GÉRALD MAZZALOVO is Managing Partner at Aravis S.A., a private equity firm active in luxury brands. He is also Visiting Professor at Instituto de Empresa (Madrid), Université Paris-Dauphine and Université Lumière in Lyon. A former consultant at Arthur Andersen, he has held the position of President or CEO at luxury brand companies such as Ferragamo, Loewe, Bally and Clergerie, and has consulted for many multinational firms, including Pininfarina, on strategic brand management. He is the author of numerous articles on brands and co-author of the books
Pro Logo and
Luxury Brand Management.