Fashion career profile
Simone Zimmermann
Simone Zimmermann is an Australian fashion-business executive and co-founder of the Zimmermann label with her sister Nicky. The sisters established the business in Sydney in 1991, with Nicky leading design and Simone joining the growing company that year. Simone serves as Chief Operating Officer, a role publicly identified in fashion-industry coverage; available sources do not establish its exact start date, so none is assigned. In interviews she has discussed the company’s international retail development and the practical work of building a global fashion business. Her professional record is distinct from Nicky Zimmermann’s creative leadership and focuses on the business side of the jointly founded house.
- Role
- Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Zimmermann
- Nationality
- Australian
- Age
- 61
- Career appointments
- 2
- Fashion houses
- 1
- Zimmermann officially joins French Fashion and Haute Couture FederationFashionNetwork · 2026-07-21
- Co-founding: Co-founded Zimmermann with Nicky Zimmermann in 1991The official house history says Simone joined the growing business in its founding year. · Zimmermann
- Current role: Chief Operating Officer, ZimmermannFashion-industry coverage identifies Simone Zimmermann as COO; exact appointment date not reported. · Vogue
- 1991 — Co-founds ZimmermannSimone joins her sister Nicky in the Sydney-based business in its founding year.
- 1991–Present — Co-Founder — ZimmermannCurrent appointment · Zimmermann
- Start not documented–End not documented — Chief Operating Officer — ZimmermannHistorical appointment · Vogue