{"id":604339,"date":"2025-12-01T00:57:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/604339\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T00:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:57:18","slug":"team-reshuffles-at-valentino-and-fendi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/604339\/","title":{"rendered":"Team reshuffles at Valentino and Fendi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                                    <b>Published<\/b><br \/>\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                                        December 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content col-md-8 offset-md-1\">\n                                Reshuffles continue across luxury fashion houses. Davide Tosi has joined <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-valentino\" title=\"Valentino\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valentino<\/a> as chief merchandising officer. The executive, formerly ready-to-wear merchandising director at <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-gucci\" title=\"Gucci\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gucci<\/a> with previous experience at <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-prada\" title=\"Prada\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prada<\/a>, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-maison-margiela\" title=\"Maison Margiela\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maison Margiela<\/a> and <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-moncler\" title=\"Moncler\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moncler<\/a>, will lead the global merchandising and pricing strategy for the Mayhoola-backed brand.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-dark\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/galeries\/photos\/Valentino,73482.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See fashion show<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-image\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:645px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1108.jpg\" alt=\"Valentino - Spring-Summer2026 - Womenswear - France - Paris\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Valentino &#8211; Spring-Summer2026 &#8211; Womenswear &#8211; France &#8211; Paris &#8211; \u00a9Launchmetrics\/spotlight<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1 article-content--texte\">Tosi\u2019s appointment adds to that of Yigit Turhan, Valentino\u2019s chief marketing officer since 2023, while Riccardo Bellini took the helm as CEO on September 1. The fashion house, designed by <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-alessandro-michele\" title=\"Alessandro Michele\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alessandro Michele<\/a>, secured a \u20ac100 million capital injection subscribed by Mayhoola and <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-kering\" title=\"Kering\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kering<\/a>, which has held a 30 per cent stake in Valentino since 2023.<\/p>\n<p>At <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-fendi\" title=\"Fendi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fendi<\/a>, however, there has been a major change at the top of communications. Cristiana Monfardini, the longtime chief communications officer of the Rome-based <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-lvmh\" title=\"LVMH\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LVMH<\/a> maison, has left her post to embark on a new chapter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1 article-content--texte\">Monfardini, who is leaving Fendi after 20 years with the company, began her career with <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-gianni-versace\" title=\"Gianni Versace\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gianni Versace<\/a> in 1994. She has also worked for Dolce &amp; Gabbana, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-escada\" title=\"Escada\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Escada<\/a> and <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-moschino\" title=\"Moschino\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moschino<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her departure comes during a period of profound transformation for the LVMH brand, which began last July with the appointment of new CEO Ramon Ros. Meanwhile, creative direction has passed to <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-maria-grazia-chiuri\" title=\"Maria Grazia Chiuri\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maria Grazia Chiuri<\/a>, who joins from <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-dior\" title=\"Dior\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dior<\/a>, succeeding <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-silvia-venturini-fendi\" title=\"Silvia Venturini Fendi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Silvia Venturini Fendi<\/a>, now honorary president of the maison.\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                This article is an automatic translation.\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                Copyright \u00a9 2025 FashionNetwork.com All rights reserved.\n                            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published December 1, 2025 Reshuffles continue across luxury fashion houses. 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