Talk:Remo Ruffini (businessman)

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Hi all, I have gathered information available on Remo Ruffini, rewritten it for Wikipedia and found sources to back it up. You can find below in yellow my additions to the current biography. What do you think?


Lead section
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Remo Ruffini (born August 1961)[1] is an Italian entrepreneur, chairman and CEO[2] of the luxury fashion company Moncler S.p.A. He controls Ruffini Partecipazioni Srl that owns 26,2% of Moncler S.p.A.[3]

Early life
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Remo Ruffini is the son of Gianfranco Ruffini[4] who, in the 70’s, was owner of a clothing company in New York[3] called Gianfranco Ruffini ltd.[5]. His mother, Enrica, owned a clothing company as well.[3]

Career
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Ruffini started his career in the US, working for his father's eponymous clothing company, Gianfranco Ruffini ltd.[4][3][6]

At 23, he returned to Italy and founded his company “New England”,[7] which he sold sixteen years later (in 2000) to Stefanel Group.[8][6] That same year, he started working as a creative consultant for the holding company which owned Moncler. [9]

In 2003, Ruffini took over Moncler, which was almost bankrupt at the time, and transformed the company by reinventing the brand.[6][10]

Ten years later, in December 2013, Remo Ruffini took the company public by listing it on Milan’s stock exchange. Within the first afternoon, the share price rose 47% taking the company’s value from $3.5 billion to $ 4 billion.[3] [9]

In 2018 Remo Ruffini conceived the Moncler Genius project, a new creative and business model where well-known designers create distinct collections interpreting Moncler’s identity that are released on monthly basis and are supported by innovative communication plans.[11][12][13]

The following information is incorrect, the source does not back it up - In 1999, Ruffini became creative director of Moncler, and a few years later bought the company for "an undisclosed amount" Cristiana Napoleone (talk) 16:44, 4 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Forbes - Remo Ruffini". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Bloomberg - Remo Ruffini". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "How CEO Remo Ruffini Is Reinventing Moncler for a Faster Fashion World". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Remo Ruffini". Forbes.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Remo Ruffini - Profile". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Remo Ruffini Could Become A Fashion Billionaire Selling $1,000 Puffy Jackets". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. ^ "How Did Remo Ruffini Turn the Humble Down Jacket into a Multibillion-Dollar Empire?". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ^ "BOF - Remo Ruffini". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Moncler chief Remo Ruffini: the man behind the $1,000 puffa". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Moncler Transformed Ski Parkas With $1,000 Price Tags. What's Next?". Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Moncler 5 Craig Green". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Moncler's new collection is genius, literally". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  13. ^ "There's a full-length puffer gown from Moncler for your next freezing cold black tie event". Retrieved 4 February 2019.

Reply 15-MAR-2019[edit]

  Edit request declined  

  • Unfortunately there's not much to improve upon here. The two major claims of the article — that the subject first worked in their parents clothing store and then later began working alone in their own/purchased company — are already present. The proposed changes do not radically alter that narrative.
  • The source for the undisclosed amount claim of purchase which the COI editor has described as "not backing it up" was added by the requesting COI editor. It's not known what the issue is with this particular source. Please advise.

Regards,  Spintendo  17:36, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Spintendo:, I see your point. The content I have submitted, however, is mainly aimed at expanding the career section, which is currently quite lacking, in order to further support Ruffini's eligibility. Moreover, since the information I have provided is both written for Wikipedia and well-sourced, it could indeed do the job.
With regards to the sentence "In 1999, Ruffini became creative director of Moncler, and a few years later bought the company for 'an undisclosed amount' ", it currently comes across as generic (e.g "few years later" - furthermore, the year is wrong) and is better contextualised within the content highlighted in yellow.
Regards,
Cristiana Napoleone (talk) 07:49, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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