Natuzzi: The Italian Harmony Maker
Categories: Business, Innovation.£19.99
The book is about the history of Natuzzi, Italy’s largest furniture house. Founded back in 1959 by Pasquale Natuzzi – current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer – in a small village in the South of Italy, Natuzzi is today among the largest players in its sector, with seven manufacturing plants, twelve commercial offices and more than 1200 points of sale worldwide. This book tracks the history of the company, using stories and anecdotes collected through interviews and reading the house organ magazine and the press releases since 1990. The beauty of the company’s history lies in putting its social ethical mission at its heart since the beginning while still adopting industrial techniques.
Author: Luca Condosta
Publisher: LID Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-911498-59-9
FORMAT: 234x156mm
Bookbinding: Harback
Number of pages: 210
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A story of how passionate leadership made Natuzzi the most globally recognised furniture brand
● Learn how strong leadership and determination can prevail
● Both insightful and inspiring, this book tells the real-life personal stories from the people within Natuzzi and how they built the brand
● Live and feel the beauty of the South of Italy
● Engagingly written by an author with a true passion for Natuzzi and Italy
AUTHORS
Luca Condosta is Group Vice President Finance at ABB, a pioneering technology leader company working in over 100 countries. He has 15 years of experience in multinationals, a passion for business and leadership. He published his first book in 2008 on sustainability reporting and several papers on corporate governance and corporate strategy.
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