Carlo Imò appointed Head of Kering Asia Pacific

Kering has announced the nomination of Carlo Imò as Head of Kering Asia Pacific, effective December 1, 2014. He will report

to Jean-François Palus, Kering Group Managing Director. Carlo Imò will become the main representative of Kering in the Asia Pacific region.

In this role, he will support the international expansion of Kering brands in Asia Pacific. Carlo Imò will succeed Mimi Tang, who, after 16 years spent within the Group, has decided to move on to a new chapter of her life. She will remain a member of the Board of the Kering Foundation.

Commenting on the new appointment, François-Henri Pinault, Kering Chairman and CEO, said, “Mimi has been essential to the development of all our brands, more specifically Gucci, in the Asia Pacific region. Thanks to both her professional skills and her human qualities, she has earned the respect of many in our industry. I am enthusiastic today about welcoming Carlo Imò in this new role. With his extensive experience within our Group and in the region, he is an asset for the prosperous development of our brands in Asia Pacific.”

Carlo Imò joined the Kering group in 2001 as Worldwide Gucci General Counsel. In 2007, he was appointed Kering Asia Pacific General Counsel and then, Vice President of Human Resources Asia Pacific. Before joining the Group, he worked for more than ten years in blue-chip retail and financial corporations, where he had both legal and corporate responsibilities.