The communiqué is curt and succinct: “The Minister of Economy and Finance, Daniele Franco, communicates that, in agreement with the President of the Council of Ministers, Mario Draghi, he will propose at the next meeting of the Council of Ministers Marinella Soldi and Carlo Fuortes as members of the Board of Directors of RAI SpA Carlo Fuortes will be proposed, during the company's Shareholders' Meeting, for the role of Chief Executive Officer”.
The Salini era ends, that of Carlo Fuortes begins, one of the most accredited names for a role in relaunching public TV, weakened by three years of Board of Directors in Lega-M5S sauce. To guide it comes the man who relaunched the Rome Opera House and has made one of the best stages not only in Italy but also abroad. His curriculum speaks for itself: general manager at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni and at the Scuderie del Quirinale; managing director of the Musica per Rome Foundation and, as such, director of the Auditorium Parco della Musica. Superintendent of the Rome Opera House upon appointment by Minister Franceschini. A manager of culture in the best sense of the term, without presumptuousness but with his eyes and ears wide open and open to the new, attentive to the budget (rehabilitated in the case of the Opera which he had taken over in disastrous conditions).
Marinella Soldi's curriculum vitae is also of great prestige. Fiorentina, you are the current president of the Vodafone Foundation, after having held the role of managing director of Southern Europe in Discovery for 10 years, helping to transform it into one of the most important media companies in Italy. She was a senior manager at MTV Networks Europe and senior vice president of strategic development in London, as well as general manager of MTV Italy in Milan. You began your career at McKinsey as a strategy consultant for three years in London and Italy. Additionally, she holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Insead, Fontainebleau, France. You are currently a Non Executive Director member of the boards of Nexi and Ariston Thermo Group and you are Senior Advisor on the Board of Talent Garden.
The choice of the new Rai top took the majority parties by surprise. The reception of Pd and Italia Viva was positive, the League put its foot down and distanced itself Forza Italia.
