Remo Ruffini
Remo Ruffini (Como, August 27, 1961) is an Italian entrepreneur, president, and CEO of Moncler. He controls Double R Srl (formerly Ruffini Partecipazioni Srl), a company that owns 15.8% of Moncler.
Biography
Remo Ruffini is the son of Gianfranco Ruffini,[1] who in the 1970s owned the eponymous clothing company based in New York, and Enrica, also the owner of a company operating in the same sector.
He began his career in the United States, working for his father’s company.[2]
At age 23, he returned to Italy, where he founded New England, a company he sold in 2000, sixteen years later, to the Stefanel Group.[3]
At Moncler
In February 2003, Ruffini acquired Moncler through Ruffini Partecipazioni (now Double R), of which he had already been Creative Director since 2000. Under his leadership, the company was completely transformed, reinventing the brand and repositioning it as a luxury label.[4]
In 2006 and 2009, respectively, Ruffini launched the new Moncler Gamme Rouge[5] and Moncler Gamme Blue[6] collections, which debuted on the Paris and Milan runways. Both lines eventually ended to make way for the Moncler Genius project born in 2018.
In 2010, Ruffini launched Moncler Grenoble in New York, a technical collection for both skiing and “après-ski,” reinterpreting past styles with a contemporary cut.[7]
On December 16, 2013, Ruffini took Moncler public on the Milan Stock Exchange. By the end of the first day, shares had risen by 47%, valuing the company at approximately €3.7 billion, up from €2.55 billion.[8]
In 2018, he conceived Moncler Genius, a project featuring monthly capsule collections created in collaboration with renowned designers, each interpreting Moncler’s identity.[9]
Since 2018, Ruffini has served on the board of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion.[10]
In 2019, Moncler joined the Fashion Pact, an agreement among leading fashion and textile companies to reduce their environmental impact; Ruffini served on the steering committee from 2019 to 2023.[11]
On December 7, 2020, Moncler announced the acquisition of Stone Island for €1.15 billion, and Carlo Rivetti, chairman of the brand, became a partner in Ruffini Partecipazioni, now Double R.[12]
In July 2023, Remo Ruffini received an honorary degree (laurea honoris causa) in “Arts in Fashion and Entrepreneurship” from the University for the Creative Arts in London.[13]
Private life
Ruffini has two children and lives between Como and Milan.
He has been passionate about boats since youth and owns a 55-meter yacht named “Atlante,” launched in 2015.
Recognitions
- 2017, EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- 2019, Guido Carli Award
- 2019, British Fashion Awards, Business Leader
- 2021, Rosa Camuna Award, Special Prize for Business, Solidarity, and Commitment
- 2023, Honorary degree in “Arts in Fashion and Entrepreneurship,” University for the Creative Arts of London
- 2024, British Fashion Awards, Trailblazer Award
References
- ↑ Remo Ruffini, on forbes.com
- ↑ Remo Ruffini Could Become A Fashion Billionaire Selling $1,000 Puffy Jackets, su forbes.com. Retrieved May 31, 2019
- ↑ BOF - Remo Ruffini, on businessoffashion.com. URL consulted on 29 May 2019 February 2019
- ↑ Giusi Ferré, The dreams of glory of the global down jacket, in Corriere Economia, 1 March 2010.
- ↑ Giusi Ferré, Facchinetti, after Gucci, seeks warmth, in Il Corriere della Sera, 13 February 2006.
- ↑ Giusi Ferré, Ruffini and the engineer's other son, in Corriere Economia, 15 September 2008.
- ↑ Gian Luca Bauzano, Sandro Mandrino: «90s graffiti for my super technical clothes: for the ski slopes and for the metropolis», on Corriere della Sera, 21 February 2020. URL consulted on 2 February 2024
- ↑ Moncler chief Remo Ruffini: the man behind the $1,000 puffa, on ft.com
- ↑ There's a full-length puffer gown from Moncler for your next freezing cold black tie event, on abcnews.go.com
- ↑ Fashion Chamber: Carlo Capasa confirmed as president, Remo Ruffini arrives in the council, on www.fashionmagazine.it
- ↑ The global luxury pact to safeguard the Planet, in Corriere della Sera, 24 August 2019.
- ↑ Moncler, Made in Italy boosted. Now it buys Stone Island, in Corriere della Sera, December 8, 2020.
- ↑ Honorary degree to Ruffini from Uca, 'a visionary CEO' - News - Ansa.it, on Agenzia ANSA, 4 July 2023.
