FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April 2004

GUCCI GROUP N.V.

Rembrandt Tower Amstelplein 1 1096 HA Amsterdam The Netherlands

Amstelplein 1

1096 HA Amsterdam

The Netherlands

(Exact name of registrant and address of principal executive offices)

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Enclosure: Press Release dated April 19 21, 2004

GUCCI GROUP ~~N.V.~~APPOINTS ~~ANNOUNCES~~NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

~~AVAILABILITY~~Amsterdam, The OFNetherlands, ~~2003~~April 21, ~~FINANCIAL~~2004: ~~INFORMATION~~Gucci Group N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: GCCI.AS; NYSE: GUC) today announces the nomination by the Supervisory Board of Robert Polet as President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of the world’s third-largest luxury group.

~~Amsterdam,~~Mr. Polet succeeds ~~The~~Domenico ~~Netherlands~~De Sole, ~~April~~who ~~19,~~is ~~2004:~~leaving ~~Gucci~~the ~~Group~~company Non April 30.V Mr. Polet’s ~~(NYSE:~~appointment ~~GUC;~~will ~~Euronext Amsterdam:~~be ~~GCCI.AS)~~confirmed ~~announces~~at ~~today~~a ~~that~~shareholders’ itmeeting ~~has~~to ~~made~~be scheduled ~~available~~in the ~~following audited~~coming ~~financial~~weeks. ~~information~~Mr. Polet ~~for~~will also become a member of the Management ~~fiscal~~Board ~~year~~of ~~ended~~Pinault ~~January~~Printemps 31Redoute, ~~2004:~~Gucci’s majority shareholder.

• A 48-year-old Dutch national, Mr. Polet joins Gucci Group after a ~~consolidated~~26-year ~~balance~~career ~~sheet~~at Unilever. In his latest position, Mr. Polet was President of Unilever’s Worldwide Ice Cream and Frozen Foods division, a $7.8 billion business consisting of over 40 operating companies. During his more than three years at the helm of the division, profit margins increased by 70%. Prior to that position, Mr. Polet worked in a variety of executive positions within Unilever, including chairman of Unilever Malaysia, chairman of Van den Bergh’s and executive vice president of Unilever’s European Home and Personal Care division.

• Adrian Bellamy, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Gucci Group N.V., said: “We warmly welcome Robert Polet as our new President and Chief Executive Officer and wish him every success in his new position. He brings considerable global experience and a ~~consolidated~~deep ~~income~~knowledge ~~statement~~of consumer brands to his role. On behalf of my colleagues on the Supervisory Board, I would also like to express special appreciation to Domenico De Sole and Tom Ford and all our people in the Gucci Group, for their extraordinary contribution over many years.”

~~• a~~Serge Weinberg, ~~consolidated~~Chairman ~~statement~~of the Management Board of ~~cash~~Pinault ~~flows~~Printemps Redoute and Chairman of the Committee designated by Gucci Group’s Supervisory Board to search for the new Chief Executive, declared: “We are thrilled about Robert’s appointment. His international background, his broad experience in developing brands, his entrepreneurial and managerial talents and his ability to be both a leader and team player make him an ideal choice to run Gucci Group.”

• “This is a ~~statement~~new ofera ~~changes~~for Gucci Group. I’d like to thank Domenico de Sole for the outstanding job he has done, together with Tom Ford, to make Gucci Group the extraordinarily successful company that it is today. Domenico has a worthy successor in ~~equity~~Robert Polet. Working with the strong management teams and talented designers that are in place in each of Gucci Group’s brands, Robert will keep on building the best luxury group in the world.”

~~• a~~Robert ~~summary~~Polet declared: of“I’m ~~accounting~~very ~~policies~~honoured ~~used~~and excited to have been named to run Gucci Group. The different brands within Gucci Group are iconic names in the ~~preparation~~ world of ~~the~~fashion ~~financial~~and ~~statements~~luxury ~~set~~goods. ~~forth~~I ~~above;~~consider it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be entrusted with their development. It’s a great challenge to succeed Domenico De Sole, and I’m greatly looking forward to working with the wonderfully talented people of Gucci Group to write a new chapter in its brilliant story.”

~~• explanatory~~Gucci ~~notes~~Group ~~(including~~N.V. ais ~~reconciliation~~one of the world’s leading multi-brand luxury goods companies. Through the Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Sergio Rossi, Boucheron, Roger & Gallet, Bottega Veneta, Bédat & Co., Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney and Balenciaga brands, the Group designs, produces and distributes high-quality personal luxury goods, including ready-to-wear, UShandbags, ~~generally~~luggage, ~~accepted~~small ~~accounting~~leather ~~principles);~~goods, shoes, timepieces, jewelry, ties and scarves, eyewear, perfume, cosmetics and skincare products. The Group directly operates stores in major markets throughout the world and wholesales products through franchise stores, duty-free boutiques and leading department and specialty stores. The shares of Gucci Group N.V. are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

all prepared in accordance with international accounting standards and accompanied by an auditor’s report in accordance with IAS.

For media inquiries:		For investors / analysts inquiries:
Paolo Piantella		Enza Dominijanni
Manager Media Relations		Director of Investor Relations
Gucci Group N.V.		Gucci Group N.V.
+39 02 8800 5555		+39 055 7592 2456

The 2003 audited financial information is being made available by Gucci Group in connection with the previously-announced offer by Pinault-Printemps-Redoute S.A. to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Gucci Group not beneficially owned by PPR at a price of $82.52 per share in cash. PPR filed the tender offer documents relating to the offer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and made such documents available in The Netherlands on April 1, 2004. In accordance with the terms of an exemption granted by the Autoriteit Financiële Markten on March 30, 2004 with respect to the Gucci Group information included in the tender offer documents, Gucci Group committed itself to make the 2003 audited financial information available on or before April 19, 2004.

Gucci Group is filing the 2003 audited financial information with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a Report of Foreign Issuer on Form 6-K. Investors, security holders and other interested parties may obtain a free copy of the 2003 audited financial information at www.sec.gov. The 2003 financial information may be obtained free of charge by directing requests to Gucci Group’s Investor Relations Department at +39 055 7592 2456, PPR’s Investor Relations Department at +33 1 4564 6325 or at ABN AMRO, the Dutch depositary for tender offer, via email at prospectus@nl.abnamro.com. The 2003 audited financial information may also be downloaded from Gucci Group’s website at www.guccigroup.com and will be available on PPR’s website at www.pprfinance.com.

Gucci Group N.V. is one of the world’s leading multi-brand luxury goods companies. Through the Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Sergio Rossi, Boucheron, Roger & Gallet, Bottega Veneta, Bédat & C°., Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney and Balenciaga brands, the Group designs, produces and distributes high-quality personal luxury goods, including ready-to-wear, handbags, luggage, small leather goods, shoes, timepieces, jewelry, ties and scarves, eyewear, perfume, cosmetics and skincare products. The Group directly operates stores in major markets throughout the world and wholesales products through franchise stores, duty-free boutiques and leading department and specialty stores. The shares of Gucci Group N.V. are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

Investors and security holders are strongly advised to read the tender offer statement and recommendation/solicitation statement regarding the tender offer because they contain important information. These statements have been filed by PPR and Gucci Group with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of these statements and other filed documentation (when available) at www.sec.gov. These statements and other filed documentation may be obtained for free by directing such requests to PPR’s Investor Relations Department at +33 1 45 64 63 25, Gucci Group’s Investor Relations Department at +39 055 75 92 24 56[, or ABN AMRO via email at prospectus@nl.abnamro.com]. The Offer to Purchase (but not the related transmittal documents) may also be downloaded from PPR’s website at www.pprfinance.com.

The distribution of the offer documents and any separate documentation relating to the tender offer and the making of the tender offer may, in some jurisdictions, be restricted or prohibited by applicable law. This tender offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into, and may not be acceptedfrom within, any jurisdiction in which the making of the tender offer or the acceptance of the tender offer would not be in compliance with the laws of that jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of any of the offer documents should inform themselves of and observe all of these restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of that jurisdiction. None of PPR, Gucci Group or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, advisors, affiliates or agents assume any responsibility for any violation by any person of any of these restrictions. Any holder of Gucci Group shares who is in any doubt as to his or her position should consult an appropriate professional adviser without delay.

For media inquiries:		For investors / analysts inquiries:
Tomaso Galli		Cedric Magnelia / Enza Dominijanni
Director of Corporate Communications		Directors of Investor Relations
Gucci Group N.V.		Gucci Group N.V.
+31 20 462 1700		+31 20 462 1700
+39 02 8800 5555		+39 055 7592 2456

Robert Polet

Robert Polet, who was appointed today as President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of Gucci Group, has devoted his entire professional career to developing global brands, working in a multicultural environment.

“What excites me is to energize people to bring brands to a new level” he says.

Born in Kuala Lumpur on July 25, 1955, Mr. Polet, a Dutch national, studied business administration at Nijenrode in the Netherlands and earned an MBA from the University of Oregon, USA.

Mr. Polet joined Unilever in 1978, and has worked there in a broad variety of marketing and senior executive positions throughout the world. He worked in Paris for two years, spent a year in Milan, and then moved to Hamburg. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Polet was chairman of Unilever Malaysia, and he subsequently was chairman from 1992 to 1996 of the Dutch foods company Van den Bergh’s.

In 1996, Mr. Polet joined Unilever HPC Europe in Brussels as Executive Vice President, Home and Personal Care, before joining the Ice Cream and Frozen Foods division end 1997. He was made President of that division in 1998, which became a worldwide business in 2000. Its annual sales are about $7.8 billion and it operates in over 40 countries.

Mr. Polet is married with two daughters. He speaks Dutch, English, German, French and Italian. His pastimes include sailing and travelling.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		~~GUCCI GROUP N.V.~~	GUCCI GROUP N.V.
Date: 20 April 2004	By:	/s/ Robert S. Singer
Date: 21 April 2004		By:	/s/ Robert S. Singer
		~~Name:~~	~~Robert S. Singer~~Name:	Robert S. Singer
		~~Title:~~	~~Chief Financial Officer~~Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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