Tapestry, a New York- based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands, has announced a number of appointments to the company’s senior management team. These appointments will strengthen Tapestry’s ability to drive sustained long-term growth at each of its three brands. The company’s portfolio includes Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman.
Liz Fraser has been named CEO and brand president of Kate Spade. She is expected to join the company on March 1, 2020 and will assume operational control of the brand from Joanne Crevoiserat, Tapestry’s chief financial officer, who has been leading the brand in an interim capacity since December 2019. In this role, Fraser will be responsible for all aspects of Kate Spade globally, working alongside the brand’s creative director, Nicola Glass and its leadership team, according to Tapestry.Tapestry, a New York- based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands, has announced a number of appointments to the company's senior management team. These appointments will strengthen Tapestry's ability to drive sustained long-term growth at each of its three brands. The company's portfolio includes Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman.#
In addition, the company announced that Giorgio Sarné, currently president, Tapestry Asia and president and CEO Coach Asia, will be promoted to CEO and brand president of Stuart Weitzman. He will succeed Eraldo Poletto, the brand’s current CEO and brand president, who has decided to leave the company effective March 1, 2020. In this role, Sarné will be responsible for all aspects of Stuart Weitzman globally, partnering closely with the brand’s head of product design, Edmundo Castillo. Sarné has been with the company since November 2013, holding progressively senior roles both in North America and Asia.
Emmanuel Ruelland, currently vice president, general manager, Tapestry Southeast Asia & Oceania, will succeed Sarné as president of Coach Asia (Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand) and will report to Joshua Schulman, CEO and brand president of Coach.
The company also announced that Yann Bozec, currently president, Tapestry China and president and CEO of Coach China will be promoted to president, Tapestry Asia Pacific, while continuing as president and CEO of Coach China. Bozec joined Coach Japan in 2008 and has been instrumental in the brand’s development and growth in the region, notably its success in China. More recently, he has overseen the integration of both Kate Spade’s and Stuart Weitzman’s China operations onto the Tapestry platform. Fraser, Sarné, and Bozec will all join Tapestry’s executive committee.
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