Brondi’s privately owned group — which is specialized in the creation, production, marketing and distribution of beauty brands across fragrances, makeup, skin care and hair care — gradually secured prime licenses for the likes of Tommy Hilfiger, Zegna and Elie Saab. It also launched buzzy brands like Florence by Mills by Millie Bobby Brown and Blake Brown by Blake Lively. Yet he defined 2026 as “a year of consolidation, as it’s the first time we decided not to integrate new brands in the group. Corrado Brondi Federica Santeusanio/Courtesy of Give Back BeautyTo be sure, Brondi has more than 25 years of experience in finance, luxury and beauty. In 2000, Brondi founded Selective Beauty in Paris, a fragrance distribution and licensing company that developed strategic partnerships with brands including Burberry, Bulgari and Jimmy Choo.