Revealed
December 20, 2024
Kering Eyewear, and its CEO Roberto Vedovotto, have achieved one of many final enterprise accolades, the corporate has develop into a Harvard Enterprise College case examine.
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The educational evaluation coincides with the tenth anniversary of Kering Eyewear, a pathbreaking venture the place French luxurious big Kering amalgamated all its eyewear actions into one division. Previous to that, like most runway trend design labels, Kering’s 5 principal trend homes had licenses with varied Italian producers. “Kering Eyewear is proud to announce that it has become a case study at Harvard,” the division trumpeted in a launch.
As a part of the examine, Harvard Enterprise College College representatives teamed as much as write in regards to the distinctive story of Kering Eyewear, giving college students at Harvard and around the globe the chance to get to know the corporate and deep dive into the milestones it has achieved over its first ten years, Kering Eyewear added. The professorial investigation is a placing praise to Kering Eyewear’s solely CEO Roberto Vedovotto, who helped persuade Kering to create the division and has managed it from day one. “Becoming a Harvard case study and being acknowledged by one of the most prestigious and recognized educational institutions in the world is a unique privilege for all of us at Kering Eyewear, representing an additional opportunity to celebrate our 10th anniversary in a very special way, as well as a further endorsement of our team’s commitment that is driving the success of our company,” stated Vedovotto.
Kering Eyewear CEO Roberto Vedovotto – Courtesy
Beneath his course, Kering Eyewear now handles a complete of 14 manufacturers. Led by the massive 5 Kering trend homes – Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen. Whereas additionally overseeing a number of key labels inside its someday rival luxurious group Richemont – Cartier, Chloé, Montblanc, Dunhill and Alaïa. Plus, an extra 4 marques – Puma, Lindberg, Maui Jim, and Zeal Optics. A graduate of Milan enterprise college Bocconi, Vedovotto educated as an funding banker in London and Milan with Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers and Nomura. He later joined Italian eyewear specialist Safilo, piloting its entrance onto the Inventory Market. Earlier than taking over his present place in 2014. The case examine by the famed American college, ensuing from a collection of analyses and interviews, affords insights about Kering Eyewear’s progressive enterprise mannequin and its function as a sport changer within the eyewear trade.
