Robert B. Polet

Biographical Information
"Mr. Polet is currently serving as Chairman of Safilo Group S.p.A. He was President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of the Gucci Group from 2004 until March 2011. Previously, Mr. Polet spent 26 years in the Unilever Group in a variety of executive roles, including President of Unilever’s Worldwide Ice Cream and Frozen Foods division, Chairman of Unilever Malaysia, Chairman of Van den Bergh and Executive Vice President of Unilever’s European Home and Personal Care division. Mr. Polet is a director of Reed Elsevier PLC/NV, Wilderness Holdings Ltd. and William Grant & Sons. " He is also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Reed Elsevier and is a member of the Supervisory Board of Nijenrode University in the Netherlands."

Affiliations

 * Director, Philip Morris International