Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana on Monday named former Gucci CEO Stefano Cantino as its Co-CEO, working alongside Chair and Chief Executive Officer Alfonso Dolce.
Dolce took on the additional role of chair this year following the resignation from the position of company co-founder Stefano Gabbana, who retained his creative role.
Cantino's appointment "follows Dolce & Gabbana's growth path, oriented towards the evolution of its organizational model from a Fashion Brand to a Lifestyle Company," Reuters quoted a statement as saying.
"I am delighted to have Stefano Cantino by my side in this new phase of growth and development of Dolce & Gabbana," Dolce said.
Alfonso Dolce is the brother of Domenico Dolce, who co-founded the fashion house with Gabbana in 1985. The pair are still in charge of creative direction.
