BENETTON, PUIG NAMED AS DIRECTORS AT PRADA.(Luciano Benetton, Manuel Puig)(Brief Article)

From: WWD | Date: June 26, 2002 | Copyright information

MILAN -- Just days before its IPO road show is slated to start, Prada said fashion and beauty titans Luciano Benetton and Manuel Puig are joining the company's board. The group also said it is buying the remaining 25 percent of Jil Sander.

Chief executive Patrizio Bertelli is beefing up the board with executives from outside the Prada family to woo investors with more independent management. This month, Prada formed a joint venture with Spain's Puig to ma...

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