Andrea Della Valle

Andrea Della Valle (Sant'Elpidio a Mare, September 26, 1965) is an Italian entrepreneur.

Biography

Andrea Della Valle is Vice President and CEO of Tod's S.p.A., of which he owns approximately 25% of the capital directly and indirectly. Tod's S.p.A., through the brands Tod's, Roger Vivier, Hogan and Fay, covered the cost for the restoration of the Colosseum in Rome.

Through family financial companies, together with his brother Diego Della Valle, he is a shareholder with 7.6% of RCS MediaGroup S.p.A., 5.5% of Piaggio & C. S.p.A., 0.5% of Mediobanca S.p.A., 6.9% of Bialetti Industrie S.p.A., about 40% of Italian Entertainment Group S.p.A. (Cinecittà), and 6% of Marcolin S.p.A. Andrea Della Valle also holds a 10% stake in Poligrafici Editoriale S.p.A.

Since 2004, following the acquisition of the company by the Della Valle family, he was president of ACF Fiorentina until 24 September 2009 and Honorary President until 6 June 2019, when the club was sold to Italian-American entrepreneur Rocco Commisso.

Since March 2011, together with his brother Diego, he has been listed by Forbes among the world's richest men, with a net worth of $1.2 billion. In 2018, according to Forbes again, he ranked 1,756th richest person in the world (38th in Italy) with a net worth of $1.3 billion.

Investigated since 2016 for tax evasion and false invoicing related to the trading of football players, in November 2022 prosecutors requested acquittal for him and other executives, which was granted in March 2023 by the Court of Naples.