This week in the world of luxury fashion, there have been some major shake-ups in the CEO positions of several prominent brands. Alessandro Valenti has taken the helm as the new CEO of Givenchy, while Louis Ferla steps into the role at Cartier. Catherine Rénier is now leading Van Cleef & Arpels, and Adeela Hussain Johnson has been appointed as the CEO of Béis, after previously serving as president of the company. Additionally, Sebastian Suhl is now the CEO of Mosaiq Group.
In other industry news, there have been a number of new hires and promotions in various companies. Sydney Brodsky has been named a partner at Le CollectiveM, while Marc Mazauskas is taking on the role of senior publicist at the company. Christina Papavasilakis has been appointed as the senior manager of global integrated public relations at Calvin Klein, and Jocelin Clayton is now the senior manager of global product marketing for color at Tom Ford Beauty.
On the public relations front, Marina Keiler is the new senior director of media relations and VIP in Los Angeles at KCD, with Katie Watkins now serving as the senior director in London. Caitlyn McKiernan has taken on the role of associate manager of public relations at Michael Kors, and Basia Gordon is the new public relations manager at G-III. Maëla Jouy is now the director of communications at Rosewood London, and Karen Bueno has been appointed as the senior brand marketing manager at Havaianas.
In the realm of social media and marketing, Victoria Kahveciyan is now the senior social media manager at SHADOW, while Hannah Avery-Peck has become an account executive in the beauty division at the company. Stephanie Peña is the new head of sales at NeroGiardini, and Evan Bloch has taken on the role of digital media manager at Frette. Alyssa Morin and Michelle Brett are parting ways with E! News and Red Clean Skincare, respectively.
In addition to these personnel changes, there have been several new representation partnerships formed in the industry. Infinity Creative Agency is now representing Prada Beauty and SHEGLAM, while The Lede Company is working with Cole Hahn, David Beckham, and Prenetic’s IM8. KCD is now representing Delvaux and Harbison, and Brenner Thomas is now representing Marion Parke. Spencer Lauren is now representing Stoney Clover Lane, and Michele Marie PR is working with TKEES and POETRY.
Furthermore, there have been some exciting collaborations happening in the fashion world. Mondottica Group has partnered with Millie Bobby Brown’s Florence by mills brand on an eyewear collection, while MZ Wallace has collaborated with Lingua Franca on a new tote bag to benefit the League of Women Voters. Glow Recipe has teamed up with influencer Katie Fang on a limited-edition skincare kit, and Monica Barbaro has been named a friend of the house for Bvlgari.
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