[5] During his tenure De Sole guided the brand from near bankruptcy to a luxury conglomerate that included Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, and Sergio Rossi.
[3] In March 2015, De Sole became chairman of the international auction house Sotheby's, working alongside president and CEO, Tad Smith, whose appointment was announced on the same day.
He has previously served as a director of Gap Inc., Telecom Italia, Bausch & Lomb, Delta Airlines, Newell Brands, and Procter & Gamble.
Laura De Sole, Global Product Marketing Vice President at The Estée Lauder Companies, married Benjamin Baccash in 2013.
[9] In the 2021 film House of Gucci, directed by Ridley Scott, De Sole was portrayed by actor Jack Huston.