Descalzi tops the list, de Meo and Vigna rise, and Lovaglio returns

Amid international tensions and the domestic nomination game, April's Top Manager Reputation reflects great dynamism and a few dramatic developments. Claudio Descalzi (89.95) rises three places to take first place. Eni makes a major gas discovery in Egypt. With the price of oil soaring to $100 a barrel, the CEO makes his voice heard on the systemic need to reopen to Russian gas. This sparks considerable debate.

UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel (89.56) stable in second place, aiming to reignite the banking game with new moves at Generali and Delfin. Pier Silvio Berlusconi (88.72) comes in third, with MFE's profits more than doubling and Pope Leo XIV congratulating Tgcom24 on the occasion of the newspaper's 25th anniversary.

In fourth place is Carlo Messina (87.02), CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo, who strengthens his commitment to sustainability with nearly €90 billion in new credit for the green and circular economy and over €15 billion in green mortgages issued. Flavio Cattaneo (80.41), Matteo Del Fante (80.17), and Renato Mazzoncini (76.43) remain in fifth to seventh place, all confirmed in their positions. Eighth place is Stefano Antonio Donnarumma (76.21), CEO of FS, who returns to a profit of €30 million and closes 2025 with revenues of €18.3 billion. Ninth place is Alessandro Benetton (75.96), who ascends to the presidency of Mundys. TIM CEO Pietro Labriola (75.44) rose one place in tenth place, having obtained the green light from the EU and the Ministry of the Economy and Finance for the acquisition of Sparkle and signed an agreement with CDP Venture Capital to grow Italian startups in AI, cloud, and smart cities.

Luca de Meo (75.17) moved up five places in eleventh place, having reorganized Kering's business by focusing on jewelry, beauty, and alliances (L'Oreal). With revenues stable despite Gucci's decline, he defined the ReconKering plan to relaunch growth and positioning for 2030. Urbano Cairo (73.88) rose one place in twelfth place, while Pierroberto Folgiero (73.27) rose thirteenth. Luca Dal Fabbro (73.11) rose one place in fourteenth place. Acea CEO Fabrizio Palermo (72.90) is fifteenth.

Cristina Scocchia (70.76), CEO of Illycaffè who signed a multi-year agreement with Silverstone for exclusive coffee supply, and Gian Maria Mossa (70.33), CEO of Banca Generali, with net collections in March rising to 725 million, are up one place. In eighteenth place, Giuseppe Castagna (67.74), confirmed by the board of directors as head of Banco BPM, climbs four places. Closing the top 20 are the CEO of Anas Claudio Andrea Gemme (67.61) and Marina Berlusconi (67.38).

In the Top 200, growth is seen by: Giovanni Gorno Tempini (29th, +12) and Dario Scannapieco (30th, +12) of CDP; Luigi Lovaglio (35th, +14), “the phoenix” who surprisingly wins at MPS; Benedetto Vigna (40, +13); Joerg Eberhart (42nd, +10) CEO of ITA Airways who marks a historic turnaround with the first profit of 209 million; Francesco Mutti (61st, +9), Alfonso Dolce (64th, +40); Giuseppe Gola (71st, +23); Yuri Santagostino (79th, +11); Monica Iacono (107th, +24).