Alessandra Carra is the new managing director of the Feltrinelli Group, following the decision of the Board of Directors of Holding Effe 2005 held today. After starting her career in the strategic consulting firm McKinsey in Milan, for the last 7 years Alessandra Carra has held the position of CEO of Agnona, part of the Ermenegildo Zegna group. Before that she was for 3 years president and CEO of Emilio Pucci of the French group LVMH and for 8 years senior vice president of luxury brands Europe and CEO of South Europe of Ralph Lauren.
«I am honored to join the Feltrinelli Group, which has always been the protagonist of cultural transformation in Italy with such an innovative and courageous identity. I intend to put my experience in strategic work on the brand and in the relationship with the public at Feltrinelli’s service, helping to feed a multichannel and digital dimension of a truly unique story »commented Alessandra Carra.
The group he will lead brings together the activities of the Feltrinelli Libraries and the e-commerce pole, lafeltrinelli.it and ibs.it, of the multiple editorial titles including Feltrinelli, Gribaudo, Marsilio and Sem, of the educational activities of Scuola Holden and Feltrinelli Education and of the multimedia with the initials Laeffe.
«I extend my warmest welcome to Alessandra, certain that her ten-year experience in highly competitive markets and insectors will be able to bring unprecedented impetus and perspectives to the future development of our Group» commented the president Carlo Feltrinelli.