Luciano Carta, born in Carbonia (CI) on January 31, 1957, is a General of the Guardia di Finanza and has held the position of Deputy Director of the External Information and Security Agency (AISE) since January 12, 2017. On November 21, 2018, the President of the Council of Ministers appointed him Director of the same Agency. In 1983, he graduated in Law from the University of Cagliari. He then attended the 20th Advanced Course at the Guardia di Finanza's School of Tax Police (1991-1992). He later obtained a bachelor's degree in Economic Financial Security Sciences from the University of Tor Vergata (2003); a master's degree in Economic Financial Security Sciences (University of Tor Vergata, 2004); and in Political Sciences from the University of Trieste. Luciano Carta is the author of several publications on tax matters and has held teaching positions at the University of L'Aquila, the Luiss management school, the School of Tax Police, and the Academy of the Corps. He has been a consultant for the Anti-Mafia Parliamentary Commission in the XIV Legislature.
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).
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