Fabrizio Saccomanni
Fabrizio Saccomanni | |
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Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Enrico Letta |
| Preceded by | Vittorio Grilli |
| Succeeded by | Pier Carlo Padoan |
| Director of the Bank of Italy | |
| In office 2 October 2006 – 28 April 2013 | |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | Vincenzo Desario |
| Succeeded by | Salvatore Rossi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1942 Independent |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Economist |
Fabrizio Saccomanni (22 November 1942 – 8 August 2019) was an Italian economist, civil servant and the director general of the
Early life and education
Saccomanni was born in Rome on 22 November 1942.[1][2] He held a master's degree in economics and business, which he received from the Bocconi University in 1966.[3] He also took postgraduate courses in monetary and international economics at Princeton University.[1]
Career
Saccomanni worked at the Bank of Italy most of his career.[4] His tenure at the bank was only interrupted when he worked at the International Monetary Fund (1970–1975) and at the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development where he served as vice president from 2003 to 2006.[5] He also served as the chairman of the foreign exchange policy committee of the European Monetary Institute from 1991 to 1997 in addition to his post at the Bank of Italy.[6]
He was the director general of the Bank of Italy where he started his career in June 1967.[3][7] He was appointed to the post on 2 October 2006 and reappointed in 2012.[1] He was also a board member of the Bank for International Settlements and an alternate to the governor of the Bank of Italy in the governing council of the European Central Bank.[3]
Saccomanni was a council member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, an international think-tank which conducts research on European foreign and security policies.[8]
Minister of Economy and Finances
On 27 April 2013, prime minister-designate
Work, later life and death
Saccomanni published a book in 2008 about experiencing financial crisis, Managing international financial stability: National tamers versus global tigers.[6]
In 2011, he was named by his alma mater, Bocconi University, as the alumnus of the year for his "professionalism, entrepreneurial spirit, integrity, responsibility and open-mindedness."[3] In October 2014, Saccomanni was appointed senior advisor to the OMFIF.[14]
Saccomanni died in San Teodoro, Sardinia, on 8 August 2019 at age 76.[15] Upon his death, UniCredit Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier stated, "I have lost a friend of great intelligence and humanity, highly competent with a fine sense of culture and wit".[16] As a result of his death, deputy chairman Cesare Bisoni assumed Saccomanni’s role at UniCredit.[16]
References
- ^ a b c "Fabrizio Saccomanni". Bank of Italy. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "The new Italian government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta". Cosmopolis. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Alumnus of the Year: Fabrizio Saccomanni". Bocconi Alumni Association. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Factbox: Key ministers in Enrico Letta's new Italian government". Reuters. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Paolo Biondi (21 September 2011). "Saccomanni seen replacing Draghi as Bank of Italy chief". Reuters. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Bank of Italy's Saccomanni on Financial Stability". Peterson Institute for International Economics. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ James Mackenzie; Gavin Jones. "Italy's Letta names new government". Reuters. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "ECFR Council Members". The European Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Italy PM-designate Enrico Letta agrees new government". BBC. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Guy Dinmore (28 April 2013). "Mayhem greets Italy's grand coalition". Financial Times. Rome. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ Brenda Dionisi (9 May 2013). "It's a governissimo!". The Florentine (183). Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Minister". Ministry of Economy and Finance. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ Andrew Frye; Chiara Vasarri (22 February 2014). "Renzi Sworn in as Italian Premeir [sic] After Toppling Letta". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "OMFIF appoints Fabrizio Saccomanni Senior Adviser". All about Shipping. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Fabrizio Saccomanni, economista ed ex ministro delle Finanze, muore a 76 anni". La Repubblica. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Chairman of Italy's UniCredit Fabrizio Saccomanni dies suddenly at 76". Reuters. 8 August 2019.
External links
Media related to Fabrizio Saccomanni at Wikimedia Commons
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