Francesca Bortolotto Possati

Francesca Bortolotto Possati
Bortolotto Possati on a balcony of the Villa F. (2012)
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, author, interior designer, hotelier

Francesca Bortolotto Possati is an Italian entrepreneur, author, interior designer, philanthropist and hotelier. She is the chief executive officer of the Bauer Hotel group in Venice, and the granddaughter of Arnaldo Bennati, a Ligurian shipbuilder who purchased the Bauer Hotel in 1930.[1] She was the only female CEO in the city of Venice as of 2008.[2]

Biography

Bortolotto Possati was raised in Venice, and moved to the United States in 1982 with her then-husband, Marco Possati.[2] During her time in the U.S., she earned two degrees in English.[3] Following her studies, she settled in New York for a time, where she became an independent consultant for interior designers and decorators.[4]

Upon her return to Venice in the late 1990s, she started a real estate agency, but soon after took control of the family estates at the Bauer Hotel.[5]

Bortolotto Possati is a member of the board of Save Venice Inc.[6] and of the board of Altagamma,[7][8] and sponsored the Zuecca Project Space, a non-profit area on the Giudecca island that hosts art exhibitions and events.[9] She owns high-end real estate in Venice, a winery, and a dairy company.[2]

She has published a recipe book, Celebrate in Venice, co-authored by Csaba dalla Zorza.[10]

Personal life

Bortolotto Possati divorced from her husband, Marco Possati, in 1993;[2] she remains unmarried. She has two children, Alessandro and Olimpia.[2][11]

References

  1. ^ "Ancestral Legacy" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Bauers Venezia. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Managing in Venice". Forbes. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ Behr, Alan (1 November 2007). "The Robb Report 100 Hotels: Venice Bauer Il Palazzo". Robb Report. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Francesca Bortolotto Possati | Hotelier - Venice". www.culturedivine.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. ^ Fiori, Pamela. "Style Compass: Francesca Bortolotto Possati". 1stdibs. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. ^ "About Us – Board of Directors". Save Venice Inc. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Structure" Archived 26 June 2014 at archive.today. Altagamma. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Profile" Archived 26 June 2014 at archive.today. Altagamma. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  9. ^ "About: Zuecca Project Space" Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Zuecca Project Space. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Francesca Bortolotto Possati's Book Launch Party". Tatler. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  11. ^ Hainey, Michael (October 2010). "The World of Francesca Bortolotto Possati" Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Departures. Retrieved 23 June 2014.