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Gucci Names Stefano Cantino Its New CEO

The Italian executive, a veteran of Prada and Louis Vuitton, is replacing CEO Jean-François Palus as Kering’s flagship brand struggles to reignite consumer demand.
Louis Vuitton’s marketing chief Stefano Cantino is joining Kering flagship Gucci, effective May 2nd.
Stefano Cantino is replacing Jean-François Palus as Gucci’s CEO. (Matthew Brookes)

Gucci has promoted deputy chief executive Stefano Cantino to lead the Italian mega-label, succeeding interim CEO Jean-François Palus.

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