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In 2007, he acquired the control share of Woodn S.r.l., a company that specializes in the
manufacturing and marketing of wood-based composites, where he holds the position of
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
In 2008, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chinese company
Sunbow Environmental Decoration Material Co. Ltd., fully owned by Woodn S.r.l., which
manufactures wooden composites for distribution both in the Chinese and international
markets. Also, in 2008 he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the
Entrepreneurs’ Association of the Belluno Province.
Mr. Chemello is a member of the Board of Directors of Stefanel S.p.A.
Claudio Costamagna
Mr. Costamagna has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 2006.
He holds a business administration degree and has held important offices in Citigroup,
Montedison and Goldman Sachs, where he was Chairman of the Investment Banking
division for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for many years. He is currently Chairman
of “CC e Soci S.r.l.”, a financial advisory boutique he founded. He is also a member of the
International Advisory Board of the Università Luigi Bocconi and the Virgin Group.
Mr. Costamagna is a member of the Board of Directors of DEA Capital S.p.A., Il Sole 24-Ore
S.p.A., AAA S.A. and Virgin Group Holdings Limited, as well as Chairman of Virtual B SIM S.p.A.
Claudio Del Vecchio
Mr. Del Vecchio joined Luxottica Group in 1978 and he has been a member of the Board
of Directors of the Company since 1986. Between 1979 and 1982, he was responsible
for distribution in Italy and Germany. From 1982 to 1997, he was in charge of the Group
business in North America.
He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brooks Brothers Group Inc. He is also a
Director in Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp.
Sergio Erede
Mr. Erede has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 2004. He
holds a degree in jurisprudence, which he received in 1962 at the Università degli Studi
in Milan, Italy; in 1964 he received a masters degree in law from the Harvard Law School,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. He worked for the Hale & Door law firm, in Boston,
between 1963 and 1964 and for the Sullivan & Cromwell law firm in New York, between
1964 and 1965. From 1965 to 1969, he was head of the legal department of IBM Italia S.p.A.
Since 1969, he has been working as a freelance professional. The law firm he founded in
1999, Erede e Associati, merged into the law firm Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, which serves
prestigious clients in some of the largest transactions in Italy.
Mr. Erede is a member of the Board of Directors of Foncière des Régions S.A., director of
Interpump Group S.p.A., Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso S.p.A., Manuli Rubber Industries
S.p.A., Gruppo IPG Holding S.r.l. and Sintonia S.A., Chairman of AON Italia S.p.A., Brioni
S.p.A. and Bolton Group International S.r.l. and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A.