Il Otb Group by Renzo Rosso announced that Stefano rosso is the new CEO of Marni, an Italian fashion house founded in 1994 by Consuelo Castiglioni. The manager, son of the founder of Diesel and Otb, which also includes the brands Jil Sander, Maison Margiela and Viktor&Rolf, will take over from Barbara Calò. Calò who, explains the Group note, will support Stefano Rosso in the transition period.
Stefano will report to Ubaldo Minelli, CEO of the OTB Group and will also maintain the roles of President of Maison Margiela, member of the board of directors of the OTB Group and CEO of BVX (Brave Virtual Xperience), a company that develops products and content intended for the Metaverse.
Rosso has been a member of the Board of AURA Blockchain Consortium since October 2021, representing OTB as a founding member together with LVMH, Prada Group and Cartier (Richemont). Furthermore, he is also the President of the LR Vicenza football team.
Renzo Rosso: “Stefano will have responsibility for making Marni grow”
“Marni is a unique brand which in recent years has been able to create a solid global positioning and a special community of creatives, artists and brand lovers who follow the brand all over the world. Stefano will have it great responsibility to accelerate Marni's positioning in luxury market and this new role demonstrates a further step of growth in his professional career. I am sure that his international experience and his innovative vision will be decisive in making Marni increasingly iconic and reaching an even wider audience of customers” he declared Renzo Rosso, President of the Otb Group.
“With the appointment of Stefano as CEO of Marni we wanted further strengthen leadership of a brand that represents a fundamental driver for the growth of the entire Otb Group. Marni still has a notable potential to explore and we are convinced that Stefano is the right person to lead the brand in this direction. I would like to thank Barbara Calò for having accompanied Marni's development path in recent years and for the work carried out within our Group", declared Ubaldo Minelli, CEO of the OTB Group.
The Marni brand
Marni, founded in Milan in 1994 and part of the Otb Group since 2015, is a innovative and multifaceted brand known for his experimental approach to the use of materials and colors. Marni's unique and highly recognizable collections reflect the vision of creative director Francesco Risso, characterized by an eccentric elegance that is expressed through a range of possibilities and an avant-garde lifestyle. The brand constantly dialogues with the art world and with a community of talents from different backgrounds. Marni offers ready-to-wear collections for women, men and children, as well as bags, shoes, jewelry and eyewear, distributed through a network of mono-brand boutiques and selected stores around the world
