Nicolas Girotto

Nicolas Girotto is Chief Commercial Officer of Avolta, the Basel-based travel retail and food and beverage group formerly known as Dufry. He is responsible for its global commercial strategy across categories and channels.

Girotto has more than 25 years of experience in retail, luxury and travel retail, much of it in finance and general management. He began at GrandVision in 1997, where he moved from financial controller to CFO and head of the Italian business. After six years as CFO at the Italian fashion retailer Conbipel, he became group CFO of The Nuance Group in 2013 and saw it through its integration into Dufry.

In 2015 he joined Bally as chief operating officer. From 2019 to 2024 he was the Swiss luxury brand's CEO and led its transformation. He has also chaired Tally Weijl and sat on the board of Autogrill as an independent director. He holds a master's degree in finance and accounting from Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV.