Gucci's former president and CEO Marco Bizzarri is kicking off a new phase in his life, with a first investment in Elisabetta Franchi.
in September last year, and this new chapter of his professional life will see him as an investor in fashion, luxury and design.
The executive first dipped his toes into the investment fund pool in 2021, when he took a stake and becameFranchi approached Bizzarri last year following his exit from Gucci and he recalled how he was “very curious about this self-made woman from Bologna.
“I am very intrigued and curious to work with her and create a structure for the company that can be sustainable in time, so that she can focus on design,” said Bizzarri.was a first sign of changes at the brand, which pointed to further international expansion and the strengthening of its position as a luxury fashion label.Claudia D’Arpizio, senior partner at Bain & Company, is also due to join the board of Elisabetta Franchi.
In fact, Orienta Capital Partners was cofounded by Mario Gardini in 2011 and he and Bizzarri go way back as they are both from the Emilia Romagna region — as is Franchi — and worked together early in their careers in Bologna at both Arthur Andersen and Mandarina Duck in the 1990s.
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