Marco Gobbetti
Italian businessman
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Marco Gobbetti (born 1 March 1960) is an Italian businessman, and the CEO of Salvatore Ferragamo.[2][3] Before this, he succeeded Christopher Bailey in July 2017 as CEO of Burberry.[4][5] Starting his career in management at luxury companies such as Bottega Veneta,[6] Valextra,[6] and Moschino,[7] and became CEO of Givenchy in 2004[6] and was the chairman and the CEO of Céline.
Marco Gobbetti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1960[1] |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | CEO, Salvatore Ferragamo |
| Term | 2021– |
Early life and education
Gobbetti was born in 1958, and is Italian.[8] He has a degree in business administration from the American University in Washington, D.C.,[7][9] and a master's degree in international management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Arizona.[6][9]
Career
1984–1992
From 1984 to 1989, Gobbetti worked with the Italian luxury label Bottega Veneta[6] as a commercial director.[7] First a sales director for Bottega Veneta in the United States, he then became a marketing and sales director.[6] In 1989[6] he then joined Valextra as managing director.[6]
1993–2016
He was chief executive of Moschino from 1993 to 2004,[7] and then was appointed chief executive of Givenchy in February 2004,[6] which is owned by LVMH.[7] Gobbetti became Céline's chief executive in 2008 working with creative director Phoebe Philo.[7] Under Gobbetti, the company moved its headquarters and revamped its product offerings to focus on "clean and sophisticated" lines.[7] As of 2016, he remained the chairman and CEO of Céline.[7][8]
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.[4][10][11][8] 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.[12] He became CEO and joined the board in July 2017.[12] Having left Burberry in 2021, he joined Italian fashion brand Salvatore Ferragamo as CEO as of January 1, 2022.[3]