At the top of Holding Edition, Gianni returns to the presidency Mion to replace Fabio Cerchiai. Gilberto's trusted man Benetton is part of the board of directors of Edizione, theTreviso company which holds Atlantia, Autogrill, Benetton, Cellnex, the properties and the share of Generali. Edizione Holding received “from the founding partners their determinations relating to the composition of the new board of directors of Edition, which will be elected by the next assembly, scheduled for 24nd June“, this is how the official press release of Edizione announces the return of Mion.
The manager back in charge within the group, where he had already held the position of vice-president up to early months of 2016. Later, he had come to lead Marco Patuan, as managing director, chosen by Gilberto Benetton.
However, after the tragic events of the collapse of the Morandi Bridge of Genoa and the disappearance of Gilberto, the Ponzano Veneto company had to face a complex situation with a great void to fill. Hence the decision to give up on Patuano and to entrust the group with a historical figure and a trusted figure for the whole family, a sort of "safe used".
Il new committee will therefore be composed of eight members, i.e. the four children who gave birth to the Venetian empire (Alessandro Benetton, Christian Benetton, Franca Bertagnin Benetton, Sabrina Benetton), together with Gianni Mion, Fabio Cerchiai, Giovanni Costa and Carlo Bertazzo (General Manager of Edizione Holding). The presence of Cerchiai, Atlantia's number one, will also serve to steer management through this year of transition. For the CEO, it was decided not to replace Patuano and to leave the operational positions to the general manager, Bertazzo.
The new board will remain in office for one year only and will expire on the date of approval of the financial statements which will close on 31 December 2019. This responds to the need to best govern a crucial financial year, to find a balance within the family.
