Rosella Sensi
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Rosella Sensi is an entrepreneur and Italian professional sports executive. She was the Chairman of the Italian professional football (soccer) club Associazione Sportiva Roma (A.S. Roma, usually referred to simply as Roma) from 2008 to 2011.
She is a graduate of the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS). She has held the post of managing director and, since August 28 2008, also the Presidency of Roma, replacing her father, Franco Sensi
, who was the president until he died on August 17, 2008.
She is the second woman to hold the office of president of the club. Previously, Flora Viola, the widow of Dino Viola, succeeded her husband as president of the club when he died in 1991. Rosella Sensi was one of two women to lead a football club in Italy's top professional sports soccer league, Serie A
with Francesca Menarini served as the Chairman of Bologna F.C.
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Beginning in 2006, the president of Roma has filled the office of the vice president of the Italian Lega Calcio, a position Sensi now holds.
On March 31, 2009, Sensi gave birth to a daughter, Livia.
On July 08, 2010, due to financial demands from A.S. Roma and Italpetroli, she decided to sell the team for an announced price 325 million Euros. During the interim period, A.S Roma was owned by UniCredit
bank who is seeking an outside buyer and Sensi continually stayed in charge as President.
On March 31, 2011, She resigned from her post as the American businessman Thomas DiBenedetto
has agreed to a takeover deal for the club.
She is a graduate of the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS). She has held the post of managing director and, since August 28 2008, also the Presidency of Roma, replacing her father, Franco Sensi
Franco Sensi
Francesco Sensi, Cavaliere del lavoro, , was an Italian oil tycoon. He was born in Rome, where he lived throughout his entire life, though he also served time as mayor of Visso, the city where his family came from. He had been for fifteen years, until his death, general manager of Associazione...
, who was the president until he died on August 17, 2008.
She is the second woman to hold the office of president of the club. Previously, Flora Viola, the widow of Dino Viola, succeeded her husband as president of the club when he died in 1991. Rosella Sensi was one of two women to lead a football club in Italy's top professional sports soccer league, Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
with Francesca Menarini served as the Chairman of Bologna F.C.
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
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Beginning in 2006, the president of Roma has filled the office of the vice president of the Italian Lega Calcio, a position Sensi now holds.
On March 31, 2009, Sensi gave birth to a daughter, Livia.
On July 08, 2010, due to financial demands from A.S. Roma and Italpetroli, she decided to sell the team for an announced price 325 million Euros. During the interim period, A.S Roma was owned by UniCredit
UniCredit
UniCredit SpA is an Italy-based, pan-European banking organization, with aprox 40 million customers and operations in 22 countries.- Geography :...
bank who is seeking an outside buyer and Sensi continually stayed in charge as President.
On March 31, 2011, She resigned from her post as the American businessman Thomas DiBenedetto
Thomas R. DiBenedetto
Thomas Richard DiBenedetto, is an U.S. entrepreneur and, since September 27, 2011, the president of the Italian football club A.S. Roma, the 22nd of the club's history....
has agreed to a takeover deal for the club.