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Leonardo Del Vecchio
Company founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors since its incorporation. In 1986, the President of Italy conferred
on him the badge of honour Cavaliere dell’Ordine al “Merito del Lavoro”. In May 1995, he was awarded an honorary
business administration degree by the University Cà Foscari in Venice. In 1999, he was awarded an honorary Master’s
degree in International Business by MIB, Management School in Trieste and in 2002 he was awarded an honorary
management engineering degree by the University in Udine. In March 2006, he received an honorary degree in materials
engineering by the Politecnico in Milan.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Beni Stabili S.p.A., of GiVi Holding S.p.A., of Gianni Versace S.p.A. and of
Kairos Partners SGR S.p.A.; he is Vice Chairman of Fonciere des Regions S.A. and a member of the Board of Directors of
Delfin S.à r.l., Aterno S.à r.l. and Luxottica UK Ltd.
Luigi Francavilla
Mr. Francavilla joined Luxottica Group in 1968. He has been a Director since 1985 and Vice Chairman since 1991. During
his long career in the Group he was Group’s Product & Design Director, Group’s Chief Quality Officer and Technical
General Manager. He is the Chairman of Luxottica S.r.l., one of the major subsidiary companies of the Group.
In April 2000, he was awarded an honorary business administration degree by the Constantinian University, Cranston,
Rhode Island, U.S.A. Mr. Francavilla is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Venice branch of Bank of Italy.
Andrea Guerra
Mr. Guerra has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since July 27, 2004 and is a Director in the Company’s leading
subsidiaries. Prior to this, he had worked for ten years in Merloni Elettrodomestici, a company he had joined in 1994 and
where he had become Chief Executive Officer in 2000. Before joining Merloni, he had worked for five years in Marriott
Italia, holding various positions and being promoted to Marketing Director. He received his business administration
degree at Università La Sapienza in Rome in 1989.
In Luxottica Group, Mr. Guerra is, among others, Chairman of OPSM Group PTY Limited, member of the Board of Directors
of Luxottica S.r.l., Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp., Luxottica Retail North America Inc. and Oakley Inc., and is also Director
of the associated company Multiopticas Internacional S.L.
Furthermore, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Parmalat S.p.A. and DEA Capital S.p.A.
Roger Abravanel
Mr. Abravanel has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 2006. He received a degree in
engineering from the Politecnico in Milan and a MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He worked for 34 years at
McKinsey as a consultant for Italian and multinational companies in Europe, America and in the Far East. In 2006, he left
McKinsey and he is currently a member of the Board of Directors of various companies and advisors of private equity funds
in Italy and abroad. He has published numerous books.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of COFIDE S.p.A., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Banca Nazionale del
Lavoro S.p.A. and Coesia S.p.A.
Mario Cattaneo
Mr. Cattaneo has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 2003. He is Emeritus Professor of
Corporate Finance at the Università Cattolica in Milan, Italy. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Eni from 1998
to 2005, of UniCredit from 1999 to 2005 and auditor of Bank of Italy between 1991 and 1999.
He is Chairman of Euromobiliare Asset Management SGR S.p.A.; member of the Supervisory Board of UBI Banca S.C.p.A.;
Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Italiana Assicurazioni S.p.A. and of Sara Assicurazioni S.p.A.; member of
the Board of Directors of Bracco S.p.A. and of Banca Sella Holding S.p.A.; Auditor of Michelin Italiana SAMI S.p.A.