New Head of Product Development for Vicunha Europe

As of February 2011 Stefano Pozzobon will joint the European

team of the Brazilian denim giant Vicunha Textil. Arriving after 10 years of experience in the areas of material development and quality control at Fashion Box SPA for Replay, WR and Replay & Sons, a true professional in his field, he will be joining the satellite office located in Gland, Switzerland, near Geneva.

Pozzobon's work for Vicunha Europe will focus on product development and support of the after-sales service team. He will assume a key role in the research and development of new washes and materials. The 46-year old will maintain close contact with the Paris trend offices that research new trends. As a link in the chain between Europe and South America he will contribute input on the latest European denim trends to the Brazilian product developers on a continual basis.

The team centered around Thomas Dislich, European General Manager, will benefit greatly from the addition of Stefano Pozzobon to the area of product development, helping them promote the company's ambitious goals for the future – furthering continued growth of the market share and increasing European sales to over 10% of Vicunha Textil’s burgeoning global turnover.