Ippolita Rostagno Buys Back Namesake Brand

Ippolita Rostagno has acquired a majority stake in Ippolita, the designer jewelry brand she founded nearly 20 years ago Rostagno will also become the brand's CEO, and she will retain her current position as chief creative officer The company's new minority shareholders include Rostagno's friends and family.

In conjunction with Rostagno's reemergence, she has hired a new executive team, who have all joined the company recently Beth Fazio, who has worked with brands such as Coach, Uniqlo, and American Eagle, is the new creative director Italian-born Rostagno, a former sculptor and founder of an alternative dance company, launched her eponymous brand in 1999, along with former CEO Lauren Sharfman.

While Rostagno always stayed involved with the brand, she also got involved with other ventures. . Source