Zegna Group, the Italian luxury group whose brands include Zegna, Thom Browne and Tom Ford, is reshuffling its leadership as it “prepares for the future.”
Gianluca Tagliabue, the company’s chief financial and chief operating officer, is being promoted to the role of group CEO, while Gildo Zegna will transition to an executive chairman role after 20 years at the helm.
Fourth-generation family members Edoardo and Angelo Zegna will be named co-CEOs of the Zegna brand.
Gildo Zegna has led the company for over 20 years as Chairman and CEO: a transformative tenure that saw the company accelerate its international development, diversify its portfolio by acquiring Thom Browne and Tom Ford, and list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
In his new role, Zegna will focus on “safeguarding the legacy and integrity of the group’s three brands… while continuing to drive long-term value creation.” He will also retain oversight of the group’s textile division, the group general counsel and external relations.
New CEO Tagliabue has accompanied the group during pivotal operations like the New York listing, the onboarding of new acquisitions and a radical overhaul of the Zegna’s brand’s strategy and merchandising: shifting rapidly from a formal suiting brand with a large wholesale exposure to a retail-driven, more casual lifestyle brand. “Over the past decade, Gianluca has been a cornerstone of our group, leading the company through key transformations,” Zegna said.
At the Zegna brand, two great-grandchildren of founder Ermenegildo Zegna are set to lead the company from January: Gildo’s son Edoardo joined the company in 2014 and was named chief marketing officer in June 2021. He’ll lead “all aspects of brand strategy” from image to marketing and design (alongside creative director Alessandro Sartori). His cousin Angelo, currently CEO of Zegna’s EMEA region and global client strategy director, will oversee product development, merchandising, and commercial strategy.
