Barneys New York names EVP, chief merchant

NEW YORK Barneys New York announced that Daniella Vitale has joined the company as chief merchant and EVP responsible for all of women's and Barneys.com operations. Vitale will be responsible for merchandising, business development and strategy in those areas and will report directly to Mark Lee, CEO of Barneys New York.

Vitale spent more than a decade with Gucci most recently serving as president of the Americas.  Previously she was VP Wholesale at Giorgio Armani and a merchandise manager at Salvatore Ferragamo.