Paolo GERANI
CEO, Gilmar Spa
Paolo Gerani was born in Cattolica, near Rimini, on 15 May 1963.
Graduate in economics and commerce, he also followed a Business Marketing course at the Los Angeles University.
He joined the company when he was very young and he was given a proxy for the management and direction of the creative department, always taking great attention on the market dynamics and to the research of new trends and of new designers. In coherence with the Gilmar traditions to be open to new talents, he discovers in those years, emerging designers like Marc Jacobs and Dean & Dan Caten (DSquared) and lately Frankie Morello and Giambattista Valli.
He is currently CEO of the Gilmar Group, a fashion company founded by Silvano and Giuliana Gerani. Gilmar is the owner of the Iceberg trade-mark and produces and distributes Giambattista Valli and Frankie Morello.