As a part of the Italian fashion brand’s ongoing management restructuring, Massimo Vian is set to step down from his position as Director-Industrial and Supply Chain, Gucci. Vian was appointed by the Kering-owned brand in 2023.
The 52-year-old Italian executive was responsible for managing the product development and production operations for Gucci’s leather goods, footwear, ready-to-wear, and jewelry divisions. He also managed the brand’s product distribution across its global retail network.
Having extensive experience in operations within the luxury sector, Vian plans to soon move to another company. He was earlier engaged as the Deputy General Manager-Product and Operations at the Italian eyewear giant Luxottica. Having joined the company in 2005 as director of industrial engineering, he spent 13 years at the company leaving it in 2017. Vian then led Italian cashmere brand Falconeri, a part of the Oniverse Group for a year before joining Prada in 2020 as chief operating officer.
Recently, Vian made headlines as he was investigated by the Italian financial markets regulator, Consob on allegations of being involved in insider trading 2020. He denies the allegations and has announced plans to contest the case in court.
His departure comes at a time when Gucci is set to enter a new growth phase under the anticipated creative direction of Demna. Last week, the brand announced two additional executive appointments. It named Maria Cristina as President-EMEA region and Marcello Costa as Director-Merchandizing.
