Kering’s New Italian Head Office Built in Milan

MILAN — Underscoring the importance of Italy for Kering, a new nine-story glass tower covering 118,800 square feet stands in Milan as the French luxury group’s Italian head office. “Our new Milan location has a powerful symbolic meaning for Kering and aims to strengthen our existing status as a leading global luxury group with vital foundations in Italy, and one that has the utmost respect for Italian heritage, Made-in-Italy savoir faire and Italian management culture,” said Jean-François Palus, group managing director of Kering, parent of Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Pomellato and Brioni, among others. “Italy has played a key role within the Group for the last 20 years and we intend to further reinforce our investment in the country while attracting and retaining the best talent there.” Kering did not reveal the amount invested in the project. The tower is located on Via Mecenate 91, adjacent to the Gucci Hub in the city’s eastern border near Linate’s international airport. Kering chairman and chief executive officer François-Henri Pinault and Palus visited the venue ahead of the Gucci ready-to-wear fall 2019 show last month greeting employees. After two years of works, the new head office allows the group to bring together in one single location

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