Fashion career profile
Romain Spitzer
Romain Spitzer is a luxury executive and graduate of ESCP Business School who became Chief Executive Officer of Bottega Veneta on September 1, 2026. He began his career at Guerlain in 1995 as a product manager and later held marketing positions at Jean Paul Gaultier Parfums and Yves Saint Laurent Parfums. In 2006 he joined Parfums Christian Dior, progressing through fragrance leadership roles in Spain and Europe. From 2016 he led LVMH Fragrance Brands, whose portfolio later expanded to several fragrance and beauty labels; most recently he was President and CEO of Fragrance Group LVMH Beauty. Kering appointed Spitzer to lead Bottega Veneta, where his remit includes strengthening desirability, client relationships and retail excellence. His fragrance appointments are recorded as portfolio-level experience, not incorrectly linked to the couture or ready-to-wear businesses of Givenchy, Kenzo or Dior.
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer, Bottega Veneta
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- Education: ESCP Business SchoolKering identifies Spitzer as an ESCP graduate. · Kering
- Career path: Guerlain → Jean Paul Gaultier Parfums → Yves Saint Laurent Parfums → Parfums Christian Dior → LVMH Beauty → Bottega VenetaEarlier jobs were in fragrance portfolios; they are intentionally not linked to couture house records. · Kering
- Current role: Chief Executive Officer, Bottega VenetaEffective September 1, 2026; remit includes desirability, client relationships and retail excellence. · Kering
- 1995 — Begins career at GuerlainStarts as a product manager before marketing and leadership roles across fragrance brands.
- 2006 — Joins Parfums Christian DiorLeads fragrance business and later takes general management responsibilities in Spain and Europe.
- 2016 — Leads LVMH Fragrance BrandsHis responsibilities later expand across a portfolio of fragrance and beauty labels.
- 2026 — Appointed CEO of Bottega VenetaTakes up the house role on September 1, 2026.
- 2026–Present — Chief Executive Officer — Bottega VenetaCurrent appointment · Kering