Lino FORNARI

Chairman, Fornari Spa

Wit, a pioneer attitude and a solid technical and style background: this is Lino Fornari, in the driver’s seat of the namesake group. Since the very dawn of his career, his passion, sensitivity to fashion phenomena and managerial ability led him to remarkable achievement. In 1993 he became CEO of the Fornari Group and immediately proved his talent by launching the sneaker “UP!”, a revolutionary women’s shoe, a best seller for many a seasons, a real must-have for entire generations of young women. Thanks to his own ground-breaking ideas, in a few years Lino Fornari increased the turnover tenfold, thus conquering the top spots in the most relevant international markets.