Roberto Vedovotto
| Roberto Vedovotto | |
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| Born | September 30, 1965 Bassano del Grappa, Italy |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Italian |
| 🏫 Education | Bocconi University London Business School |
| 💼 Occupation | Business executive |
| 👔 Employer | Kering Eyewear |
Roberto Vedovotto (born 30 September 1965) is an Italian businessman, twice the CEO of the Safilo Group from 2002 to 2006, and from 2009 to 2013. He has been the President and CEO of Kering Eyewear since 2014, and a member of Kering's executive committee since 2015.
Biography[edit]
Roberto Vedovotto was born and grew up in Bassano del Grappa, in Northern Italy. His father managed a small company.[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 worked for over ten years as a managing director at Morgan Stanley Asset Management.[3] In 1999, he led Morgan Stanley's first foray into the Italian pension fund market.[4]
In March 2002, Vedovotto was appointed CEO of the eyewear manufacturing company Safilo. He restructured the company, fixed its Euro 1.2 billion debt, and listed it back on the Milan stock exchange (delisted by Safilo's chairman Vittorio Tabacchi in 2001) in 2005.[5] In November 2006, he left Safilo to become the managing director and chairman of European luxury goods at Lehman Brothers.[6][7] However, as Safilo was having troubles weathering the 2008 financial crisis, Vittorio Tabacchi asked Vedovotto to take back the direction of the eyewear company in November 2008.[5] In October 2013, he stepped down as CEO of Safilo, but remained on the board of the company as a non-executive director.[8][9]
In November 2013, Vedovotto joined Kering to pilot the development of the luxury group's eyewear division.[10] He launched Kering Eyewear in 2014 with the aim to jettison the license-based model by producing eyewear internally and relying on a network of manufacturing partner.[11][12] In March 2015, Roberto Vedovotto became a member of Kering's executive committee.[13][14] Vedovotto led Kering Eyewear's acquisition of Lindberg in 2021[15] and Maui Jim in 2022.[16]
Vedovotto is on the advisory boards of Bocconi University and the London Business School.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ Basini, Bruna (21 November 2019). "Lunettes de luxe : Roberto Vedovotto, le patron qui voit loin pour Kering". Le Journal du Dimanche (in français). Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ "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 italiano). 7 November 2005. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ "Fondo Quadri e Capi Fiat, Turin, Italy-based Fiat's 38 billion lire..." Pensions & Investments. 9 August 1999. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Roberts, Andrew (2009-03-23). "Safilo's Game Plan". WWD. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ "Roberto Vedovotto, the former chief executive of Safilo, has been..." Eyewear Intelligence. 16 November 2006. 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.
- ↑ "Safilo's Vedovotto neemt ontslag". FashionUnited (in Nederlands). 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ Gilles, Florent (18 November 2013). "Former Safilo CEO Roberto Vedovotto joins Kering". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ Challinor, Sara (3 February 2016). "Interview: Roberto Vedovotto, CEO Kering Eyewear - Optician". www.opticianonline.net. 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.
- ↑ "Roberto Vedovotto nel comitato esecutivo di Kering". FashionUnited (in italiano). 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ Mira, Nicola (9 July 2021). "Kering Eyewear buys 100% stake in Danish brand Lindberg". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ Tan-Gillies, Hannah (2022-03-14). "Kering Eyewear boss Roberto Vedovotto on unlocking Maui Jim's "huge potential"". The Moodie Davitt Report. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ "Consiglio di amministrazione Safilo Group S.p.A." (PDF). Corporate-ir.net (in italiano). Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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