Sergio Marchionne confirms himself at the top of TOP Manager Reputation, the permanent observatory created by Reputation Manager, which every month monitors the online reputation of the top management figures of the main Italian companies. The FCA-Fiat number one continues to increase his score by touching 80,71 points out of 100: an extremely positive trend which in the last year has seen Marchionne's significant presence on the media scene grow thanks above all to the record results of Ferrari (8.400 cars sold in 2017 and revenues up 10%) and FCA which doubled its profits, cutting the debt in half. Observers also look positively on his plans for the future, such as the agreement with Google in the driverless car business.
In second place we find stable Urbano Cairo with 71,28 points who through various interviews has fueled his digital presence, speaking of various topics of which he is the undisputed protagonist: "Football, newspapers, Italy, elections, television, leadership" headlines the sheet, while in the masthead Italia Oggi he talks about future projects such as the new book publishing house Solferino of Rcs.
Francesco Starace is confirmed in third place with a score of 64,12. Featured for its digital identity: i very positive preliminary results for 2017, growing investments in green, the events promoted to explore the theme of sustainability.
Enter for the first time in the top 15 Matteo Del Fante, CEO of Poste Italiane, which reaches 12th position (+10 steps compared to the previous survey) thanks to the announcement of the presentation of the new industrial plan which will focus on investments and consultancy. “It is the combination of financial products that will characterize Poste Italiane's offer in the asset management sector” this is the strategy outlined by the CEO, in a conference call with analysts. Speaking to the financial community, the Group's CEO illustrated "the recent renewal of the partnership with Anima, which is delegated the management of 70 billion euro of assets in the mutual fund segment, in exchange for 120 million commissions. In addition to the Anima funds, Poste's offer will include the traditional Postal Savings Bonds issued by the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.” The market seems to appreciate the new step dictated by the manager, in fact according to the preliminary results: “Poste Italiane is full of profits in 2017”.
The top movers: Marchetti and Nagel climb the rankings
Federico Marchetti, CEO of Yoox Net-a-Porter, gains 27 positions rising to the 21st place of Top Manager Reputation with a score of 48,31 points thanks to the "memorable moment", using the words of Marchetti himself, experienced by Ynap which was acquired by the Swiss giant Richemont, one of the leading groups operating in the global luxury sector. It was Ynap's number one himself who announced the acquisition in a long post on Facebook, emphasizing how this is the culmination of a great growth path experienced by his company, launched as a start-up in 1999 and which has now become "the Amazon of fashion ”, valued at 5,3 billion euros. Newspapers and news sites celebrate the enterprise of the top manager from Ravenna: “One in a thousand out of makes it. And that guy in Italy is called Federico Marchetti.", "It's not financial news and that's all: it's a fairy tale, they happen every now and then", "Marchetti not only had the idea, but he was able to translate it into a reality listed among the 40 largest Italian companies on Piazza Affari and which sells luxury items in 180 countries”.
Alberto Nagel, CEO of Mediobanca, with 46,16 points he climbs to 32nd place in the standings, growing by 26 positions. Its online reputation benefits from the excellent financial performance of the Group, which presented half-year results above expectations, recording a record net profit for the institution of 476 million, up 14% from the previous year. The manager at the helm of the Piazzetta Cuccia bank rides on the positive momentum, emphasizing how thanks to the more solid operating trends and the generation of capital, dividends from shareholders will also increase, with a net profit that will increase from 40% to 40-50%.
Nagel looks to the future and intends to continue growing with an investment plan, through tactical merger & acquisition operations, especially in wealth management and consumer credit.
Growing sectors
Transport (+2,3%), Fashion (+1,1%), Finance (+1%) and Industry (+1%) are the growing sectors thanks to the reputation of the managers who are part of them.
