Vittorio Merloni
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Vittorio Merloni is an Italian
entrepreneur
and industrialist. Son of Aristide Merloni He is the Honorary Chairman of Indesit Company whose Chairman is the son Andrea), and Fineldo (chaired by his daughter Antonella) the family holding company that controls Indesit Company and other Group interests.
). He is married to Franca Carloni and has four children: Maria Paola, Andrea, Antonella and Aristide.
His entrepreneurial career began in the 1960s in the family business. In 1975 he founded Merloni Elettrodomestici (renamed Indesit Company
in 2005) and he became the Chairman, holding the position continuously until the 29th of April 2010, when he leaves the presidency to his son Andrea and he is appointed Honorary Chairman.
The Company, listed on the Milan stock exchange since 1987, is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers and distributors of large home appliances (washing machines, dryers, washer-dryer, dishwashers, fridges, freezers, cookers, hoods, ovens and hobs).
He became president of Confindustria
(the Italian Employers’ Federation), a post he held for four years. In 1984, the year he was made a “Cavaliere del lavoro”, he was elected president of Centromarca, an Italian brand association, a post he held till 1988.
In 2001 he began a four-year presidency of Assonime, an Italian association of public limited companies. In the same year he received an honorary doctorate in management engineering from the Politecnico di Milano.
Since then he has received various awards and acknowledgements: in 2003, two years after Indesit Company took over Hotpoint
, a UK brand, he was made a Commander
of the British Empire
.
In 2004 he received the Leonardo Award for Internationalization and in 2005 he received the GEI (Gruppo Esponenti Italiani) Award in New York
, in recognition and appreciation of his work in trade and industry, a contribution which has done much to improve Italy’s image abroad.
Italy
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entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and industrialist. Son of Aristide Merloni He is the Honorary Chairman of Indesit Company whose Chairman is the son Andrea), and Fineldo (chaired by his daughter Antonella) the family holding company that controls Indesit Company and other Group interests.
Biography
Vittorio Merloni has a degree in economics and commerce (from the University of PerugiaUniversity of Perugia
University of Perugia is a public-owned university based in Perugia, Italy. It was founded in 1308, as attested by the Bull issued by Pope Clement V certifying the birth of the Studium Generale....
). He is married to Franca Carloni and has four children: Maria Paola, Andrea, Antonella and Aristide.
His entrepreneurial career began in the 1960s in the family business. In 1975 he founded Merloni Elettrodomestici (renamed Indesit Company
Indesit
Indesit Company, an Italian multinational company based in Fabriano, Ancona province, Italy, a leading appliance manufacturer in Europe.- History :...
in 2005) and he became the Chairman, holding the position continuously until the 29th of April 2010, when he leaves the presidency to his son Andrea and he is appointed Honorary Chairman.
The Company, listed on the Milan stock exchange since 1987, is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers and distributors of large home appliances (washing machines, dryers, washer-dryer, dishwashers, fridges, freezers, cookers, hoods, ovens and hobs).
He became president of Confindustria
Confindustria
Confindustria is the Italian employers' federation, founded in 1910. It groups together more than 113,000 voluntary member companies, accounting for nearly 4,200,000 individuals. It aims to help Italy's economic growth, assisting, in doing so, its members...
(the Italian Employers’ Federation), a post he held for four years. In 1984, the year he was made a “Cavaliere del lavoro”, he was elected president of Centromarca, an Italian brand association, a post he held till 1988.
In 2001 he began a four-year presidency of Assonime, an Italian association of public limited companies. In the same year he received an honorary doctorate in management engineering from the Politecnico di Milano.
Since then he has received various awards and acknowledgements: in 2003, two years after Indesit Company took over Hotpoint
Hotpoint
The Hotpoint Electric Heating Company is a British brand of domestic appliances. The brand is currently fully owned by Italy's Indesit....
, a UK brand, he was made a Commander
Commander
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of the British Empire
British Empire
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.
In 2004 he received the Leonardo Award for Internationalization and in 2005 he received the GEI (Gruppo Esponenti Italiani) Award in New York
New York
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, in recognition and appreciation of his work in trade and industry, a contribution which has done much to improve Italy’s image abroad.