Giovanni Cobolli Gigli
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Giovanni Cobolli Gigli is the former president of Juventus Football Club
. He has a business degree from Bocconi University
. After starting out working in marketing for a multinational pharmaceutical company, in 1973 he joined Turin company IFI
S.p.A.
In September 1980, he became the executive assistant to the CEO of the Fabbri Editorial Group. He became the general manager of that company in 1984 and, as RCS Group became stockholder of the Fabbri Editorial Group, in 1991, he was named CEO of Rizzoli's book sector. In November 1993, he joined the Mondadori publishing group and became CEO of parent company Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., as well as the director of many other companies within the group. In November 1994, he left to become CEO and general manager of the Rinascente Group. He stayed there until July 2005.
In 2003, he became the chairman of Federdistribuzione, and he has also been the deputy chairman and director of Confcommercio, a position he left at the end of 2005. He has also been member of the board of directors of Alpitour (until April 2007) and Auchan (until October 2007) and member of the Directorate and deputy chairman of UPA (Associated Advertising Body). At the moment, he sits on the board of directors of ICE (National Institute for Foreign Trade) and of Federdistribuzione.
In the wake of Calciopoli, Cobolli Gigli became the chairman of the board of Juventus. From 2006 to 2009 he completed the new "triade" along with Jean-Claude Blanc
(GM) and Alessio Secco
(Director of Sport).
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
. He has a business degree from Bocconi University
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...
. After starting out working in marketing for a multinational pharmaceutical company, in 1973 he joined Turin company IFI
IFI
IFI may refer to:* Industrial Fasteners Institute, the Independence, Ohio based trade and standards organization and publisher.* InnerChange Freedom Initiative , a Christian prisoner program...
S.p.A.
In September 1980, he became the executive assistant to the CEO of the Fabbri Editorial Group. He became the general manager of that company in 1984 and, as RCS Group became stockholder of the Fabbri Editorial Group, in 1991, he was named CEO of Rizzoli's book sector. In November 1993, he joined the Mondadori publishing group and became CEO of parent company Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., as well as the director of many other companies within the group. In November 1994, he left to become CEO and general manager of the Rinascente Group. He stayed there until July 2005.
In 2003, he became the chairman of Federdistribuzione, and he has also been the deputy chairman and director of Confcommercio, a position he left at the end of 2005. He has also been member of the board of directors of Alpitour (until April 2007) and Auchan (until October 2007) and member of the Directorate and deputy chairman of UPA (Associated Advertising Body). At the moment, he sits on the board of directors of ICE (National Institute for Foreign Trade) and of Federdistribuzione.
In the wake of Calciopoli, Cobolli Gigli became the chairman of the board of Juventus. From 2006 to 2009 he completed the new "triade" along with Jean-Claude Blanc
Jean-Claude Blanc
Jean-Claude Blanc is a former CEO of Juventus FC. He holds an International Business and Marketing degree from CERAM Business School in Nice .-Biography:...
(GM) and Alessio Secco
Alessio Secco
Alessio Secco was an Italian director of football for the Italian Serie A club Juventus. He was dismissed at the end of the disappointing 2009-2010 season, and replaced by GiuseppeMarotta.-Career with Juventus:...
(Director of Sport).