Richemont has appointed Yanina Novitskaya as chief executive of Delvaux, with the change taking effect on December 1. Richemont’s announcement confirms her new role; FashionNetwork’s report identifies Jean-Marc Loubier as the outgoing leader and places the handover at Delvaux’s Brussels headquarters.
A long Cartier chapter ends at Delvaux
Novitskaya spent 19 years at Cartier, where she most recently served as CEO for South East Asia and Oceania. She will report to Philippe Fortunato, the CEO of Richemont’s Fashion & Accessories Maisons, and will be based at Delvaux’s headquarters in Brussels. That makes this an internal move within the wider Richemont group, but a new leadership assignment at a Belgian house known for leather goods and distinctive craftsmanship.
Loubier’s departure closes a chapter that began after Richemont acquired Delvaux in 2021. FashionNetwork reports that he was reappointed to lead the maison about three months after the acquisition and credits him with helping it become a global luxury house while keeping its identity intact. Richemont’s announcement thanks Loubier and describes his contribution to Delvaux’s development, without setting out a separate reason for the transition.
The stated brief: positioning, product and international growth
Fortunato said Novitskaya’s knowledge of the luxury sector would help strengthen Delvaux’s distinctive positioning, support product desirability and continue international growth. Novitskaya described the house as one with remarkable heritage, savoir-faire and a singular creative identity. Those statements put the emphasis on continuity of the maison’s character alongside its global reach, rather than on a change of brand direction.
There is a clear calendar marker for the transition: Novitskaya takes up the role on December 1. Until then, the announcement gives no additional operational timetable or organizational changes. Her move offers another close-up of how Richemont rotates leadership across its maisons, in a sector where creative identity and the commercial reach of a brand sit side by side. The appointment also connects with Hugo Boss’s recent CFO transition, another leadership change inside a European fashion house.