Raffaello NAPOLEONE

Born in Rome on 1954, married, three daughters.

Resident in Florence,

Maturità classica – Classical High School diploma

Degree in Law

Executive management and marketing courses Stanford University: 1986; 1988

Reserve Officer in the cavalry from 1979 to 1980.

First experiences in the sailing sector as a broker and then as an entrepreneur building and distributing sailing cabin cruisers.

1984 - 1986 experience in the pharmaceutical field at Les Laboratoires Servier, first private pharmaceutical group in France.

1987 - 1989 director of human resources at Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.

Since 1989 he has been general manager and, since 1995, C.E.O. of Pitti Immagine s.r.l., a non profit-making company that organizes international trade fairs in the fashion sector with over 4,600 exhibitors and 120,000 visitors, 45% of which come from abroad, with a turnover in 2019 of € 39.7 million.  The fairs, which are by invitation or open to the public, are reserved for members of the trade and feature clothing and accessories for women/men/children; yarns and fibers for the knitting industry; home accessories; design; crafts; fragrances; food and wines.

Moreover, Pitti Immagine, also through the Fondazione Pitti Discovery, devises, curates and stages important exhibitions on fashion culture and communication open to the public and produces publications and events on costume and contemporary arts that are often taken abroad for the purpose of promoting Italian fashion in the world.

Current positions - member of the BoD of Polimoda, member of the steering Committee of the Fondazione Montedomini, member of the BoD of Alta Roma.

Past positions – President of the BoD of YNAP S.p.A.,  President of the BoD of Fiera Digitale s.r.l., member of the board of Confindustria Firenze, member of the Supervisory Board of Escada AG, independent councilor at Dada S.p.A., member of the BoD of Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, member of the BoD of the Fondazione Teatro della Pergola, member of the BoD of EMI – Ente Moda Italia S.r.l