SPONSORS

Diego Stecchi, Director, Latin America & Caribbean, Salvatore Ferragamo

Diego Stecchi is director for Latin America and the Caribbean at Salvatore Ferragamo, a position he has held since 2000, when Ferragamo Latin America was established. He is in charge of the development and marketing of the fashion brand in the region, responsible for the whole Ferragamo line of products both in the domestic and Duty Free market. He is President of Ferragamo Mexico, Ferragamo Chile and Ferragamo Argentina, Ferragamo’s direct investments in Latin America.

His University education was in Italy in both Perugia and Milan.

He and his wife are also the Founders of Librosinfronteras. Created in 2005, Libros Sin Fronteras is a non-profit organization to promote education among underprivileged children by building libraries in their communities within Latin America. The organization also provides the tools to facilitate and promote primary education via teaching materials, computers and school supplies to the benefit of the children and their teachers. According to Diego Stecchi, “Our continuous contact with people from different Latin-American countries has enabled us to learn about their customs, culture and differences. They are our source of inspiration.”