Overview

• Italian business leader Gianni Punzo died at 88, closing a career that shaped Campania’s modern economy.
• He co-founded the Cis di Nola in the 1970s, which became a major wholesale center and the seed of Interporto Campano.
• In 1987 he created Cisfi, the finance vehicle that enabled the development of the intermodal Interporto Campano hub.
• He was among the founders of NTV–Italo with Luca Cordero di Montezemolo and Diego Della Valle, introducing private competition in high-speed rail.
• A former vice-president of Napoli Calcio, he was part of the club’s Maradona-era triumphs and later promoted the Banca Popolare di Sviluppo to back local small businesses.