Guerrino De Luca

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Guerrino De Luca
Guerrino De Luca at the Logitech Chinese New Year party in Taiwan.jpg
At a Logitech Chinese New Year party in Taiwan
BornSeptember 1952
Lanciano, Italy
OccupationExecutive Director at Logitech
SpouseDaniela
ChildrenOttavia De Luca
Chiara De Luca

Guerrino De Luca is the chairman of Logitech's board of directors. He served as President and CEO from 1998 to 2008.

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Early life and education

De Luca holds a degree in Engineering from the University of Rome.

Career

From 1995 to 1997, De Luca was President at Claris Corp. [1] In September 1997, he resigned from his role as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Apple Computer Inc. [2] He held that position from December 1996 to August 1997.

Guerrino joined Logitech in 1998. [3] One of his main accomplishments was the purchase of webcam manufacturer Connectix. [4]

Personal life

Originally from Italy, De Luca now resides in San Francisco. He has two daughters, Ottavia and Chiara, by his former wife Daniela.

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References

  1. "Apple exodus continues as De Luca departs". CNET. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  2. "Apple Computer's Marketing Chief Resigns". partners.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. "Daniel Borel & Guerrino De Luca". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  4. Biography