Silkmaker Ratti Appoints Veteran Fashion Executive to CEO Role

by · WWD
Ratti's Italian Wax line.Dominique Maitre/WWD

MILAN — Storied silkmaker Ratti has named Rossella Ceruti its new chief executive officer.

The veteran fashion executive was most recently chief operating officer at Pomellato, as well as CEO of Valenza Setting Lab, which the Kering-owned Italian jeweler acquired in 2024.

Her appointment is effective immediately and she succeeds Sergio Tamborini in the role, which he has held since 2010. He was also a former president of industry association Sistema Moda Italia.

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“We warmly welcome Rossella Ceruti and extend our best wishes for her success, confident that her international experience and managerial skills will make a significant contribution to the company’s growth and value enhancement,” said Davide Favrin, CEO of Ratti’s parent company Marzotto Group.

The executive thanked Tamborini for his contribution over the past 16 years.

“I am honored by the trust placed in me… Ratti represents an Italian industrial excellence recognized internationally, with a unique heritage of expertise, innovation, and a focus on sustainability,” said Ceruti “I would also like to thank Sergio Tamborini for his contribution to the company’s growth: I take on this role with a strong sense of responsibility and the goal of continuing on the path of development and value creation in the long term.”

Before Pomellato, Ceruti was COO at Dsquared2 and has held executive roles at Dolce & Gabbana, Ballantyne and Cerruti, as well as at consultancy Kearney. A graduate of the Bocconi University in business administration, she holds a master’s degree from Columbia Business School.

Rossella CerutiKarin Vettorel/Courtesy of Ratti

Ratti was founded in Como in 1945 by the late Antonio Ratti and has grown into a global leader in silk fabric production, which also makes textile accessories, like ties, scarves and foulards.

Since 1958, when Ratti opened its factory in Guanzate, south of Como, the company’s operations have comprised integrated production processes, from the treatment of yarns to weaving, dyeing, photo incision, printing and finishing.

The textile maker was acquired by the Marzotto Group in 2010. The latter also controls textile firms Marzotto, Estethia G.B. Conte, Guabello, Marlane, Fratelli Tallia di Delfino, Opera Piemontese, Tessuti di Sondrio, Nuova Tessilbrenta, Lanerossi, and Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale.