Bottega Veneta’s Top Executive Joins Moncler as CEO

Moncler renews its top management with talent from Bottega Veneta. The Italian group specializing in outdoor fashion has appointed Bartolomeo Rongone as CEO, who held the position of CEO at the firm owned by French conglomerate Kering since 2019 and will replace Remo Ruffini, CEO and executive chairman of Moncler since 2003 who will keep the position as executive chairman. The takeover at Bottega Veneta will be announced in the coming days.

While Kering revamps Bottega Veneta’s top management as part of CEO Luca De Meo’s plan, Moncler has signed Rongone, whose career has included stints at Fendi and Yves Saint Laurent before joining Kering’s executive committee in 2011, to lead the brand. Rongone will take up the position on April 1.

Rongone took his first steps in the industry in 2001 as an executive in customer relations, merchandising, supply chain and business intelligence at Fendi, a position he held until 2011, when Yves Saint Laurent signed him as chief operating officer in France. In parallel, in 2019, Rongone joined the executive committee of Kering, and that same year he was appointed CEO of Bottega Veneta. At the same time, since last October he has been a member of the supervisory board of Leica Camera AG.

Bottega Veneta increased its 2024 turnover by 4% while Moncler reduced its turnover by 1% at the end of the first nine months of the current financial year.

Moncler reduced its turnover by 1% during the first nine months of its fiscal year, ending with revenues of €1,841.3 million, in line with the €1,865.7 million it posted in the same period last year.

On the other hand, Bottega Veneta has established itself as the bright spot in Kering’s portfolio. The Italian house raised its turnover in 2024 to €1,713 million, up 4% in reported data and up 6% on a comparable basis, supported by the growth of its own store and a more selective wholesale policy. In the first half of 2025, Bottega Veneta posted revenue of 846 million euros, up 1%, with a 3% increase in the retail network and a recurring operating margin of 15%.

After noting a double-digit decline in sales of the conglomerate’s flagship Gucci in recent quarters, Kering CEO Luca De Meo said in late November that he expects to invest more heavily in his Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga brands.