Analysis updated on April 2023
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Born in Genoa on February 17, 1957, Alessandro Profumo graduated with honors in Business Administration from Bocconi University. In 1977 he began working at Banco Lariano, where he stayed for ten years. In 1987 he joined McKinsey & Company and in 1989 he became, for Bain, Cuneo & Associati, responsible for relations with financial institutions. In 1991 Alessandro Profumo held the position of Central Director for RAS - Riunione Adriatica di Sicurtà. In 1994 he joined Credito Italiano (now UniCredit) as Co-Central Director. A year later he took on the role of General Manager and, in 1997, he was appointed CEO of the UniCredit Group, a position he held until 2010. From April 2012 to August 2015 he was President of Monte dei Paschi di Siena. In September 2015 he became a Director and President of Equita SIM, positions he held until May 2017. Alessandro Profumo was awarded the honor of Knight of the Order of Merit for Labor in 2004. He was CEO of Leonardo from May 16, 2017, to May 2023.
Leonardo is an Italian company active in the fields of defense, aerospace, and security. Its largest shareholder is the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, which holds approximately 30% of the shares.
From 1948 until 2016, it was known as Finmeccanica; it changed its name to Leonardo-Finmeccanica in April 2016 and subsequently adopted its current corporate name on January 1, 2017. As of January 1, 2016, the activities of the previously controlled companies AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi, Selex ES, OTO Melara, and Wass were merged into Leonardo-Finmeccanica.
Leonardo is the twelfth largest defense company in the world and the largest in the European Union by size, with defense sector revenues representing 68% of its turnover. The company is listed on the FTSE MIB index of the Milan Stock Exchange. The company is structured into five operating divisions: helicopters, aircraft, aerostructures, electronics, and cyber security (formerly security and information systems).
Top Manager Certificate: Alessandro Profumo
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