Former Gucci CEO Patrizio di Marco is set to join the board of Dolce & Gabbana, reports this weekend suggest. The executive could take his place at the Italian house as early as next month, Bloomberg reports, and will pave the way for the company's long mooted IPO.
The move would make sense, insiders insist, since Dolce & Gabbana has recently made moves to establish a team he would be comfortable with: having appointed Diana Zanetto - one of Di Marco's most trusted advisors, and Gucci's former head of merchandising and licensing - to a senior role.
Di Marco spent six years at the Gucci helm, departing in 2014 just as his then-partner, now-wife, Frida Giannini, left her role as creative director of the brand. Dolce & Gabbana would certainly welcome Di Marco's experience at the cash-cow of Kering, which enjoyed a sales increase of almost two-thirds during his tenure.
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