Kiko Milano appoints Simone Dominici as new CEO

By

Sarah Ahssen

Translated by
Roberta HERRERA

Published
Mar 5, 2022

Italian cosmetics brand Kiko Milano has appointed Simone Dominici as its new CEO. He succeeds Cristina Scocchia, who left her position last December and now heads the coffee company lllycaffè.

Dominici had been working for American cosmetics group Coty since 2018. Based in Geneva, he notably held the position of executive president of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region for the company.

The executive began his career at Unilever, where he remained for 14 years. He later went on to become CEO of the Coin department store, before becoming executive vice president of global markets at Bottega Veneta, followed by a similar position at Valentino in August 2017. 

Founded in 1997, Kiko Milano has 950 stores (180 of them in France) in 46 markets and is a subsidiary of the Italian Percassi group. In the third quarter of 2021, its sales were up 60% compared to 2020 and 18% compared to 2019.