Church's appoints Prada veteran as new CEO

British footwear label Church's has announced that Denni Manzatto will be promoted to CEO, succeeding Anthony Romano, who has been CEO at the brand since 2017.

The company, which has been part of the Prada Group since 1999, hopes to be spearheaded towards global expansion by the seasoned Prada executive. Manzatto’s pivotal professional experiences will contribute to accelerate the international development and re-branding of the Church’s label.

Manzatto joined the Prada group in 2013 as a Commercial Director for wholesale, eyewear and fragrance license, before adding commercial development projects in 2019.

Denni Manzatto, Church's CEO

Church's has been expanding its global strategy for some time and currently operates 62 stores in the world. Before the pandemic, it debuted a North American website and a New York showroom aimed at boosting its presence in the US.