Zegna Group is reshuffling its leadership as it “prepares for the future.”
Gianluca Tagliabue, the company’s chief financial and chief operating officer, is being promoted to the role of group CEO, as Gildo Zegna steps into an executive chairman role.
Fourth-generation family members Edoardo and Angelo Zegna will be named co-CEOs of the group’s flagship Zegna brand.
The $2.6 billion group, which listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 but remains controlled by the Zegna family, also owns Thom Browne and Tom Ford’s fashion business.
Gildo Zegna has led Zegna Group as chairman and CEO for over 20 years, a transformative tenure during which the company accelerated its international expansion, diversified its portfolio and went public.
In his new role, Zegna will focus on “safeguarding the legacy and integrity of the group’s three brands… while continuing to drive long-term value creation.” He will also retain oversight of the group’s textile division, the group general counsel and external relations.
New CEO Tagliabue has helped the group navigate key developments like the New York listing, the onboarding of new acquisitions and a radical evolution of the Zegna brand, from a formal suiting label with large wholesale exposure to a more casual, retail-driven lifestyle proposition. “Over the past decade, Gianluca has been a cornerstone of our group, leading the company through key transformations,” Zegna said.
At the Zegna brand, two great-grandchildren of founder Ermenegildo Zegna are set to take the reins: Gildo’s son Edoardo will lead “all aspects of brand strategy” from image to marketing and design (alongside creative director Alessandro Sartori), while his brother Angelo will oversee product development, merchandising and commercial strategy.
