About the Editors
Dr. Miguel Ángel Gardetti was Renowned Professor at different Latin American
universities and participated as both Trainer and Instructor in projects of the
Inter-American Development Bank. He founded—in 2010—the Centre for Study of
Sustainable Luxury, first initiative of its kind in the world with an academic/research
profile. He is also Founder and Director of the “Award for Sustainable Luxury in
Latin America”. For his contributions in this field, he was granted the “Sustainable
Leadership Award (academic category),” in February 2015 in Mumbai (India). He is
Active Member of the UN Global Compact in Argentina.
Dr. Ivan Coste-Manière is Programme Director of Luxury and Fashion
Management at SKEMA Business School. His specialties include marketing,
communication, and international luxury goods management. He has managed the
R&D of several multinational groups and founded several companies in the areas of
cosmetics and perfumes, luxury goods, PR and events, and pharmaceuticals. He has
been Section Member of the French Economic and Social Council and Deputy
Mayor of the city of Grasse for ten years. He has been President, with Prince
Albert II of Monaco, of the Track and Field Association: Celebrities for Sports and
Charities, while co-chairing the Center for Sustainable Luxury, and works as a
consultant for several well-known luxury brands. He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry, is
Engineer of the Ecole Centrale Marseille, and has been awarded the Gold Medal
(Ministry of Youth and Sports) and the Officer des Palmes Académiques Medal by
the Ministry of Research and Education. He is Member of the Economic, Social and
Environmental Council Region Sud, of the board of the Comité Français Pierre de
Coubertin, Vice President of the Association Francophone des Académies
Olympiques, and a distinguished speaker in numerous countries and prestigious
institutions and conferences.
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Dr. Miguel Ángel Gardetti was Renowned Professor at different Latin American
universities and participated as both Trainer and Instructor in projects of the
Inter-American Development Bank. He founded—in 2010—the Centre for Study of
Sustainable Luxury, first initiative of its kind in the world with an academic/research
profile. He is also Founder and Director of the “Award for Sustainable Luxury in
Latin America”. For his contributions in this field, he was granted the “Sustainable
Leadership Award (academic category),” in February 2015 in Mumbai (India). He is
Active Member of the UN Global Compact in Argentina.
Dr. Ivan Coste-Manière is Programme Director of Luxury and Fashion
Management at SKEMA Business School. His specialties include marketing,
communication, and international luxury goods management. He has managed the
R&D of several multinational groups and founded several companies in the areas of
cosmetics and perfumes, luxury goods, PR and events, and pharmaceuticals. He has
been Section Member of the French Economic and Social Council and Deputy
Mayor of the city of Grasse for ten years. He has been President, with Prince
Albert II of Monaco, of the Track and Field Association: Celebrities for Sports and
Charities, while co-chairing the Center for Sustainable Luxury, and works as a
consultant for several well-known luxury brands. He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry, is
Engineer of the Ecole Centrale Marseille, and has been awarded the Gold Medal
(Ministry of Youth and Sports) and the Officer des Palmes Académiques Medal by
the Ministry of Research and Education. He is Member of the Economic, Social and
Environmental Council Region Sud, of the board of the Comité Français Pierre de
Coubertin, Vice President of the Association Francophone des Académies
Olympiques, and a distinguished speaker in numerous countries and prestigious
institutions and conferences.
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