Thom Browne
Rodrigo Bazan, CEO of American luxury menswear label Thom Browne, owned by Italian luxury group Zegna, will step down at the end of August to pursue other opportunities. He will be succeeded by Sam Lobban (pictured below).
Sam Lobban most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of Apparel & Designer at American luxury department store Nordstrom. He joined Nordstrom in 2018 and was appointed to his latest position in August 2022, during which he led collaborations with several high-profile brands, including Thom Browne. Lobban began his retail career at British luxury department store Selfridges and has also held positions at menswear e-commerce platform Mr Porter.
Jil Sander / OTB Group
Serge Brunschwig, Chief Strategy Officer of Italian group OTB and CEO of its German designer label Jil Sander, has stepped down for personal reasons. His responsibilities will be taken over by Ubaldo Minelli, CEO of the OTB Group.
Brunschwig’s departure comes less than six months after he joined OTB and Jil Sander.
He holds degrees from École Polytechnique, École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, and Sciences Po in Paris, and has built a distinguished career in the global luxury industry over the past several decades.
Brunschwig previously spent 30 years at luxury conglomerate LVMH. He joined the group in 1995 and held various executive roles across its brands, most recently serving as CEO and President of Fendi (a position he stepped down from in June 2024). Prior roles include President of Dior Homme, COO of Christian Dior Couture, and CEO of Celine, as well as key international management roles at Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
Club Med
The board of directors of Club Med, the French resort group owned by China’s Fosun International Ltd. (“Fosun International”), has appointed Stéphane Maquaire as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
In his new role, Stéphane Maquaire will lead Club Med Holding from Paris, ensuring the preservation of the brand’s French identity and core values, while steering the company to seize new opportunities within the rapidly evolving travel and hospitality sector, building on the current strategic roadmap.
A graduate of École des Ponts et Chaussées in France, Maquaire began his career at Arthur Andersen before joining Unibail-Rodamco and later Monoprix. He went on to lead French fashion group Vivarte and Swiss retailer Manor, before joining Carrefour in 2019.
As Executive Director for Carrefour’s Brazil and Latin America operations, he managed €20 billion in business, restructured the company’s portfolio, integrated Walmart’s operations, expanded the Atacadao format, and drove a robust omnichannel strategy.
｜Source: MFFASHION, FashionNetwork, official press releases
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｜Editor: LeZhi
