Top Manager Reputation: Pier Silvio Berlusconi takes first place in March

In March, Pier Silvio Berlusconi (89.72) took first place in the Top Manager Reputation rankings, spearheading a major reorganization of MFE from a holding company to an operating media company. He assumed the dual role of Chairman and CEO, bringing home 2025 profits that more than doubled compared to the previous year. UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel (89.49) remained stable in second place, extending his stake in Commerzbank with a takeover bid to surpass 30%. The German government opposed the deal, but the manager is not one to back down. Third place went to Carlo Messina (88.92), CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo, which was named "Best Investment Bank" according to Global Finance for the sixth consecutive year.

Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi (86.76) came fourth, with fourth-quarter profits jumping to €1.2 billion (+35%) while the war in the Middle East brought oil to the forefront of a global crisis. Flavio Cattaneo (79.81) climbed four spots to fifth, claiming at Capital Market Day that he had achieved his promised results, with a market capitalization growth of 50% and a new €53 billion investment plan. In sixth place is Matteo Del Fante (79.13), who is attempting to take over TIM and led Poste to record profits with €13.1 billion in revenue. Seventh is A2A CEO Renato Mazzoncini (79.08), eighth is FS's Stefano Donnarumma (76.88), and ninth is Edizione Chairman Alessandro Benetton (76.82). Giuseppina Di Foggia (75.86), CEO of Terna, is in tenth place.

Pietro Labriola (74.49) climbs two spots to eleventh place, thanks to TIM's better-than-expected results, followed by Pierroberto Folgiero (72.71) and Urbano Cairo (72.43). Fabrizio Palermo (71.81) climbs five places to fourteenth, thanks to his candidacy for the future leadership of MPS and Acea's record 45% increase in 2025 profits. Luca Dal Fabbro (70.53), Chairman of Iren, is fifteenth (70.53), who received €225 million from the EIB to promote the circular economy and energy efficiency. Luca de Meo (70.26) remains stable at sixteenth place. Completing the Top 20 are: Cristina Scocchia (70.17), Gian Maria Mossa (69.98), Roberto Cingolani (69.54), and Claudio Andrea Gemme (68.95).

In the Top 200, gainers are: Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (30th, +6); Philippe Donnet (32nd, +9); Agostino Scornajenchi (34th, +10); Joerg Eberhart (52nd, +4) for optimizing and growing ITA Airways' revenues; Gianluca Bufo (72nd,+17), Vinicio Mosè Vigilante (86th,+14); Roberto Tasca (88th,+28).