Carlo de Benedetti
Founder chez CIR S.P.A. - COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIALI RIUNITE
Profil
Il fait ses études supérieures à l'école Polytechnique de Turin et obtient en 1958 son diplôme en génie électrique. Il travaille l'année suivante dans l'entreprise familiale spécialisé dans les tuyaux.
En 1972, il se retrouve à la tête de l'entreprise et ne tarde pas à se faire remarquer par Giovanni Agnelli, le patron de Fiat. En 1976, Agnelli le nomme directeur général et lui offre 6% du capital de son groupe. Hélas les deux hommes se brouillent au bout de 3 mois et Carlos démissionne. La revente de ses actions Fiat va lui rapporter 160 millions de francs de l'époque. Ce pactole va lui permettre d'acquérir une tannerie, la CIR, première acquisition d'une longue série.
L'ancien ingénieur de formation (d'où son surnom « l'ingenere ») va acquérir des parts dans Olivetti en 1978 - les ventes passent de un milliard de dollars en 1978 à 5 milliards en 1986 avec 400 millions de bénéfices - puis Valeo , ainsi que « La Republica », deuxième quotidien de la péninsule et « L'Espresso », deuxième hebdomadaire en 1989. Il détiendra même 25% de la maison Yves Saint Laurent.
Carlo De Benedetti fonde la société CIR, qui est devenu au cours des 25 dernières années l'un des 10 plus grandes sociétés de portefeuille en Italie, cotée à la Bourse de Milan et employant plus de 10 000 personnes.
Les activités les plus importantes de la CIR-COFIDE Groupe sont les suivantes :
- ESPRESSO qui opére dans les médias, radio, télévision numérique, internet, presse…etc,
- SOGEFI : composants automobiles.
- ENERGIA (électricité) : opérateur privé disposant de ses propres centrales.
Il est condamné à six ans et quatre mois d'emprisonnement pour banqueroute frauduleuse dans le scandale de la Banco Ambrosiano. La faillite de cette banque, en 1982, constituant l'un des plus grands scandales financiers internationaux.
Il devient célèbre mondialement en 1988 lorsqu'il tente un raid boursier sur la Générale de Belgique, le plus gros conglomérat industriel belge. Conseillé par le Français Alain Minc, alors directeur général de Cerus (la holding française de Carlo de Benedetti) l'opération échoue au profit de Suez. Il acquiert avec cette affaire le surnom de condottierre (= chef d'une armée de romains).
Il livre en 1991 une longue bataille avec le patron de la télévision privée Silvio Berlusconi pour le contrôle du grand éditeur Mondadori, bataille qui s'est terminée par un partage favorable à Silvio Berlusconi. Mais Silvio Berlusconi a été condamné à payer 750 millions d'euros à la famille De Benedetti comme dommages et intérêts.
Carlo de Benedetti connaît des ennuis judicaires lors de l'opération anticorruption "Mani Pulite" au début des années 90. Il admet devant le juge avoir versé 7 millions de dollars aux partis politiques pour obtenir des marchés publics pour sa société.
De Benedetti va aussi connaître la faillite d'une de ses banques d'affaires, Duménil-Leblé, dirigée par un autre Français, Jacques Letertre. Mêlé à une tentative d'escroquerie en Suisse, mal géré en France et en Grande-Bretagne, l'établissement a failli ruiner Cerus et tout le groupe. Duménil-Leblé est liquidée en 1996 après que Cerus y ait englouti, en huit ans, 3 milliards de francs.
Il annonce son départ de toutes ses sociétés le 26 janvier 2009.
Ce natif de la moyenne bourgeoisie turinoise a pratiqué un capitalisme moderne qui a éclipsé la traditionnelle aristocratie industrielle à la façon de la famille Agnelli, les propriétaires de Fiat.
Dernières actualités sur Carlo de Benedetti
Postes actifs de Carlo de Benedetti
Sociétés | Poste | Début |
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CIR S.P.A. - COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIALI RIUNITE | Founder | 22/12/1976 |
SOGEFI S.P.A. | Director/Board Member | - |
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is an organization that brings together around 1,300 academy members and 250 companies to bridge the gap between academia, business, and politics. The non-profit company is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish company's aim is to work towards people's ability to contribute positively to society. The organization runs an internship program called Tekniksprånget, which gives young people in Sweden the opportunity to test the engineering profession through a four-month paid internship. The program has been running since 2012 and aims to inspire more people to choose a higher technical education. The CEO of the company is Björn O. Nilsson. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Fondata Giovanni Treccani
Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Fondata Giovanni Treccani Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Istituto Della Enciclopedia Italiana Fondata Giovanni Treccani engages in the compilation, publication, and dissemination of Italian encyclopedia. The firm operates Istituto Giovanni Treccani which offers Italian encyclopedia of sciences, letters, and arts. It also provides magazines and catalogs about the Italian language and culture, law and commerce and manages web television and online school. The company was founded by Giovanni Treccani degli Alfieri and Giovanni Gentile on February 18, 1925 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy. | Director/Board Member | - |
Romed SpA
Romed SpA Financial ConglomeratesFinance Romed SpA operates in the financial transactions sector. It involves in foreign exchange, commodities, indices, and shares of all the main markets. The company is headquartered in Turin, Italy. | Director/Board Member | - |
Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni
Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni operates as an organization which deals with issues concerning the interests and the development of the Italian economy. Its activities deals with the improvement and promotion of problems and solutions in tax and legislation, corporate laws, business operations and competition, capital and listed company markets, economic analysis, and institutional reports. The company was founded on November 22, 1910 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy. | Director/Board Member | - |
Gruppo Editoriale Lespresso SpA /Private Group/
Gruppo Editoriale Lespresso SpA /Private Group/ Financial ConglomeratesFinance Gruppo Editoriale Lespresso SpA is a private group led by Carlo Caracciolo. | Chairman | 01/01/2006 |
Fondazione Together To Go Onlus | Founder | 01/01/2011 |
INSEAD | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Formation de Carlo de Benedetti
Politecnico di Torino | Undergraduate Degree |
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Sociétés liées
Sociétés cotées | 2 |
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CIR S.P.A. - COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIALI RIUNITE | Producer Manufacturing |
SOGEFI S.P.A. | Producer Manufacturing |
Entreprise privées | 18 |
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CIR SpA
CIR SpA Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables CIR SpA operate as a holding company which through its subsidiaries, engages in multimedia services, automotive components manufacturing and healthcare services. The company was founded by Carlo de Benedetti in 1976 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Consumer Durables |
GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA
GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA engages in the publishing sector. It operates through the following segments: National Press, Local newspapers, Digital, Radio and TV, and Advertising. The National Press segment consists of national newspapers, periodicals, and add-on products. The Local Newspapers segment deals with 17 local daily newspapers and one tri weekly. The Digital segment operates through internet and mobile applications. The Radio and TV segment broadcasts three national radio stations include radio deejay, radio capital, and m2o and musical TV. The Advertising segment collects advertising for the group publications and also for some third-party publications. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Turin, Italy. | Consumer Services |
Romed SpA
Romed SpA Financial ConglomeratesFinance Romed SpA operates in the financial transactions sector. It involves in foreign exchange, commodities, indices, and shares of all the main markets. The company is headquartered in Turin, Italy. | Finance |
Edmond de Rothschild (France) SA
Edmond de Rothschild (France) SA Investment ManagersFinance Edmond de Rothschild (France) SA provides financial management services. It offers private banking, asset management, private equity, and corporate finance. The company is headquartered in Paris, France. | Finance |
Corporación Financiera Reunida
Corporación Financiera Reunida MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Corporacion Financiera Reunida provides holding, purchasing, subscribing and selling fixed and variable interest securities and corporate shareholdings. It is located in Madrid, Spain | Miscellaneous |
Finegil Editoriale SpA
Finegil Editoriale SpA Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Finegil Editoriale SpA provides publishing services. The company is headquartered in Roma, Italy. | Commercial Services |
Vodafone Italia SpA
Vodafone Italia SpA Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Vodafone Italia SpA engages in the provision of mobile telecommunication services. It offers smartphone, tablet and personal computer tariff plans, asymmetric digital subscriber line and fiber internet, and mobile wifi devices. The company was founded by Carlo De Benedetti and Elserino Piol in 1994 and is headquartered in Ivrea, Italy. | Communications |
M&C SpA
M&C SpA Investment ManagersFinance M&C SpA is an investment holding company. It invests in the equity capital also in majority shareholding of companies operating in the industrial, commercial, financial, furniture and real estate and service sectors, characterized by high potential for growth or development, with the aim of enhancing investments trough their technical, administrative and financial coordination; and also invests in other financial instruments. The company was founded in August 2005 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Finance |
DeA Capital SpA (Private Equity)
DeA Capital SpA (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Dea Capital SpA (Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of B&D Holding SpA. founded in 2000 by Carlo de Beendetti. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Finance |
Gruppo Editoriale Lespresso SpA /Private Group/
Gruppo Editoriale Lespresso SpA /Private Group/ Financial ConglomeratesFinance Gruppo Editoriale Lespresso SpA is a private group led by Carlo Caracciolo. | Finance |
Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc.
Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. provides strategic insights & policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. Its projects focus on areas such as AIDS, arms control, conflict resolution, NATO, the environment, immigration, intelligence, trade, health care, OPEC, space policy, and terrorism. The company was founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
European Round Table of Industrialists | |
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is an organization that brings together around 1,300 academy members and 250 companies to bridge the gap between academia, business, and politics. The non-profit company is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish company's aim is to work towards people's ability to contribute positively to society. The organization runs an internship program called Tekniksprånget, which gives young people in Sweden the opportunity to test the engineering profession through a four-month paid internship. The program has been running since 2012 and aims to inspire more people to choose a higher technical education. The CEO of the company is Björn O. Nilsson. | Commercial Services |
Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni
Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni operates as an organization which deals with issues concerning the interests and the development of the Italian economy. Its activities deals with the improvement and promotion of problems and solutions in tax and legislation, corporate laws, business operations and competition, capital and listed company markets, economic analysis, and institutional reports. The company was founded on November 22, 1910 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy. | Commercial Services |
Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti | |
Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Fondata Giovanni Treccani
Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Fondata Giovanni Treccani Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Istituto Della Enciclopedia Italiana Fondata Giovanni Treccani engages in the compilation, publication, and dissemination of Italian encyclopedia. The firm operates Istituto Giovanni Treccani which offers Italian encyclopedia of sciences, letters, and arts. It also provides magazines and catalogs about the Italian language and culture, law and commerce and manages web television and online school. The company was founded by Giovanni Treccani degli Alfieri and Giovanni Gentile on February 18, 1925 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy. | Commercial Services |
The Brasilinvest Group
The Brasilinvest Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Brasilinvest Group provides real estate, financial, technology, infrastructure and energy services. It supports sustainable development and socially responsible iniatives through different not-for-profit organizations. technological development, green economy, human rights, legal integration, clean energies, growth economies, international trade & investment, education and poverty alleviation. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | Commercial Services |
Fondazione Together To Go Onlus |