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Recently, this headlines shook the Luxury and Fashion world: "Tiffany Sues LVMH Over Move To Walk Away From $16 Billion Deal." Why now did LVMH walk away? What are the new rules for Fashion and Luxury after COVID?  

Join us for an intimate conversation with luxury and fashion industry expert, Francesco Giannccari to discuss the story behind the LVMH departure and what future holds for the future of luxury and fashion. 

About Francesco Giannaccari

In 1997, Mr. Giannaccari started his career at Gucci as CFO Europe, and 3 years later was promoted to Executive Vice President of the newly acquired fashion and luxury brand Bottega Veneta; in an upward trajectory, under Francesco’s leadership, Bottega Veneta grew from Euro 30m to Euro 100m in 2004. In 2005, Francesco joined the US fashion company Abercrombie & Fitch as President of International Operations to manage its expansion from a US-only to a Global fashion brand (he personally supervised the launch of the London, Milan and Tokyo Ginza flagship stores). In late 2007 he was called by Mr De Sole (CEO) and Mr Tom Ford (the previous Creative Director of Gucci) to manage the international launch of the Tom Ford luxury brand startup. Under Francesco’s supervision, Tom Ford International opened more than 100 points of sale (franchisees, directly operated stores and shop in shops) globally. As VP of Tom Ford International and CEO of Pelletteria Artigiana, he built the management team, started the Women RTW business, and set up the Swiss trading operations. In 2014 he left Tom Ford International to become General Manager of Etro, the well-established Milanese family-owned fashion business, the first to join the Board as a nonfamily member.

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