MILAN, Italy — Luxury Italian shoe company Tod's on Thursday named John Galantic, a former top manager at Chanel, to replace founder Diego Della Valle as chief executive.

The appointment comes after L Catterton, an investment fund associated with luxury giant LVMH, made a friendly takeover bid for Tod's in February, which allowed it to delist from the Milan Stock Exchange.

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