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Claudio Del Vecchio
Mr. Del Vecchio joined Luxottica Group in 1978 and has been a member of the Board of Directors
since 1981.
Between 1979 and 1982, he was responsible for the Sales and Logistics Department for Italy and
Germany. Between 1982 and 1997, he was in charge of the business operations of the Group in
the United States. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp, and
the Chief Executive Officer of Retail Brand Alliance, Inc.
Sergio Erede
Mr. Erede has been a member of the board of the Company since 2004. He received his law
degree from the Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy and has a master in Law from Harvard Law
School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. From 1963 to 1964 he worked at Hale & Dorr, Boston,
U.S.A. and from 1964 to 1965 at Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, U.S.A.
From 1965 to 1969 Mr. Erede was head of the legal department of IBM Italia S.p.A. In 1999, he
founded the law firm of Bonelli, Erede & Pappalardo, a leading firm in Italian financial and merger &
acquisition transactions. He is a member of the board of Manifatture Lane Gaetano Marzotto &
Figli S.p.A., Interpump Group S.p.A., Autogrill S.p.A., di Carraro S.p.A., Gruppo Editoriale
L’Espresso S.p.A., Società Italo Britannica L. Manetti - H. Roberts S.p.A., Manuli Rubber Industries
S.p.A., AON Italia S.p.A. and Gruppo IPG Holding S.r.l.
Additionally, Mr. Erede is vice chairman of the Board of Directors of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
S.p.A. and a member of the Surveillance Committee and of the Audit Committee of Fonciere des
Regions.
Sabina Grossi
Ms. Grossi has a degree in business administration. She is enrolled in the Auditors Register and
has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2003. She has been a member of the Human
Resources Committee of the Group since 2005. From 1996 to 2004, Ms Grossi was head of
Investor Relations of the Group. Prior to joining the Group, Ms Grossi worked as a financial analyst
for the Italian equity market desk of Caboto Sim S.p.A from 1994 to 1996.
She was an assistant professor at the Università La Sapienza di Roma, Italy where she taught
mathematical sciences in the undergraduate programme at the Faculty of Engineering as well as
an associate professor for statistical sciences at the school of Polizia Tributaria.
She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Molmed S.p.A. and a member of the
Surveillance Committee of Fonciere des Regions.
Gianni Mion
Mr. Mion has a business administration degree, he is a C.P.A. in Italy and has served as member of
the Board of Directors of the Company since 2004. He has been a member of the Board of
Edizione Holding S.p.A. since 1986. His professional career started in KPMG as an Auditor and
continued as auditor and as controller of Mc Quay Europa S.p.A. In 1974,, Mr. Mion joined Gepi
S.p.A. where he became vice general manager in 1980.
From 1983 to 1985 he served as member of the board of Fintermica S.p.A. and in 1986 joined the
Marzotto S.p.A. as chief financial officer. He has been chief executive officer of Edizione Holding
S.p.A. since 1986 and of Sintonia S.p.A. Mr. Mion sits on the Board of Directors of Benetton Group,
Autogrill S.p.A., Sintonia S.A., Schemaventotto S.p.A., Atlantia S.p.A., Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A.,
Burgo Group S.p.A. and Telecom Italia S.p.A.
Lucio Rondelli
Mr. Rondelli has been a member of the board of the Company since 1990. Prior to joining the
Group, Mr. Rondelli served as chairman of the Board of Directors of Unicredito Italiano S.p.A. until
2001, having held various positions with the bank continuously from 1947.