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Lorenzo Mariani is an Italian business executive and Co-general manager of Leonardo S.p.A..

Lorenzo Mariani
Born (1965-05-29) May 29, 1965 (age 59)
Alma materImperial College London
OccupationCo-general manager of Leonardo S.p.A.
Years active2023–present
SpouseAlessandra Balzani (married 1997–present)

Biography

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Family

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He has been married to Alessandra Balzani.[1] since 1997.

Studies

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Lorenzo studied in Rome where he obtained the “Giulio Cesare” State Gymnasium High School diploma with highest honors.

He then graduated in Electronic Engineering with honors from Sapienza University of Rome with a thesis on Radar data processing for Satellite Imaging.

He performed Military service as a Navy officer in Livorno, Italy, at the Institute for Electronics and Telecommunications Mariteleradar, from September 1990 to December 1991, resulting first in the outgoing class.

In 2008, he obtained a Master's degree from Imperial College London.

Professional activities

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Lorenzo began his career in 1992 in Alenia (former Finmeccanica Group), becoming then Alenia Marconi Systems (a joint venture between Finmeccanica and BAE Systems). Until 2002, he worked as a Radar Systems Analyst, Designer, and Integrator of Multifunctional Naval Radar and then as Sales Director for the Terrestrial Systems Division, first for the South America region and then for the Europe/NATO area.

In 2002, he was appointed Head of Product Strategy in MBDA (a joint venture in the missile sector between Finmeccanica, BAE Systems, and Airbus), a position he held until 2006 when he moved to SELEX Sistemi Integrati (former Finmeccanica Group) of which he became Deputy General Manager (from July 2010 to November 2011) and then General Manager (from December 2011 to December 2012).

From January 2013 to December 2015, he was Head of the Terrestrial and Naval Defense Electronics Division of Selex ES[2] (the new company for defense electronics into which the former Finmeccanica Group companies Selex Sistemi Integrati, Selex Galileo, and Selex Elsag merged), until Selex ES merged within Leonardo (the new name of Finmeccanica as of 2016).

In January 2016[3], Mariani held several positions of increasing importance within the Leonardo Group. He was head of the Land and Naval Defense Electronics Division from January 2016 to September 2017, before becoming, in October 2017, Commercial Director and, subsequently, in May 2018, also CEO of Leonardo International[4]. This company brought together the Leonardo Group's international holdings. In this position he strengthened ties with foreign markets, particularly the Middle East[5] and Bahrein[6] ones. He held those positions until 2020 when he rejoined the MBDA Group[7]

From September 2020 to May 2023[8], he served as Executive Group Director of Sales & Business Development of MBDA and CEO of MBDA Italia SpA[9]. Under this positions he conducted key defence activities, particularly in the R&D field. Both the group as a whole[10] and the Italian subsidiary[11] had considerably positive financial results during Mariani's term.

On June 1, 2023, he rejoined Leonardo - under the guidance of Roberto Cingolani[12] - to assume the position of Co-General Manager[13], with responsibilities for the General Management Business & Operations Organizational Unit[14]. Also since June 2023, he has been the Operational Chairman of MBDA Italia Spa and Chairman of the Board of Directors. In addition, he is Vice-Chairman of the MBDA Group and a director as a representative of Leonardo.

He participated in the crossing of the Strait of Messina together with fifteen athletes of the GSPD, Gruppo Sportivo Paralimpico della Difesa, who swam across a 3,800-meter stretch of sea for the second consecutive year.

References

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  1. ^ Ginevra De Pascalis (2024-05-26). "Cena di gala alla GNAM per l'evento The Art Symposium". INSIDEART (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. ^ "UNIMAST: il nuovo albero navale integrato multi-sensore di Selex ES – Analisi Difesa" (in Italian). 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. ^ "Lorenzo Mariani - Eventi Aeronautica".
  4. ^ Stefano Pioppi (2018-11-01). "Come Leonardo si è rilanciata sui mercati internazionali. Parla Mariani". Formiche.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  5. ^ Saadi, Dania. "Italian defence firm Leonardo eyes Middle East sales exceeding $1.5bn". The National. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  6. ^ "Bahrain News Agency". www.bna.bh. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  7. ^ "Lorenzo Mariani appointed Executive Group Director Sales & Business Development and Managing Director MBDA Italia". www.defenceturkey.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  8. ^ Marco Battaglia (2023-05-14). "Lezioni dal caccia del futuro. La linea di Mariani per accelerare sulla Difesa". Formiche.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  9. ^ "Lorenzo Mariani al vertice di MBDA Italia – Analisi Difesa" (in Italian). 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  10. ^ "Missile maker MBDA off to a good start in 2022 after strong 2021, executive says". Reuters. 2022-04-22.
  11. ^ Redazione (2022-12-23). "MBDA Italia: 2022 anno di grandi soddisfazioni. Per l'amministratore delegato Lorenzo Mariani l'azienda può guardare al futuro con estrema fiducia". Report Difesa (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  12. ^ Chiesa, Fausta (2023-10-05). "Leonardo, il timone a Cingolani, Mariani condirettore generale". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  13. ^ "Cingolani ad di Leonardo, Mariani condirettore generale - Economia". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  14. ^ "Riad, accordo sulla Difesa tra Leonardo e il Ministero degli investimenti dell'Arabia Saudita - Panorama". www.panorama.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-01.