Johnny Coca is leaving his role as director of women’s fashion leather goods and accessories at Louis Vuitton. According to FashionNetwork.com, the LVMH-owned French luxury house has parted ways with the designer after more than five and a half years of collaboration.

Coca, one of the industry’s foremost handbag experts, worked within the leather goods team led by Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s women’s collections since 2013.

The Seville-born designer began his career as a leather goods designer at Louis Vuitton in 1996. He also worked at Bally from 2004 to 2010, and at Celine where he served as head of design for leather goods, accessories, footwear, and jewellery from 2010 to 2015. At Mulberry, Coca held the role of creative director for five years before rejoining Vuitton.

Having studied art, architecture, and design in Paris, Coca rose to prominence for his work with Phoebe Philo at Celine, which helped propel the house to the forefront of niche accessories. He also helped to broaden Mulberry’s luxury lifestyle offering, introducing new handbag lines and launching eyewear and trainers.