Rodolfo De Benedetti (

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, 2 July 1961) is an Italian entrepreneur and company executive, Chairman of the

CIR Group CIR Group (''Compagnie Industriali Riunite'') is an Italian holding company that is active in media, automotive components, and the healthcare sectors. It is listed on the Italian Stock Exchange and is 46% controlled by COFIDE of the De Benedetti ...

(Compagnie Industriali Riunite).

Biography

Rodolfo De Benedetti was born in

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in July 1961, the eldest son of

Carlo De Benedetti Carlo De Benedetti (born 14 November 1934) ''"Sfide perse e vinte: Repubblica-Mondadori"'', ''Gazzetta di Mantova'', 10 March 1998, webpage is an Italian industrialist, engineer, and publisher. He is both an Italian and naturalized Swiss citize ...

and

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. He has two brothers, Marco and Edoardo. In 1982 he graduated from the

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for his bachelor's degree in political economics, and in 1985 he graduated with a law degree. He started working from September 1985 to December 1986 for LODH in Geneva as assistant to the chief executive and, from January 1987 to January 1988, for Shearson Lehman/American Express (New York) as an associate in the merchant banking sector. Having completed this experience abroad, he began working for the family businesses. From January 1988 to March 1989, he was director of international affairs for the family financial holding company COFIDE. From 1990 to 1993, he held the position of general manager of

and, from 1989 to 1995, also of COFIDE. From his entry into the family business, Rodolfo De Benedetti worked on restructuring the

, transforming it into a diversified holding company. Today, the CIR group consists essentially of three industrial businesses: SOGEFI, the international automotive components group that is among the world leaders in the production of engine systems and suspension components;

Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A., formerly known as S.p.A., is an Italian media conglomerate. Founded in 1955, it is based in Turin, Italy, and controlled by the Agnelli family through Exor. The company is known for publishing newspapers ''La Re ...

, one of the main publishing and multimedia groups in Italy; KOS, which is one of the top private operators in the care-home sector in Italy. Since 2014, he has been a shareholder and partner of Decalia, the international asset management company based in Geneva. Rodolfo De Benedetti was previously Chief Executive of

and COFIDE. he is on the Board of Directors of

, SOGEFI and of Decalia Asset Management. In March 2013, his father Carlo De Benedetti transferred control of the group to him and his brothers Marco and Edoardo, free of charge. Following this transfer, in April 2013, Rodolfo De Benedetti was appointed Chairman of COFIDE and of the

Other activities

Corporate boards

* UCB, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2009-2012) *

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, Member of the Board of Directors (2001-2007)

Non-profit organizations

European Round Table of Industrialists The European Round Table for Industry (previously known as the European Round Table of Industrialists), abbreviated ERT, is a cross-sectoral forum and advocacy group in the European Union consisting of some 60 European industrial businesspeople wo ...

(ERT), Member (since 2006)Members

. *

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, Member of the European Advisory Board (since 2006)

Personal life

De Benedetti is married to the writer Emmanuelle de Villepin and has three daughters, Neige, Alix, and Mita.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Benedetti, Rodolfo 1961 births Living people Italian people of Jewish descent Rodolfo