Dolce & Gabbana has appointed Stefano Cantino as co-CEO, alongside Alfonso Dolce.
“I’m happy to have Stefano Cantino by my facet on this new part of progress and growth of Dolce & Gabbana,” Alfonso Dolce, Dolce & Gabbana CEO and brother of co-founder Domenico Dolce, stated in an announcement on Monday. His appointment is efficient this Monday.
This comes after Fedele Usai, who had been Dolce & Gabbana’s managing director since 2023, was appointed Kering’s chief advertising and marketing officer in early March.
Cantino was CEO of Gucci from January 2025 till September 2025, when Francesca Bellettini was appointed president and CEO of the house. He joined Gucci in Might 2024 as deputy CEO following a five-year profession at Louis Vuitton, the place he oversaw communications and picture. Previous to that, he spent 20 years at Prada Group, the place his final function was director of communications and advertising and marketing.
“His arrival follows Dolce & Gabbana’s progress trajectory, pushed by the evolution of its organizational mannequin from a trend model to a life-style firm,” the corporate acknowledged.
Dolce & Gabbana, co-founded in 1985 by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana and nonetheless privately owned, generated round €2 billion in income for the fiscal yr ended March 31, 2025.
On Friday, the company said Stefano Gabbana has stepped down from his administration positions within the Dolce & Gabbana group, however “these resignations haven’t any influence in anyway on the inventive actions carried out by Stefano Gabbana on behalf of the group.”
Based on a Bloomberg report revealed in March 2026, the corporate is in talks with its lenders about its debt, because it was additionally affected by the slowdown within the luxurious market. “With regard to the debt place, the group has no assertion to make presently, as negotiations with the banks are nonetheless ongoing,” the corporate stated Friday.
“It’s an honor for me to affix Dolce & Gabbana, a model that represents Italian excellence around the globe in such a rare manner,” Cantino stated.
