User:Burgmaestro/Roberto Vedovotto
Roberto Vedovotto | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 30, 1965 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | Bocconi University London Business School |
| Occupation | Business executive |
Roberto Vedovotto (born 30 September 1965) is an Italian businessman, founder and CEO of Kering Eyewear since 2014.
Biography
[edit]Vedovotto grew up in Bassano del Grappa, Northern Italy.[1] He holds a bachelor degree in economy from the Bocconi University (1989) and a master's degree in business administration from the London Business School (1994).[2] After his bachelor's degree, Vedovotto was a managing director at Morgan Stanley Asset Management.[3]
From 2002 to 2006, Vedovotto was CEO of the eyewear manufacturing company Safilo, which made its comeback on the Milan stock exchange in 2005 (delisted in 2001).[4] He left Safilo in November 2006 and became managing director and chairman of European luxury goods at Lehman Brothers,[2][5] and returned to lead Safilo as CEO from November 2008[4] to October 2013.[6]
In 2013, Vedovotto joined Kering to pilot the development of the luxury group's eyewear division[7] and launched Kering Eyewear the following year.[8] In March 2015, he became a member of Kering's executive committee.[9] Kering Eyewear acquired Lindberg in 2021 and Maui Jim in 2022, and made 1.5 billion euro in revenue in 2023.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Basini, Bruna (21 November 2019). "Lunettes de luxe : Roberto Vedovotto, le patron qui voit loin pour Kering". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ a b "Roberto Vedovotto, managing director, chairman of European Luxury Goods, Lehman Brothers International (Europe)". The New York Times. 2007-11-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Vedovotto, l'arte di rilanciare". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 7 November 2005. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ a b Roberts, Andrew (2009-03-23). "Safilo's Game Plan". WWD. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Rothnie, David (2007-10-04). "Lehman Taps Two More to Join Advisory Board". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Muret, Dominique (16 October 2013). "Safilo confirms Luisa Delgado as new CEO". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Gilles, Florent (18 November 2013). "Former Safilo CEO Roberto Vedovotto joins Kering". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Compton, Nick (2016-08-22). "The frame game: an Italian startup is focused on transforming the fashion eyewear business". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Muret, Dominique (19 March 2015). "Roberto Vedovotto joins Kering executive committee". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Zargani, Luisa (2024-02-09). "Kering Eyewear 2023 Sales Reach 1.5B Euros". WWD. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Kering Eyewear, Harvard Business School Case Collection, October 2024