{"id":22030,"date":"2025-12-12T15:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/?post_type=news&p=22030"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:19:22","slug":"confindustria-small-industry-presents-its-new-presidential-team","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/news\/confindustria-small-industry-presents-its-new-presidential-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Confindustria Small Industry: presentation of the new Presidential Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

The newly elected President of Confindustria's Small Industry Association<\/a>, Fausto Bianchi<\/strong>, presented the new Presidential Team that will lead the organisation until 2029. A renewed structure defined not only according to criteria of competence and territorial representation, but also with a strong focus on the transformations that the production system is undergoing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese appointments form a team that combines expertise, vision and a deep focus on local areas and the value of small businesses, with a strong emphasis on growth, which is central to this presidency's programme. I have chosen people who are capable of representing the real needs of businesses and interpreting the challenges and transitions currently underway.<\/strong>, particularly the generational divide, as levers for building the future. We will work together, with a great sense of responsibility, to achieve the goals that our businesses, and the country with them, deserve,\u201d said Bianchi.<\/p>\n

A team focused on growth and representing local areas<\/h2>\n

The new governance is part of the process initiated by the President at the beginning of his term of office, in line with his commitment to strengthening the competitiveness of SMEs, supporting investment and enhancing the role of local areas in innovation and internationalisation processes.<\/p>\n

The nine Vice-Presidents<\/h3>\n

Bianchi has appointed eight vice-presidents, each with strategic responsibilities to support businesses through major economic and industrial transitions:<\/p>\n

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  • Giammaria De Paulis<\/strong> \u2013 People, Training and Skills<\/li>\n
  • Anna Del Sorbo<\/strong> \u2013 The European Union and its relationship with European industry associations<\/li>\n
  • Luca Fiorini<\/strong> \u2013 Regulatory and administrative simplification<\/li>\n
  • Mattia Macellari<\/strong> \u2013 Digital transition, innovation and artificial intelligence<\/li>\n
  • Roberto Marti<\/strong> \u2013 Transport, Logistics and Infrastructure<\/li>\n
  • Fausto Mazzali<\/strong> \u2013 Foreign Markets and International Relations<\/li>\n
  • Christian Ostet<\/strong> \u2013 Association relations and organisation<\/li>\n
  • Filippo Sertorio<\/strong> \u2013 Credit, Finance and Taxation<\/li>\n
  • Barbara Ulcelli<\/strong> - Culture, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The president retained responsibility for Industrial Policy \u2013 Networks and Supply Chains and, on an interim basis, for Culture and Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability.<\/p>\n

    The seven managing directors<\/h3>\n

    The team is completed by seven managing directors, who will oversee strategic areas for the competitiveness of small businesses:<\/p>\n

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    • Roberto Franchina<\/strong> \u2013 Strategic policies for Southern Italy<\/li>\n
    • Gianluca Giordano<\/strong> \u2013 Extraordinary corporate transactions and generational transition<\/li>\n
    • Michele Da Col<\/strong> \u2013 Communication, Marketing and Community<\/li>\n
    • Matteo Assolari<\/strong> \u2013 Business Continuity<\/li>\n
    • Cristiano Dionisi<\/strong> \u2013 Economy of the Sea<\/li>\n
    • Renato Goretta<\/strong> \u2013 Aerospace, Defence and Security<\/li>\n
    • Gianni Tardini<\/strong> \u2013 School\u2013Business Relationship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Governance and outlook<\/h2>\n

      The objective is supporting SMEs in the challenges of growth and productivity, innovation and new markets<\/strong>, promoting the daily commitment of entrepreneurs who represent the backbone of the Italian economy, with a strong focus on further consolidating the link between Viale dell'Astronomia and the territory, a traditional strength of Piccola Industria within the System.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The newly elected President of Confindustria's Small Industry Association, Fausto Bianchi, has presented the new Presidential Team that will lead the organisation until 2029. The new structure has been defined not only according to criteria of competence and territorial representation, but also with a strong focus on the transformations that the production system is undergoing. \u201cThese appointments give shape to a [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":22127,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"in-evidenza":[83],"tag_globale":[119],"tema_globale":[],"tipo_news":[146],"class_list":["post-22030","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","in-evidenza-in-menu-navigazione","tag_globale-piccola-industria","tipo_news-news"],"acf":{"contatti_repeater_news":"","persone_repeater_news":"","colore_fotogallery":"dark","immagini_fotogallery":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/22030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/22030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"in-evidenza","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/in-evidenza?post=22030"},{"taxonomy":"tag_globale","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tag_globale?post=22030"},{"taxonomy":"tema_globale","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tema_globale?post=22030"},{"taxonomy":"tipo_news","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confindustria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipo_news?post=22030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}