Ermenegildo “Gildo” Zegna is succession planning. On Monday, the Zegna Group chair and CEO announced a new leadership structure for the group and its namesake brand, effective January 1, 2026.

Gildo Zegna, who turned 70 in September and has been CEO of the Milanese label since 2005, will assume the role of group executive chair, with a focus on “safeguarding the legacy and integrity of Zegna Group’s three brands — Zegna, Thom Browne and Tom Ford Fashion”. He will also retain oversight of Zegna Group’s textiles division, its general counsel’s office and the external relations department, which includes sustainability, investor relations and corporate communications.

The executive, who calls himself “a man of targets”, had decided that when he reached 70, he would plan ahead. “And that’s w

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