The shareholders' meeting of the Leonardo Committee, which met on 7 March on the sidelines of the Italy Quality Day – XXI edition of the Leonardo Awards, approved the appointment of Mauro Moretti, CEO and General Manager of Finmeccanica, Alessandro Castellano, CEO of SACE and Andrea Tessitore, co-founder and CEO of Italia Independent Group as members of the Governing Council, the executive body of the association.
Finmeccanica, SACE (Cdp group) and Italia Independent Group were evaluated as three Italian companies of excellence that contribute to the promotion andaffirmation of “Quality Italy” at an international level.
In addition to the appointments of the new Directors, during the Shareholders' Meeting two leading companies in their respective sectors were co-opted to the Committee: Paolo Castelli Spa (furniture) and Conad (large retailers), who will be represented on the Committee respectively by CEO Paolo Castelli and by CEO and General Manager Francesco Pugliese.
"It is with great pleasure that we welcome the new Directors and members of the Leonardo Committee, representatives of manufacturing excellence and all-Italian ingenuity, recognized and appreciated internationally - he commented Luisa Todini, President of the Leonardo Committee –. The recent appointments give renewed impetus to our goal of teaming up, combining knowledge, expertise and passion to represent and give voice to the best of Italy in all sectors. Since 1993 the Leonardo Committee, which today associates over 150 companies, has actively contributed to the promotion of Made in Italy, enhancing and supporting companies on foreign markets. With the entry of these prestigious companies and personalities, we hope to further strengthen the dialogue and the synergistic action of all the players involved in the internationalization process”.
