Laura Donnini
Managing Director & Publisher at HarperCollins Italia- Claim this Profile
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Michelle Laforest
As Managing Director at Harlequin,Laura was an outstanding leader who was always passionate and committed. Laura also has very strong marketing skills and was able to operate very strongly at both strategic and operational levels. I would recommend Laura very highly.
Stephen Miles
I had the pleasure of managing Laura for almost 7 years. She is a smart and driven woman who knows how to manage a team and get them to drive for results. She is willing to tackle large and complex problems, and work through to a solution that satifies all the stakeholders. She is a very mature international executive and I would not hesitate to hire her again, or recommend her to others.
Michelle Laforest
As Managing Director at Harlequin,Laura was an outstanding leader who was always passionate and committed. Laura also has very strong marketing skills and was able to operate very strongly at both strategic and operational levels. I would recommend Laura very highly.
Stephen Miles
I had the pleasure of managing Laura for almost 7 years. She is a smart and driven woman who knows how to manage a team and get them to drive for results. She is willing to tackle large and complex problems, and work through to a solution that satifies all the stakeholders. She is a very mature international executive and I would not hesitate to hire her again, or recommend her to others.
Michelle Laforest
As Managing Director at Harlequin,Laura was an outstanding leader who was always passionate and committed. Laura also has very strong marketing skills and was able to operate very strongly at both strategic and operational levels. I would recommend Laura very highly.
Stephen Miles
I had the pleasure of managing Laura for almost 7 years. She is a smart and driven woman who knows how to manage a team and get them to drive for results. She is willing to tackle large and complex problems, and work through to a solution that satifies all the stakeholders. She is a very mature international executive and I would not hesitate to hire her again, or recommend her to others.
Michelle Laforest
As Managing Director at Harlequin,Laura was an outstanding leader who was always passionate and committed. Laura also has very strong marketing skills and was able to operate very strongly at both strategic and operational levels. I would recommend Laura very highly.
Stephen Miles
I had the pleasure of managing Laura for almost 7 years. She is a smart and driven woman who knows how to manage a team and get them to drive for results. She is willing to tackle large and complex problems, and work through to a solution that satifies all the stakeholders. She is a very mature international executive and I would not hesitate to hire her again, or recommend her to others.
Experience
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HarperCollins Italia
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Italy
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director & Publisher
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Feb 2017 - Present
HarperCollins Italia (HCI) is the second largest Global Publishing Company The company was established 41 years ago as a joint venture between Harlequin and Mondadori, focusing on romance publishing. In September 2015 HarperCollins announced the creation of HarperCollins Italia following its buyout of Mondadori from the JV, and soon after, HCI entered the trade publishing business. As a relative newcomer to Trade publishing, the division is competing against a number of other long-standing publishers, many of which are vertically integrated at retail. However, as the only Italian trade publisher that is fully owned by an international publisher, it is in a unique position to offer its authors global best practices and an international publishing network combined with local in-depth creative expertise. HCI continues to publish romance under its now-iconic Harmony imprint, but is rapidly expanding its commercial Trade publishing with titles from HarperCollins and Harlequin, as well as local fiction, non fiction titles and children’s books Our goal is to publish books that entertain, inspire and educate our readers, working together for a better world.The HarperCollins team in Italy is focused on editorial excellence and offering best in class services to authors, all while being at the forefront of the ongoing transformation in publishing formats and channels. Recent signings of bestselling authors include Alberto Angela, Wilbur Smith, Jeffrey Archer, Luigi Garlando. Show less
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Non Executive Director
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Apr 2016 - Present
Member Risk, Control & sustainability Committee; Related Parties Committee; Supervisory Board Member Risk, Control & sustainability Committee; Related Parties Committee; Supervisory Board
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PINKO
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Italy
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Apparel & Fashion
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500 - 600 Employee
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Non Executive Director
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Mar 2017 - Apr 2020
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Non Executive Director
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Jan 2015 - Mar 2017
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Chief Executive Officer
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Mar 2013 - Aug 2016
Board of Director roles in Controlled Companies : - Chairman of Edigita - Chairman of Librerie Rizzoli - Vice Chairman Marsilio - Vice Chairman Adelphi - Board member of Mach 2 Board of Director roles in Controlled Companies : - Chairman of Edigita - Chairman of Librerie Rizzoli - Vice Chairman Marsilio - Vice Chairman Adelphi - Board member of Mach 2
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Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
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Jan 2001 - Dec 2013
- Managing Director & Publisher (2011-2013) Edizioni Mondadori - Chief Executive Officer (2008-2011) Edizioni Piemme - Managing Director (2001-2007) Harlequin Mondadori - Managing Director & Publisher (2011-2013) Edizioni Mondadori - Chief Executive Officer (2008-2011) Edizioni Piemme - Managing Director (2001-2007) Harlequin Mondadori
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SC Johnson
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Marketing Officer
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Jun 1989 - Dec 1999
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Manetti & Roberts
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Consumer Goods
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200 - 300 Employee
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Product Manager
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Apr 1987 - May 1989
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Education
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1981 - 1986
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Laurea, Economia e Commercio -
1976 - 1981
Liceo Scientifico Cattaneo, Follonica
Maturità Scientifica 60/60, 60/60
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