The 48-year-old Frenchman succeeds Jonathan Akeroyd, the latter joining Burberry as planned.
Bis repeat! Emmanuel Gintzburger, who succeeded Jonathan Akeroyd at Kering in 2016 at the helm of Alexander McQueen, will once again take over from the latter, this time at the head of Versace; the latter joining as planned Burberry. The Italian house will therefore have found its rare bird twice at Kering… For Emmanuel Gintzburger, who will be replaced by Gianfilippo Testa (Gucci), it was an opportunity to seize while the American group Capri Holdings, owner of Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo, has great ambitions for the label acquired in 2019 for 1.83 billion euros. Akeroyd, who had then been confirmed in his position as CEO, just like Donatella Versace as artistic director, was able to put the Milanese brand back on track, while respecting its heritage. That he is therefore preparing to bequeath to the French, thus operating with him a crossover between Milan and London.
“With the acquisition of Versace, we have created one of the main…
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