Clement Kwan, who has been an advisor to Pronovias since October, and has worked with Ohayon on the transition, will become interim CEO effective immediately, and will remain as a strategic advisor after Calabia Gibert arrives, along with other advisors and board members. This includes Fabrizio Cardinali, CEO of EtroGabbana; Alberto Grignolo, general manager of YooxNet-a-PorterYNAP

“Marc is a fantastic appointment as CEO of Pronovias. His very strong leadership capabilities and expertise in the fashion industry gives us confidence that he is the best person to lead the company into this new era,” said SandroCapital, which took a majority stake in the Barcelona-based firm in December 2022.

“Pronovias is a market-leading group with a strong future, which we are excited to support going forward. We look forward to working with Marc and his leadership team as he focuses on further growing the Pronovias Group on a global basis. We would also like to thank Amandine for her work.”

The Pronovias team also revealed the appointments of Maria Muntaner as chief marketing officer and Gemma Ruiz as chief product and merchandising officer, from July 1. Muntaner joins from Thinking Mu, where she was brand and marketing director. She is a co-founder and board member of several companies and worked
as brand and client director at Desigual. 

Ruiz has worked for Alshaya Group as buying and merchandising director and Bestseller

Having started her career in Pronovias, she has since worked across sourcing, buying and product strategy within global companies such as Desigual and Massimo Dutti

Founded in 1922, the Pronovias group owns the brands Pronovias, Nicole, Lady Bird, St Patrick, and White One, and has a distribution agreement with American brand Vera Wang.