Kering is a French global luxury group that owns and develops a portfolio of Houses in fashion, leather goods, jewelry and eyewear - including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Boucheron, Pomellato, Qeelin and Ginori 1735, plus Kering Eyewear and Kering Beaute. Controlled by the Pinault family through holding company Artemis, Kering grew out of a lumber and retail company (PPR) and reoriented itself entirely toward luxury, positioning creativity and sustainability at the center of its strategy.
Thomas De Stio is the Chief Marketing Officer of Summit Golf Brands, the New York-based maker of premium golf apparel behind B. Draddy, Zero Restriction, Fairway & Greene, and EP New York. He arrived in August 2024 after more than a decade steering digital and ecommerce for luxury houses including Tom Ford, Loro Piana, Gucci, Tod's Group, and LoveShackFancy. His remit is to translate the codes of high fashion into the world of golf, running ecommerce and marketing strategy across the group's brand portfolio and reporting to president Jack Lessing.