MILAN, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Italian luxury outerwear group Moncler said on Tuesday its main shareholder Remo Ruffini was leaving the role of chief executive officer from April 1, to be replaced by Bartolomeo Rongone, currently at the helm of Bottega Veneta.
Ruffini will remain chairman of the board, taking on executive powers, and will also maintain the responsibility for the creative direction, the company said, adding he would continue to play a primary role in setting Moncler’s strategies.
“We made a forward-looking decision that I see as a natural evolution of our corporate organization, also in view of a possible generational succession in the future,” Ruffini in a statement.
“We therefore decided to strengthen our structure to consolidate what we have built and to best support a new phase of development”, he added.
Chief Business and Global Market Officer Roberto Eggs will also step down, Moncler said.
Rongone, who has been leading Kering’s Bottega Veneta brand since 2019, will leave his post on March 31, the French luxury goods group separately said.
(Reporting by Elisa Anzolin; Editing by Valentina Za)
