Patrizio Bertelli, the current CEO of the premium brand, will be chosen chairman at the annual shareholder meeting next spring. He will succeed Paolo Zannoni, who will be proposed for the position of executive vice chairman of the group and chairman of Prada Holding, the parent firm.
Current Co-CEO Miuccia Prada, age 73, will continue to serve as creative director of the Miu Miu and Prada brands, the latter with Belgian designer Raf Simons, and as a board member.