Marco Gobbetti is an Italian businessman, and the CEO of Salvatore Ferragamo.[1][2] Before this, he succeeded Christopher Bailey in July 2017 as CEO of Burberry.[3][4] Starting his career in management at luxury companies such as Bottega Veneta,[5] Valextra,[5] and Moschino,[6] and became CEO of Givenchy in 2004[5] and was the chairman and the CEO of Céline.
Marco Gobbetti | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | CEO, Salvatore Ferragamo |
| Term | 2021– |
Early life and education
editGobbetti was born in 1958, and is Italian.[7] He has a degree in business administration from the American University in Washington, D.C.,[6][8] and a master's degree in international management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Arizona.[5][8]
Career
edit1984–1992
editFrom 1984 to 1989, Gobbetti worked with the Italian luxury label Bottega Veneta[5] as a commercial director.[6] First a sales director for Bottega Veneta in the United States, he then became a marketing and sales director.[5] In 1989[5] he then joined Valextra as managing director.[5]
1993–2016
editHe was chief executive of Moschino from 1993 to 2004,[6] and then was appointed chief executive of Givenchy in February 2004,[5] which is owned by LVMH.[6] Gobbetti became Céline’s chief executive in 2008 working with creative director Phoebe Philo.[6] Under Gobbetti, the company moved its headquarters and revamped its product offerings to focus on "clean and sophisticated" lines.[6] As of 2016, he remained the chairman and CEO of Céline.[6][7]
In July 2016, it was announced that Gobbetti would replace Christopher Bailey as the CEO of Burberry, with Bailey remaining with the company as president and chief creative officer.[3][9][10][7] Gobetti took on the role of executive chairman, Asia Pacific and Middle East, in January 2017. The position was created for Gobetti to familiarize himself with the company.[11] He became CEO and joined the board in July 2017.[11] Having left Burberry in 2021, he joined Italian fashion brand Salvatore Ferragamo as CEO as of January 1, 2022.[2]
References
edit- ^ Shoaib, Maliha (2 March 2023). "CEO Gobbetti positions Ferragamo to scale after year of investments". Vogue Business. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b Gründel, Marleen (2021-06-28). "Burberry: Salvatore Ferragamo wirbt Marco Gobbetti ab". Manager Magazin.
- ^ a b Davies, Rob (11 July 2016). "Burberry's Christopher Bailey makes way for new CEO". The Guardian.
- ^ "Board of Directors - Burberry". www.burberryplc.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Marco Gobbetti appointed President and CEO of Givenchy Couture". LVMH. 19 February 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h McClean, Paul (11 July 2006). "Burberry's new chief executive Marco Gobbetti is a luxury veteran". Financial Times.
- ^ a b c Chaudhuri, Saabira (11 July 2016). "Burberry's Christopher Bailey Replaced as CEO by Marco Gobbetti". WSJ.com.
- ^ a b "Marco Gobbettiis One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2018". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Hoang, Limei (11 July 2016). "Marco Gobbetti Named CEO at Burberry; Christopher Bailey to Become President". businessoffashion.com.
- ^ Kirton, Hayley (11 July 2016). "Christopher Bailey named president of Burberry, while Marco Gobbetti appointed chief exec". City A.M.
- ^ a b "Burberry's CEO designate to join firm this month". Reuters. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.