Eva Orsi ?making dreams come true? at Tankoa Yachts
President of family-owned Tankoa since 2018, Orsi has overseen the recent growth of the Genoa shipyard which built its reputation producing superyachts by Francesco Paszkowski but is now promoting 45-80m designs by a wide range of Italian designers.
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Eva Orsi, President, Tankoa Yachts.
President of Tankoa since September 2018, Eva succeeded her brother, Guido Jr., at the helm of the Genoa-based shipyard founded in 2007 by her father, the industrialist Guido Orsi who formerly owned Baglietto. After studying Economics of Art, Culture and Communication at Bocconi University in Milan, Eva went on to earn a master?s degree from IULM University in Milan, specialising in the promotion of “Made in Italy”. After stints with fashion brands Loro Piana and Ralph Lauren in 2007, she continued working in the design and art sectors for a decade before joining the family business.
Can you outline the brief history of Tankoa and your family?s involvement after your father Guido bought and sold Baglietto"
After a marvellous experience at Baglietto, my father and some of his colleagues and friends decided to buy and create a shipyard. It was named Tankoa, which means ?scorpion? in Genoese dialect. The first yacht already had an owner who was a family friend, an amazing person who unfortunately passed away.
Then, the economic crisis began which made it hard for Tankoa to survive. At...
The post Eva Orsi ?making dreams come true? at Tankoa Yachts appeared first on LUXUO.
Eva Orsi, President, Tankoa Yachts.
President of Tankoa since September 2018, Eva succeeded her brother, Guido Jr., at the helm of the Genoa-based shipyard founded in 2007 by her father, the industrialist Guido Orsi who formerly owned Baglietto. After studying Economics of Art, Culture and Communication at Bocconi University in Milan, Eva went on to earn a master?s degree from IULM University in Milan, specialising in the promotion of “Made in Italy”. After stints with fashion brands Loro Piana and Ralph Lauren in 2007, she continued working in the design and art sectors for a decade before joining the family business.
Can you outline the brief history of Tankoa and your family?s involvement after your father Guido bought and sold Baglietto"
After a marvellous experience at Baglietto, my father and some of his colleagues and friends decided to buy and create a shipyard. It was named Tankoa, which means ?scorpion? in Genoese dialect. The first yacht already had an owner who was a family friend, an amazing person who unfortunately passed away.
Then, the economic crisis began which made it hard for Tankoa to survive. At...
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