Mario BOSELLI

Chairman, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana

Mario Boselli is the Chairman of the Italian National Chamber of Fashion and of Marioboselli Holding. Since the death of his father, Carlo Boselli, in 1963, Mario
Boselli has been the sole head of the family business. From 1973 the original activity
started to expand, diversifying into the various divisions of the textile sector
and the field of fashion garments with the label "Area". Marioboselli Holding
comprises four companies (Marioboselli Yarns, Marioboselli Jersey, Silk 2000, and
Twista in Humenné – Slovakia), which operate in 6 plants in Italy and one in
Slovakia with an annual turnover of more than 50 million euro and employs
around 400 people. Mario Boselli is also Chairman of the Cariplo Staff Pension
Fund, of SETEFI, of the Italy–Hong Kong Association, President of AIdAF (Italian
Family Companies Association); Vice President and Member of the Executive
Committee of CENTROBANCA, Member of the Board of Directors of Première
Vision, Member of the Conseil de Surveillance of D.M.C. In the past Mario Boselli
was Vice-Chairman of the Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria, Chairman of
Federtessile, Committee Member of Confindustria, Chairman of the
Independent International Trade Fair Body of Milan, Chairman of the
International Silk Association (Lyon), of the European Association of Throwers
and Vice-Chairman of Aiufass. He also donnes the following honours: Grande
Ufficiale al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (1985), Cavaliere del Lavoro (1990),
Commandeur de l'Ordre National du Mérite (French Republic, 1997), and
Commandeur de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (French Republic,
2002). Mario Boselli was born in Como in 1941. He is married and has 3 children.