Tiffany & Co. is looking to the Italians to buff up its performance.

After a six-month search, the struggling jeweler on Thursday named Alessandro Bogliolo its new chief executive.

Bogliolo succeeds Frederic Cumenal, who left the New York retailer suddenly in February after just two years atop the company.

Following his departure and amid sagging sales, an activist investor, Jana Partners, took a stake in the company.

Bogliolo, 52, hails from the Italian luxury jewelry house, Bulgari, and was most recently chief executive of Diesel SpA, an Italian apparel and accessories company.

The executive also worked closely for 16 years with a new Tiffany board member, Francesco Trapani, a former Bulgari CEO.

Trapani was among three new directors who joined Tiffany’s board in February as part of a deal with Jana Partners. He was also on the executive search committee.

“Tiffany is focused on maintaining its luxury status, and Bulgari is clearly on the high end of luxury,” said Nomura/Institinent analyst Simeon Siegel.

Tiffany’s stock rose 1.5 percent, to $94.04, on Thursday.