Caronno Pertusella, 2018 August 3rd
Carlo Majer passed away on July 21st with these words:
…When I turn back, Rhea in the early days of the 21st century was a company quite different
from now. The transformation was achieved with what I call the Gardener’s Patience, which I think
is something only a family company can afford: it’s made of long- and mid-term planning, a lot of
patience, a continuous revision of priorities, and the awareness that you must be ready to lose
the quick buck if you want to keep your eyesight set on your final goals.
I also learned that if you look for intelligent answers, you must ask very intelligent questions,
and that the core of your growth, the one factor you have to command always, is that you have
to confront and embrace change. Europe is so afraid of change, but change — which is made
of selection and evolution — is what keeps one alive.
I’ve loved Rhea as much as I did love Opera, and even more, and I am really proud of what I
achieved. During this last year, throughout my illness, I have spent days and days on end to redesign
the Group, turning it in what I decided to call AN EXTENDED FAMILY BUSINESS, because
it’s inspired and made not only by one nuclear family, but by a group of people who have spent
enough time with me to be just as family. They know the way I think and act. They are friends
(and I don’t use the word very often). They are brilliant people, and I’m sure that they will carry
on my legacy, remembering me and my example, but also feeling free to develop their own
personalities and ideas.
During the years Carlo Majer built the governance of the company involving and sharing with
us since the beginning all strategical decisions for the management of the Group, transferring
his solid principles and his enthusiasm in the research and development of innovation with
the aim to maintain the company to the highest level of quality.
The unconditional love for the company, the close attention, the respect and the high
consideration of the job quality of all employees are and will be the values and the inspiration
in all our decisions.
Board of Directors
Andrea Pozzolini
Giorgio Vignati
Frieder Steigler
Cristina Stabilini
Stefano Macchi
the heritage of tomorrow
Quality and value of time
Davide Livermore, a director of opera and theatre, has staged performances for major national and international theatres from Philadelphia to Tokyo, in addition to having opened two consecutive seasons of La Scala in Milan, with “Attila” in 2018 and “Tosca” in 2019. Through his friendship with Carlo Doglioni Majer, he has been a part of Rhea’s world for many years.
True sustainability comes from listening
Simona Ghizzoni is a photographer and women's rights activist. Her works are rooted in personal experience, which she reformulates and interprets through photography and videos. Photography involves the desire to listen and share knowledge, a propensity for dialogue that sparked an instant and mutual affinity between Simona and Rhea.
Creativity and innovative experimentation
Davide Scabin, an award-winning chef at Combal.Zero in Rivoli, is one of the world’s most admired Italian chefs. Renowned for his creativity and innovative experimentation, he was enlisted to create “space food” for astronauts in 2013.
highlights
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