Donatella Zappieri is a versatile Jewelry Business Consultant with over 30 years of experience in the jewelry and luxury goods sector, both in Italy and abroad. Her expertise spans various areas, from idea to operational implementation, and is coupled with a high ability to manage creativity, process, and product design, always with a focus on revenue and achieving ROI. She maintains a keen eye on product development and production dynamics, successfully combining aesthetics with market needs and maintaining strict control over financial parameters. This makes her a comprehensive consultant for companies of various sizes. Donatella has held important roles in marketing, design, and PR for various companies such as Pomellato, Gianni Carità, and Swarovski, where she created the Jewelry Business Unit. For 15 years, she led the international jewelry department. As a globally recognized expert in jewelry and luxury, she writes for industry magazines like Hueser and has contributed to publications such as VO+, VIORO Daily, Galileus, Tarì Magazine, and Man in Town. She enjoys sharing her professional background with younger generations through lectures and seminars at prestigious schools in Geneva and Milan.
For several years, she has collaborated with GemGenève in identifying Italian journalists to invite to the show and often leads panel talks and conferences.