Natalie Massenet

Natalie Massenet
Born	Natalie Sara Massenet May 13, 1965 (1965-05-13) (age 46) Los Angeles
Occupation	CEO of Net-a-Porter
Known for	founder of the shopping website Net-a-Porter
Spouse	Arnaud Massenet
Children	Isabella, Ava
Parents	Robert L Rooney (d.2003[1]) and Barbara F. Rooney (nee Jones)

Natalie Sara Massenet was born in Los Angeles in May 1965, the daughter of Bob Rooney (an American journalist) and Barbara Jones (a model for Chanel). She spent her early childhood in Paris before moving back to Los Angeles in 1976 with her father.^[2] In 1997 she met her husband, Arnaud Massenet (an investment banker) at the Notting Hill Carnival. A month later, she moved from LA to be with him.^[3]

Career

Natalie Massenet started working as a fashion editor at Women's Wear Daily in 1993 (aged 27) and later in 1996 at The Tatler. She left there in 1998 to go freelance and started up Net-a-Porter. In April 2010 she sold her share of Net-a-Porter to Swiss luxury goods group Richemont for an estimated £50m. She remains as Net-a-Porter's executive chairman, and it is understood that she will reinvest £15m back into the business alongside Richemont.^[4] In June 2010 she announced that she was starting up a similar website for men, entitled 'Mr Porter'.^[5]

1. ^ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117884997
2. ^ The Telegraph 2007 article
3. ^ Vogue Biography of Natalie Massenet
4. ^ The Guardian - Natalie Massenet sells Net-a-Porter stake to Richemont
5. ^ Business of Fashion - Natalie Massenet on the story behind Mr Porter

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Name	Massenet, Natalie
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Date of birth	1965-05-13
Place of birth	Los Angeles
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