From Wikipedia - Reading time: 3 minAndrea Tessitore | |
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| Born | May 25, 1973 [1] Turin, Italy |
| Spouse | Celine Sarda De Castilla[2] |
Andrea Tessitore (born May 25, 1973) is an Italian lawyer and entrepreneur, co-founder of Italia Independent Group with Lapo Elkann and Giovanni Accongiagioco. He has been CEO of Italia Independent Group until November 2016.[1][3] Since April 2017 he is senior advisor of Elite - Borsa Italiana.[4] He is responsible for the project Elite - Confindustria which aims to accelerate the growth of the Elite international platform.[5][6]
Andrea Tessitore pursued his law degree from the University of Turin, Department of Law. In the year 2000 he graduated an LLM from the University of Virginia School of Law.[7] In 2001 he qualified as a lawyer in the state of New York, joining the New York State Bar Association.[8] In 2007 he founded with Giovanni Accongiagioco and Lapo Elkann, Italia Independent, a lifestyle design company which core business is eyewear and sunglasses. He is married to Celine Sarda De Castilla with whom he had three children: Achille, Allegra and Olimpia.
Together with the founding partners of Italia Independent Group, he won the 2014 EY Award Entrepreneur of the Year in the “Emerging” category.[9][citation needed] In March 2016, he was nominated as a member of the Executive Board of the Comitato Leonardo.[10]