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Lorenzo Borgogni
Lorenzo Borgogni is an Italian businessman who was the longtime director of external relations at Finmeccanica, a partly government-owned company specialising in aerospace, defense and security. In October 2011, Borgogni left his position at Finmeccanica after reports he was being investigated for alleged payment of bribes connected to Sistri, a waste-tracking system developed by a Finmeccanica subsidiary, SELEX Sistemi Integrati. In late 2012, Borgogni told Italian prosecutors that AgustaWestland, another subsidiary of Finmeccanica, had paid 51 million euros in kickbacks to win a helicopter contract with the government of India. These charges led to an international scandal and to extensive investigations by the authorities of both countries. In 2014, Borgogni was arrested on corruption charges relating to the alleged Selex bribes. The newspaper ''La Repubblica'' described Borgogni as the "Deep Throat" of the AgustaWestland scandal. Early life and education Lorenzo Borgogni is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finmeccanica
Leonardo S.p.A., formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and originally Finmeccanica, is an Italian Multinational corporation, multinational company specialising in Aerospace manufacturer, aerospace, arms industry, defence and Information security, security. Headquartered in Rome, Italy, the company has 180 sites worldwide. It is the eighth largest Arms industry#List of major weapon manufacturers, defence contractor in the world based on 2018 revenues. The company is partially owned by the Italian government, which holds 30.2% of the company's shares and is its largest shareholder. On 1 January 2016, Leonardo-Finmeccanica became a single industrial company by integrating the activities of its subsidiaries AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi, DRS Technologies, Selex ES, Oto Melara and Whitehead Sistemi Subacquei, WASS. The company is organised into five divisions (Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cybersecurity). It is also the parent company and corporate centre for the subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |