Pierluigi Cocchini is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Europe of the Central Group. As Chief Executive Officer Europe, Cocchini will oversee the strategic direction and operational coordination of the group’s European network, the company announced on Thursday.
Cocchini is no stranger to the group, whose portfolio includes Rinascente in Italy, KaDeWe in Germany, Globus in Switzerland and Illum in Denmark, as well as the Selfridges Group with Selfridges in the UK, De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands and Brown Thomas Arnotts in Ireland. He joined Rinascente in 2008. Before being appointed CEO in 2017, he served as central sales director.
In the future, he will promote the integration of the various brands, financial discipline, common KPIs and a coherent management culture, according to a statement. At the same time, the independent identity of each brand should be retained.
With the appointments, Central Group underlines its commitment to building a strong European leadership platform, management said. This is intended to promote sustainable growth, strengthen strategic partnerships and increase the long-term value of the portfolio of luxury and premium department stores.
Central Group is changing management levels
In addition to Cocchini’s appointment, the group made other senior leadership changes. Giuseppe D’Amato, Chief Commercial Officer Europe, will define and implement the pan-European business strategy. This includes the management of the brand portfolio, purchasing, category performance, marketing direction and the expansion of retail media. He acts as a central interface between the European CEO and the local purchasing and marketing directors to ensure a measurable commercial impact in the individual markets.
Chart Chirathivat, Chief Strategy Officer Europe, is responsible for developing strategic partnerships with leading global luxury groups. The aim is to position Central Group’s European brands as preferred partners for product launches and strategic initiatives.
In parallel with the appointment of Pierluigi Cocchini as European CEO, Mariella Elia is expanding her area of responsibility. In addition to her role as Managing Director of Rinascente Italy, she is responsible for European financial coordination for Globus, Rinascente, Illum and KaDeWe. It is intended to support the alignment of financial governance, reporting systems and performance monitoring.
Lucia Guagliardi will remain in her role as Managing Director of Globus Switzerland, thereby ensuring continuity in the current business strategy.
André Maeder will retain his dual role as CEO of Selfridges and Group CEO of the Selfridges Group, a joint venture between Central and Pif. He will drive retail media transformation, innovation and leadership across the group’s four brands.
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