Moschino Taps Stefano Secchi as GM

MILAN — Moschino parent company Aeffe SpA will reveal today it has appointed a new general manager, Stefano Secchi. Secchi, 42, succeeds Gabriele Maggio, who held the same position for three years. WWD first reported earlier this month that Maggio was said to be leaving the Italian brand.  Secchi leverages experience in the luxury fashion industry on an international scale. He was previously commercial director at Etro for three years. Before that, he was global wholesale director at Versace. Secchi’s career began at the Giorgio Armani Group, with increased responsibilities over eight years, becoming group strategic marketing manager in 2011. “We welcome Stefano Secchi at Moschino and trust he will be skilled to lead a further phase of the brand’s growth and enhancement, while respecting the strong and distinctive brand identity, seizing new opportunities for commercial development and successfully facing the challenges that an increasingly global marketplace offers,” said Massimo Ferretti, executive chairman of Aeffe and chairman of the board of Moschino. Secchi echoed Ferretti’s comments, underscoring the opportunity received to contribute “to a further international expansion of Moschino alongside the maison’s talented team, and the collaboration of our key partners.” Maggio joined Moschino, succeeding Corrado Masini, in July 2016 after working for six years at Gucci and

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