Luxottica Group S.p.A.

Mr. Guerra holds a business administration degree and has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since July 27th , 2004. Prior to this, he had worked for ten years in Merloni Elettrodomestici, a company he had joined in 1994 and where he had become Chief Executive Officer in 2000. Before joining Merloni, he had worked for five years in Marriott Italia, holding various positions and being promoted to Marketing Director. Mr. Guerra is Chief Executive of Luxottica S.r.l., Chairman of OPSM Group PTY Limited, member of the Board of Directors of Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp., of Lenscrafters Inc.and of Oakley Inc. He is also member of the Board of Directors of Parmalat S.p.A., of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A., of DEA Capital S.p.A.

Mr. Cavatorta received a Business Administration degree and is a member of the Board of Directors since 2003; he has held his position as Chief Financial Officer since he joined Luxottica Group in 1999; he is a member of the Board of Directors of the leading subsidiaries of the Group. Before joining Luxottica Group, he was Planning and Control Officer for the Piaggio Group. Between 1993 and 1996 he was a consultant for McKinsey & Co, and prior to that he was a financial controller of Procter & Gamble Italia, where he worked between 1985 and 1993. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Luxottica US Holdings Corp, of Luxottica S.r.l., of OPSM Group Pty Ltd, of Lenscrafters Inc., of Oakley Inc, all of which belong to Luxottica Group.

Mr. Chemello holds a degree in Corporate Finance from the Cà Foscari University in Venice. He joined Luxottica Group in 1979. Until 1985 he was Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Between 1985 and 2004 he was Chief Executive Officer of Luxottica Group. He then took over the position of Chief Operations Officer, which he held until July 2008, when he left all operational positions held in Luxottica Group. In 2007 he acquired the control share of Woodn S.r.l., a company that specialises in the manufacturing and marketing of wooden based composites, where he holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors. In 2008 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chinese company Sunbow Environmetal Decoration Material Co Ltd, fully owned by Woodn S.r.l., which manufactures wooden composites for distribution both on the Chinese and on the international market. Always in 2008 he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the Entrepreneurs’ Association of the Belluno Province. Mr. Chemello received in 1999 the prestigious university award Cafoscarino of the Year and in 2000 he was appointed member of the Social Ombudsman of the Ca’ Foscari University.

Leonardo Del Vecchio Company founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors since its establishment. In 1986 the President of Italy conferred on him the badge of honour Cavaliere dell’Ordine al "Merito del Lavoro". In May 1995, he was awarded an honorary business administration degree by the University Cà Foscari in Venice. In 1999 he was awarded an honorary Master’s degree in International Economics by MIB, Management School in Trieste and in 2002 he was awarded an honorary engineering degree by the Politecnico in Milan. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., of Beni Stabili S.p.A., of GiVi Holding S.p.A., of Gianni Versace S.p.A.; he is Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fonciere des Regions and a member of the Board of Directors of Delfin S.a.r.l., Aterno S.a.r.l. and of Luxottica UK.

Mr. Francavilla joined Luxottica Group in 1968 and is the Vice Chairman of Luxottica and Chairman of Luxottica s.r.l., one of the major subsidiary companies of the Group, where he held the position of Technical General Manager between 1969 and 1971 and General Manager since 1972. In April 2000 he was awarded an honorary business administration degree by the Constantinian University, Providence, U.S.A. Mr. Francavilla is the Chairman of Luxottica S.r.l.; he is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Belluno branch of the Bank of Italy.

Mr. Mion holds a degree in Business and Economics, he is a certified public accountant and auditor and he has been member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 2004. He has been Chief Executive Officer of Edizione S.r.l. (previously Edizione Holding S.p.A.) since 1986. His professional career began as Auditor in KPMG, he then became financial controller in Mc Quay Europa S.p.A. In 1974 he joined Gepi S.p.A., where he became Vice General Manager in 1980. He was Managing Director of Fintermica S.p.A between 1983 and 1985, and later Chief Financial Officer for Marzotto S.p.A., until 1986. He is Chief Executive Officer of Edizione S.r.l. (previously Edizione Holding S.p.A.), member of the Board of Directors of Benetton Group S.p.A., of Autogrill S.p.A., Autogrill Group Inc., Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio Venezia, Atlantia S.p.A., di Sintonia S.A., Burgo Group S.p.A., Il Gazzettino S.p.A., Eurostazioni S.p. A.

Mr. Rondelli has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 1990. Until 2001 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Unicredito Italiano S.p.A., where he had held various positions since 1947. In 1976 he was awarded the badge of honour of “Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell’Ordine per merito alla Repubblica Italiana”, and in 1988 the President of Italy awarded him the badge of honour of “Cavaliere dell’Ordine al Merito del Lavoro”.

Mr. Cattaneo is Emeritus Professor of Corporate Finance at the Università Cattolica in Milan, Italy. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Eni from 1998 to 2005, of Unicredito from 1999 to 2005 and auditor of the Bank of Italy between 1991 to 1999. He is Vice Chairman of Euromobiliare Asset Management SGR S.p.A., member of the Board of Directors of Bracco S.p.A., of Banca Sella Holding S.p.A.; Chairman of the Board of Auditors of Italiana Assicurazioni S.p.A., of Sara Assicurazioni S.p.A.; Auditor of of Michelin Italiana SAMI S.p.A.; member of the Supervisory Board of UBI Banca S.C.p.A.

Mr. Abravanel received a degree in engineering from the Politecnico in Milan and a MBA from the University of Insead in Fontainbleau, France. He worked for 34 years in McKinsey as a consultant for Italian and multinational companies in Europe, America and in the Far East. In 2006 he left McKinsey and he is currently member of the Board of Directors of various companies and advisors of Private Equity funds in Italy and abroad. He has published numerous essays. He is a member of the Board of Directors of COFIDE S.p.A., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD, of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A. and of Coesia S.p.A.

Ms Grossi holds a degree in Business and Economics; she is a certified public accountant registered in the Auditors Register and has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 2003. Since 2005 she has been also a member of the Human Resources Committee of the Group. She was head of Investors Relations of the Group from 1996 to 2004. Between 1994 and 1996 she worked for Caboto Sim S.p.A. as a financial analyst, focusing on the Italian stock market. Between 1991 and 1993, she was an assistant professor for Mathematical Analysis at the Engineering Department of the La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. During the same time, she also worked as a professor for statistical sciences at the school of Revenue Police. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Molmed S.p.A.

Mr. Erede has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 2004. He holds a degree in jurisprudence, which he received in 1962 at the Università degli Studi in Milan, Italy; in 1964 he received a masters in law from the Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. He worked for the Hale & Door law firm, in Boston, between 1963 and 1964 and for the Sullivan & Cromwell law firm in New York, between 1964 and 1965. From 1965 to 1969 he was head of the legal department of IBM Italia S.p.A.. Since 1969 he has been working as a freelance professional. The law firm he founded in 1999, Erede e Associati, merged into the law firm Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, which served prestigious clients in the major transactions of extraordinary finance to take place in Italy. Mr. Erede is a member of the Board of Directors of Interpump Group S.p.A., of Carraro S.p.A., of Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso S.p.A., of Manifatture Lane Gaetano Marzotto & Figli S.p.A., of Società Italo Britannica L. Manetti - H. Roberts S.p.A., of Manuli Rubber Industries S.p.A., of Gruppo IPG Holding S.r.l. (Gruppo Interpump), of Sintonia S.A., he is Chairman of AON Italia S.p.A., Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A.; member of the Supervisory Board of Fonciere des Regions.

Mr. Bianchi has been awarded the honour Cavaliere del Lavoro and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 1990. He is Emeritus Professor of Bank Management at the University “L. Bocconi” in Milan, where he also held the position of full professor of the same subject between 1978 and 2003; prior to that he was permanent professor of banking at the University of Venice, of Pisa and of Rome. He has been a member of numerous Boards of companies such as Montedison S.p.A., Credito Bergamasco S.p.A. (where he was Executive Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman between 1981 and 1989), Credito Emiliano, Credito Romagnolo, Cassa di Risparmio di Verona S.p.A. Between 1982 and 2003 he was Chairman of the National Private Banks Association and between 1991 and 1998 he was Chairman of the Associazione Bancaria Italiana (Italian banking association). He is a member of the Supervisory board of A2A S.p.A.; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Unione Fiduciaria S.p.A., member of the Board of Directors of Unione Gestioni S.i.m and sole director of Gen I.M.I. S.r.l. Mr. Bianchi is also common representative of the saving shareholders of Italcementi Group S.p.A.