Cantino exited the business in September 2025, and Francesca Bellettini succeeded him. Over the last year, Gucci has made various C-suite hires, including CFO Gianluca de Ficchy (previously at Renault) and chief client, marketing and commercial officer Dario Gargiulo (previously Greater China CEO of Bottega Veneta).
Among all the changes, François Henri-Pinault, who both owns and ran Kering from 2005, stepped back from his role as CEO to become group chair in September 2025. Former Renault CEO Luca de Meo took over as CEO the same month.
Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier appointed Duran Lantink as creative director in April 2025 to oversee couture and ready-to-wear. By placing the Dutch talent in an official role, the brand put the brakes on its rotating designer model, which began in 2020 following the retirement of its namesake founder on the brand’s 50th anniversary. In those five years, Chitose Abe, Glenn Martens, Olivier Rousteing, Haider Ackermann, Julien Dossena, Simone Rocha, Nicolas Di Felice, and Ludovic de Saint Sernin each tried their hand at designing collections for the Puig-owned house.
Lantink’s job at JPG marks the 39-year-old’s first time heading up a house outside of his own, which he founded in 2016; since taking on the role, the Duran Lantink label has been placed on hold. Lantink works under Antoine Gagey, who has served as the brand’s general manager since October 2019. As the creative director assumed his role, Mehdy Delannée was brought on as head of image, with experience at Dior and Galeries Lafayette.
Jil Sander
Jil Sander’s creative reset began in February 2025. Co-creative directors Luke and Lucie Meier announced they were leaving the brand they’d creatively led for seven years, including through its OTB acquisition, following their FW25 show in Berlin. A month later, Jil Sander announced that it had tapped Simone Bellotti to take their place, who joined after two and a half years leading Bally’s creative vision and a 16-year tenure at Gucci. Bellotti’s debut collection received rave reviews. While recent stewards of the brand have taken it in different directions, from Raf Simons’s couture-like designs to the Meiers’s exploration of textures and shapes, Bellotti’s vision is aligned more readily with the founder’s ’90s sophistication.
In tandem with the creative transition, Serge Brunschwig joined as CEO in February 2025, though he exited unexpectedly just six months later. Since Brunschwig’s departure, Ubaldo Minelli has occupied the chief executive role, alongside his position as OTB Group CEO.
Lanvin
Lanvin had been searching for its next artistic director since the departure of Bruno Sialelli in April 2023, before appointing Peter Copping, a couturier with the technical expertise to bring a renewed relevance to the house. The seasoned designer, known for his feminine creations, joined the heritage maison in September 2024. Following two years leading design at Oscar de la Renta (as de la Renta’s successor), Copping had most recently headed up the VIP and special projects ateliers at Balenciaga.
After Lanvin Group CEO Eric Chan left his now-defunct role in December 2023, Lanvin appointed Andy Lew as executive president to lead the group. Under Lew, a second European HQ was opened as part of wider expansion plans, which included Lanvin’s return to Paris Fashion Week. It fell to Copping to make the first debut of the year, while mirroring a similar design magic to Lanvin’s historical star designer Alber Elbaz.
Loewe
Loewe transitioned from a quiet leather goods house to an Anderson-era crown jewel — with the help of its CEO, Pascale Lepoivre. The chief executive has occupied the role since 2016, but has been part of the LVMH Group for more than 30 years. She joined Loewe three years into Jonathan Anderson’s reign. The Northern Irish designer was appointed creative director of the Spanish house in September 2013, during which he built a rich and eclectic brand rooted in artisanal heritage.