Day-to-day governance is accomplished through workflows for successful management that encompasses all phases of roles, responsibilities and recovery processes required for decision making.
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Giorgio A. Salvati
Managing Director
Giorgio Salvati, at Label Ventures, oversees the allocations and overall operations of the investment management activity. In 2017, Giorgio launched two investment vehicles focused on growth developments in South Korea, France, and Italy, specifically on DTC online apparel, designer brands retail, eyewear, sportswear, cosmetics, footwear, and headwear. These experiences have helped shape today's new sales development strategies. Giorgio holds a B.Econ with honors from the University of Bologna and a master's degree in Political Science from La Sapienza University in Rome.
At Label Ventures, Giorgio is driven by deep strategic allocations while exploring futher consumer behavior.
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Mario Bianchi
Managing Director
Mario Bianchi, at Label Ventures, oversees transactional and regulatory operations, as well as brand governance within the portfolio. Throughout his career as a chartered accountant, Mario has gained significant expertise in various disciplines, including taxation, regulatory reporting, project & corporate finance, as well as private equity. Mario also serves as a board member of Neuro Education Spa, the holding company of Neuromed University of Medical Sciences and Technologies in Isernia (southern Rome). Mario holds a BA in Management from the University of Torvergata in Rome.
At Label Ventures, Mario brings valuable and well suited kills for proactive general governance of the overall portfolio.
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Isabella Berera
Venture Partner
Isabella Berera, at Label Ventures, oversees the business sales development of brands within the portfolio. Over the past years, Isabella has held various leading positions at the Swarovski Group, most notably as the Managing Director B2B France, overseeing transformative projects and effectively managing the French branch. Isabella holds an Executive Master's degree in Marketing from SDA Bocconi and IULM Universities (Milan), as well as graduate and undergraduate diplomas in Marketing from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan).
At Label Ventures, Isabella also provides excellent guidance to drive efficient business sales objectives with related performance indicators.
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Simone Marsiglia
Venture Partner
Simone Marsiglia, Venture Partner, member of the investment team, with two decades of serial entrepreneurship and a passion for innovation and sustainability, Simone has launched multiple ventures in diverse industries, ranging from fossil fuel alternatives, transportation, hospitality, and real estate. Simone's entrepreneurial journey is characterized by a relentless drive to create value for customers in fast-paced environments, whether it's scaling a startup or leading a team.
At Label Ventures, Simone oversees the business and LPs for the US Market.
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Ulf Buhne
Investment Committee Member
Ulf Buhne, is currently Managing Partner at Nyland Capital AB in Sweden. His career encompasses roles as the Head of RiverRock Private Investment Office at RiverRock Securities Ltd and as Managing Director leading Capital Raising at Dresdner Kleinwort, earlier also leadership positions at renowned institutions including Belvedere Asset Management AG, Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG (LLB), and ABN AMRO Bank (Deutschland) AG. In addition to his executive roles, Mr. Buhne has contributed his expertise as a Non-Executive Director at Stena AB, Umblin AG, and Sun Microsystems, in various capacities. Mr. Buhne’s holds a Jur kand from the Faculty of Law at the University of Stockholm including an INSEAD Advanced Management Programme (AMP).
Mr. Buhne, brings to the investment committee an extensive wealth management and industrial knowledge being a valuable asset to all stakeholders.
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John Eric Knutsen
Investment Committee Member
John Eric Knutsen, is a Managing Director and Head of Business Development at Madison Dearborn Partners, a prominent US private equity firm with $20 billion of assets under management. Prior to joining Madison Dearborn 16 years ago, he spent 14 years at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Knutsen. holds a Bachelor of Science.in Business Administration and Management from Boston University, summa cum laude.
Mr. Knutsen brings to the investment committee three decades of experience in private equity and capital formation and his insights will be very valuable in discussions around firm matters and investment decisions. He will also be a significant resource as a sounding board to our portfolio company management teams.
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Stefano Russo
Investment Committee Member
Stefano Russo, founding partner, an Italian Private Equity fund Green Arrow Capital with €2bn. AUM. The fund holds participations in Golden Goose and Invicta. He joined Renaissance Institutional Management UK in 2005 as CEO. Prior to this, spent 13 years at Morgan Stanley Investment Management as Managing Director, heading the European and Middle East institutional business. Mr. Russo holds an MBA from New York University, Stern Graduate School of Business. Member of the Executive Board of New York University.
Mr. Russo brings to the investment committee a vigilant eye on market dynamics, embracing evolving trends, and cultivating a proactive mindset, he is also currently an active LP on Label Ventures’s previous investments.
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Alberto Scaccioni
Investment Committee Member
Alberto Scaccioni is the Secretary General of CFMI - Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana , founded 1954 with aim to internationally promote the Italian Fashion System. Since 2006 he is also CEO of E.M.I. Ente Moda Italia owned by CFMI and SMI Sistema Moda Italia, one of western countries’ largest organizations for textile and fashion promotion. CFMI owns also PITTI IMMAGINE, one of the world's leading Fashion development platforms. Mr. Scaccioni is a graduate at University of Florence in Methodology of Social Sciences, also holds a PhD from La Sapienza University in Rome. Senior BOD’s Member of Polimoda University and main coordinator of the Italian Education System’s White book (Marsilio, 2018).
Mr. Scaccioni brings to the investment committee deep knowledge of both this industry and long care for promoting multicultural-heritage.
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Debra Langley
Senior Advisor
Debra Langley is a Venture Partner at Lyra Ventures, a Singapore-based fund. Additionally, she holds positions on the Advisory Boards of the Design Singapore Council, Singapore's national agency for design, and the advisory council for Vogue Singapore. With a long career carved from her role as President of DKNY JEANS International, Mrs. Langley plays an instrumental role in supporting brands throughout the US and SE Asia. Mrs. Langley holds a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) from the University of Otago in New Zealand.
Mrs. Langley's strong commitment to brand development across multiple industries makes her an invaluable Senior Advisor
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Enrico Vitali
Senior Advisor
Enrico Vitali is a Partner at BorromeodeSilva, a strategic marketing agency based in Milan, and co-founder at Zhero BV, active in greentech. Former CEO of Garage Italia Customs design platform, Mr. Vitali carved his multifaceted career co-founding the renowned Tremonti Vitali Romagnoli Piccardi & Associates till 2016, where he lead the international tax, m&a, corporate and structured finance practice, while being member of the board of international advisors at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Vitali holds a Bachelor's degree (with honors) in Political Science from the University of Florence and a Master's degree in Luxury Business from Polimoda, Institute of Fashion in Florence, in Italy. Member of the Chartered Accountants Association of Milan.
Mr. Vitali's unwavering dedication to brand development in diverse industries makes him an indispensable Senior Advisor for strategic developments.
As the advisor to the General Partners we have a wide range of ordinary and extraordinary responsibilities, which can include:
Vs. the Brands Owners;
Assessing business plans, providing feedbacks on how to improve such plans, based on past successes or failures case-history.
Helping to select new key employees, as needed.
Providing advice and guidance to the brand’s founders to ensure they are making rational business decisions.
Introducing the brand to heterogeneous networks of stakeholders such as retailers, distributors, manufactures and potential partners for growth, and support, if needed, any negotiations that might occur.
Providing advice to the brands in portfolio on how to improve financial performances by increasing sales, optimize costs, manage cashflows.
Share informations about opportunities in different industries or regions.
Vs. the LP and the investment community;
Communicating with existing LPs to ensure they are satisfied and well informed with the progress of the portfolio.
Meeting with potential new investors encouraging the fostering of our community.
Creating synergies between our LPs and the portfolio’s of Brands, to exploit any opportunity to increase value for both parties businesses.
Gathering and coordinating procedures and professionals.
INVESTMENT & ADVISORS COMMITTEE
Our governance comprises a number of executives and non-executives advisors as we seek scalable ways that embrace structure and accountability to inform sound decision-making. In addition to helping satisfy the focus on investment strategy requirements, these high-profile advisors can share their knowledge base while interacting with trust and confidence.
Our senior advisors support the General Partners on define risk tolerance and return expectations, spell out any key constraints, outline any environmental, social and governance considerations and describe generally how performance will be evaluated, allowing sufficient flexibility to address changing circumstances vs. few principles such as:
Responsibilities. Understand that their personal views and investing style, while important, should be subordinate to the objectives and best interests of the LPs.
Efficiencies. In order keep control on increase of complexities our senior advisors like to control business “tenor” by articulating their advise on:
Evaluating performance against targets and benchmarks.
Conducting macroeconomic assessments and making tactical asset allocation decisions.
Performing pressure tests on internal teams or external parties during allocation and exit processes.
Consider the impact of diverse thoughts. There are benefits to blending investment and non-investment professionals on the senior advisory team. Diverse experiences and perspectives may, in fact, lead to more robust and comprehensive decision-making, as well as foster inclusion among all team members.