53 Italian chief executives

Admiro (Miro) Allione was an Italian executive who has been serving as managing director of STET and founder, President and CEO of Stream

Marco Alverà is an Italian businessman and CEO of Snam since April 2016.

Maurizio Arrivabene is a former team principal of the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team. Arrivabene was appointed team principal in November 2014, replacing Marco Mattiacci and was replaced by Mattia Binotto in January 2019. Currently, Arrivabene is the CEO of the Italian football team Juventus.

Roberto Ascione is an Italian entrepreneur and global thought leader in the field of digital health. He was founder of Healthware International, and on September 28, 2016, he was named as the Top Global Industry Leader by Health 2.0 organization.

Bruno Barbieri is an Italian chef, restaurateur, writer and television personality.

Marco Bassetti is an Italian manager and entrepreneur, with a degree in Social and Political Sciences.

Catia Bastioli, is an Italian chemist, researcher, and entrepreneur, who from an early age was highly interested in chemistry and the natural world. Her first experience in the sector began when she became a researcher with the largest chemical group in Italy, Montedison Group. There she helped found the research center that would later become Novamont. It was there that she decided to devote her efforts to experimenting with eco-friendly materials, beginning with bioplastics. During her long and prolific career as a researcher, she has published 44 papers and is listed as an inventor on 159 patents.

Gianfranco Battisti is an Italian corporate executive. Since 31 July 2018, he has been chief executive officer and general manager of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A..

Francesca Bortolotto Possati is an Italian entrepreneur, author, interior designer, philanthropist and hotelier.

Stefano Buono is an Italian physicist, Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Advanced Accelerator Applications, a company he founded in 2002 to develop a patent from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in the radioisotope production field.

Antonino Cannavacciuolo is an Italian chef, restaurateur, writer and television personality.

Davide Carlo Caparini is an Italian politician and entrepreneur.

Cav. Fulvio Conti is an Italian financier.

Fabrizio D'Aloia is an Italian engineer, founder of Microgame.

Luigi De Falco, better known as Cuore Matto, is an Italian businessman. He serves as the Chairman of the group H2biz.

Diego Della Valle is the chairman of the Italian leather goods company Tod's.

Claudio Descalzi is an Italian businessman, CEO of Eni since May 2014.

Luca Desiata is an Italian manager, Latinist and art curator. He was the CEO of SOGIN between 2016 and 2019. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the magazine of Latin crosswords Hebdomada Aenigmatum and of the magazine of crosswords in Ancient Greek Onomata Kechiasmena. He is the curator of the Corporate Art Awards.

Natale Farinetti, known as Oscar, is an Italian businessman and investor. Farinetti was the owner of the high-end Italian food mall chain Eataly and founder of the consumer electronics chain UniEuro.

Elena Favilli is a bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur and liberal feminist leader.

Fabio Gallia is General Manager of Fincantieri S.p.a from September 2020. From July 2015 to July 2018, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). He was also held the post of Vice Chairman of Italian Strategic Fund from 10 September 2015 to March 2016, a fund that was managed by CDP.

Fabio Gattari was born in Tolentino in 1958. He is the Director of Etere Pte. Ltd., formerly known as SIS, which he founded together with Fabio Mazzocchetti in 1987. In its beginnings, Etere was the first Italian company to produce television and radio software for scheduling and automation. Gattari is also a Software Analyst and Systems Planner.

Gabriele Galateri di Genola is the Generali Group Chairman. He is the former the Chairman of the Board of Telecom Italia, CEO of Fiat and former Chairman of Mediobanca

Federico Ghizzoni was the CEO of Italian bank UniCredit, as well as the COO of Koç Financial Services. He has been CEO at UniCredit since September 2010 till 24 May 2016 and has a distinguished career at the company, spanning more than 30 years.

Riccardo Giraudi is the CEO of Giraudi Group.

Andrea Guerra is an Italian businessman.

Max Kibardin is an artist, fashion designer and creative director based in Lugano, Switzerland.

Dominik Knoll is a real estate investor. He was the CEO of the World Trade Center New Orleans from May 2010 to December 2016.

Guerrino De Luca is the chairman of Logitech's board of directors. He served as President and CEO from 1998 to 2008.

Veronica Mainetti is an environmental activist, sustainable developer, conceptual photographer and artist who lives and works in the USA, President of Sorgente Group of America. In July 2015, she was named by the New York Post as one of the 20 most influential people in New York real estate, in December 2015 in the New York Haute 100 by Haute Living, and ranked two years in a row in the Power 100 by the Commercial Observer.

Vincenzo Maranghi was an Italian magnate, private banker and the CEO of Mediobanca.

Antonio Matarrese is an Italian sports manager for football. He is known for having owned A.S. Bari for almost 20 years.

Luca de Meo is currently the CEO of Renault.

Angela Missoni is the creative director and president of Missoni S.p.A. Since 1997 she has run the company when she took over from her parents Rosita and Ottavio Missoni their knitwear business. She has since transformed the company into a fashion giant, featuring evening wear, swimwear, tailoring and more, developing a reputation for keeping the Missoni design company fresh and relevant for 60+ years. Missoni is well known as a supporter of human rights and women's issues.

Barbara Morgante is the CEO of the Italian railway company Trenitalia, since 21 December 2015. She previously worked as business counselor and then she worked as marketing advisor. She started to work for Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane in 1995.

Alberto Nagel is an Italian businessman, CEO of Mediobanca since 2008.

Fernando Napolitano is an Italian businessman and the president and CEO of the Italian Business & Investment Initiative (IB&II).

Andrea Orcel is an Italian investment banker who most recently served as the president of UBS Investment Bank from November 2014 to September 2018. He was slated to succeed José Antonio Alvarez as chief executive of Banco Santander from September 2018 to January 2019. Since early 2020, Orcel has been linked to taking over as CEO at a variety of financial institutions including starting his own boutique investment bank.

Giuseppe Orsi is an Italian engineer, businessman, and corporate executive. He had a long career at Finmeccanica, Italy's leading high-technology group, and in November 2011 was appointed its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.

Davide Padoa is the CEO of Design International and graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Milan. Padoa finalized his architectural studies in California at the University of Pomona and after his graduation as architect in the USA and Italy, Padoa moved to the U.K. and then to Indonesia, where he worked as design director in one of the largest engineering and architecture practices. During that period, he lectured architecture at the Trisakty University and established an international relationship between the Indonesian and Italian governments for large regeneration projects.

Fabrizio Palermo was born in Perugia on 5 February 1971. He was Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Cassa depositi e prestiti S.p.A. (CDP) until May 31, 2021.

Corrado Passera is an Italian manager and banker who has held numerous executive-level positions in various industrial and financial sectors and served as minister of economic development and infrastructure and transport in the Mario Monti Cabinet.

Stefano Pessina is an Italian-Monegasque billionaire businessman; he is the executive chairman and largest single shareholder of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Roberto Pontremoli is an Italian insurance executive. From 1993 to 1999, he was CEO of the Istituto Nazionale delle Assicurazioni (INA), and in 1994, founded the Rotary International club of Milan.

Andrea Radrizzani is an Italian businessman and the majority owner of Premier League football club Leeds United. He is also the chairman and founder of the sports broadcasting group Eleven Sports.

Elisabetta Ripa is an Italian businesswoman, CEO of Open Fiber since January 2018 and Advisory board of IAB Italia, a consultative body established to promote digital culture. As a successful Manager, Forbes included her among the 100 most successful Italian women in 2019.

Stefano Rosso is the co-founder and CEO of D-CAVE, a lifestyle platform for the gaming community. He is also board member of OTB Group, the parent company of the fashion brands Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor & Rolf, Staff International and Brave Kid. He is also President of L.R. Vicenza. He is also the cofounder of the Red Room Party.

Paolo Scaroni, born on 28 November 1946 in Vicenza, Italy, is an Italian businessman and the chairman of A.C. Milan and the former chief executive officer of Italian energy company Eni.

Riccardo Silva is an Italian businessman and investor. He is owner of Silva International Investments, which has investments in a range of companies across media, sports, entertainment, art, and real estate. He is also the president and co-owner of Miami FC, owner of the Silva family art collection, and previously served as CEO of the Milan Channel.

Francesco Starace is an Italian business executive and the CEO and general manager of Enel Group.

Guenther Steiner is an Italian motorsport engineer and team manager. He is the current team principal of the Haas Formula One Team, and the previous managing director of Jaguar Racing (2001–2003) and technical operations director of its subsequent incarnation, Red Bull Racing.

Umberto Vergine is an Italian businessman. He was appointed chief executive officer of Saipem on 5 December 2012.

Santo Domenico Versace is an Italian businessman and politician who is the president and co-chief executive officer of Gianni Versace SpA, based in Milan, Italy. Since 2008 he has been elected as Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic in the constituency of Calabria. He is a member of the Alliance for Italy political party, formerly being a member of The People of Freedom.