Furla
is delighted to welcome a new member to its Travel Retail team.
Riccardo Battaglino joins the company as Travel Retail Manager for
Europe & In-flight, with immediate effect.
Riccardo
joins Furla from Longchamp, where he has worked as Area Manager since
January 2012. Prior to that he worked for various luxury brands
including Alexander McQueen, Prada, Miu Miu, Dolce & Gabanna and
Gucci.
“We
are delighted to have Riccardo on board, he brings a great deal of
all round experience in the fashion industry and will be a valuable
asset to the travel retail team.,” says Gerry Munday, Global Travel
Retail Director.
Notes
to editors
Last
year Furla
reported a turnover of €212
million,
representing an 18% increase
from
2011. Earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization reached 15%, equal to
€32 million. Furthermore, in the same period, Furla's travel retail
business has increased by 93%.
Today
Furla is present in 91 countries with five subsidiaries in France,
Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and the United States. 80% of distribution
is retail, with 328 mono-brand stores (153
Furla boutiques and
175 authorised retailers), and 20% via wholesale through 1290 select
multi-brand and department stores.
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