
Effective 24 January 2022, Roberto Monti will join Arper’s Board of Directors and take on the role of CEO.
In Arper, Roberto Monti will lead the definition and development of the company’s strategic growth plans.
The Swedish manager, a dynamic leader with a multicultural and international background, arrives in Arper after a consolidated experience in the world of furniture and retail, gained through a successful professional experience in IKEA. Here, from 1990 to 2017, he held positions of increasing responsibility in leadership roles, as a member of the global management group.
From 2014 to 2017, he was President of IKEA Concept, where he led the development of the Brand Concept and its implementation in retail stores worldwide.
From 2010 to 2014, he was President of IKEA South East Europe, the group’s largest market.
From 2004 to 2010, he was CEO & Country Manager of Ikea Italia.
Currently senior advisor & board member for corporate and non-profit organizations, Roberto Monti is a member of the Board of Directors of ITAB Group and AIDAF, Associazione Italiana Imprese Familiari and Founding Director of the “Respect & Dialogue” program, an initiative that promotes active dialogue for the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Roberto Monti takes over as CEO of Arper after joining the Group’s Advisory Board in 2021.
With his arrival, Arper intends to further strengthen its competitiveness, by focusing on its international vision that puts people and the environment at the center of the company’s system.
Monti says: “In Arper, we will work to build a medium and long-term international business strategy that will draw inspiration from the project “designing the world we live in”. It will therefore focus on people who experience living spaces, on their needs and their feelings towards the ongoing change, with the intention of including sustainability as integral part of our journey.”
“I am very pleased that Roberto accepted our invitation to join the Arper team”, says Claudio Feltrin, President and current CEO of Arper, “he shares our company’s values and perfectly interprets its culture and ambition to evolve and continue to be a cutting- edge company.”
About Arper:
Arper is a leading Italian company that creates chairs, tables, and furnishings for community, work and home.
Arper was founded in 1989 as an evolution of a leather artisan enterprise launched by the Feltrin family in the 1980s. The company, created by the father Luigi (President of Honour until his passing in 2020), together with his sons Mauro and Claudio (the latter current President), distinguished itself right from the start for its innovative products and state of the art processes, as well as for its international approach.
The strong drive to succeed in the international markets, which has distinguished the company since its inception, has led to an expansion of sales in the US, the Middle East and the Far East. Currently, foreign countries account for roughly 90% of the total turnover.
Arper has two main production facilities, one in Italy, at its headquarters in Monastier di Treviso, and one in the US, at High Point, North Carolina. Arper is also distributed in 90 countries through an extensive network of dealers and agents.
The company has 12 showrooms, based in major world capitals. Of these, six are the headquarters of the Group’s subsidiaries. Three branches and two meeting hubs complete the list. All Arper spaces are considered brand’s ambassadors and are used as meeting spaces for local design communities.
Despite the recent pandemic event and consequent contraction in volumes that hit the entire contract segment worldwide, Arper has safeguarded its profitability and continues to invest in ambitious projects, which are strategic for company and brand growth. These include the Arper Design Lab 34 project, a 1400sqm area located on the Arper HQ premises, dedicated to design and creativity. A facility which thanks to specific services, further enhances the definition, design, development and market launch of new collections. Arper Design Lab 34 is named after Luigi Fetrin (1934 – 2020), the father of Claudio and Mauro Feltrin and together with them, the co-founder of Arper.