Italy shuffles Leonardo leadership, naming MBDA veteran to push hard‑defense strategy
TL;DR
Italy replaced Leonardo's CEO Roberto Cingolani with Lorenzo Mariani, a veteran of MBDA, signaling a shift toward traditional hard‑defense and missiles as global conflicts intensify. Cingolani had overseen share price gains and cyber/digital initiatives; the government gave no public explanation for the move, and Leonardo's shares slid on the news.
- Italian government shakes up Leonardo leadership, replacing Cingolani as CEO Defense News
- Italian government moves to oust Leonardo chief executive Financial Times
- Italy proposes Mariani as Leonardo CEO, confirms Eni's Descalzi Reuters
- Italy’s Meloni Ousts Leonardo CEO, Renews Heads of Eni, Enel Bloomberg
- Meloni moves to oust boss of Italian defence giant Leonardo The Telegraph
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