Overview
- IP and Italian media said he died in Rome on Friday at the age of 93.
- He led the Api group for roughly 30 years, becoming executive vice president and CEO in 1974 and taking the presidency in 1977 after the founder’s death.
- Under his direction, Api expanded refining operations, entered electricity production, and acquired the IP brand from Eni.
- In recent years he handed day‑to‑day control to the next generation, with the group operating about 4,600 IP‑branded service stations nationwide.
- He received the Cavaliere del Lavoro honor in 1978 and later founded the Il Pollenza winery in the Marche region.