Sergio Azzolari Montoldi (CEO, Roberto Cavalli & head coach, Rugby Lugano)

Описание: Sergio Azzolari Montoldi is CEO of Roberto Cavalli, one of the most important fashion companies based in Milan that offers luxury fashion and accessories and has dressed Victoria Beckham, Gisele Bündchen, Naomi Campbell, Heidi Klum, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Shakira Ripoll, Irina Shayk, Taylor Swift, and Michelle Yeoh, among others. Mr. Azzolari is one of the most renowned managers in the fashion industry and is known for his ability to successfully transform brands and develop new market strategies. In addition, he is head coach of Rugby Lugano and won the LNB championship with the team in 2025.

Before becoming CEO of Roberto Cavalli, Mr. Azzolari was CEO of Dsquared2, a North American fashion company, after having served as general manager for Tod’s, Hogan, Fay, and Roger Vivier. Previously, he was senior vice president at Luxottica in the USA and for the Fornari Group in China, Spain, and the USA. Before that, Mr. Azzolari held leadership roles at Missoni, Fornari, Artsana, and Benetton. Mr. Azzolari began his career at Alpha Circuit.

Mr. Azzolari studied Oriental Languages at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

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The CEO Leadership Series is the flagship event series of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and takes place at the Heilbronn campus. The goal of the event series is to connect top managers with young students in order to promote a fruitful dialogue. The guests first hold a panel discussion with the host about their careers and organizations, and then respond to questions from the students in a Q&A session. This gives students valuable insights into the fascinating and exciting life and work of successful and renowned managers.

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00:00 Teaser
03:28 Intro
04:47 Childhood and first flight
06:57 Starting to play rugby
08:49 Choosing to study economics and Chinese
12:33 Combining university and professional rugby
15:04 Being one of the first international Chinese speakers
16:16 Thesis and first job
17:45 Getting into fashion (Benetton)
19:40 Learning about fashion
21:45 Advice on being a young manager
24:27 Going back to Italy
26:41 Growing Fornarina
30:51 Joining Missoni
32:25 Transforming Luxottica
37:27 Building Luxottica in the US
42:06 Innovation in fashion
47:16 Deckers in Europe
50:21 Growth strategies
54:42 Tod's
59:32 Lowering costs in fashion
1:00:50 CEO of Dsquared2
1:03:00 CEO of Roberto Cavalli
1:04:40 Re-establish the panache of Roberto Cavalli
1:06:09 The 3 types of fashion brands
1:08:08 Heritage vs innovation
1:11:47 CEO and designer
1:12:57 The future of Cavalli
1:16:31 Daily life of a CEO
1:18:21 Learning something every day
1:20:03 Quick fire questions (food, the "Haven", music)
1:24:22 Rugby players (Jonah Lomu, Martin Johnson, Os du Randt, Antoine Dupont, Brian O'Driscoll, David Campese, Schalk Burger, Sergio Parisse)
1:30:02 Favorite fashion model
1:30:41 Legacy
1:32:19 End


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