11 Facts About Marco Bizzarri

Marco Bizzarri was born on 19 August 1962 and is an Italian business executive, president and CEO of Gucci since January 2015 till December 2023.

Marco Bizzarri previously was president and CEO of Stella McCartney and Bottega Veneta, and joined Kering's executive committee in 2012.

In 2005, Marco Bizzarri was named President and CEO of Stella McCartney.

Marco Bizzarri developed a lifestyle-oriented brand and drove its international development, including the opening of a store in Japan in 2008.

In January 2009, Marco Bizzarri became the president and CEO of Bottega Veneta.

In 4 years, alongside the creative director Tomas Maier, Marco Bizzarri maintained Bottega Veneta's edge for Italian-made leather craftsmanship, drove growth in Asia, opened a flagship store in Milan, and new eco-friendly headquarters in Vicenza.

In 2012, Marco Bizzarri became a member of the executive committee of Kering.

Marco Bizzarri stopped the brand's markdown policy, favored cross-gendered collections and unified fashion shows and banned the use of fur by the brand.

Marco Bizzarri opened the Gucci Hub in September 2016, the ArtLab in April 2018, and Gucci 9 in April 2019.

In 2019, Marco Bizzarri announced that Gucci was carbon-neutral in its own operations and across its supply chain since 2018, thanks to drastic reductions of its greenhouse gas emissions.

Marco Bizzarri announced that the firm was changing its production strategy, partnering with the UN-led forest conservation program REDD+ to reduce its carbon footprint, and launched the CEO Carbon Neutral Challenge Initiative to encourage other firm executives to follow suit.