Stefano Macaluso (born 6 September 1975 in
Casale Monferrato, Italy) is an Italian businessman.
He attended high school and went to university in Turin, graduating with a degree in Architecture from the Politecnico in 2002.
While completing his university course, he also devoted some time to his passion of motor sports, competing first in Italian Championship rallies before going on to the European and World Championships.
Career
Since his earliest age, Stefano Macaluso had been immersed in the world of watches: he has seen his father
Luigi Macaluso
Luigi Macaluso, also known as ''Gino'' (Turin, 9 June 1948 – La Chaux-de-Fonds, 27 October 2010) was an Italian rally navigator and manager. Together with Raffaele Pinto, he won the European Rally Championship in 1972 and the Italian Rally C ...
at work as President of the
Sowind Group that incorporates a "Manufacture" and the two watchmaking brands
Girard-Perregaux
Girard-Perregaux SA () is a luxury Swiss watch ''manufacture'' with its origins dating back to 1791. Since 2011, the Swiss holding group of Girard-Perregaux, Sowind Group, has been a subsidiary of the French luxury group Kering. Headquartered i ...
and JeanRichard. Surrounded by the technical and aesthetic expertise that has made the luxury Swiss watch-making industry so famous, he has acquired wide experience in this sector to add to his extensive professional know-how.
Since 2003 he has lived in
La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds () is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg, it is the fourth largest city loc ...
in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. There, he has successively held professional positions in strategy marketing, product creation and development, industrial management and in the Sales Department Direction for Girard-Perregaux. Among his achievements, he has coordinated the development of the
Girard-Perregaux
Girard-Perregaux SA () is a luxury Swiss watch ''manufacture'' with its origins dating back to 1791. Since 2011, the Swiss holding group of Girard-Perregaux, Sowind Group, has been a subsidiary of the French luxury group Kering. Headquartered i ...
retail concept, from the first flagship store open in Gstaad in 2004 to the newest boutiques opened in New York and China. Passionate for design, he puts his architect background to good use through his involvement in the product creation.
Since November 2010, Stefano Macaluso has been appointed general manager for Girard-Perregaux.
[Sowind Group press release]
See also
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Girard-Perregaux
Girard-Perregaux SA () is a luxury Swiss watch ''manufacture'' with its origins dating back to 1791. Since 2011, the Swiss holding group of Girard-Perregaux, Sowind Group, has been a subsidiary of the French luxury group Kering. Headquartered i ...
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Sowind Group
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World Championship Motorsports
World Championship Motorsports (WCM) was a Grand Prix motorcycle racing team formed in 1992 by American Bob MacLean and British Peter Clifford. The team ran Yamaha motorcycles from to and was called Red Bull Yamaha WCM.
Competition history
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References
External links
* http://www.girard-perregaux.com Website of Girard-Perregaux
* http://www.jeanrichard.com Website of Jeanrichard
* http://www.worldtempus.com Website of Worldtempus
* http://www.europastar.com
Further reading
*ArmbandUhren, Special Girard-Perregaux, Peter Braun, 2007,
*Worldtempus, www.worldtempus.com
*Sowind Group press release nov.2010
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1975 births
Businesspeople from Turin
Racing drivers from Turin
Living people
People from La Chaux-de-Fonds
Swiss watchmakers (people)