Curriculum
Born in Bologna (Italy) on August 31 1947, Luca di Montezemolo graduated in Law from the University of Rome in 1971, later specialising in International Commercial Law at Columbia University in New York. He joined Ferrari in 1973 as assistant to Enzo Ferrari, then worked as Team Manager for the Ferrari F1 Department between 1974 and 1975.
During this period, he won two Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championships with Niki Lauda in 1975 and 1977, before being appointed Director of External Relations for the Fiat Group. In 1981, he became CEO of Itedi S.p.A., the Fiat Group’s publishing division which includes the Italian newspaper La Stampa. In 1984, Montezemolo took over at the helm of Cinzano International S.p.A. and also organised the Azzurra challenge, Italy’s first ever foray into the America’s Cup. From 1985 to 1990 he devoted himself to the world of football as head of Italia ‘90 when Italy hosted the World Cup finals.
At the end of the World Cup, Montezemolo took over as CEO of RCS Video before making the move to Ferrari in November 1991. Between 2001 and 2004, he was Chairman of the Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers (FIEG). His current positions include Chairman of the Bologna International Trade Fair Body. Luca di Montezemolo is also on the Boards of Directors of several other prestigious organisations. In 2004 Montezemolo was appointed both Chairman of the Assocation of Italian Industries, Confindustria, and of the Fiat Group, but he has not renounce to the direction of the Company that he loves: Ferrari.