Giovanni Battista Vacchi
Giovanni Battista Vacchi | |
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| Born | February 13, 1966 Bologna, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, CEO |
| Known for | CEO of Colombini Group |
Giovanni Battista Vacchi (born 13 February 1966 in Bologna, Italy) is a prominent Italian entrepreneur and currently serves as the CEO of Colombini Group, a company renowned for its expertise in furniture and design. Earlier in his life, he was an athlete on the Italian national squash team and secured the title of Italian junior squash champion in 1984.
Education
Vacchi earned his degree in Economics and Business with highest honors from the University of Bologna. He further advanced his education by obtaining an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Career
Throughout his professional journey, Vacchi has accumulated extensive experience across multinational strategy consulting, entrepreneurial ventures, and global corporations, emphasizing international expansion and organizational transformation. His career initiated in private equity with roles at Bain & Company followed by The Carlyle Group.
In 2001, he became part of Ferretti Group, an Italian multinational shipbuilding firm, where he held positions including CFO, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, and later Executive Chairman of Ferretti Group USA starting in 2005. Simultaneously, he acted as Executive Chairman and CEO for Bertram Yachts based in Miami.
His leadership portfolio includes serving as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at CityLife S.p.a—the largest real estate development project in Europe during 2010—and executive roles as CEO at Zucchi Bassetti and Grandi Navi Veloci Spa. Between 2016 and 2019, he headed EY Parthenon Italy, EY's strategy consulting branch.
Vacchi was appointed CEO of Colombini Group in 2019. Established in 1965, the group operates within the design and furniture sector with notable brands such as Febal Casa, Colombini Casa, Colombini Group Contract, Offic'è, Rossana, along with holding a controlling 60% interest in Bontempi Casa.
Appointments
Giovanni Battista Vacchi holds board memberships at Quick SpA, Cantiere del Pardo Spa, Baldinini srl, and Manifatture Sigaro Toscano Spa. Additionally, he is a lecturer on Luxury Goods: Boats, Cars, Design Furniture at Bologna Business School.
Sport
As a squash player, Vacchi represented Italy on the national team. He claimed the Italian Junior championship title in 1984 and participated in seven European Team Championships. Moreover, he competed for Italy at the 1989 World Championship held in Singapore.
Book
In February 2022, Vacchi co-wrote his debut publication titled The Heart of Leadership alongside Danilo Zatta; it was released by Hoepli Editore.