Federico MARCHETTI
Founder and CEO of YOOX Group
Born in Ravenna, Italy, in 1969, entrepreneur Federico Marchetti holds a degree in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan and an MBA from Columbia University. After several years of corporate experience and serving as an advisor for several chief executives and designers in the international fashion industry, he turned his attention to his next adventure - the Internet. In 2000, he founded YOOX - the perfect venture to unite his business vision with his eye for fashion and design.
An eclectic background, fourteen years of experience in fashion e-commerce and proven intuition has provided Federico with a truly valuable point of view, leading him to work side by side with leaders of the fashion industry in the development of their e-tail strategies and subsequent evolution. His knack for innovation and encouraging creative talent online has led to his involvement as a jury member for some of the most important international fashion initiatives around the globe including the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and the Andam Fashion Award. In 2012, Federico was awarded the prestigious Leonardo Award for Innovation by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in recognition of the pioneering spirit of YOOX Group.
YOOX Group is the global Internet retailing partner for leading fashion & design brands. It has established itself amongst the market leaders with the multi-brand online stores yoox.com, thecorner.com, and shoescribe.com, as well as with numerous mono-brand online stores, all of which are "Powered by YOOX Group." The Group is also a partner of Kering, with which it has created a joint venture dedicated to the management of the mono-brand online stores of several of the Kering Group's luxury brands. The Group has offices and operations in Europe, the United States, Japan, China and Hong Kong and delivers to more than 100 countries worldwide. Listed on the Milan stock exchange, the Group posted consolidated net revenues of Euro 456 million in 2013.
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