XIII NOVA Conference

MEET OUR SPEAKERS: FERRUCCIO FERRAGAMO

Ferruccio Ferragamo was born in Fiesole, Italy in 1945 and is the eldest son of Salvatore and Wanda Ferragamo.
He has served as Chairman of Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.A. (now Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.) since 2006.
His professional experience with the Group began in 1963, at the age of 18, when he began supervising the production and working in the management of the stores.
He later assumed various roles in the Company’s finance and administration departments and became general manager in 1970.
From 1984 to 2006 he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Group and since 1996 he has served as Chief Executive Officer of Ferragamo Finanziaria which is the controlling holding company of Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A
Currently, he is also Chairman of Ent-Art Polimoda, director of Pitti Immagine and Centro Moda and Chairman of the Committee for the “Formazione di Intesa Interassociativa”, an umbrella group for various Italian fashion-related trade associations.
He is a honorary attendee of the Council Meetings of Confindustria, the Italian Companies’ federation.
Additionally, Mr. Ferragamo has served as member of the board of directors of Fondiaria Assicurazioni S.p.A., Marzotto S.p.A. and Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze.
He has received many awards and aknowledgments for the work carried out while leading the Group, such as MF Fashion Award in 1999; Businessman of the Year in 2004 and the Art and Technology Award in 2006.