130 YEARS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
When did you start working for Elite ? Officially, it was when I did an internship in 2019, but in actual fact it began with my end-of-study dissertation on the merger of two companies within the group: Strehl, a historic firm of joiners in Lausanne that we had just bought out, and cabinetmakers Savoretti. The merger went through, so my dissertation had a very practical application. That was very satisfying, and motivated me to stay on. What did you study ? I did a university Baccalaureate in Law followed by a Masters in Law and Economics. After my Bachelors, I was keen to broaden my horizons beyond the field of low. That led me to choose a Masters that combined law with economics, which I did with HEC Lausanne business school. Is it fair to say that joining Elite was part of a career plan for you ? Not exactly in those terms. In my case Elite has been part of my life morning, noon and night. I heard about it all day long, and I wasn’t that keen on working in the family business; my mother was also working there at the time, and for me as a young person, beds were not something I paid much attention to. When I was younger I’d go into the workshop and sew cushions and pencil cases with scraps of fabric, just to pass the time. I loved using the sewing machines, it was great fun; but I really didn’t see myself having a career with the company, I wanted to plough my own furrow. When I first began my degree in law, my goal was to become a notary. Before even turning 30, François Pugliese’s daughter Marie is already finding her feet in the company, and just as naturally. We spoke to her, too.
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