Luigi Lucchini (21 January 1919 – 26 August 2013) was an Italian businessman and steel executive.
Luigi Lucchini | |
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 Italian Chamber of Deputies President, Nilde Iotti, 1984 | |
| Born | January 21, 1919 Casto, Brescia, Italy |
| Died | August 26, 2013 (aged 94) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, Steel Executive |
The son of an iron craftsman, Lucchini was born in Casto, Brescia, Italy on 21 January 1919. He studied foreign languages at the Catholic University of Milan but dropped out of university due to financial difficulties;[1][2] then he worked as a teacher for a brief period and finally he took over his father's workshop in Val Sabbia.[3] After World War II he realized his first extensions of the family business, installing a small mill for the production of rebar.[4][5] Between the 1970s and the 1980s, the company had its true season of expansion, with the acquisition of several production facilities in and outside Italy.[4]
In 1975 he was appointed Cavaliere del Lavoro, and in later years he entered the Board of Directors of the Banca Commerciale Italiana (of which he became chairman), Montedison (chairman), Compart (chairman), Assicurazioni Generali (of which he became a member of the Executive Committee), Olivetti, Mediobanca and Gemina.[4][5]
From 1978 to 1983 Lucchini was president of the Industrial Association of Brescia and a member of the board of Confindustria, of which he became the president in 1984.[4][5] From 1980 to 1982 Lucchini was also part of the EEC Consultative Committee in representation of the European private steel producers.[5] After the sale of the majority stake of the company to Severstal in 2005, Lucchini remained honorary president of the group until 2010, when he announced his retirement.[4][5]
Honors
edit- Honoris causa degree in Economics, University of Brescia, 18 June 1998 [6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Luigi Lucchini. Imprenditore metallurgico, Cavaliere del lavoro, benefattore". Comune di Brescia (Municipality of Brescia) (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "E' morto Luigi Lucchini. Addio al re del tondino". Bresciaoggi (in Italian). Brescia. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Paolo Stefanato (27 August 2013). "Lucchini, il re dell'acciaio che si fidava solo di Cuccia". Il Giornale. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Matteo Meneghello (26 August 2013). "È morto Luigi Lucchini, ex presidente di Confindustria. Squinzi: scompare un protagonista del Dopoguerra". Il Sole 24 Ore. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Redazione (26 August 2013). "E' morto Luigi Lucchini, re dell'acciaio italiano". La Repubblica. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Premi e riconoscimenti - Lauree Honoris Causa" (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "E' morto Luigi Lucchini Fu presidente di Confindustria". Il Giorno (in Italian). Brescia. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
Further reading
edit- Roberto Chiarini, Falco e colomba. Luigi Lucchini si racconta, Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 8831799452.