Former Stella McCartney CEO Gabriele Maggio Joins Elisabetta Franchi

MILAN — Gabriele Maggio has been named well-known govt officer of Elisabetta Franchi, in a step that indicators a pristine bankruptcy that incorporates additional world growth and the good of its place as a luxurious model logo.

Maggio, whose occupation in model spans greater than 25 years, used to be in the past president and CEO of Stella McCartney, which he exited in December, succeeded by way of  Amandine Ohayon. He had joined the corporate in October 2019 at a pivotal past for McCartney, as the emblem started its pristine partnership with minority proprietor LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, and the clothier become a different abettor to LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault and the chief committee participants on sustainability. Maggio effectively led the emblem’s  restructuring and world building, proceeding McCartney’s challenge to marketing campaign and impact trade within the sustainability territory as a luxurious model space.

Previous to McCartney, Maggio used to be basic supervisor of Moschino. He in the past held a number of senior govt and board-level positions at each Gucci and Bottega Veneta. His curriculum additionally contains stories at Giorgio Armani and Prada.

“The appointment of Gabriele Maggio is another milestone in the history of the company,” stated Elisabetta Franchi, who based her namesake company 1998. “His distinguished career and deep understanding of the luxury fashion industry make him the perfect partner to help lead the brand to the next level of success and desirability.”

“We’ve been friends for so long, and I have always admired Elisabetta as one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in Italian fashion. She has a razor-sharp vision, clear objectives and knows her customer extremely well,” Maggio informed WWD. “She is a self-made woman, and I think that I can work on an already well-oiled machine to make it even more efficient and effective,” stated Maggio.

“Through Elisabetta’s strong values and commitment to positive impact, she has built a loyal community of women who epitomize strength and independence,” persevered Maggio, announcing that he’s going to paintings carefully with Franchi “to drive the next phase of brand growth, delivering exceptional experiences to our customers.”

The emblem levels its seasonal displays in Milan and is scheduled to unveil its fall 2024 assortment on Feb. 24. For spring, Franchi, who designs the collections, eager the degree for the display with flashing and shifting head lighting fixtures, lovers screaming to a Depeche Form live performance blaring within the background as she became to one in every of her favourite bands.

The power used to be there, as Jessica Stam opened the display dressed in a shiny halter govern night time get dressed with a cutout and a top slit underneath an oversize denim jacket wrapped round her elbows and over strong motorbike boots — the most efficient outfit for a live performance, Franchi stated on the past.

Father or mother corporate Betty Blue SpA is primarily based in Granarolo Emilia, a the town outdoor Bologna, and it is predicated by itself manufacturing chain. The emblem is found in 78 nations and counts about 100 monobrand retail outlets.
It’s lately shifting the present Milan boutique from By means of Manzoni related the Armani Lodge to every other location at the similar side road on the nook of tony buying groceries side road By means of Spiga.

Elisabetta Franchi used to be anticipated to foundation an preliminary family providing at the AIM branch for miniature caps of the Italian Book Trade in 2020, however the challenge used to be shelved because of the COVID-19 pandemic.