Dolce & Gabbana has appointed Stefano Cantino as co-CEO, alongside Alfonso Dolce.

“I am pleased to have Stefano Cantino by my side in this new phase of growth and development of Dolce & Gabbana,” Alfonso Dolce, Dolce & Gabbana CEO and brother of co-founder Domenico Dolce, said in a statement on Monday. His appointment is effective immediately.

This comes after Fedele Usai, who had been Dolce & Gabbana’s managing director since 2023, was appointed Kering’s chief marketing officer in early March.

Cantino was CEO of Gucci from January 2025 until September 2025, when Francesca Bellettini was appointed president and CEO of the house. He joined Gucci in May 2024 as deputy CEO following a five-year career at Louis Vuitton, where he oversaw communications and image. Prior to that, he spent 20 years at Prada Group, where his last role was director of communications and marketing.

“His arrival follows Dolce & Gabbana’s growth trajectory, driven by the evolution of its organizational model from a fashion brand to a lifestyle company,” the company stated. In 2022, the company brought its beauty business in-house following the termination of its license with Shiseido.

Dolce & Gabbana, co-founded in 1985 by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana and still privately owned, generated around €2 billion in revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

On Friday, the company said Stefano Gabbana has stepped down from his management positions in the Dolce & Gabbana group, but “these resignations have no impact whatsoever on the creative activities carried out by Stefano Gabbana on behalf of the group.”

According to a Bloomberg report published in March 2026, the company is in talks with its lenders about its debt, as it was also affected by the slowdown in the luxury market. “With regard to the debt position, the group has no statement to make at this time, as negotiations with the banks are still ongoing,” the company said Friday.

“It is an honor for me to join Dolce & Gabbana, a brand that represents Italian excellence around the world in such an extraordinary way,” Cantino said.