Facts!

Question 1

Start date of the eyewear sector

Answer 1

2014

Question 2

Country of Origin

Answer 2

France

Question 3

What ties all brands to Kering?

Answer 3

Luxury

Question 4

Leader that started everything for the eywear brand?

Answer 4

Roberto Vedovotto (Former Safilo CEO)

Question 5

The 1st collection of frames in 2015

Answer 5

Collezione 1

Question 6

What things does kering optical do that’s sustainable?

Answer 6

Care
Collaborate
Create
Re/Ace (100% recycled)

Question 7

Pronounce “Kering”

Answer 7

Like “Caring”

Question 8

What organization helped combat violence against women?

Answer 8

Kering Foundation (2008)

Kering was one of the first companies to endorse the Women’s Empowerment Principles of the UN Women

Question 9

What organization helped combat violence against children?

Answer 9

Kering Foundation (2019)

Made it a pillar of its operations in 2023

Question 10

What did the company start as? (Kering)

Answer 10

The timber-trading company Pinault S.A. was founded in 1962, by François Pinault. After the company was quoted on Euronext Paris in 1988, it became the retail conglomerate Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) in 1994.

The luxury group was rebranded Kering in 2013. It has been a constituent of the CAC 40 since 1995. François-Henri Pinault has been president and CEO of Kering since 2005. In 2024, the group’s revenue reached €17.2 billion.