Versace: changes afoot – CEO Gintzburger steps down
The relaunch plan for the Medusa brand – which will become part of the Prada Group from April 2025 – is continuing. The CEO was appointed in 2022 by the previous owners
Four years after his appointment, and having overseen the brand’s transition from Capri Holdings to the Prada Group, Versace’s CEO, Emmanuel Gintzburger, has stepped down from the helm of the company. Before taking on this role, Gintzburger, 52, had spent six years as CEO of Alexander McQueen – his first role as chief executive following stints at Saint Laurent, Lanvin and Sephora.
The Prada Group announced in a statement that the name of the new CEO will be revealed ‘in due course’. The Medusa brand was acquired by the Milan-based group in April 2025 for 1.25 billion euros.
The first collection designed by creative director Pieter Mulier – who previously headed up Alaia and will officially take the helm at Versace from 1 July – is expected in early 2027. Mulier, in turn, has taken over from Dario Vitale, who stepped down as creative director at Versace after his first collection for the brand, presented in Milan last September.
According to the Prada Group’s first-quarter results, the Versace’s revenue reached 143 million euros.
