Marco Gobbetti is an Italian businessman, and the CEO of

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. Before this, he succeeded Christopher Bailey in July 2017 as CEO of

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. Starting his career in management at luxury companies such as

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, and

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, and became CEO of

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in 2004 and was the chairman and the CEO of

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Early life and education

Gobbetti was born in 1958, and is Italian. He has a degree in

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from the

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in Washington, D.C., and a master's degree in international management from the

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Career

1984–1992

From 1984 to 1989, Gobbetti worked with the Italian luxury label

as a commercial director. First a sales director for Bottega Veneta in the United States, he then became a marketing and sales director. In 1989 he then joined

as managing director.

1993–2016

He was chief executive of

from 1993 to 2004, and then was appointed chief executive of

in February 2004, which is owned by

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. Gobbetti became

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’s chief executive in 2008 working with creative director

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. Under Gobbetti, the company moved its headquarters and revamped its product offerings to focus on "clean and sophisticated" lines. As of 2016, he remained the chairman and CEO of Céline. 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

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. 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. He became CEO and joined the board in July 2017. Having left Burberry in 2021, he joined Italian fashion brand

as CEO as of January 1, 2022.

References

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