Thursday,
March 13, 2008
Emma Marcegaglia
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The ANNOTICO Report
Emma Marcegaglia, 42, who once dreamt of being
a ballet dancer but is now known as the “Steel Lady", although known
for her polite manner.
Ms. Marcegaglia, graduated in business studies in
Milan and New York, and who with her brother Antonio runs a steel manufacturing
business at Mantua founded by her father, Steno, and is Italy's 10th largest
industrial group, with annual revenues of 4,2-billion with
6,500 employees making products from steel tubes to radiator grilles.
Independent Online -
March 13 2008
Nicknamed the "Steel Lady" for her tenacity as the managing director
of her family's steel company, Marcegaglia, 42, said
she was "very moved" by her new job.
She succeeds Fiat chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
after having won a 95 percent landslide vote by
Women make up around five percent of the board members of
Marcegaglia will unveil her programme
on April 23 before formally taking charge of the organisation
at its May 21-22 general assembly.
Married with a daughter, Marcegaglia hails from
She earned an MBA at
The company, which had a turnover of 4,2-billion last
year, is
Known for her polite manner, Marcegaglia is a
familiar face at Confindustria.
She became the first woman to head the federation's Young Businesspeople arm in
1996 and is currently vice president for energy, political, industrial and
environmental coordination.
"She is very determined and has a great analytical capacity while knowing
how to remain modest and attentive to others," her secretary of 17 years Patrizia
Longhini said.
"And she neve r lets
up. For her, giving her utmost is essential."
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