Historical directors
Confindustria
1910
1934
Gino Olivetti
Born in Urbino in 1880
Law degree
Stay in Britain, France and Germany
He studied in depth the issues of business associations and industrial relations, as well as the theories of the American engineer Frederick Taylor on the rationalisation of work processes
Secretary of the Industrial League of Turin in 1906
Director General of Confindustria from 22 May 1910 until 1 January 1934
Elected as a Member of Parliament in the 25th legislature (1915-1919), he was reappointed to his post in the following three legislatures
1936
1943
John Balella
Born in Ravenna on 12 July 1893
Bachelor's degree in business and economics
Lecturer in labour law at the University of Rome and director of the Postgraduate School of Corporate Studies at the University of Florence
President of the Milan Development Company participates in the administration of several industrial and insurance companies
Member of the CNEL in the post-war years
His activity in Confindustria, started in 1919 and continued uninterruptedly until 1943
From 1919 to 1933, collaborator of Gino Olivetti on labour problems; from 1934 to 1935, director of labour services; general manager from 15 February 1936 to 30 April 1943; president of Confindustria from 30 April to 25 July 1943
1946
1970
Mario Morelli
Born in Naples in 1913
Law degree
Worked in the Confederation's economic policy office from February 1938 to May 1944
In the latter period, he is in charge of the settlement files concerning personnel, ordinary administrative affairs and assets
He was reinstated in the new Confederation in September 1944
He was appointed Deputy Secretary General of the Confederation in 1945
In 1946, he became Secretary General of the reborn Confederation, a position he held until 1970.
It also represents the industrial system in the main external institutional bodies (National Productivity Committee, National Economic and Labour Council, etc.).
1970
1976
Franco Mattei
Born in Savona in 1919
Bachelor's degree in business and economics
Head of Edison's research office from 1943 to 1954
Deputy Secretary for Economic Policy at Confindustria from 1954 to 1970, Director General until 1976
In 1980, he became a member of the Executive Board and finally Vice-President for Economic Relations
President of the Industry Commission of the Cnel representing private enterprise
Director and member of the ABI Executive Committee
Vice-president of the Italian Banking Institute, Pirelli and Montedison
President of Cotonificio Cantoni and Gemina
Director of numerous industrial and financial companies
Editor of 'Rivista di politica economica' since 1958
President of the Luigi Einaudi Foundation for Political and Economic Studies and the Research and Documentation Centre
1976
1980
Paolo Savona
Born in Cagliari in 1936
Degree in economics and business
Full Professor of Economic Policy at the Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome and of Economic Geopolitics at the Scuola Superiore della Pubblica Amministrazione in Rome
Current assignments: Head of the Department for Community Policies
Postgraduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
Specialisation at the Special Studies Section of the Washington Federal Reserve
He began his career at the Study Service of the Bank of Italy where he became director
Director General of Confindustria from 1976 to 1980
President of Credito Industriale Sardo
Secretary General for Economic Planning at the Ministry of the Budget
General Manager and then Managing Director of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
Minister of Industry in the Ciampi government
Chairman of the Scientific Committee of Nemetria
Chairman of Impregilo
Chairman of Gemina
Vice President of Aeroporti di Roma
1980
1984
Alfredo Solustri
Born in Rome in 1926
Degree in Pure Mathematics from the University of Pisa
Current positions: Honorary chairman Italconsult
He took the first steps of his career in the banking sector
Recruited into Confindustria in 1958
Central Director of Economic Relations of Confindustria in 1970
Co-General Manager of Confindustria in 1976
He served as Vice President of CNEL
General Consultant Italcementi Group
1984
1990
Paolo Annibaldi
Born in Iesi (AN) in 1938
Law degree
He joined Fiat in 1967 where he was in charge of union relations at the Mirafiori car plant. He subsequently assumed positions of responsibility in personnel management at the Stura plant
In 1972 Head of Industrial Relations first for the Fiat Auto plants in Turin and province, then for the entire Fiat group
Central Director for Trade Union Relations of Confindustria since 1976
Deputy Director General of Confindustria in 1979
Director General of Confindustria from 1984 to 1991
President of Fiat Iberica since 1991
Head of Fiat Headquarters in Rome since 1993 and of the Fiat delegation for Europe since 1995
Head of the Fiat Group's External Relations and Communications Department since 1997 and Vice President of Assolombarda and Unione Industriale di Torino
In 2001 President Fiat ICS (Information Communication Service)
Commissioner Ancona Port Authority in 2004-2005
CNEL councillor in the 5th councillorship
1990
2000
Innocent Cipolletta
Degree in actuarial statistics
Current assignments:
Chairman of UBS Corporate Finance Italia S.p.A. since June 2002, Chairman of the University of Trento since March 2003, Chairman of Il Sole 24 Ore since September 2004
He has also held official and managerial positions at the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) and ISCO (National Institute for the Study of the Economy)
He was General Director of Confindustria (from 1990 to 2000) and President of Marzotto SpA (from 2000 to 2003)
As a university lecturer, he has held teaching positions at La Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Statistical Sciences, LUISS - Guido Carli University of Rome, Cesare Alfieri University of Florence and the University of Reggio Calabria
He was a member of the National Economic and Labour Council, the LUISS Board of Directors and the ISAE (Institute of Economic Studies and Analysis)
He is a publicist and economic commentator for daily newspapers and has authored numerous scientific articles and books
He is scientific head of the North East Foundation, co-chairman of the Transpadana Promoting Committee, member of the European Advisory Board of Coca Cola and member of the Observatory for the Monitoring of Industrial Activities at the Ministry of Productive Activities
He is a member of moral bodies such as the Italian Society of Statistics, the Italian Society of Economists, the Italian Society of Economics, Demography and Statistics, the Adriano Olivetti Institute of Studies for Economic and Business Management (ISTAO) and the Institute of International Affairs (IAI)
He is a director of Ericsson Italia S.p.A., BIESSE S.p.A., Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA, Air Dolomiti S.p.A., Gius. Laterza & Figli SpA, Artemide Group S.p.A., Serono Italia S.p.A., Polo Tecnologico Romano S.p.A.
He is a Knight of the Grand Cross
2000
2004
Stefano Parisi
Born in Rome in 1956
Degree in economics and business
Current positions: Managing Director and General Manager FASTWEB S.p.A.
Secretary General of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in 1994
Head of the Department for Economic Affairs of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers from 1992 to 1997
General Director of the Municipality of Milan since 1997
Lecturer in 'Italian Economic Policy in the 1980s and 1990s' and 'Regulation of Public Utilities' at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Milan (1996 - 1999)
General Manager Confindustria from 2000 to 2004
Managing Director and General Manager FASTWEB S.p.A. since 2004
2004
2009
Maurizio Beretta
Born in Milan in 1955
Professional journalist since 1980
He did his internship at the ASCA news agency, then worked at RAI for over 20 years
At TG1 he was editor, special correspondent, chief editor for economic and trade union information and then deputy director
After his experience in television news, he was appointed Director of Institutional and International Relations at RAI
He then assumed the position of Director of Division One, with responsibility for the budgets and schedules of Rai 1, Rai 2, Tg1, Tg2 and Rai Sport
In 2000, he was appointed director of RAI UNO
In June 2001 he joined Fiat as Director of External Relations and Communication
In 2003, he became Director of Institutional and International Relations of the group
He was President of the Fiat MediaCenter and Director of the UPA
2009
2012
Giampaolo Galli
Born in Milan on 13 March 1951, he graduated with honours in Political Economics from Milan's Bocconi University in 1975.
He received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1980 from MIT (Cambridge, Ma.), where he did research with Franco Modigliani and Robert Solow on risk theory and financial systems. In 1979, he did research at the International Monetary Fund, Washington.
Between 1980 and 1992 at the Study Service of the Bank of Italy, he worked on the money market, econometric research and economic forecasting. From 1992 to 1995, as head of the International Department of the Study Service, he worked on international monetary relations, within the Sme and with other major areas, and represented the Bank of Italy in various international bodies, including: European Union Monetary Committee, OECD Economic Policy Committee, G10 Committee of Substitutes.
From March 1995 to February 2003 he was Chief Economist of Confindustria.
From March 2003 to January 2009, he was Director General of ANIA, the National Association of Insurance Companies.
Between 1995 and 2003, he was: a member of the National Institute of Economic Research (London); an advisor to the Committee on Monetary and Financial Affairs of the European Parliament on European monetary policy issues; a member of the Emu Monitor in Frankfurt (with P. Artus, E. Bomhoff, M. Neumann and J. Von Hagen); and a member of the Economic Advisory Group of the President of the European Commission.
He was a lecturer in Econometrics, Monetary Policy and Economic Policy at Bocconi University in Milan, La Sapienza University in Rome and Luiss-Guido Carli University.
He is the author of numerous articles in newspapers and scientific journals.
2012
2020
Marcella Panucci
She graduated in Law with honours in 1994 from the Luiss-Guido Carli University.
In 1999, he furthered his studies at the University College of London in the research programme 'The Role of Economics in EC Competition Law'.
In 2004 she obtained her PhD in "Discipline of Freedom of Competition" at the University of Perugia. From 2015 to 2018 she was an adjunct professor of "Comparative Corporate Governance" and since 2018 she has been an adjunct professor of "Public Law of Economics" at the Department of Law of the Luiss - Guido Carli University.Â
His professional career at Confindustria began in 1995 and continued until 2011, interspersed with an experience at the European Commission's Competition Directorate-General in Brussels.
He has represented Confindustria in many national and international institutional fora, participating in committees and commissions set up by, among others, the Ministries of PA and Simplification, Economy and Finance, Justice, the Italian Stock Exchange, the OECD and BusinessEurope.
From November 2011 to July 2012, she was Head of the Technical Secretariat and Economic Advisor to Justice Minister Paola Severino.
She is the author of publications in the field of business law.
2020
2023
Francesca Mariotti
Since 17 July 2020 Director General of Confindustria, where, since 2014, he has also been Director of the Fiscal Policy Area.
Lawyer and auditor, she graduated in Law at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza'. She completed her education by earning a Master's degree in Tax Law at the Scuola Superiore dell'Economia e delle Finanze 'E. Vanoni' and Istituto di Studi Economici e Giuridici. Over the years, he honed his managerial skills by attending the Senior Management Program at SDA Bocconi School of Management, as well as structured courses for the training of independent directors in listed companies, at Assogestioni and Nedcommunity.
He is a member of the Corporate Governance Committee of Borsa Italiana and the Committee for Market Operators and Investors (COMI) of CONSOB.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of I.W.S. S.p.A, he is a member of the Assembly of the Supplementary Healthcare Fund (FASI) and of the pension fund for industrial managers PREVINDAI.
He is also a Board Member of the Organismo Italiano di Contabilità (OIC) and a Board Member of the Giuseppina MAI Foundation.
From 2018 to 2021, she was an independent Director of Mediaset S.p.A. and a member of the Governance and Appointments Committee and the Remuneration Committee.
From 2018 to 2021, he served as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Giovanni Treccani and as a member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of companies in the General Electric Healthcare group.
During her career, she has gained important professional experience in the tax and accounting fields, which saw her work with KPMG and Federcasse from 2000 to 2007.
Since 2007, he has represented Confindustria in many institutional fora, both at national level, participating in commissions set up by the Ministries of Economy and Finance, Community Policies, Economic Development and OIC, and at international level, at the OECD and BusinessEurope.Â
He has collaborated with some of Italy's most prestigious universities and with the National Council of Engineers on issues related to the 'Industry 4.0' plan; as well as with the National Council of Accountants and Bookkeepers on the definition of guidelines harmonising accounting recommendations with tax regulations.
He is a member of the scientific teaching committee that set up the 'Master in Real Estate Taxation' at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' and of the Advisory Board that established the 'Master in Tax Law Accounting and Tax Planning' at the LUISS Business School.
Member of WCD - Women Corporate Directors Foundation, the largest global organisation and community of women with roles on Boards of Directors and of Nedcommunity the Italian association of non-executive and independent directors.
She is the author of several articles and monographs on tax matters.
2023
2024
Raffaele Langella
He graduated in Economics at the Federico II University in Naples.
After an experience at the Italian Representation in Geneva (WTO), from 2002 to 2006 he served as First Secretary-Commercial Counsellor at the Italian Embassy in New Delhi; from 2009 to 2013 he was Counsellor-First Press Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the EU.
From 2013 to 2017, he worked in the Office of the Diplomatic Adviser at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (since 2015 as Deputy Diplomatic Adviser).
From 2017 to 2021, he was Ambassador to Singapore.
From
2024
Maurizio Tarquini
Born in Rome in 1959.
After graduating in Statistical and Demographic Sciences, he obtained a PhD in Mathematical, Economic and Statistical Analysis of Social Phenomena from the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza'.
In the following years, as an adjunct professor, he taught various disciplines at various universities, including: La Sapienza, Siena and Lecce.Â
From 2001 to 2003, he was Deputy General Manager of Sole 24 Ore and Director of the Knowledge Area.
Between 2003 and 2006 he joined the Telecom Italia HR Board as Strategic Resource and Managing Director of Tils - a Group company. During the period he also held the positions of Managing Director of Luiss Management S.p.A. and Director of the Project Activities Area, Head of the Research Centres of Luiss Guido Carli University. During the period, he also held the position of President of Fondimpresa Lazio.
In 2007, he founded the company Piazza Copernico srl.
From 2008 to 2024 he was Director General of Unindustria, the Union of Industrialists and Enterprises of Rome, Frosinone, Latina, Rieti and Viterbo.
Between 2010 and 2017 he joined the Board of the Rome Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors of the Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Board of Directors of ICC Italia - International Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Directors of FASI - Fondo Assistenza Sanitaria Integrativa.
From 2011 to 2014, he was Vice President of the Consortium for Industrial Development Roma Latina.
In 2015, he became Managing Director of the company Unindustria Partecipazioni srl.
From 2021 to 2024, he is a Board Member of the Lazio Industrial Consortium.
In 2022 he joined the Scientific Committee of AGENS - Confederal Agency for Transport and Services.
He has been a member of the Advisory Board of the UCBM Academy since 2024.
He has been Director General of Confindustria since 2024.
