Alessandro Profumo

Alessandro Profumo is an Italian business executive, and a former CEO of Leonardo S.p.A. (formerly Finmeccanica).

Profumo began his career as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and Bain & Company. As a CEO of Unicredit, he played a role in the bank's expansion through mergers with HypoVereinsbank, Bank Austria Creditanstalt, and Capitalia, which increased the institution's international presence. He resigned in September 2010. In 2015, he was acquitted in the Brontos case, a tax fraud case involving UniCredit and Barclays, as the judge ruled that "the fact did not exist".

In 2017, he was appointed CEO of Leonardo S.p.A., an Italian multinational specializing in aerospace, defense, and security.

Honors and recognition 2004: Knight of the Order of Merit for Labour ("Cavaliere al Merito del Lavoro") of the Italian Republic, awarded by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 2019: Recognized as Best CEO in the Defense Industry by Business Worldwide Magazine

Personal life In 1977, Profumo married Sabina Ratti, and they have one son, Marco, born the same year.