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Article: THE TRANSFORMER.(Domenico De Sole, Gucci Group)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- June 5, 2006
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Byline: Amanda Kaiser
Domenico De Sole first brushed with the Gucci family in the early Eighties, when he became Rodolfo Gucci's lawyer and broke up a fistfight in a board meeting. Little did De Sole know it was just the beginning of the drama he would witness at the House of Gucci.
Taking on the post of Gucci America chairman and chief executive in 1984 and ascending to the entire group's helm 11 years later, De Sole did no less than guide the company to a blockbuster initial public offering, spearhead an ambitious acquisition drive and thwart a hostile takeover attempt from LVMH Mot Hennessy Louis Vuitton in one of fashion's nastiest battles.
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