David Warren is leaving one iconic Italian luxury brand for another. Gucci has hired one of rival Italian fashion house Prada’s top lawyers, David Warren, to lead its legal department in the Americas. As new general counsel of the luxury retailer, Warren will be based in New York City. Gucci is owned by French luxury […]
The global beauty company Coty Inc. has hired Kristin Blazewicz as chief legal officer, general counsel and secretary, and a member of Coty’s executive Committee. She starts on the job March 15. Blazewicz will be
The iconic American jeweler and retailer Tiffany initially played hard to get when the French luxury goods maker LVMH came calling. But it eventually caved in to the French company’s charms—not to mention
Footwear retailer Genesco Inc. has hired Scott Becker to be senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary, effective next week. He succeeds Roger Sisson who retired from Genesco earlier this year. Becker comes to
Giacomo Leo has switched fashion houses and is now the new general counsel of Valentino. He comes from Bottega Veneta, where he’d been top lawyer since 2015. Leo takes the baton from Antonella Andrioli—who
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in New York have hired Deirdre Stanley as executive Vp and general counsel; she’ll start in late October. cStanley will report both to company chairman William Lauder, Executive
Phillips has hired an art auction house veteran, Hartley Waltman, as its general counsel for North America. He’ll be based in New York and starts next month. Waltman will oversee the legal functions in
Sergio Marini (in the photo above) has left Fendi’s legal management to former Philip Morris International senior counsel Gabriella Porcelli and has taken on a new role within the LVMH group. In particular, since
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In-house pro Wendy Hufford now tackles new challenges at the
Wendy Hufford has seen it all. Well, almost. She may have started as a lawyer in a big New York law firm, but she soon turned to life in-house. Hufford took a job in the
Another way of saying “Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy,” or LVMH is ”iconic luxury.” It’s a luxury goods company that spans continents and industries, making and selling everything from Louis Vuitton handbags to Champagne.
