LEONARDO FERRAGAMO
AGE 67 EDUCATION
Alle Querce College, Florence, graduated in 1972 University of Imede, Lausanne – Switzerland, Business Administration Degree in 1980
CURRENT TITLES
CEO Palazzo Feroni Finanziaria
Chairman of Lungarno Alberghi
Director of Salvatore Ferragamo, Ferragamo Finanziaria and Executive Vice-president of Fondazione Ferragamo
Honorary chairman of Altagamma
Founder and chairman of Associazione Partners Palazzo Strozzi
Chairman of Nautor Holding, which owns Nautor’s Swan, Camper & Nicholsons and Marina di Scarlino Honorary Member of Academy of Fine Arts of Florence
Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland Honorary Consul General of Finland for the regions of Tuscany and Umbria
Member of Fondazione CR Firenze
CAREER HIGHS
“I like to think that I’m a good father, which is an important thing that I will treasure.”
CAREER LOWS
“Sometimes you should learn from mistakes and do it again in the proper way rather than moving to something else.”
FAVOURITE YACHT
“At the moment it is the Clubswan 50. it has given me the same passion and adrenaline I had when I was racing the Flying Dutchman. I also have the privilege of my cruising yacht, a 115ft Swan, which I adore.”
SAILING HERO
“Olin Stephens. We met when he was in his mid 90s and he had his laptop under his arm with all the files of all the boats he had designed. And of course he was the first designer of Swans.”
BUSINESS ICON
“As a person? Enzo Ferrari.”