About
Kappa® is the sportswear brand dedicated to active and dynamic people who, when practising sports, need a technical and functional clothing with a modern, engaging and coloured style. Kappa® collections include sports footwear and accessories designed to guarantee the best performance.
The history – The Kappa® brand, featuring the Omini logo, was created in 1978 when Marco Boglione, young Sales and Marketing Manager at Maglificio Calzificio Torinese, convinced Maurizio Vitale – company CEO – to create a B.U. dedicated to sports from growing Robe di Kappa®.
In 1979 Kappa® (Robe di Kappa Sport at the time) sponsored for the first time in Italy a famous football team, Juventus.
The brand gained popularity at world level five years later, during the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984, when U.S. athletes wore Kappa® sportswear.
Today Kappa® is a a global sponsor of important football, basketball, volleyball, rally, ski, golf, fencing and martial arts teams, as well as of many sports federations, above all in Italy.
Details
- Tagline:
- The Omini logo brand known around the world
- Industry:
- Apparel Manufacturing
- Company size:
- 201-500
- Headquarters:
- Torino
- Piemonte
- Org type:
- Public Company
- Follower count:
- 14339
- Employee count:
- 378