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Leonardo Del Vecchio
The company founder, Mr. Del Vecchio has been Chairman of the Board of Directors since
its incorporation in 1961. In 1986, the President of Italy conferred on him the badge of honor
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. In December 2012 the Fondazione CUOA awarded him an
honorary master’s degree in business administration.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Beni Stabili S.p.A. SIIQ, of GiVi Holding S.p.A.
and of Kairos Julius Baer SIM; he is Vice Chairman of Fonciere des Regions S.A. and a
member of the Board of Directors of Delfin S.à r.l., and Aterno S.à r.l.
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. In 2011 he was appointed ‘Grande
Ufficiale’ of the Republic of Italy and in 2012 ‘Cavaliere del Lavoro’.
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. 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. Furthermore, he is a member of the
Strategic Committee of Fondo Strategico Italiano S.p.A. and of the Board of Directors of
Amplifon S.p.A. and Ariston Thermo 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