Stores veteran joins Matchesfashion

LONDON-headquartered luxury retailer Matchesfashion has appointed the ex-boss of French department store group Printemps to lead the business.

Matchesfashion, which sells goods from brands such as Alexander McQueen and Jimmy Choo from its three London stores as well as online, said Paolo de Cesare will start as chief executive later this year. He spent 12 years as president and chief executive of Printemps Group where he upgraded stores and refocused on luxury brands.

Matchesfashion, which recorded sales of £430 million in the year to January 2020, was previously led by Ajay Kavan.