The curse of the spoil system still affects the director general of Confindustria. Other than meritocracy, the first thought of every new president of Confindustria is always to place a loyal loyalist in the chair of general manager of the organization. Antonio D'Amato began by calling Stefano Parisi, Luca di Montezemolo continued by installing CEO Maurizio Beretta in the chair, Marcegaglia followed by appointing Giampaolo Galli, a former Bank of Italy economist estimated by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and then general manager of Ania.
Unfortunately for him, Galli immediately stumbled upon the fickleness of Marcegaglia who, a few months after choosing him, delegitimized him, confining him to a role that was only apparently relevant but in reality marginal. Squinzi did not want to be outdone and sent for Marcella Panucci, former director of legal affairs of Confindustria and currently head of the secretariat of Minister Severino for Justice. She will be the first woman to become general director of Confindustria and tomorrow she will receive the nomination from the board of directors of the entrepreneurial organization.
That of the new president of Confindustria will be only the first move of a broad restructuring that will involve the whole associative planet. Il Sole 24 Ore is also among those observed especially, after the bad financial results and the collapse of the share on the Stock Exchange (it has lost 90,69% since its placement): in the crosshairs are the president Giancarlo Cerutti and above all the ad Donatella Treu but the change could also have editorial implications.
