Johnny Coca has exited Louis Vuitton after five-and-a-half years as its director of women’s fashion leather goods and accessories, WWD has learned.

One of the industry’s most prominent handbag wizards, Coca is probably best known for his work under Phoebe Philo at Celine, which became a major player in elite handbags and accessories.

He went on to spend five years as Mulberry’s creative director before being recruited by Vuitton, where he had worked earlier in his career.