Marc Gianneschi is Vice President, Wholesale, PVH Asia Pacific. Read below to get to know him:
Describe your new role in the PVH organization?
In addition to my previous responsibilities leading our Regional Travel Retail, Off Price and Southeast Asia Distributor wholesale markets, I assumed responsibility for the Singapore and Malaysia owned-and-operated retail markets.
What are the top three things on your to-do list?
- Get to know our teams in these markets, their challenges and opportunities, and understand how I can empower them to drive the business
- Explore the incredible untapped opportunity for PVH in Southeast Asia and in unifying our product and consumer strategies under the lens of this emerging powerhouse
- Above all, to understand the new skills I will need to help our teams exceed our objectives
What do you love most about what you do?
I love working with a diverse, motivated and highly creative group of people to create new business opportunities and excite our consumer in new ways.
What is the balancing act of 2021 that is facing the fashion/apparel industry?
Reinforcing a powerful and consistent global brand message while remaining current with ever-changing consumers in unique markets. Against this backdrop: integrating new technologies to further digitalize the consumer experience and striving to become more sustainable as an industry.
What makes you optimistic about the future?
Our brands, partnerships and people have demonstrated incredible resilience and adaptability over the last 12 months. Even in the face of challenge, we have demonstrated that amazing opportunities are within our grasp with the Power of PVH.
What is the best advice you've been given throughout your career?
Real success is making those all around you successful.
What’s the best career advice you’ve given?
Have a method, a process, a big idea and then constantly challenge it.
How would you describe the Power of PVH – and what should we do about it?
The Power of PVH is the power of the people behind our great brands. Our commercial teams see this power every day as we enhance and adapt our core strengths to create unique partnerships and consumer moments.
Which of our values – Individuality, Passion, Partnership, Integrity and Accountability – speaks the most to you, and how do you live that value?
These values are all critical to the success of our associates and our team. However, accountability has always been the most important for me. We cannot always make perfect decisions but we can always own it, learn from it and move forward together.
Fun fact most people don't know about you?
My wife and I had our first baby girl last year in August! Little Isla has taken our lives by storm! Definitely a wonderful distraction in the Hong Kong lockdown, but we are looking forward to her meeting her family soon!