PRADA BIANCHI, Miuccia - President
PRADA BIANCHI, Miuccia, is our President and was appointed to the Board on November 20, 2003. Ms. Prada received an Honorary Doctorate from the Royal College of Art (London) in 2000. Ms. Prada is a co-founder of our Group along with Mr. Bertelli. Ms. Prada is also the wife of Mr. Patrizio Bertelli, our Chief Executive Officer.
BERTELLI, Patrizio - Chief Executive Officer
BERTELLI, Patrizio, is our Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed to the Board on November 20, 2003. Mr. Bertelli received an honorary degree in Business Economics from the University of Florence in October, 2000. Mr. Bertelli is a co-founder of our Group along with Ms. Prada. Mr. Bertelli is also the husband of Ms. Prada, our President.
MAZZI, Carlo - Deputy Chairman
MAZZI, Carlo, was appointed as our Deputy Chairman on November 9, 2004. Mr. Mazzi obtained a degree “cum laude” (with praise) in Mechanical Engineering from the Bologna University of Italy in 1971 and obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University of Milan in 1976. Mr. Mazzi worked as a Manager of the Large Corporate department of IMI and San Paolo IMI Bank from 1994 to 2000. He was a board member of IBI International Business Advisors Investment N.V. — Amsterdam; Vice Chairman and Executive Committee Member of IBI Bank AG — Zurich; Board Member of IBI Corporate Finance B.V. — Amsterdam; Managing Director of IBI S.p.A. — Milan (financial intermediation ex art. 106 TUB) from 2000 to 2004. He is currently a board member of SECVA S.r.l. — Arezzo (a service company) and ASTRIM S.p.A. — Rome (a service company). He was previously a board member of ABN AMRO S.p.A. — Milan (focused on merchant banking), SAGO S.p.A. — Florence (an IT research company responsible for the management of health facilities), IMILEASE S.p.A. — Rome (a leasing company), Banca di Intermediazione Mobiliare IMI S.p.A. — Milan (now Banca IMI S.p.A.) (focused on investment banking), Tecnofarmaci S.p.A. — Pomezia (a research company in the pharmaceuticals industry), SIM S.p.A. — Rome (focused on project management) and Paros International Insurance Brokers S.r.l. — Milan (in the insurance brokerage sector).
GALLI, Donatello - Group’s Administration and Finance Director
GALLI, Donatello, is our Group’s Administration and Finance Director and was appointed to our Board on January 21, 2005. Mr. Galli received a degree “cum laude” (with praise) in Economics and Banking from the University of Siena in Italy in July, 1986. He started his career as business controller at Faricerca S.p.A. (now the Angelini Group) (pharmaceutical laboratories and Lines consumer products business), from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Galli was a financial analyst at Istituto Mobiliare Italiano S.p.A. from 1990 to 1999 and then Head of the Large Corporate Division central assessment office of San Paolo IMI S.p.A. until 2000. He was also the Administration and Finance Director of IBI S.p.A. (now Alerion Clean Power S.p.A., a renewable energy company) from 2000 to 2004 and later joined Enertad S.p.A. (now ERG Renewable S.p.A., a renewable energies company) — both are listed companies on the Italian Stock Exchange.
ALBANO, Patrizia - GROUP CORPORATE AFFAIRS DIRECTOR (joint company secretary)
Albano Patrizia has been the Head of the Group Corporate Affairs of our Company since September 2008 and is responsible for monitoring general legal compliance. She is also our joint Company Secretary .Ms. Albano obtained a degree in Law from the University La Sapienza of Rome in 1979 and was admitted to the Bar Association (Ordine degli Avvocati di Roma) in 2006. She started her career as an in-house legal advisor at the Istituto Mobiliare Italiano S.p.A. from 1981 to 1999 and then worked as Head of the Large Corporate Division central legal office of San Paolo IMI S.p.A. until 2000. She has also worked as General Counsel of IBI (now Alerion Clean Power S.p.A.), and as Company Secretary of Risanamento Napoli S.p.A. and Fincasa S.p.A., both of which are listed companies on the Italian Stock Exchange. In 2002, Ms. Albano became the Company Secretary of a private company active in services provision, property and facility management and renewable energy. She then worked at an Italian law firm, Studio Legale Carbonetti, from 2003 to 2007, and also founded her own private practice law firm, Albano Baldassari, in 2007 before joining our Company in 2008.
BAUDOIN, Brice - Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific
BAUDOIN, Brice, joined our Group in July 2009 as Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific. Mr. Baudoin obtained a Master Diploma in International Negotiation from the University of Aix Marseille in 1991. He started his career at L’Oreal where he worked for five years covering different positions, and eventually that of General Sales Manager of Duty Free Division of Retail Scental Ltd. In 1999 he moved to the LVMH Group and covered several managerial positions in Asia for Christian Dior Parfums (1999 to 2001), Managing Director Fragrances & Cosmetics for Thailand and Taiwan (2001 to 2003). From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Baudoin was Regional Director of Christian Dior Parfums Asia Pacific, and in November 2006 he became General Manager, South East Asia For LVMH Fashion (Singapore) PTE Ltd., based in Singapore.
CANTINO, Stefano - Group’s Communication and External Relations Director
CANTINO, Stefano, has been our Group’s Communication and External Relations Director since June 2009. He is primarily responsible for our Group’s communication strategy and global marketing functions. Mr. Cantino obtained a degree in Political Science from the University of Turin in 1993. Mr. Cantino joined our Group in 1996 and held several managerial roles in the commercial and marketing areas with Prada, Church’s and Car Shoe, including Alaïa Operations Director, Car Shoe Commercial Director and Church’s Brand and Retail Director. He was Prada’s Marketing Director from 2005 to 2009 until he was appointed to his current position.
CIABATTI, Maurizio - Group’s Engineering Director
CIABATTI, Maurizio, has been our Group’s Engineering Director since 2006. He is primarily responsible for real estate development, equipment and maintenance of retail stores, corporate offices and production sites. Mr. Ciabatti joined our Group in 1989 and has covered different managerial roles in the maintenance and real estate area and, starting from 2005, in Corporate Engineering.
COZZANI, Alessandra - Group Investor Relations Director
COZZANI, Alessandra, has been our Group Investor Relations Director since July 2010. She is responsible for managing financial communication and for relationships with investment community. Ms. Cozzani joined our Group in 2000 and has covered different managerial roles within the Finance department. In 2003, she was appointed as Group Financial Reports Director. Ms. Cozzani obtained a degree “cum laude” (with praise) in Business Administration from the University of Genoa in 1988. She started her career as an auditor at Coopers & Librand (1989 to 1995). Prior to joining our Group, she worked in Castelletti International Transports, the Italian subsidiary of aninternational logistic company (now Schenker Group) for five years, most of the time as Finance and Control Director.
ETHERIDGE, Stephen - Chief Executive Officer of Church & Co
ETHERIDGE, Stephen, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Church & Co since 2001. He is responsible for the industrial operations of the Church Group. Prior to this he has covered the role of Chief Executive at Cheaney & Son Footwear (1995 to 2001), a company which belonged to the Church Group. He started his career in the Sales Department at John White Footwear Limited UK and increased his responsibility up to the role of Managing Director (1986 to 1990). From 1990 to 1994 he was Managing Director of SE Marketing for Epic Fashion Footwear Limited, a company specialized in production and distribution of men’s footwear.
KRESS, Francois - President and CEO Prada USA
KRESS, Francois, joined the Group in January 2010 as President and CEO Prada USA. Mr. Kress is responsible for overseeing the Group operations in Unites States and Canada. Mr. Kress obtained a degree in Civil Engineering, Finance and International Business from Corps des Ponts et Chaussées in 1993 and graduated in Engineering at the E´ cole Polytechnique in 1989. Prior to joining our Group, he was Managing Director of Bulgari Corporation of America. Prior to that, he spent eight years working for the LVMH Group covering different managerial roles including as General Manager of Louis Vuitton/Loewe Thailand & Vietnam (1998 to 2000), CEO of LVMH Fashion Group Australia & New Zealand (2000 to 2002) and he was then appointed President of Fendi North America (2002 to 2004).
PANERAI, Lorenzo - Group’s Leather Goods Industrial Division Director
PANERAI, Lorenzo, has been our Group’s Leather Goods Industrial Division Director since July 2008. He is primarily responsible for the manufacturing of our Group’s leather goods collection. Mr. Panerai joined our Group in 2001 and undertook managerial roles in the planning and production of leather goods for the Prada and Miu Miu brands. Mr. Panerai obtained a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Florence in 1996. In 1996 he joined the Marketing and Commercial Division of Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A., where he also worked in the Purchasing Department. His last role at Fiat was Plant Operational Manager of the body assembly unit.
SESIA, Davide - President of Prada Japan
SESIA, Davide, has been the President of Prada Japan since February 2004. He is responsible for overseeing the Group operations in Japan, Guam and Saipan. Mr. Sesia obtained a degree in Business Administration from the University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan in 1991. He joined our Group in 2000 as Representative Director and Chief Financial Officer of Prada Japan. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer and Director of Benetton Japan and Managing Director of Benetton Korea Ltd (1997 — 2000). He started his career in Japan working for several companies from 1992.
TITO, Cinzia - Group’s Human Resources Director
TITO, Cinzia, has been our Group’s Human Resources Director since joining our Group in December 2005. She is primarily responsible for overseeing and leading human resources activities of the Group. Prior to joining our Group, Ms. Tito worked in Procter & Gamble and Colgate Palmolive. At Colgate Palmolive in Italy, Ms. Tito was in charge of Compensations & Benefits, and Training and Development from 1980 to 1996. She then worked as Global Compensation Manager European Division based in New York from 1996 to 1998. In 1998 she was appointed Associate Director Human Resources and was in charge of the start up of the new European Headquarters in Paris, with responsibility for the organizational development and compensation & benefit in Europe. In 2000, she was promoted to Human Resources Director for Greater China overseeing over 5,000 employees; she held this position until 2005.
TOLOMELLI, Armando - Group Controlling Director
TOLOMELLI, Armando, has been our Group Controlling Director since joining our Group in July 2005. Mr. Tolomelli is primarily responsible for the planning and management control of revenues, production and logistics, margins and operating expenses. Mr. Tolomelli obtained a degree in Business Administration from the University of Parma in 1989. Prior to joining our Group, he spent fourteen years working for the Barilla Group, covering various roles including Financing Office Manager, Divisional Business Controller, Business Controller for South Eastern Europe, Group Controller of Wasa in Stockholm, Sweden (1999 to 2001), Finance Manager International Business Development of the Bakery Division (2001 to 2001) and Corporate Controlling Director of Kamps in Düsseldorf, Germany (2002 to 2005).
ZAMBERNARDI, Fabio - Design Director for the Miu Miu and Prada brands
ZAMBERNARDI, Fabio, has been our Design Director for the Miu Miu and Prada brands since November 2002. He is responsible for the collection concept development, overseeing all the strategic activities related to the coherence between image and product development of the collection, as well as supporting the strategic brands image communication. He has been collaborating with the Group since 1981. He was promoted Shoe Design Director in 1997 and Design Fashion Coordinator in 1999.

