Patrizio Bertelli serves as a Co-Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at Prada. He was first appointed to the Board on November 20, 2003 and was most recently re-elected as Executive Director on May 26, 2015. Bertelli holds directorships in subsidiaries of the Company. He holds directorship in PA BE 1 S.r.l., which is a substantial shareholder of the Company. Bertelli received an honorary degree in Business Economics from the University of Florence in October, 2000. He is also an Angel Investor.