Luciano Santel

Born in Venice in 1956, Luciano Santel graduated in Economics and Business from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and then received training with top international auditing companies like Reconta, Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen. He later worked as Finance Director for IVG and then for Rossignol Group. In 1996 Mr Santel became Chief Operating Officer for Retail Brand Alliance (formerly Casual Corner Group Inc.) where he remained until 1999, when he joined Luxottica as Vice President of the Group’s International Development Department. In 2001 he joined Geox S.p.A. as Chief Corporate Officer, remaining until 2009 when he moved to Stefanel S.p.A. to take on the role of CEO. Since September 2013, Mr. Santel has been Chief Corporate Officer of Moncler S.p.A. and CEO of Industries S.p.A.. Since April 24, 2015, he has also been appointed as Independent member of the Board of Directors and of the Control and Risk Committee of Luxottica Group S.p.A..