Fernando Marino (born 6 August 1963) is an Italian entrepreneur and the current president of New Basket Brindisi.
Fernando Marino | |
|---|---|
| 16th President of Lega Basket | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 15 April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Valentino Renzi |
| Succeeded by | Egidio Bianchi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1963 Martina Franca, Apulia, Italy |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
Biography
editEarly career
editHe graduated in Economics from University of Bari "Aldo Moro", and became an entrepreneur in the automotive industry. After several years working in the family car dealership of Ford Motor Company, in 1995 he created the group "Emmeauto Ltd".[1]
New Basket Brindisi
editIn 2011 becomes part of the group of owners of New Basket Brindisi, becoming president of the club at the beginning of the 2012-2013 season of Lega Basket Serie A.
Lega Basket
editIn the assembly of the Lega Basket of 13 June 2014 he was unanimously appointed president of the Lega, replacing the outgoing Valentino Renzi. He officially held the position of chairman from 1 July that year.[2] On 15 April 2016 he ended the mandate prematurely, expiring in June that year, due to his candidacy for mayor of the city of Brindisi, in the south of Italy and the home-city of the club of which he is president.[3]
References
edit- ^ "La carriera di Marino, l'imprenditore che ha portato Brindisi tra le grandi" [The career of Marino, the entrepreneur who brought Brindisi among the big teams]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Lega Basket, Fernando Marino eletto nuovo presidente" [Lega Basket, Ferdinando Marino appointed president]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Lega Basket, Marino chiude il suo mandato: il bilancio di due anni di lavoro" [Lega Basket, Marino ends his term of office: the budget of two years of work]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2016.