Kering names Pierpaolo Piccioli new creative director of Balenciaga

May 19 (Reuters) – French luxury group Kering (PRTP.PA), opens new tab said on Monday that Pierpaolo Piccioli has been appointed creative director at Balenciaga, replacing Demna who is taking up the chief design job at the group’s top label Gucci.

Piccioli, 57, joins Balenciaga after a 25-year tenure at Valentino, working as the label’s sole creative director for nearly a decade. Read more at Reuters.