Lorenzo Maria Di Vecchio, new global general counsel at Guess

Guess has appointed Lorenzo Maria Di Vecchio as its new global general counsel, following his time at Christian Dior Couture, where he held the position of head of legal and compliance retail and industrial for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. From his new position, based in Switzerland, he will lead the global legal strategy of the American fashion company.

Lorenzo Maria Di Vecchio

At Dior, in addition to heading the group’s EMEA compliance area, he was also head of legal for Dior Italy, the company’s most relevant market, and chaired its supervisory body in compliance with Legislative Decree 231/2001. He reported directly to the country manager in Italy and to the group CFO for compliance, a function he structured from scratch.

Prior to his time at Dior, Di Vecchio played a key role at Fendi, also part of the LVMH group, where he worked for almost five years as global senior legal manager & compliance officer. There he created the global compliance department and provided legal support to key areas such as operations, industry and CRM.

Throughout his career, he has developed his legal career in sectors such as FMCG, pharmaceuticals, beverages and fashion, holding legal positions at Colgate-Palmolive, Hill’s Pet Nutrition and Heineken, after starting his career at the law firm Spadafora De Rosa (now Tonucci & Partners).

In addition to his corporate experience, he is co-founder and chairman of the platforms My Governance and DueDeasy, focused on the digitisation of legal and compliance management.