Maurizio Arrivabene

Maurizio Arrivabene (born in Brescia on 7 March 1957[1]) is a former team principal of the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team. Arrivabene was appointed team principal in November 2014, replacing Marco Mattiacci and was replaced by Mattia Binotto in January 2019.

Maurizio Arrivabene
Arrivabene at the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix
Born
Maurizio Arrivabene

(1957-03-07) 7 March 1957
Brescia, Italy
Nationality Italian
OccupationTeam Principal of Scuderia Ferrari (2014—2019)
Spouse(s)Stefania Bocchi
ChildrenStefania Arrivabene

Career

Arrivabene comes from a marketing and sales background. In 1997, he joined Philip Morris International, rising to become Vice President of Marlboro Global Communication and Promotions in 2007, and Vice President of Consumer Channel Strategy and Event Marketing in 2011. Through his work with Philip Morris, he became involved with the company's sponsorship (through the Marlboro brand) of the Ferrari Formula One team, and sat on the Formula One Commission as a representative of the sport's sponsors from 2010.[1][2]

On 23 November 2014, Ferrari announced that Arrivabene had been appointed as its team principal, replacing Marco Mattiacci, who had himself only been in the position since April that year.[3] The decision to install Arrivabene was made by the new Ferrari chairman, Sergio Marchionne, who gave Arrivabene's "thorough understanding not just of Ferrari but also of the governance mechanisms and requirements of the sport"[2] as part of the reason for his appointment. This appointment was part of a team rejuvenation process by Marchionne who deposed the ex long-time Ferrari Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo.[2] Arrivabene was replaced as Ferrari team principal by former technical boss Mattia Binotto on 7 January 2019 after the 2018 season.[4][5]

Arrivabene has also been an independent board member of Juventus F.C. since 2012.[1]

References
  1. "Maurizio Arrivabene". Juventus.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. "Marco Mattiacci sacked by Ferrari". The Independent. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. Noble, Jonathan (25 November 2014). "Why Ferrari F1 team dropped Marco Mattiacci for Maurizio Arrivabene". Autosport.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. "Ferrari replace team boss Maurizio Arrivabene with Mattia Binotto". SkySports. 7 January 2019.
  5. Richards, Giles (7 January 2019). "Ferrari replace team principal Maurizio Arrivabene after poor season". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.