Domenico Arcuri (born 10 July 1963) is an Italian

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. In March 2020, he was appointed by Prime Minister

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, Extraordinary Commissioner for the Implementation of Health Measures to Contain the

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, one of the most influential role during the emergency. Arcuri held the office until March 2021, when he was dismissed by Prime Minister Mario Draghi because of alleged 77 million euros he had received as a commission for mask purchases.

Biography

Domenico Arcuri was born in Melito di Porto Salvo, near

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, in 1963. After attending the "Nunziatella Military School" in

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, in 1986 he graduated in Economics and Commerce at the LUISS Guido Carli of

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, with a thesis entitled "Economic and social profitability of public investments in the

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Professional career

Following his graduation, Arcuri started working at

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(IRI), where he held management roles in various companies belonging to the group, becoming particularly skilled in telecommunications and radio and television sectors. In 1992, he joined Pars, a

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between Arthur Andersen and

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, which operated in the high-tech consulting sector, of which he became CEO after only two years. In 2004, Arcuri became CEO of "Deloitte Consulting", the Italian branch of

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, active in the field of business consulting; while in 2007, he was appointed CEO of Invitalia, a

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company focused on the development of the production system, territorial cohesion and reindustrialisation of former industrial areas.

COVID-19 pandemic

On 18 March 2020, Prime Minister

appointed Arcuri as Extraordinary Commissioner for the Implementation and Coordination of the Measures to Contain and Combat the Epidemiological Emergency

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. Arcuri replaced ''de facto''

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, the head of the Civil Protection, who was dealing with the emergency since January 2020. As Commissioner he also organized the vaccination campaign, which started on 27 December 2020. In March 2021, the new Prime Minister Mario Draghi replaced him with Army general

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.Draghi sostituisce Arcuri, il generale Figliuolo è il nuovo Commissario all'emergenza Covid
''la Repubblica''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arcuri, Domenico 1963 births Living people People from Reggio Calabria Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic