SIMONE BERTOLINI

Prior to founding RETAILOR in 2019, Simone served as the WW Retail Director & Japan and APAC President at Brioni, a leading menswear luxury brand of Kering Group. At Brioni, Simone was responsible for overseeing all aspects of Retail: global markets development, management and sales. Within the same role he was also responsible for Retail Excellence including in-store client experience, training and CRM

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Simone started his career in MaxMara Fashion Group working both in their headquarters and across Asia where he eventually settled down for over ten years; based in Tokyo, he then joined Bvlgari to lead their local Accessories Division and eventually Loro Piana as the Japan CEO

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Simone's extensive experience and unique cultural background, combined with his passion for retail nurtured at MMF, LVMH and Kering Groups provided him with a comprehensive understanding of the luxury sector

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Simone majored in Japanese Studies at Ca' Foscari University, he is fluent in Italian, English, French, Japanese, Spanish and has basic knowledge of Chinese and Arabic

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