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Article: DE SOLE FETED BY ITALIAN-AMERICAN GROUP.(Domenico De Sole of Gucci Group N.V.)(Brief Article)
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- WWD
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- October 24, 2001
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WASHINGTON -- Domenico De Sole, chairman and chief executive officer of Gucci Group, has roots in this town.
"I became a citizen here, I was married here and my two daughters were born here," De Sole said in an interview here Saturday, before he was honored by the National Italian-American Foundation with the Special Achievement Award in Fashion and Industry.
Under his direction in the past seven years, Gucci Group has been resurrected from near oblivion and transformed into one of the world's biggest luxury conglomerates, rapidly amassing brands for its portfolio. Besides the Gucci brand, it now owns Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, ...