jean Liu, president of “Chinese...

17 Jun 2020

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Canada Goose names new chief of staff and president of North America

Canada Goose has announced the appointments of Carrie Baker as president of its North American business and Kara MacKillop as chief of staff and executive vice president of people and culture. Baker joined the company in 2012 and previously served as executive vice president, chief of staff and chief communications officer. She has helped the...

16 Jun 2020

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Cristiano Fagnani joins New Guards Group as chief marketing officer

The New Guards Group, owned by British online fashion retailer Farfetch, has appointed Cristiano Fagnani as its first chief marketing officer, calling it “an important step toward the group's new structure aimed at additional opportunities and continued growth”. Fagnani is an industry veteran with more than 20 years experience at Nike where he...

16 Jun 2020

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Givenchy names new creative director

LVMH-owned luxury French fashion house Givenchy has announced that Matthew M. Williams, the founder of luxury streetwear-inspired label 1017 ALYX 9SM, is the brand’s new creative director. This appointment marks Williams first major creative director role and will see the American designer succeeding Clare Waight Keller, who announced her...

15 Jun 2020

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Tom Murry joins Raul Peñaranda as CEO

Tom Murry, former CEO of Calvin Klein, is returning to the C-suite joining the namesake brand of Colombo-Venezuelan fashion designer, Raul Peñaranda. Murry is lending his considerable leadership and business skills to Raul Peñaranda LLC coming on board as Chief Executive Officer. The company will still be New York City-based with Peñaranda...

12 Jun 2020

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Leandra Medine steps back from Man Repeller

As media companies continue to be called out for their lack of diversity, lifestyle website Man Repeller has found itself in hot water over its lack of diversity and its response to the civil rights issues and protests going on around the United States today. As a result, Man Repeller founder Leandra Medine Cohen has said that she will be taking...

12 Jun 2020