Franzo Grande Stevens
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Franzo Grande Stevens is an Italian lawyer, who has been the president of Juventus FC football club from 2003 to 2006.
, he is the grandson of tycoon Franzo Grande.
After graduating in law at the Federico II University in Naples
, he moved to Turin
, where it became a consultant of Gianni Agnelli
, the president of Fiat
. He also held positions in several large Italian companies, such as Toro Assicurazioni, and was also the president of the Order of the Italian Lawyers and the vice-president of Fiat.
In 2003 he succeeded Vittorio Caissotti di Chiusano as president of Juventus FC, the Fiat-owned football
club in Turin. He held the position until 2006, when he was replaced by Giovanni Cobolli Gigli
. In 2009 he was prosecuted for market manipulation
in the equity swap of Ifi-Ifil (now Exor), the Fiat financial company.
Biography
Born at Avola, in eastern SicilySicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
, he is the grandson of tycoon Franzo Grande.
After graduating in law at the Federico II University in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, he moved to Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, where it became a consultant of Gianni Agnelli
Gianni Agnelli
Giovanni Agnelli , better known as Gianni Agnelli , was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce, and 16.5% of its industrial investment in research...
, the president of Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
. He also held positions in several large Italian companies, such as Toro Assicurazioni, and was also the president of the Order of the Italian Lawyers and the vice-president of Fiat.
In 2003 he succeeded Vittorio Caissotti di Chiusano as president of Juventus FC, the Fiat-owned football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club in Turin. He held the position until 2006, when he was replaced by Giovanni Cobolli Gigli
Giovanni Cobolli Gigli
Giovanni Cobolli Gigli is the former president of Juventus Football Club. He has a business degree from Bocconi University. After starting out working in marketing for a multinational pharmaceutical company, in 1973 he joined Turin company IFI S.p.A.In September 1980, he became the executive...
. In 2009 he was prosecuted for market manipulation
Market manipulation
Market manipulation describes a deliberate attempt to interfere with the free and fair operation of the market and create artificial, false or misleading appearances with respect to the price of, or market for, a security, commodity or currency...
in the equity swap of Ifi-Ifil (now Exor), the Fiat financial company.
Sources
- Page about Exor, speaking of Grande Stevens and Gianluigi Gabetti, both involved in the Ifi-Ifil scandal