Remo Ruffini | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Como, Italy |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Chairman, CEO and 15.8% owner of Moncler [1] |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 2 [2] [3] |
Remo Ruffini (born in Como, August 1961) [2] is an Italian billionaire businessman, the chairman and CEO of the fashion company Moncler, [4] and controls Double R Srl. [5]
Remo Ruffini is the son of Gianfranco Ruffini [2] who, in the 1970s, was owner of a clothing company in the US [6] called Gianfranco Ruffini Ltd. [7] His mother, Enrica, also owned a clothing company. [6]
Ruffini started his career in the US, working for his father's eponymous company. [2] [6] [8]
When he was 23, he returned to Italy and founded a company, New England, [3] which he sold sixteen years later to Stefanel Group. [9] [8] That same year, he started working as a creative consultant for the holding company which owned Moncler. [10]
In 2003, Ruffini took over Moncler, which was almost bankrupt at the time, and transformed the company by reinventing the brand. [8] [11]
Ten years later, in December 2013, Ruffini took the company public by listing it on Milan's stock exchange. Within the first afternoon, the share price rose 47%. [6] [10] It was one of Italy's most successful IPOs at the time and he subsequently earned a place on the Forbes World's Billionaires list in 2014. [12]
In 2018, Ruffini conceived the Moncler Genius project, where well-known designers create collections interpreting Moncler's identity that are released on a monthly basis. [13] [14] [15]
Ruffini is married, with two children, and lives in Como. [2] [3]
He owns a 180-ft yacht called "Atlante" and launched in 2015. [16]
Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 for Italy. [17] [18] In 2019, he won the Business Leader award at the British Fashion Awards. [19]
Knight of Labour (Cavaliere del lavoro) - Order of Merit for Labour [20]
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