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Marco Gobbetti (born October 1958) is an Italian businessman, the CEO of Céline, and will be the next CEO of Burberry, due to succeed Christopher Bailey in 2017.
From 1984 to 1989, Gobbetti worked with the Italian luxury label Bottega Veneta before joining Valextra as managing director. He was chief executive of Moschino from 1993 to 2004, and then became chief executive of Givenchy, which is owned by LVMH. Gobbetti became Céline’s chief executive in 2008 working with creative director Phoebe Philo.
In July 2016, it was announced that Gobbetti would be the next CEO of Burberry, taking over in 2017 from Bailey, who will be demoted to president and chief creative officer. Gobetti will take on the role of executive chairman, Asia Pacific and Middle East, before becoming CEO on 5 July 2017.
