Marco Tronchetti Provera

Marco Tronchetti Provera (; born 18 January 1948) is an Italian businessman. He was the CEO of the Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli & C. from 1992 to 2022, and is its executive vice chairman.

Early life and education

Marco Tronchetti Provera was born in Milan in 1948. In 1971, Provera obtained an Economics and Business Administration degree from the Bocconi University of Milan.

Career Provera joined Pirelli & C. in 1986. In 1987, he married Cecilia Pirelli, the daughter of the company's founder, CEO, and chairman, Leopoldo Pirelli. In 1992, Pirelli chose to step down from his role as CEO following an unsuccessful merger with the German auto parts firm Continental. Pirelli retained his position on the board and appointed Provera, his son-in-law, to succeed him as CEO.

In 2001, Provera acquired a controlling stake in Telecom Italia's main holding and became chairman of the company. He would later attempt to sell the company to Mexican telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim.

In 2015, Provera oversaw Pirelli & C.'s $7-billion takeover by ChemChina. In May 2022, he stepped down as CEO of Pirelli while remaining its Executive Vice-Chairman.

Other roles

Since September 2020: Member of the Italian Aspen Institute. Deputy chairman of the Board of Mediobanca Member of the executive committee of Confindustria and of Assolombarda. Honorary co-chairman for the Italian branch of the Council for the United States and Italy Member of the Italian Group of the Trilateral Commission. December 1996 - September 2005: Chairman of Il Sole 24 Ore October 2001 - September 2005: Board member of Milan's La Scala opera house September 2001 - September 2006: Chairman of Telecom Italia S.p.A He married Cecilia Pirelli in 1987, with whom he had three children. which lasted until they announced their divorce in 2018.