At yesterday’s meeting of the Board of Directors of Biesse S.p.A., the Group from Pesaro that produces machinery for working wood, glass and stone and which has been listed on the Star segment of the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001, Giorgio Pitzurra was appointed, with the agreement of the Board of Statutory Auditors, as a Director with the specific role of Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Giorgio Pitzurra will hold the position until the next Shareholders’ Meeting.
Giorgio Pitzurra, who is 61 years old, joins Biesse having acquired substantial international experience in leading multi-national companies (Fiat Group – Ilva – Pirelli – Ideal Standard – Kohler). At Ideal Standard and at Kohler, Mr Giorgio Pitzurra was Chairman of Europe – Middle East – Africa. Married with three children, Mr Pitzurra has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin.
“The appointment of a new manager with a consolidated background and specific skills”, stated Roberto Selci, Chairman of Biesse S.p.A., “is confirmation of a desire to strengthen our management team proceeding with a gradual separation of roles, in particular those of the major shareholder. As regards our industrial activities, we are committed to implementing the projects in the new Business Plan and are convinced that, in a favourable international macroeconomic environment we could achieve all our economic and financial targets for the three-year period 2011-2013. At the same time, we are seeking to strengthen our product offer by expanding our product range also through transactions like that with Viet, a company that has a longstanding presence in calibrations and sanding machines”.
