Emma Marcegaglia (born 24 December 1965 in
Mantua
Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and '' comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name.
In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture. In 2017, it was named as the Eur ...
) is an Italian entrepreneur. She was president of
Confindustria
The General Confederation of Italian Industry ( it, Confederazione generale dell'industria italiana), commonly known as Confindustria, is the Italian employers' federation and national chamber of commerce, founded in 1910. It groups together mor ...
from 2008 to 2012, and president of the
from 2010 to 2019. From 2014 to 2020 she was president of
Eni.
Life
She graduated from the
Bocconi University
Bocconi University ( it, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, ) is a private university in Milan, Italy. Bocconi provides education in the fields of economics, finance, law, management, political science, public administration and comput ...
in 1989, and studied at
New York University
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In 1832, th ...
.
From 2004 to 2008 she was a vice president of Confindustria. She was Italian representative for energy, competitiveness and environment of the
European Commission
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. From 2008 to 2012 she was president of Confindustria. From 2013 to 2018 she was president of
Confederation of European Business
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. She was a member of the board of
Banco Popolare
Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa was an Italian bank, formed in 2007 from the merger of Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara (BPVN) and Banca Popolare Italiana (BPI). The bank merged with Banca Popolare di Milano on 1 January 2017.
The bank was ...
. She was also chairman of the Aretè Onlus Foundation.
Family
She is the second daughter of
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Places
* Palmira, Mendoza, a town in San Martín Department, Mendoza, Argentina
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and
Steno Marcegaglia
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* Steno, Salamis, a small community at the northwest of Salamis Island, Greece
* Stenography, the process of writing in shorthand
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, founder of the company
Marcegaglia, a steel tube company.
In 2001, she married Roberto Vancini, and in 2003 she had a daughter, Gaia.
References
External links
Executive Chat with Emma Marcegaglia president and CEO Marcegaglia Group – YouTube
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1965 births
Living people
People from Mantua
Bocconi University alumni
21st-century Italian businesswomen