Marco Tronchetti Provera
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Marco Tronchetti Provera was born in Milan in 1948 and obtained a Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Bocconi University
of Milan in 1971. He entered the Pirelli Group
in 1986 and took operational control of the Group in 1992.
While maintaining his roles in the Pirelli Group, Tronchetti Provera was also Chairman of Italy’s leading financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore
(December 1996 to September 2001), a Board Member of Milan's La Scala
opera house (October 2001 to September 2005) and chairman of Telecom Italia
S.p.A. (September 2001 to September 2006).
At present, he is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pirelli & C. S.p.A., Chairman of Pirelli Tyre S.p.A., and Chairman of holding company CAMFIN which is the major shareholder of Pirelli & C. S.p.A. He is also deputy chairman of the board of directors of Mediobanca SpA
and sits on the boards of publishing group RCS Quotidiani S.p.A., Milan’s Bocconi University, football team F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A
., airline company Alitalia S.p.A., Fondazione Cerba and Eurostazioni S.p.A.. He is member of the executive committee of Italian industrialists’ association Confindustria and also belongs to the International Advisory Board of insurance company Allianz
.
Alongside his corporate roles, he is the Honorary Co-Chairman for the Italian branch of the Council for the United States and Italy and a Member of the Italian Group of the Trilateral Commission. He belongs to the Steering Committee of Assonime, an association of Italian joint-stock companies, and the board of Assolombarda, an association of Milanese industrial and service companies.
Bocconi University
Bocconi University is a private university located in central Milan, beside Parco Ravizza. Bocconi provides undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education, in addition to a range of double degree programs, in the fields of economics, management, finance and law. According to many university...
of Milan in 1971. He entered the Pirelli Group
Pirelli
Pirelli & C. SpA is a diverse multinational company based in Milan, Italy. The company, the world’s fifth largest tyre manufacturer, is present in over 160 countries, has 20 manufacturing sites around the world and a network of around 10,000 distributors and retailers.Founded in Milan in 1872,...
in 1986 and took operational control of the Group in 1992.
While maintaining his roles in the Pirelli Group, Tronchetti Provera was also Chairman of Italy’s leading financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore
Il Sole 24 Ore
Il Sole 24 Ore is an Italian national daily business newspaper owned by Confindustria, the Italian employers' federation.It was founded on 1965-11-09 as a merger between Il Sole, founded in 1865, and 24 Ore, founded in 1946. The headquarters are in Milan...
(December 1996 to September 2001), a Board Member of Milan's La Scala
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
opera house (October 2001 to September 2005) and chairman of Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia is the largest Italian telecommunications company, also active in the media and manufacturing industries. Now a private concern listed on the Borsa Italiana, it was founded in 1994 by the merger of several state-owned telecommunications companies, the most important of which was...
S.p.A. (September 2001 to September 2006).
At present, he is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pirelli & C. S.p.A., Chairman of Pirelli Tyre S.p.A., and Chairman of holding company CAMFIN which is the major shareholder of Pirelli & C. S.p.A. He is also deputy chairman of the board of directors of Mediobanca SpA
Mediobanca
Mediobanca is an Italian investment bank founded in 1946 at the initiative of Raffaele Mattioli and Enrico Cuccia to facilitate the post-World War II reconstruction of Italian industry.Enrico Cuccia led Mediobanca from 1946 to 1982...
and sits on the boards of publishing group RCS Quotidiani S.p.A., Milan’s Bocconi University, football team F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
., airline company Alitalia S.p.A., Fondazione Cerba and Eurostazioni S.p.A.. He is member of the executive committee of Italian industrialists’ association Confindustria and also belongs to the International Advisory Board of insurance company Allianz
Allianz
SE is a global financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its core business and focus is insurance. As of 2010, it was the world's 12th-largest financial services group and 23rd-largest company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine.Its Allianz Global Investors...
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Alongside his corporate roles, he is the Honorary Co-Chairman for the Italian branch of the Council for the United States and Italy and a Member of the Italian Group of the Trilateral Commission. He belongs to the Steering Committee of Assonime, an association of Italian joint-stock companies, and the board of Assolombarda, an association of Milanese industrial and service companies.