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RAPAPORT... Fiera di Vicenza's new board named Matteo Marzotto as the group's president on December 23 during the board's first meeting. Marzotto's name was put forward by the group's shareholders. The announcement was made as Fiera di Vicenza prepares for its most important event of the year -- the VICENZAORO Winter jewelry show -- which will be held January 18 to 23. Marzotto, 47, has been the president of Fondazione CUOA, one of Italy's most important business schools, since June 2013. He has served as president of the non-profit organization Associazione Progetto Marzotto since October 2012 and as president of the Mittelmoda Fashion Awards since September 2008. As an entrepreneur, in January 2009 he acquired and subsequently relaunched the Vionnet fashion house, serving as president of Vionnet S.p.A until January 2013. Prior to that role, he worked for 15 years in his family's group of companies and from 2003 to 2008, he also served as chief operations officer and then as president of Valentino S.p.A. Fiera di Vicenza recently appointed a new board, including Michele Amenduni, the vice president and managing director of Acciaierie Valbruna Spa; Renato Corrà, the managing partner of Corrà 1789 Srl.; Romano Cappellari, the marketing professor at the University of Padua; Ester Furlan, the manager of The Boston Consulting Group; Angela Peretto, an accountant and Stefano Stenta, the president of Atelier Stimamiglio Srl.
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