ROMOLO BARDIN

About ROMOLO BARDIN

Romolo Bardin is an Italian business executive known for his expertise in strategy, management and finance, built through leadership roles in major international groups and listed companies. A graduate in Business Management from Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, he began his career at Luxottica in 2002. That early experience gave him a solid grounding in the operational, commercial and governance dimensions of a global industry leader, and it laid the foundation for a career focused on large-scale corporate oversight and long-term value creation. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Delfin, the holding company of the Del Vecchio family, a key investment platform with strategic interests in several prominent businesses. In parallel, Bardin serves on the Board of Directors of Covivio, where he is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Strategic and Investment Committee. In that role, he contributes to discussions on capital allocation, investment discipline, portfolio strategy and financial oversight within a major listed real estate company. He also sits on the Board of Directors of EssilorLuxottica, where he is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. These mandates place him at the center of governance and control topics, alongside strategic decisions affecting performance, executive oversight and shareholder value. Bardin’s profile combines the perspective of a holding-company executive with the practical experience of a board member in globally active listed groups. His career has been shaped by a consistent focus on financial rigor, governance quality, strategic alignment and the management of complex cross-border assets. As a result, he is widely seen as a seasoned corporate leader with deep insight into industrial, real estate and investment governance.