New York, June 13, 2024 / PRNewswire / - Global fashion and luxury goods group Lanvin Group (RELANV Group) (NYSE: LANV, referred to as the "Group") announced today that Regis Rimbert has been appointed as Wolford AG's CEO by the Wolford AG Supervisory Board, effective June 14, 2024. He will succeed Silvia Azzali, who chose to leave the company for personal reasons.
Regis Rimbert has over 20 years of outstanding leadership experience in the fashion and luxury goods industry, successfully leading the transformation of retail, online, and international businesses.
He has held important positions in well-known brands such as Prada and Dior, and is good at strategic planning, business development, crisis management and operation management. Regis has achieved significant results in restructuring investment, supply chain optimization, and building a high-quality distribution network globally. He also served as a senior executive at Wolford between 2009 and 2013 and achieved significant growth in sales and profitability through channel transformation.
As CEO, Regis Rimbert's mission is to drive the company's strategic transformation with international development, enriched product lines and technological innovation as the key focus, so that more customers can access Wolford's innovative fabrics and high-quality products.
"Wolford has a brand history of over 70 years and is famous for its exquisite materials and cutting-edge innovation. It is not only a landmark high-end luxury intimate apparel brand, but also an indispensable member of the RELANV Group family. The RELANV Group will continue to support the brand's transformation, growth, and expansion, and look forward to working with the new leadership team of Wolford to fully explore the brand's cultural core and historical archives, empower product innovation and category extension, and make Wolford a key engine for RELANV Group's sustainable growth," said Huang Zhen, chairman of the RELANV Group.
"We are very pleased to welcome Regis to Wolford. His profound experience and visionary leadership make him the ideal candidate to lead Wolford towards success. His vision perfectly fits our commitment to create new trends and meet the constantly changing needs of customers. We also want to thank Silvia Azzali for her valuable contributions to Wolford," said Chen Jianhao, CEO of the RELANV Group.
About Lanvin Group
Lanvin Group (RELANV Group) is a global fashion and luxury goods group. It has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange with the code "LANV" since December 15, 2022. Lanvin Group's brands include Lanvin, a prestigious French fashion house, Wolford, a high-end luxury intimate apparel brand from Austria, Sergio Rossi, an Italian luxury shoe brand, St. John, a luxury women's clothing brand from the United States, and Caruso, a high-end men's clothing manufacturer from Italy. With innovative concepts and unique strategic alliances established with industry leaders, RELANV Group is committed to promoting the global expansion of its brands through strategic investment, industrial operation and in-depth understanding of the world's fastest-growing fashion and luxury goods markets, achieving sustainable development. For more information, please visit the website. To browse investor briefings, please go to.
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