Stefano Rosso (OTB)

Stefano Rosso
Born	(1979-06-01) June 1, 1979 Marostica, Veneto, Italy
Residence	Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Education	BA in International Trade and Marketing at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York
Occupation	CEO of OTB Group. Managing Director of Red Circle Investments. Member of the Board of Directors of H-Farm and EcorNaturaSì. President of Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team. Federal Counselor of Italian Football Federation FIGC. Cofounder of the Red Room Party.

Stefano Rosso is CEO of OTB Group (the parent company of the fashion brands Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor & Rolf, Staff International and Brave Kid), and Managing Director of Red Circle Investments, sitting on the Board of Directors of H-Farm and EcorNaturaSì. He is the President of Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team and Federal Counselor of Italian Football Federation FIGC (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio). He is also the cofounder of the Red Room Party.

Biography

Stefano Rosso was born on June 1, 1979 in Marostica, Vicenza, in North East Italy and he is the son of Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel. After attending high school in Bassano del Grappa, he left Italy to pursue his studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, where he completed a BA in International Trade and Marketing. He began his work experience outside the family company, collaborating with brands like Zoo York, part of Eckō Unltd.^[1] He returned to Italy in 2005 to become first Diesel's 5 Pockets (denim) Brand Manager, and after Strategic Brand Alliances Director,^[2] creating and managing some of the brand's most important global collaborations, from a limited edition jeans and sneakers collection with Adidas Originals,^[3] to the worldwide partnership with Ducati.^[4] In July 2011, Stefano Rosso became Director of Corporate Development of OTB Group, the parent company of Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor & Rolf, Staff International (specialized in ready-to-wear production and distribution through license agreements with brands like DSquared², Just Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood Red Label and Man, and Marc Jacobs Men) and Brave Kid (specialized in childrenswear production and distribution for licensed brands Diesel, DSquared², Marni and John Galliano). In February 2013, Stefano was appointed CEO of OTB Group^[5] with the specific responsibility of managing the group's corporate governance, Internal audit, and guiding the People & Organization function, with the goal to build the managerial team of the future. He plays a key role in the development strategy of the group, with a special focus on new acquisitions.^[6]

Red Circle Investments

Red Circle Investments is the private investment company of the Rosso family. It was created in 2011 to acquire and administrate shares in Italian and foreign companies. RCI invests primarily in new technologies, environment and sustainability related companies and start-ups. In the portfolio of Red Circle Investments are Yoox (the world's leading online lifestyle store for fashion and design brands now merged with Net-à-Porter^[7]), H-Farm (first digital start-up incubator in Italy), Depop (smartphone app to sell personal goods),^[8] and EcorNaturaSì (biggest organic products supplier and store chain in Italy).^[9] As Managing Director of RCI, Stefano Rosso sits on the Board of Directors of H-Farm,^[10] and EcorNaturaSì.

Bassano Virtus

Bassano Virtus is an Italian professional football club, based in Bassano del Grappa, in the Veneto region, in northern Italy. Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team was founded in 1920^[11] as U.S. Bassano (Unione Sportiva Bassano) and merged with cross-city rivals A.C. Virtus in 1968. In 1996 the club took its current name: the number 55 stands for 1955, owner Renzo Rosso's birthyear.^[12] Nowadays, Bassano Virtus is also the only Italian professional football club to use soccer instead of football in its full name. In the 2005–06 season the club debuted in Serie C2, where it stayed until 2009 when it stepped up to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Renzo Rosso became owner of the team in 1996 and Stefano Rosso is the president of the club^[13] since 2009. In 2014 the Club opened up to new partners to help improving the team, even though the Rosso family is still the majority shareholder. Because of his engagement with football, in March 2016 Stefano was named member of the Federal Council of Italian Football Federation FIGC (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio).^[14]

Stadium

The team plays their home games at the Stadio Rino Mercante of Bassano del Grappa, with almost 3,000 seats.

References

External links

• OTB official website
• OTB Official Facebook page
• Bassano Virtus website
• Red Room Party Facebook page