Media & Telco
The entrepreneurial career of Urbano Cairo began in 1995 when he founded Cairo Pubblicità, the advertising agency for the publications Io Donna, Oggi, and TV Sette, which he then developed with a multimedia strategy involving pay TV, digital media, and the internet. In 1999, he acquired Editoriale Giorgio Mondadori, which reached economic breakeven within a year. In 2000, the Cairo Communication Group went public, and, in 2002, it obtained the concession for advertising collection for La7, which was later acquired in 2013. In 2003, Cairo Editore was founded, launching two successful monthly magazines and nine weekly magazines from 2004 to 2016. In 2005, he acquired Torino F.C., bringing it to Serie A in just one season. In 2016, Cairo Communication promoted a tender and exchange offer on RCS MediaGroup, acquiring control (59.69%) the following July.
Cairo Communication is an Italian joint-stock company founded in 1995 by entrepreneur Urbano Cairo. Leading a group active in the publishing and advertising sector, Cairo Communication owns television channels such as La7 and the publisher RCS MediaGroup, which publishes newspapers like Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta dello Sport.
Led by its founder, the company has grown to become one of the leading editorial and media groups in Italy, focusing on a diversified offering across TV, print, radio, and digital media.
Cairo Communication is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in the FTSE Italia Small Cap and FTSE Italia STAR indices dedicated to medium-sized Italian companies.
Noteworthy placements achieved in the ranking over the years: awards are given to managers who reach the podium (1st, 2nd, 3rd) in the overall ranking and in the sector ranking, as well as to managers who place in the overall Top 10 in the year in question.
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The chart shows the evolution over time of the online reputation of the managers in the analyzed sector. The average value is calculated based on the top five scores in the sector.
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