Safilo Group Announces Angelo Trocchia New CEO

Friday, February 16 2018 | 00 h 00 min | News

Effective April 1, 2018, Angelo Trocchia will replace current CEO Luisa Delgado, who is retiring for personal reasons.

After an MBA at the STOA’/MIT in Naples and a PHD in aeronautical engineering at the University La Sapienza in Rome, Angelo Trocchia began in 1991 an international career in Unilever, where he held various roles of increasing responsibility in supply chain and sales. Since 2013 Trocchia has held the position of Chairman and CEO of Unilever Italia, of which he has lead the business, today among the 5 most relevant in Europe. Previously he was Chairman and CEO of Unilever Israel.

The Board of Directors of Safilo Group, and Ms. Delgado mutually agreed to terminate the contractual relationship existing between them. Luisa Delgado led the company through a period of transition during which its largest licensor, Gucci, changed the relationship from licensee to supplier. The Board of Directors thanks Mrs. Delgado for her efforts and for helping preparing the company for future success.

Click HERE for full press release on the new CEO, Angelo Trocchia.

Click HERE for the full press release on Luisa Delgado’s retirement.