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Company type | Società per azioni |
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BIT: GEO | |
Industry |
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Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | , Italy |
Key people | Mario Moretti Polegato (founder and Chairman), Livio Libralesso (CEO) |
Products | Footwear, clothing |
Revenue | €534.9 million (2020)[1] |
€-111.0 million (2020)[1] | |
€-128.2 million (2020)[1] | |
Total assets | €..... million (end 2020)[1] |
Total equity | €..... million (end 2020)[1] |
Number of employees | 4,458 (end 2020)[1] |
Subsidiaries | Diadora |
Website | www.geox.com |
Geox is an Italian brand of shoe and clothing manufactured with waterproof/breathable fabrics.
The company was founded in 1995 by Mario Polegato.[2]
In 2009, Geox agreed with Italian sportswear company Diadora to have Polegato buy its assets through his family's investment arm, LIR.[3]
On September 8, 2020, Geox filed for bankruptcy in Canada.[4]
Production sites are in China, Indonesia and Vietnam.
In July 2021, Geox announced the closure of its Vranje plant in Serbia, which had been opened in 2015. The closure led to the loss of 1,200 jobs.[5]