In November 2002, through Omniaholding and Omniainvest, he acquired IMMSI S.p.A. In September 2002, Mr Colaninno joined other partners to form Omniainvest S.p.A., a holding in which Omniaholding currently owns the majority. In September 1998, he established Omniaholding S.p.A., the family-owned financial company of which he is Chairman. Olivetti acquired approximately 51% of Telecom Italia and Mr Colaninno was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company, as well as Chairman of TIM, holding these posts until July 31, 2001. In February 1999, Mr Colaninno led Olivetti in a public tender offer for Telecom Italia worth more than €60 billion, the largest takeover bid ever made in Italy up to that time. Thanks in part to international agreements, he rapidly restored Olivetti to health and transformed it into a telecommunication holding.

In September 1996, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Olivetti, at a time when the Ivrea-based company was experiencing a serious crisis. During this period, he held senior positions in a number of leading US and British automotive multinationals. Under his leadership, Sogefi expanded to become one of Italy’s primary auto components players and a stock-listed company. (the company that controls the Piaggio Group) and Chair of the Advisory Board of Piaggio Fast Forward, a company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA).Īfter his early experience in Italian auto components maker Fiaam, of which he became Chief Executive Officer, in 1981 Mr Colaninno founded the Sogefi company in Mantua. Roberto Colaninno is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Piaggio & C.

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