Top Manager Reputation: Orcel, Messina and Berlusconi on the Podium. Lovaglio Climbs Amid the MPS Takeover Battle

A change at the top of the Top Manager Reputation ranking (www.topmanagers.it) in August: Andrea Orcel (90.81) takes first place thanks to UniCredit's best first half-year ever, its 22nd consecutive quarter of growth, and the consolidation of its position in Commerzbank. Carlo Messina (90.23) moves up, driven by Intesa Sanpaolo's strong results and its leading role in Italy's banking consolidation landscape. In third place is Pier Silvio Berlusconi (90.17), supported by MFE's international reorganization, record audience figures, and the launch of the new Mediaset Italia. Claudio Descalzi (88.39) remains fourth, backed by Eni's results and the strategic Cronos natural gas project. Fifth is Flavio Cattaneo (81.78), combining energy innovation, blockchain initiatives, and Enel's growing international influence, followed by Renato Mazzoncini (81.25), buoyed by A2A's half-year results. Matteo Del Fante (78.57) rises to seventh place thanks to Poste Italiane's record first-half performance and its takeover bid for TIM. In eighth place is Urbano Cairo (78.29), followed by Luca de Meo (73.73), whose turnaround strategy at Kering is beginning to show results, and Alessandro Benetton (72.81). At number 11 is Pietro Labriola (72.61), supported by TIM's return to profitability and the opportunities created by the Poste transaction, followed by Pierroberto Folgiero (72.47), Claudio Andrea Gemme (72.37), driven by Anas' infrastructure and mobility projects, Gian Maria Mossa (71.84), who led Banca Generali to the best half-year results in its history, Cristina Scocchia (70.36), advancing Illycaffè's international expansion, and Luca Dal Fabbro (69.74). Luigi Lovaglio (69.16) climbs to 17th place as he plays his cards in the ongoing banking consolidation battle involving MPS. He is followed by Fabrizio Palermo (68.05) and Giuseppe Castagna (68.03), supported by Banco BPM's strong results. Marina Berlusconi (66.00) rounds out the Top 20. Several executives also stand out for their upward momentum: Pietro Salini (21st, +4), thanks to Webuild's strategic operations; Joerg Eberhart (23rd, +3), continuing the relaunch of ITA Airways; Agostino Scornajenchi (26th, +6), following strong results at Snam; Paolo Gallo (28th, +2), leading Italgas' international expansion; and Philippe Donnet (30th, +6), supported by Generali's growth and its new European business programme. Among the strongest performances in the Top 200 are Igor De Biasio (80th, +23), following ENAV's record traffic volumes; Massimo Battaini (91st, +20) of Prysmian, boosted by the U.S. acquisition of Atkore; Lorenzo Mariani (58th, +9), leading Leonardo's international expansion; Ermenegildo Zegna (62nd, +10), driven by retail growth; and Gian Luca Artizzu (104th, +8), thanks to Sogin's nuclear decommissioning plan.