Michael Kors Announces New Chief Brand Officer
November 21 2017 - 12:16PM
Business Wire
Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS) (the “Company”), a
global fashion luxury group, today announced that it has named
Francesca Leoni as the new Senior Vice President, Chief Brand
Officer for the Michael Kors brand reporting to John D. Idol, the
Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. She will be joining
Michael Kors on February 5, 2018.
Ms. Leoni has over 20 years’ experience within the fashion
industry. Since 2010, Ms. Leoni has been the Worldwide
Communications Director at Valentino in Rome. In this capacity, she
was responsible for the development and implementation of all
global communications initiatives and events, including public
relations and marketing. Prior to Valentino, from 2005 to 2010, Ms.
Leoni was the Worldwide Public Relations & Events Director for
Bulgari, and from 2000 to 2005, she was the Senior Director, Public
Relations & Cultural Events for Hermès. She has also held
numerous public relations roles at Malo.
Michael Kors said, “Francesca is an outstanding addition to our
team. She has tremendous experience in the communications and
marketing arena with luxury brands, and is the ideal choice to
communicate the company’s vision, drive collaboration and inspire
our global consumers.”
“We are excited to have someone with Ms. Leoni’s global
expertise and business acumen with luxury brands join our
organization. She has an outstanding track record developing
strategic communications and marketing in the fashion industry
which makes her an important addition to the Michael Kors
management team,” added Mr. Idol.
Ms. Leoni stated, “Michael has created one of the most important
luxury fashion houses in the world. I look forward to partnering
with Michael and the executive team to share his creative vision
and voice to the Michael Kors consumers globally.”
About Michael Kors Holdings Limited
Michael Kors Holdings Limited is a global fashion luxury group,
consisting of iconic brands that are industry leaders in design,
style and craftsmanship. Its brands cover the full spectrum of
fashion luxury categories including women’s and men’s accessories,
footwear and apparel as well as wearable technology, watches,
jewelry, eyewear and a full line of fragrance products. The
company’s goal is to continue to extend the global reach of its
brands while ensuring that they maintain their independence and
exclusive DNA. Michael Kors Holdings Limited is publicly listed on
the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker KORS.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. You
should not place undue reliance on such statements because they are
subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to the
Company’s operations and business environment, all of which are
difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s
control. Forward-looking statements include information concerning
the Company’s possible or assumed future results of operations,
including descriptions of its business strategy. These statements
often include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,”
“expect,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or
similar expressions. The forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are based on assumptions that the Company has
made in light of management’s experience in the industry as well as
its perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected
future developments and other factors that it believes are
appropriate under the circumstances. You should understand that
these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements
are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many
factors could affect its actual financial results or results of
operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in these forward-looking statements. These factors are more
fully discussed in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
April 1, 2017 (File No. 001-35368), Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2017 (File No. 001-35368) and
other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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