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Remo Ruffini (businessman)

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Remo Ruffini
Born1961 (age 63–64)
Como, Italy
OccupationBusinessman
Known forChairman, CEO and 15.8% owner of Moncler[1]
SpouseMarried
Children2[2][3]

Remo Ruffini (born in Como, August 1961)[2] is an Italian billionaire businessman, the chairman and CEO of the fashion company Moncler,[4] and controls Double R Srl.[5]

Early life

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Remo Ruffini is the son of Gianfranco Ruffini[2] who, in the 1970s, was owner of a clothing company in the US[6] called Gianfranco Ruffini Ltd.[7] His mother, Enrica, also owned a clothing company.[6]

Career

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Ruffini started his career in the US, working for his father's eponymous company.[2][6][8]

When he was 23, he returned to Italy and founded a company, New England,[3] which he sold sixteen years later to Stefanel Group.[9][8] That same year, he started working as a creative consultant for the holding company which owned Moncler.[10]

In 2003, Ruffini took over Moncler, which was almost bankrupt at the time, and transformed the company by reinventing the brand.[8][11]

In 2006 and 2009, respectively, Ruffini launched the new collections Moncler Gamme Rouge[12] and Moncler Gamme Blue,[13] which debuted on the runways of Paris and Milan. Both lines were discontinued to make way for the Moncler Genius project, introduced in 2018.

In 2010, Ruffini launched Moncler Grenoble in New York, a technical collection designed both for skiing and après-ski moments, reinterpreting past styles with a contemporary twist.[14][15]

In December 2013, Ruffini took the company public by listing it on Milan's stock exchange. Within the first afternoon, the share price rose 47%.[6][10] It was one of Italy's most successful IPOs at the time and he subsequently earned a place on the Forbes World's Billionaires list in 2014.[16]

In 2018, Ruffini conceived the Moncler Genius project, where well-known designers create collections interpreting Moncler's identity that are released on a monthly basis.[17][18][19]

Since 2018, Ruffini has served as a board member of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana.[20][21][22]

In 2019, Moncler became a signatory of the Fashion Pact, an agreement among leading fashion and textile companies to reduce the environmental impact of their activities. Ruffini served as a member of its steering committee from 2019 to 2023.[23]

On December 7, 2020, Moncler announced the acquisition of Stone Island for €1.15 billion, and Carlo Rivetti, the brand’s president, became a shareholder in Ruffini Partecipazioni, now known as Double R.[24]

In July 2023, Remo Ruffini was awarded an honorary degree in "Arts in Fashion and Entrepreneurship" by the University for the Creative Arts in London.[25]

Personal life

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Ruffini is married, with two children, and lives in Como.[2][3]

He owns a 180-ft yacht called "Atlante" and launched in 2015.[26]

Awards

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Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 for Italy.[27][28] In 2019, he won the Business Leader award at the British Fashion Awards[29] and in 2024, he won the Trailblazer Award.[30][31]

Honours

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Knight of Labour (Cavaliere del lavoro) - Order of Merit for Labour[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Moncler Group".
  2. ^ a b c d e "Forbes profile: Remo Ruffini". Forbes.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "How Did Remo Ruffini Turn the Humble Down Jacket into a Multibillion-Dollar Empire?". 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Bloomberg - Remo Ruffini". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Share Information". Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d Levine, Joshua (8 October 2018). "How CEO Remo Ruffini Is Reinventing Moncler for a Faster Fashion World". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Remo Ruffini - Profile". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Remo Ruffini Could Become A Fashion Billionaire Selling $1,000 Puffy Jackets". Forbes. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. ^ "BOF - Remo Ruffini". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. ^ a b Sanderson, Rachel (18 May 2017). "Moncler chief Remo Ruffini: the man behind the $1,000 puffa". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Moncler Transformed Ski Parkas With $1,000 Price Tags. What's Next?". Bloomberg News. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Facchinetti, dopo Gucci, cerca calore". Pambianconews notizie e aggiornamenti moda, lusso e made in Italy (in Italian). 13 February 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  13. ^ Ferré, Giusi (15 September 2008). "Ruffini e l'altro figlio dell'ingegnere". Corriere Economia.
  14. ^ Bauzano, Gian Luca (21 February 2020). "Sandro Mandrino: «Graffiti Anni 90 per i miei capi super tecnici: per le piste da sci e per la metropoli»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  15. ^ MONCLER GRENOBLE FW 16-17
  16. ^ Tognini, Giacomo. "Italian Billionaire Remo Ruffini Adding Hip-Hop Favored Label Stone Island To His Pricey Sportswear Brand Moncler". Forbes. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Moncler 5 Craig Green". 20 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Moncler's new collection is genius, literally". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  19. ^ "There's a full-length puffer gown from Moncler for your next freezing cold black tie event". ABC News. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Camera Nazionale della Moda: Carlo Capasa rieletto presidente" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  21. ^ "ASSEMBLEA ORDINARIA CNMI NOMINA PRESIDENTE E MEMBRI DEL CONSIGLIO DIRETTIVO • Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana". www.cameramoda.it. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  22. ^ "Camera Moda: Carlo Capasa confermato presidente, in consiglio arriva Remo Ruffini". www.fashionmagazine.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  23. ^ "Global fashion top players join forces in environmental pact". AP News. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  24. ^ "Moncler, spinta la made in Italy. Adesso compra Stone Island". Corriere della Sera. 8 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Laurea honoris causa a Ruffini dall'Uca, 'un a.d visionario' - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  26. ^ "REMO RUFFINI - Valeur nette de 3 milliards de dollars - Propriétaire du yacht Atlante". SuperYachtFan. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  27. ^ "L'Imprenditore dell'Anno" [Entrepreneur of the Year] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  28. ^ "Remo Ruffini Named Italian Entrepreneur of the Year by EY". 9 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  29. ^ "Who were the winners of the 2019 Fashion Awards?". Vogue. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  30. ^ "A Ruffini il Trailblazer Award del British Fashion Council - Moda - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  31. ^ "British Fashion Council - REMO RUFFINI TO BE HONOURED WITH THE TRAILBLAZER AWARD AT THE FASHION AWARDS 2024 PRESENTED BY PANDORA". www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  32. ^ "Quirinale". Retrieved 28 January 2019.


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