Fashion career profile
Alessandro Valenti
Alessandro Valenti is an Italian luxury executive whose career has centered on international retail and brand management. A graduate of Luigi Bocconi University. Before joining LVMH in 2014, he worked at Versace, Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren. At Louis Vuitton he became Managing Director for France and Monaco, then held regional leadership roles before serving as President of EMEA. Givenchy appointed him Chief Executive Officer in July 2024, where he worked alongside the house’s creative studio and, from September 2024, Artistic Director Sarah Burton. In January 2026, Valenti moved within LVMH to Christian Dior Couture as Deputy Managing Director of Retail, effective January 12. These are separate house-level executive appointments, not creative-director roles. His profile records the Givenchy position as former and the Dior appointment as current, with the effective transition date preserved. It does not imply that group-wide financial performance belongs to any single house.
- Role
- Deputy Managing Director, Retail, Christian Dior Couture
- Nationality
- Italian
- Career appointments
- 2
- Fashion houses
- 2
- Education: Luigi Bocconi UniversityFashionUnited identifies Valenti as a Bocconi graduate. · FashionUnited
- Career path: Versace → Giorgio Armani → Ralph Lauren → Louis Vuitton → Givenchy → Christian Dior CoutureVogue records his pre-LVMH luxury roles, Louis Vuitton regional leadership, Givenchy CEO appointment and 2026 transfer to Dior Couture. · Vogue; FashionUnited
- Current role: Deputy Managing Director of RetailChristian Dior Couture appointment effective January 12, 2026; distinct from the house’s creative leadership. · FashionUnited (LVMH appointment)
- Previous appointment: Chief Executive Officer, Givenchy (2024–2026)His Givenchy appointment ended on January 9, 2026, before his Dior Couture role began. · FashionUnited (LVMH appointment)
- 2014 — Joins LVMH at Louis VuittonBegins his LVMH career as Managing Director for Louis Vuitton France and Monaco.
- 2024 — Appointed CEO of GivenchyMoves from Louis Vuitton EMEA leadership to lead Givenchy.
- 2026 — Moves to Christian Dior CoutureAppointed Deputy Managing Director of Retail, effective January 12.
- 2026–Present — Deputy Managing Director, Retail — DiorCurrent appointment · FashionUnited (LVMH appointment)
- 2024–2026 — Chief Executive Officer — GivenchyHistorical appointment · FashionUnited (LVMH appointment)