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39-631: Agnelli ( Italian: [aɲˈɲɛlli] ) is an Italian surname literally meaning "lambs". Notable people with the surname include: Members of the Agnelli family , the industrial and business family of northern Italy, including: Edoardo Agnelli (1831–1871), Italian entrepreneur and politician, father of Giovanni (1866–1945) Aniceta Agnelli (1846–1920), born Aniceta Frisetti, wife of Edoardo Agnelli (1831–1871) Giovanni Agnelli (1866–1945), Italian manufacturer and co-founder of Fiat S.p.A. in 1899 and

78-531: A common sense of belonging and national identity through collective identification at Gianni Agnelli's Funeral. At the end of the 1990s Sergio Garavini claimed that, "Fiat seems like the Austro-Hungarian empire on the eve of the First World War. ... When the big push came, it fell to pieces while the royal court continued to fight over succession." L'Avvocato's death was associated with

117-580: A group of investors founded the company Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino (Fiat), being after senator of the Italian government. Edoardo Agnelli (1892–1935), industrialist and vice-president of the Italian car company Fiat and IFI, was the son of Giovanni Agnelli (1866–1945), the founder of Fiat. He had seven children, Clara (1920–2016), Gianni (1921–2003), Susanna (1922–2009), Maria Sole Agnelli (1925–), Cristiana (1927–), Giorgio Agnelli (1929–1965) and Umberto (1934–2004). Agnelli's daughter Susanna Agnelli

156-462: Is an "individual privately-owned oligopoly". Giovanni Agnelli & C. (GA&C), the family's limited partnership was Gianni's command center. By 2003, when he died, "The GA&C partnership was worth about 1.3 billion euros, and its assets consisted of listed holding companies Istituto Finanziario Industriale (IFI) and Istituto Finanziaria di Partecipazioni (IFIL), through which the family controlled Fiat and IFIL's stakes in other companies." By

195-516: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Agnelli family The family has sometimes been described in the US world as "the Kennedys of Italy" for their role in the country's contemporary history and their activity of patronage in modern art and in sports . As of 2020, the extended Agnelli family comprised about two hundred members. In 1899, Giovanni Agnelli (1866–1945) and

234-454: Is the lawyer of the family. In 2009, he was prosecuted for market manipulation in the equity swap of Ifi-Ifil (now Exor), Agnelli's holding company and Fiat's financial company. Stellantis , a multi-national company and a core business of the clan, was established in 2021 after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Groupe PSA merged. They have also majority control and some participation in several organizations, including La Stampa ,

273-597: Is the oldest son of Alain Elkann and Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen. In 2004 John Elkann married Donna Lavinia Borromeo, an heiress of the Borromeo family. His grandmother, Marella Agnelli (1927–2019) gave her shares to him to secure his control of the family empire. She divided up Gianni Agnelli's (1934–2003) personal assets with her daughter, Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen. Fiat formerly represented 4.4% of Italy's GDP. From 2001 to 2004 Fiat had lost more than 6 billion euros and

312-588: The Financial Post , in February 2007 Consob , Italy's market regulator, fined the Agnelli family holding company, then-called Ifil (now known as Exor), for engaging in a complicated illegal trade in 2005. They signed contracts with Merrill Lynch which allowed Ifil "to retain its 30 per cent of Fiat in spite of banks in the same period converting billions of euros of debt owed to them by Fiat into equity in

351-602: The Independent Fiat survived the early first years of the twentieth century thanks to "generous government subsidies paid by Italian taxpayers." "As recently as 2002, Italy accounted for more than a third of Fiat's revenue, and the company built more than 1 million vehicles at six plants in the country." Gianni Agnelli was considered to be the most prominent spokesperson representing the Italian economic elites. Gianni explained his popularity in Italy by saying that he

390-492: The surname Agnelli . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agnelli&oldid=1240576128 " Categories : Surnames Agnelli family Italian-language surnames Hidden categories: Pages with Italian IPA Articles with short description Short description

429-472: The surname Agnello . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agnello&oldid=1240643498 " Categories : Surnames Italian-language surnames Hidden categories: Pages with Italian IPA Articles with short description Short description

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468-1567: The Agnelli dynasty, elder son of Margherita Lapo Elkann (born 1977), Fiat executive and second son of Margherita Ginevra Elkann (born 1979), eldest daughter of Margherita Susanna Agnelli (1922–2009), Italian politician and first female Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, second daughter of Edoardo (1892–1935) Maria Sole Agnelli (born 1925), third daughter of Edoardo (1892–1935) Cristiana Agnelli (born 1927), wife of Count Brandolino Brandolini d'Adda, fourth daughter of Edoardo (1892–1935) Giorgio Agnelli (1929-1965), second son of Edoardo (1892–1935) Umberto Agnelli (1934–2004), Italian industrialist, politician, and Fiat chairman from 2003 to 2004, third son of Edoardo (1892–1935) Giovanni Alberto Agnelli (1964–1997), CEO of Piaggio from 1992 to 1997, only son of Umberto by his first marriage Andrea Agnelli (born 1975), Italian businessman and president of Juventus FC , only son of Umberto by his second marriage Chris Agnelli , Northern Irish dance music producer Cristian Agnelli , Italian football player Federico Agnelli (1626–1702), Italian engraver and printer Giuseppe Agnelli (1621–1706), Italian Catholic author Guglielmo Agnelli ( c.  1238 -1313), Italian sculptor and artist Roger Agnelli (1959–2016), Brazilian entrepreneur, banker, and corporate leader Salvatore Agnelli (1817–1874), Italian composer See also [ edit ] Agnello Agnelli & Nelson [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

507-463: The Agnelli family. His son Andrea later followed in his footsteps as chairman of Juventus until 2022. Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen (born 1955), the only daughter and sole surviving child of Gianni Agnelli, received an estimated inheritance of $ 2 billion when her father, Gianni Agnelli died. In a lawsuit filed in 2007 and rejected in 2010, Margherita Agnelli asked the annullation of the 2004 inheritance agreement signed with her mother; she said that it

546-521: The Turin daily paper owned by the family through GEDI Gruppo Editoriale , and The Economist , part of The Economist Group , the clan owns over 47% of the share. Agnelli are also the owners of Juventus , the most renowned Italian association football club, and one of world's most successful teams, which was operated by the Agnellis since 1923 to 1943 and since 1947 to date. That society between

585-459: The age of 40 by Fortune magazine. He was chosen as heir to the family empire in 1997 by his grandfather Gianni Agnelli who died in 2003. Currently, Elkann chairs and controls the automaker Stellantis (which owns the Abarth , Alfa Romeo , Chrysler , Citroën , Dodge , DS , Fiat , Fiat Professional , Jeep , Lancia , Maserati , Mopar , Opel , Peugeot , Ram and Vauxhall brands). He

624-516: The age of 81, after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer". At one time the Agnelli assets represented 4.4% of Italy's GDP. At the prestigious 2008 photography exhibition in Rome entitled Gianni Agnelli: An Extraordinary Life , the Agnelli family and the Italian government honoured L'Avvocato. Gianni Agnelli married Marella Agnelli (1927–2019) They had one son Edoardo Agnelli and one daughter Countess Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen . According to

663-547: The assets" from January 24, 1993, forward. D'Antona & Partners, a Milan-based public-relations firm, provided The Wall Street Journal with news of the lawsuit before the Agnelli family was aware of it. In Turin, Italy in March 2010 Judge Brunella Rosso rejected the lawsuit filed against Margherita's mother Marella Agnelli and advisers Franzo Grande Stevens and Gianluigi Gabetti. She had three children John, Lapo and Ginevra from her first marriage with Alain Elkann who inherited

702-1095: The clan in front of the club's maximum dirigencial charge and grandson of Edoardo Agnelli , the first member of the family in do it as well as regarded the ideologue of the Juventus Style. Agnello Agnello ( Italian: [aɲˈɲɛllo] ) is an Italian surname literally meaning "lamb". Notable people with the surname include: Bruno Agnello (born 1985), Brazilian football (soccer) midfielder Carmine Agnello (born 1960), New York mobster Carmine Gotti Agnello (born 1986) Chris Agnello (born 1968), American soccer coach Frank Gotti Agnello (born 1990) Giovanni Battista Agnello , author and alchemist John Gotti Agnello (born 1987) Louis "Cousin Vinny" Agnello Vincenzo Agnello Suardi (1582–1644), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua and Alba See also [ edit ] Agnelli [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

741-431: The closing of a chapter by "commentators, politicians, and institutional representatives". Giorgio Agnelli (1929–1965) was a member of the Agnelli family. He was the second son of Virginia Agnelli and of the industrialist Edoardo Agnelli . His brother, Gianni Agnelli, was the head of Fiat until 1996. Umberto Agnelli (1934–2004) was Gianni Agnelli's youngest brother. He was CEO of Fiat from 1970 to 1976. When he knew he

780-624: The club and the Torinese industrial dynasty is the oldest and most uninterrupted in Italian sports history between a club and an investor , making the Old Lady one of the first professional sporting clubs ante litteram in the country. The Agnellis have the club's majority shares since it was constituted as a private limited company under the legal entity of società a responsabilità limitata in 1949, and have been credited for much of

819-492: The company's chief from 1900 to 1945 Clara Agnelli (1869–1946), born Clara Boselli, wife of Giovanni (1866–1945) Edoardo Agnelli (1892–1935), Italian industrialist, son of Giovanni Virginia Agnelli (1899–1945) born Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte, Italian princess, wife of Edoardo (1892–1935) Clara Agnelli (1920-2016), mother of Prince Egon von Fürstenberg and Princess Ira von Fürstenberg , eldest daughter of Edoardo (1892–1935) Gianni Agnelli (1921–2003),

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858-535: The company." In the words of the Financial Post , Gabetti, Marrone, and Grande Stevens "were suspended from holding posts in public companies for between two and six months." Gianluigi Gabetti was director general of IFIL Group, the family investment company since 1971 and worked there as Gianni's closest financial adviser for over 30 years. When Gianni died in 2003, Umberto asked the octogenarian to return as CEO of Ifil. Franzo Grande Stevens (born 1928)

897-401: The family with a steady stream of reliable dividends that offset the wild fluctuations of profitability—and lately, loss—at Fiat. Up until 2000, IFIL's profits had grown every year for 15 years, and it had paid 82.7 million euros in dividends to IFI, its parent company, in 2000. Umberto Agnelli was chairman and later honorary chairman of Juventus , the football team long-associated with Fiat and

936-460: The firm from 28 February 1996 to 22 June 1998. Romiti was instrumental in the company's return to profitability during this period. Paolo Fresco succeeded him in the aforementioned post. February 1992 saw the start of the mani pulite (Clean Hands) judicial inquiry into Tangentopoli , nationwide corruption with a large number of politicians, bureaucrats and entrepreneurs involved including senior Fiat executives. In 1996 when Gianni reached

975-650: The influential Italian industrialist and Fiat chairman from 1966 to 2003, eldest son of Edoardo (1892–1935) Marella Agnelli (1927–2019), born Donna Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto, Italian princess and style icon, wife of Gianni Edoardo Agnelli (1954–2000), named after grandfather, only son of Gianni Margherita Agnelli (born 1955), only daughter of Gianni, married first to Alain Elkann but now to Count Sergei de Pahlen , by whom she had one son and four daughters (not listed). Her three children by Elkann are Fiat/Agnelli heirs, those by her second marriage are not. John Elkann (born 1976), chosen heir to Fiat and

1014-557: The largest shares of the Agnelli fortune. She had other five children from her second and current husband, Count Serge de Pahlen . John Elkann (born 1976) is the CEO of Exor , an investment company controlled by the Agnelli family, which controls Stellantis , CNH Industrial , Ferrari , Juventus FC , Cushman & Wakefield and the Economist Group . In 2013 he was considered to be the world's fourth most influential manager under

1053-549: The major car builders of Europe. Gianni was a Fiat CEO. By 1956 he had become the "richest businessman in modern Italian history". In the 1960s and 1970s Fiat produced millions of modest cars including tiny 500 and 600 hatchbacks. Its Mirafiori plant in Turin, built 600,000 autos a year. In the 1970s Gianni and Umberto Agnelli hired Cesare Romiti , known as Il Duro or the tough guy . During that time Fiat's production in Italy "peaked in 1970, when it employed well over 100,000 people there and made 1.4 million cars." Romiti led

1092-442: The mandatory retirement age of 75 after serving as Fiat chairman for 30 years, Romiti replaced him as chairman. A year after Romiti took over as chairman of Fiat, he was convicted of "having falsified company accounts, committing tax fraud and making illegal payments to political parties." Romiti "was one of the most prominent people convicted since the start of Italy's campaign against corruption in 1992." Even though Gianni Agnelli

1131-466: The ownership is renowned for. Juventus success in the first half of the 1930s allowed that management to influence in the management model from other Serie A clubs since the end of World War II , emerging as the reference organisational model for the sport in the Peninsula . An Italian società per azioni since 1967, Juventus was presided since 2010 to 2023 by Andrea Agnelli , fourth member of

1170-405: The team's success and by extension in the development of football in Italy due an administrative gestion model and sporting ethos called by the country's mass media since the 1930s as Stile Juventus , or Juventus Style, based in patience, consistency and a kind of effective and efficient long-term strategic planning unusual for the administrative model generally used in Italy, both of which

1209-469: The time of Gianni Agnelli's death in 2003, the "Agnelli family controlled Fiat through a chain of three separate holding companies." Giovanni Alberto Agnelli, Gianni's nephew, who died of cancer in 1997, had been in line to take control of the family companies. In 1997 Gianni publicly announced that his grandson, John Elkann, who was then 21, would succeed him as the head of the family empire. Edoardo Agnelli, Gianni's first-born son died in 2000. He "died at

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1248-555: Was "always present". "There was a war and I, like many others, took part. Then there were other events such as closer relations with the Americans, and I was there. ... We had difficult moments such as terrorism, and I never pulled back. In the course of our lives, of our generation, there also have been happier moments." Professor Gaspare Nevola of the Università degli Studi di Trento, explained that Italian society celebrated

1287-411: Was based on incomplete information. On 30 May 2007, she filed a lawsuit against three long-time advisors of her father: Gianluigi Gabetti, Franzo Grande Stevens , and Virgilio Marrone. The lawsuit was also against her own mother, Marella Agnelli. The lawsuit demanded that Gabetti, Grande Stevens, and Marrone provide a report on her father's estate "with information pertaining to the historic evolution of

1326-470: Was close to bankruptcy. CEO Sergio Marchionne returned the company to profit in 2005. In 2009 as the U.S. automobile industry was collapsing Fiat became a trailblazer by acquiring an initial 20% stake in the then-bankrupt Chrysler company in a deal with the Obama administration. This saved Chrysler. By 2013 Fiat was taking full control of Chrysler and merging Fiat-Chrysler into a global giant. By 2013 Chrysler

1365-630: Was dying and Fiat was in financial trouble, Gianni asked Umberto to return as Fiat's CEO. Fiat had taken out a three-billion-euro loan in 2002 and was unable to pay it back. If they were unable to find a solution, Fiat would belong to its creditor banks. Umberto Agnelli was chairman of IFIL Group, the family investment company. IFIL's fat investment portfolio included stakes in Club Méditerranée, French conglomerate Worms & Cie., and department store chain La Rinascente, and provided

1404-403: Was left unchanged since the scandal of tangentopoli ("bribesville") emerged. "Mr. Romiti and Mr. Mattioli had approved a series of slush funds from 1980 through 1992 to provide for Fiat's illegal political contributions and had falsified accounts to hide the payments." While Fiat was a family-controlled company, Gianni Agnelli alone held the family's controlling stake for nearly 60 years. Fiat

1443-610: Was not implicated by the magistrates, some believed that he had lacked judgement in not denouncing Italy's endemic corruption and in downplaying Fiat's responsibilities. Gianni Agnelli in fact had defended the actions of Romiti and the co-accused Francesco Paolo Mattioli, Fiat's chief financial officer. A 1997 article published in The Economist quoted Gianni Agnelli confidence in the Turin Two's innocence and concluded that business attitudes among Italy's powerful ancien régime

1482-556: Was profitable again but an article in The Economist questioned the financial future of the merged company. In 2005, Lapo Elkann , (born 1977) John's brother, was forced to leave the family company because of a scandal but by 2015 was still one of the largest shareholders in the family business along with John, and their sister Ginevra Elkann (born 1979). Gianni Agnelli's longtime financial advisors were Franzo Grande Stevens and Gianluigi Gabetti . According to an article in

1521-501: Was the first woman to have been Minister of Foreign Affairs in Italy. Gianni Agnelli (1921–2003) was the oldest son of the industrialist and principal family shareholder of the Italian car company Fiat, Edoardo Agnelli . After WWII he earned a law degree at Turin University and his nickname was L'Avvocato ("The Lawyer"). He was the head of Fiat from 1966 to 2003 and made the company into the most important company in Italy and one of

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