Dior creates an industrial division headed by Giorgio Striano (#1682751)

At a time when supply chain control has become a strategic asset for the luxury industry, Dior has created its own industrial division. The objective is to “strengthen [Dior’s] long-term global production capacity and guarantee the continuity of its know-how,” said Christian Dior Couture in a press release. To head the new division, the LVMH group's key label has signed Giorgio Striano from EssilorLuxottica, where he was chief operating officer.

Striano will take over as Dior's industrial director on January 2, 2025 and will also join the brand's executive committee. He will be based in Milan and will oversee all of the brand's industrial operations, reporting to CEO Delphine Arnault.

Striano is a highly experienced international industrial operations executive focused on producing high-quality products. He began his career at Procter & Gamble, then worked for the Italian industrial group Manuli Rubber and subsequently joined the glasses and optics giant EssilorLuxottica, where he spent most of his career, taking charge of important facilities, especially in Asia and the United States. . He was named chief operating officer in 2021 and oversaw manufacturing plants and their staff in locations around the world.

To create the new industrial division, Dior has also hired Nicolas Carré, who was previously in charge of leather goods and accessories manufacturing operations in Italy for Louis Vuitton, another major brand owned by LVMH, where he has worked for 23 years. . He will join Dior on December 1, assuming the position of industrial director of leather goods, footwear and jewelry. Carré will be based in Florence and will also join the label's executive committee.

He succeeds Patrice Guillemin, who has since been appointed head of industrial projects. Both Carré and Guillemin will report to Striano.

Carré is an expert in leather goods production and has worked his entire career at Louis Vuitton, where he held various positions in the operations departments, in France, the United States and, finally, in Italy, where he took charge of industrial leather goods operations. and accessories. in 2020. He was especially tasked with developing Louis Vuitton women's leather goods and has also been director of the brand's former workshop in Asnières, France.

“It is more important than ever to sustainably support our various production processes at every stage of manufacturing, respecting current ethical standards, supervising all activities of the house, preserving and promoting creativity, craftsmanship and exceptional savoir at the same time. -faire by Dior,” said Delphine. Arnault, commenting on the appointments of Striano and Carré, whose experience will be “an important asset in Dior's constant pursuit of excellence, creating products of the highest quality.”

Dior has reorganized its operational department, putting a strong management team at the helm, shortly after its Italian subsidiary, together with the Giorgio Armani group, was the subject of an investigation in the summer by the Italian competition regulator, which suspected that the two groups They were unscrupulous. regarding the working conditions of some of its subcontractors. Dior was informed by the Italian authorities that illegal practices had been discovered in two of its suppliers responsible for the partial assembly of some men's leather goods.

At the time, Dior criticized the behavior of suppliers, cut all ties with them and pledged to “continue to transform its artisanal manufacturing operations, in particular by integrating them into its own workshops.”