A snapshot of Salvatore Ferragamo in 2010 — 83 years old, family-controlled, headquartered in Florence, and under CEO Michele Norsa since 2006. Asian expansion, the post-crisis recovery, and the ongoing third-generation transition.
Nine months out of Chapter 11, GM is the test case for whether the "new GM" framing survives a NHTSA-led safety era. The March 2010 Cobalt power-steering recall covered 1.3 million vehicles. The Toyota recall hearings were running parallel. The communications stakes were the bailout itself.
No American company has done more, over a sustained period, to rebuild its reputation at scale than Walmart. The 2005 Lee Scott reset, the sustained sustainability commitments, the operational benefits, the post-Katrina response, and the corporate affairs discipline under Leslie Dach. The Mike Duke succession this year continues the broader trajectory.
