head of international legal affairs | Fashion Box
Roberto Moresco
head of international legal affairs | Fashion Box
Providing an ‘instrumental supporting function at every level’, Roberto Moresco acts as the head of international legal affairs for Fashion Box at its group headquarters covering the 26 subsidiaries of the group worldwide. Trading under several names including internationally recognised denim brand REPLAY, the group creates, promotes and distributes casual wear, accessories and footwear. Even with the diversity in companies supported, Moresco is actively involved in nearly all businesses activities from ‘joint ventures to licensing arrangements, from key sponsorship deals to the launch of new products’; reporting directly to the CEO, CFO and board of directors he represents the group in all international legal matters. In doing so, Moresco is able to bolster his expertise in the wide range of legal practice areas across a number of different jurisdictions the business requires, which he calls a ‘360 degree exposure to the processes of the group’. Rising through the company ever since his first appointment in 2002, Moresco has held his current position since 2010 and in 2013 was also awarded several directorship titles. Displaying the importance his team has to the various business units of the clothing manufacturer and retailer, in addition to guidance on legal and practical matters they enable the company to ‘streamline’ legal costs and engage external counsel efficiently.