Speaker Details
Fabio Mancone
Global Director of Licensing & Communications, Armani Group
Fabio Mancone has had a prolific career in marketing and business that has spanned two decades and seen him located in many different countries around the world.
Mr Mancone began his working life in 1989 at Unilever, Italy, in the Ice Cream division in Rome, as Brand Manager. He then moved to Unilever France in 1993 to take up the position of Marketing Manager, Ice Cream, before joining Kraft Foods International in Zurich as European Marketing Director, Confectionery, in 1997. He transferred to Kraft Foods Benelux in 1998 as Category Director, Chocolate, Confectionery and Coffee, relocating to Brussels. From there Mr Mancone joined L'Oreal in 2001, where he held various executive positions - at Ralph Lauren Fragrances in NYC and Lancome International in Paris - before becoming Global Managing Director for Giorgio Armani Fragrances and Cosmetics, based in Paris, working closely with Mr Armani and his management team in Milan. This was followed by a role within the newly established Polo Ralph Lauren Europe HQ in Geneva in 2004 (immediately after the company had acquired back its licensed operations in that region), where he held the SVP Marketing and Communication position. In 2007 he took on the additional responsibility of being the General Manager Luxury Menswear Business for Europe, M-E and Russia.
Mr Mancone left Polo Ralph Lauren to join Giorgio Armani in March 2009 to head up the Group's communications strategy and licensing business.
