Some notable family members Agnelli family

1 notable family members

1.1 giovanni agnelli
1.2 edoardo agnelli
1.3 gianni agnelli
1.4 giorgio agnelli
1.5 umberto agnelli
1.6 margherita agnelli de pahlen
1.7 john elkann

some notable family members
giovanni agnelli

in 1899, giovanni agnelli (1866–1945) , group of investors founded company fabbrica italiana di automobili torino (fiat).

edoardo agnelli

edoardo agnelli (1892–1935), industrialist , principal family shareholder of italian car company fiat, son of giovanni agnelli (1866–1945), founder of fiat. had 7 children, clara (1920–2016), gianni (1921–2003), susanna (1922–2009), maria sole agnelli (1925–), cristiana (1927–), giorgio agnelli (1929–1965) , umberto (1934–2004).

agnelli s daughter susanna agnelli first woman have been minister of foreign affairs in italy.

gianni agnelli

gianni agnelli (1934–2003) oldest son of industrialist , principal family shareholder of italian car company fiat, edoardo agnelli. after wwii earned law degree in law @ turin university , nickname l’avvocato. head of fiat 1966 2003 , made company important company in italy , 1 of major car builders of europe. gianni fiat ceo. 1956 had become richest businessman in modern italian history. in 1960s , 1970s fiat produced millions of modest cars including tiny 500 , 600 hatchbacks. mirafiori plant in turin, built 600,000 autos year.

in 1970s gianni , umberto agnelli hired cesare romiti, known il duro or tough guy. during time fiat s production in italy peaked in 1970, when employed on 100,000 people there , made 1.4 million cars. romiti led firm 28 february 1996 22 june 1998. romiti instrumental in company s return profitability during period. paolo fresco succeeded him in aforementioned post.

february 1992 saw start of mani pulite (clean hands) judicial inquiry tangentopoli, nationwide corruption large number of politicians, bureaucrats , entrepreneurs involved including senior fiat executives.

in 1996 when gianni reached mandatory retirement age of 75 after serving fiat chairman 30 years, romiti replaced him chairman. year after romiti took on chairman of fiat, convicted of having falsified company accounts, committing tax fraud , making illegal payments political parties. romiti 1 of prominent people convicted since start of italy s campaign against corruption in 1992. though gianni agnelli not implicated magistrates, believed had lacked judgement in not denouncing italy s endemic corruption , in downplaying fiat s responsibilities. gianni agnelli in fact had defended actions of romiti , co-accused francesco paolo mattioli, fiat s chief financial officer. 1997 article published in economist quoted gianni agnelli confidence in turin 2 s innocence , concluded business attitudes among italy s powerful ancien régime left unchanged since scandal of tangentopoli (“bribesville”) emerged. mr. romiti , mr. mattioli had approved series of slush funds 1980 through 1992 provide fiat s illegal political contributions , had falsified accounts hide payments.

while fiat family-controlled company, gianni agnelli alone held family’s controlling stake 60 years. fiat individual privately-owned oligopoly. giovanni agnelli & c. (ga&c), family’s limited partnership gianni s command center. 2003, when died, ga&c partnership worth 1.3 billion euros, , assets consisted of listed holding companies istituto finanziario industriale (ifi) , istituto finanziaria di partecipazioni (ifil), through family controlled fiat , ifil’s stakes in other companies.

by time of gianni agnelli s death in 2003, agnelli family controlled fiat through chain of 3 separate holding companies. giovanni alberto agnelli, gianni s nephew, died of cancer in 1997, had been in line take control of family companies. in 1997 gianni publicly announced grandson, john elkann, 21, succeed him head of family empire. edoardo agnelli, gianni s first-born son died in 2000.

he died @ age of 81, after prolonged battle prostate cancer . @ 1 time agnelli assets represented 4.4% of italy s gdp. @ prestigious 2008 photography exhibition in rome entitled gianni agnelli: extraordinary life, agnelli family , italian government honoured l’avvocato. gianni agnelli married marella agnelli (1927-) had 1 son edoardo agnelli , 1 daughter countess margherita agnelli de pahlen.

according independent fiat survived first years of twentieth century generous government subsidies paid italian taxpayers. 2002, italy accounted more third of fiat’s revenue, , company built more 1 million vehicles @ 6 plants in country.

giani agnelli considered prominent spokesperson representing italian economic elites.

giani explained popularity in italy saying present. there war , i, many others, took part. there other events such closer relations americans, , there.... had difficult moments such terrorism, , never pulled back. in course of our lives, of our generation, there have been happier moments.

professor gaspare nevola of università degli studi di trento, explained italian society celebrated common sense of belonging , national identity through collective identification @ gianni agnelli s funeral.

at end of 1990s sergio garavini claimed that, fiat seems austro-hungarian empire on of first world war.... when big push came, fell pieces while royal court continued fight on succession. avvocato s death associated closing of chapter commentators, politicians, , institutional representatives.

giorgio agnelli

giorgio agnelli (1929–1965) member of agnelli family. second son of virginia agnelli , of industrialist edoardo agnelli. brother, gianni agnelli, head of fiat until 1996.

umberto agnelli

umberto agnelli (1934–2004) gianni agnelli s youngest brother. ceo of fiat 1970 1976. when knew dying , fiat in financial trouble, gianni asked umberto return fiat s ceo. fiat had taken out three-billion-euro loan made in 2002 , unable pay back. if unable find solution, fiat belong creditor banks.

umberto agnelli chairman of ifil group, family investment company.

ifil’s fat investment portfolio included stakes in club méditerranée, french conglomerate worms & cie., , department store chain la rinascente, , provided family steady stream of reliable dividends offset wild fl uctuations of profi tability—and lately, loss—at fiat. until 2000, ifil’s profi ts had grown every year 15 years, , had paid 82.7 million euros in dividends ifi, parent company, in 2000.

umberto agnelli chairman , later honorary chairman of juventus, football team long-associated fiat , agnelli family. son andrea current chairman of juventus.

margherita agnelli de pahlen

margherita agnelli de pahlen (1955–present) daughter , sole surviving child of gianni agnelli, received estimated inheritance of $2 billion when father, gianni agnelli died. in lawsuit filed in 2007 , rejected in 2010, margherita agnelli asked 2004 inheritance agreement signed mother annulled, claiming based on incomplete information. filing lawsuit against father’s 3 longtime advisors: gabetti, stevens , maron , own mother, marella agnelli, on may 30, 2007. lawsuit demanded gabetti, grande stevens, , maron provide report on father s estate information pertaining historic evolution of assets january 24, 1993, forward. d’antona & partners, milan-based public-relations firm, provided wall street journal news of lawsuit before agnelli family aware of it. in turin, italy in march 2010 judge brunella rosso rejected lawsuit filed against margherita’s mother marella agnelli , advisers franzo grande stevens, franzo grande stevens , gianluigi gabetti. had 3 children john, lapo , ginevra inherited largest shares of agnelli fortune.

john elkann

john elkann (1976–) chairman , ceo of exor, investment company controlled agnelli family, controls fiat chrysler automobiles (fca), cnh industrial, ferrari, juventus f.c., cushman & wakefield , economist group. in 2013 considered world s fourth influential manager under age of 40 fortune magazine. chosen heir family empire in 1997 grandfather gianni agnelli died in 2003. elkann chairs , controls automaker fiat chrysler automobiles (which owns abarth, alfa romeo, chrysler, dodge, fiat, fiat professional, jeep, lancia, maserati, mopar , ram brands).

he oldest son of alain elkann , margherita agnelli de pahlen. in 2004 john elkann married donna lavinia borromeo, heiress of borromeo family. john elkann chosen heir agnelli business dynasty in 1997 , took reins when grandfather died in 2003. grandmother, marella agnelli (1927–) gave shares him secure control of family empire. divided gianni agnelli s (1934–2003) personal assets daughter, margherita agnelli de pahlen.

fiat formerly represented 4.4% of italy s gdp. 2001 2004 fiat had lost more 6 billion euros , close bankruptcy. ceo sergio marchionne returned company profit in 2005. in 2009 u.s. automobile industry collapsing fiat became trailblazer acquiring initial 20% stake in then-bankrupt chrysler company in deal obama administration. saved chrysler. 2013 fiat taking full control of chrysler , merging fiat-chrysler global giant. 2013 chrysler profitable again article in economist questioned financial future of merged company.

in 2005, lapo elkann, (1977–) john s brother, forced leave family company because of scandal 2015 still 1 of largest shareholders in family business along john, , sister ginevra elkann (1979–).