Rodrigo Bazan

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Rodrigo Bazan was appointed in May 2016 as Chief Executive Officer of Thom Browne, where he has led the successful expansion of Thom Browne into women’s and men’s categories, the brands direct-to-consumer footprint, philanthropic endeavors, and commercial collaborations.


Since May 2016 Thom Browne has opened directly operated stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Milan, London, San Francisco, Saint-Tropez, Vancouver, Toronto and continued its expansion in the U.S totaling 105 locations and
growing. In 2018, Bazan successfully oversaw the 85% majority share purchase of Thom Browne by Zegna group, allowing access to resources for continued expansion of Thom Browne’s product and service offerings. Zegna later retained an additional 5% and began publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2021. He has also been instrumental in growing larger consumer awareness through continued collaborations with Samsung and Barcelona football club FCBarcelona.


Prior to this he served as President of Alexander Wang since 2010. As the brand’s first president, Mr. Bazan successfully led Alexander Wang’s product and business growth, with strategic repositioning onto designer floors and the rollout of 27 stores and 700 wholesale partners worldwide.


Additionally, under Bazan’s leadership, the brand has pioneered several global initiatives, including, in 2014, Alexander Wang becoming the first American designer to collaborate with H&M.


Mr. Bazan’s extensive executive background includes experiences at Gucci Group and LVMH working in NYC, Paris, London, and Florence. Between 2007 and 2010, Mr. Bazan worked as Vice President and General Manager for Marc Jacobs Europe,
Middle East, and India.


Prior, Mr. Bazan worked at Gucci Group in Florence, where he was first promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Alexander McQueen and was later appointed General Manager of Alexander McQueen. He began his professional career as a consultant
in Deloitte & Touche Buenos Aires and subsequently in Motorola European headquarters in London.


Since 2012, Bazan has served as an annual member of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund business advisory committee. Bazan
has also been recognized as one of the 85 business executives included on the BOF 500, since 2015. Bazan was born in
Argentina. He was educated in Argentina, Germany, and USA and is a graduate of the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa
(UADE) in Buenos Aires.