Squelching persistent speculation of a management change at Gucci, François-Henri Pinault told WWD that Gucci’s longtime chief executive officer Marco Bizzarri would stay in place and lead the brand within the post-Alessandro Michele period.
Speaking on the sidelines of Gucci’s fall 2023 men’s fashion show in Milan on Friday, Kering’s chairman and chief executive officer was emphatic that Bizzarri “has my full trust. He already had.”
“It’s so obvious that Marco is the CEO for this next chapter of Gucci needless to say,” he said, smiling broadly as he spoke to WWD. “I want him to construct that with me and I’m fully confident that we'll succeed on that.”
His remarks should further calm investor concern about further turbulence at Kering’s largest brand...
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