Marco
Sales & Marketing Director - Italy - iCEO #30297

Experience

Fashion and Retail Senior Executive with P&L ownership and more than 20 years of results across the fashion apparel, retail, sporting goods, beauty & cosmetics industries.

Major Achievements

Ability in refocusing retail business by innovating and driving sales and profitability to new levels. A strategic leader with a broad vision, strong tactical skills and entrepreneurial insight, focused on execution and results. Unique ability to manage merchandising, commercial and business development teams. Proven expertise in strategic planning and positioning, sales management and new business development. Experienced leader in rapid expansions, turnaround challenges and retail start ups. Deeply educated in fashion and retailing across specialty, luxury and department store formats. Collaborative, visionary, skilled, team builder and team leader committed to excellence in a competitive, fast paced environment. Endlessly curious, continuous learner, natural problem solver, intuitive and tenaciously persevering, technology savvy. Specialties: managing worldwide DOS networks, licensees, franchised stores and distributors. Teacher of retail business administration, luxury retail management, multichannel retailing.

Industry Sector Competencies

Consumer Goods

Textiles

Cosmetics

Luxury Goods

Luxury Goods

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO, Managing Director

Sector: Textiles, cosmetics, sporting goods

Interim Manager: No

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Italy

Countries Covered

Italy

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Professional)

Business development (Professional)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)