MILAN — Benetton SpA tapped a new chief executive and it once again turned to a fashion world outsider.
Warner Music executive Gerolamo Caccia Dominioni will take over as Benetton ceo effective June 1, the clothing company said Friday. Caccia Dominioni replaces Silvano Cassano, who unexpectedly left the company in November after clashing with the Benetton family over international strategy.
Caccia Dominioni, 52, is currently the London-based vice chairman and chief operating officer of Warner Music International, a division of Warner Music Group. The Italian executive has spent the last 10 years at the music company, first as chairman of operations in southern Europe and later as chairman for all of the European business.
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