CPLG has announced the appointment of Maria Giovanna Gurrieri as managing director of CPLG Italy.

Gurrieri joins from Atlantyca Entertainment, where she led the consumer products division and launched the international licensing program for Geronimo Stilton. Before that Gurrieri was at fashion house Versace where she managed young luxury brands. Gurrieri spent nearly a decade with Warner Bros. Consumer Products Italy, before her move to Versace.