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Mario Moretti Polegato
Italian entrepreneur (born 1952)
Mario Moretti Polegato | |
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Mario Moretti Polegato, President and founder at Geox Group (2013). | |
| Born | (1952-08-16) 16 August 1952 (age 72) Crocetta del Montello, Italy |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
Mario Moretti Polegato (born 16 August 1952) is an Italian entrepreneur, active in the footwear sector, who founded the company Geox of which he is the president.
Biography
He was born in Crocetta del Montello (Treviso), Italy, into a family of entrepreneurs active in the agricultural and winemaking sector. Following in the family's footsteps, he studied oenology. For several years he worked in the family business.
Geox
He established Geox in order to produce a shoe that breathes.
During his working life, Polegato has received acknowledgements including Knight of the National Order of Merit from the President of Romania in 2000. In 2002, he was nominated Entrepreneur of the Year – a title given to him