Stefano Marzano
Stefano Marzano (born 1950) is an Italian designer. He was chief design officer and member of the group management in Electrolux from January 2012[1] until he retired at the end of 2013.[2]
Before joining Electrolux, Stefano Marzano served as chief design officer and CEO of Philips Design in Philips between 1991 and 2011. Over a 20 year period Marzano built one of the worlds best design teams pioneering the idea of human centered design and design thinking as a way to envision the future[3] and help businesses to tackle the problem of creating value from new technologies by focusing on understanding the needs of users.
Marzano holds a doctorate in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano. Until 1998 he was a professor at the Domus Academy in Milan, and a member of the academy’s strategic board. In 1999–2001 he was a visiting professor at the Politecnico di Milano. Marzano is also the author and editor of several books on design.
Marzano is a member of the European Design Leadership Board. He is an adviser to several design schools around the world : for example is founding dean of THNK School of Creative Leadership.[4] and chairman of the advisory board of the faculty of Design of the TUe, the Eindhoven University of Technology.
In 2005, Businessweek named Marzano one of 38 global “Best Leaders.” [1] He has also received honorary doctorates in design from the Sapienza University of Rome and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
In his role as chief design officer, Marzano is a part of Electrolux Group Management.[5]
Notes and references
- ^ a b "Stefano Marzano". Businessweek. December 2005.
- ^ "Stefano Marzano to retire from Electrolux" (Press release). Electrolux. November 29, 2013.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3l139Txuk4
- ^ http://www.thnk.org/?post_type=article&p=6147
- ^ http://group.electrolux.com/en/group-management-539/